Sergey Ignatenko was born in Gomel, Belarus in 1975 (29.04.75). His career began in art school. As a child, he fiddled with paint and paintbrush and made figurative pictures with his mother's and sister's portraits. They were his models. In 1997 he successfully accomplished his studies in A. Hlebaw Minsk High School of Art. During his studying years he recommended himself as a respected artist and was also accepted to the Belarusian Artists Guild. He grew very fond of the impressionist artists and there Wonderful creations. He spent many years for perfecting his personal and individual style but never forgot the everlasting influence, which he fell in love with as a boy. His artwork has a nostalgia and romanticism of a Past time. Selected Exhibitions and Awards 2012 –Minsk(Belarus),Palace of Arts– Painters of Gomel region (group exhibition) 2012 –Gomel(Belarus),Gomel city culture palace (personal exhibition) 2012 –Gomel(Belarus),Gomel city library (personal exhibition) 2012 - 2011 - Marienheem, (theNetherlands) - P. Groen Art 2012 - 2010 –Quebec(Canada) – Galerie d'Art du Château Frontenac 2012 - 2009 –Stavanger(Norway) – GallerieAmare 2012-2008 - WienerNeustadt (Austria) - DomGalerie 2012 - 2007 Delft (The Netherlands) – ModelsinArt 2011 - Marienheem, theNetherlands- P. Groen Art - Winter Open doors days 2011 –Gomel(Belarus) - Vashchenko Gallery (group exhibition) 2011 -Gomel(Belarus) - The 1st international art plain air. Plain Air was devoted to 25th Anniversary of theChernobyldisaster 2010 -Sevastopol(Crimea,Ukraine) – The 2nd international art plein air 2010 - Hoiniki (Belarus, Polesie area) - The 1st international art plein air 2009 –Sevastopol(Ukraine) - The I international plein air 2008 - Gomel (Belarus) - Vashchenko Gallery (personal exhibition) 2008 - Minsk, Belarus - Republic Art Palace 2008 - Spring Collection Art Ireland (with Arkhangel Gallery) 2008 - Listowel, Co. Kerry (Ireland) - Arkhangel Gallery 2007 - 2008 Lleida (Spain) - Rodsevi gallery 2007 - Gasselternijveen (The Netherlands) - Kunstgalerie Arnold 2007 - Navlya (Russia) - The X international art plein air 2007 - Chaville (France) - Atrium de Chaville 2006 - New York (USA) - The Agora gallery 2006 - Zhitomir (Ukraine) - The II international art plein air 2006 - Dallas (Texas, USA) - The American Juried Art Salon 2001 - 2004 - Art Expo New York (USA) 2001 - Israel - Oded Art Gallery - Old Jaffa 2000 - Israel - Dan Palace Eilat 1999 - Israel King Solomon's Palace Eilat 1998 - Hamburg (Germany) - Geissing Design 1997 - Singapore - Tresors International Fine Art 1996 - Paris - Galexy Gallery 1995 - Warsaw (Poland) - Group Exhibition 1994 - Minsk (Belarus) - Personal Exhibition Award 2006 - Honorable Mention (The American Juried Art Salon) Publication 2008 - Who's Who in Visual Art (Art Domain Whois Verlag) 2012 – My dear by Georgiy Shevmer (Sergey Ignatenko’s paintings as illustration to the book) |