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Mikhail Chemiakin (Russian, 1943)
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Mikhail Chemiakin
Heraldic Rider 1990
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Biography |
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1943 |
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Born: in Moscow, Russia |
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1971 |
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Classical Spanish Epigrams, Book Illustrations, Gold Medal, Venice, Italy |
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1971 |
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Exiled from Russia; Moved to Paris, France |
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1981 |
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Moved to New York, NY |
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1984 |
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Honorary Doctorate, University of San Francisco, CA |
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1987 |
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Honorary Doctorate, L'Academie Des Arts Européen, Paris, France |
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1989 |
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Art of Russian and the West, Magazine, Publisher and Editor |
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1993 |
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Government Prize of Russia by decree of President Boris Yeltsin |
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1994 |
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Order de Chevalier des Artes et Lettres, by Minister of Culture, France |
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1996 |
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Honorary Doctorate degrees from Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, and University of Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik, Russia |
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1998 |
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Gold Medal, To One Deserving, by the Imperial Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russia |
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2001 |
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Golden Spotlight award for best work by an artist in the theater, St. Petersburg, Russia
Petropol prize for unique contribution to the culture of St. Petersburg, Russia |
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2002 |
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Golden Mask prize for best work by an artist in the theater, for “Nutcracker”, Moscow, Russia
Baltika special prize for best original work in the theater, St. Petersburg, Russia |
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Exhibitions |
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2006 |
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Masters of Humor & Satire, Sloane Gallery of Art, Denver, CO |
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2005 |
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Metaphysical Heads & Busts, The Museum of the Imagination, Hudson, NY |
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2004 |
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Monsters in Art, The Museum of the Imagination, Hudson, NY
Portraits, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY
pen, ink, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY |
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2003 |
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The Hand in Art, The Museum of the Imagination, Hudson, NY
The Reaper: Images of Death in Art, The Museum of the Imagination, Hudson, NY
Mariinsky Theater 1783-2003: Theme and Variations. Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia |
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2002 |
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Chemiakin’s Nutcracker, Museum of Private Collections, State Pushkin Museum of Art, Moscow, Russia
Rats and Cheese, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1999 |
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Illustrations to Pushkin’s “Rusalka”, Hoover Institute, Stanford University, CA (solo)
Angels of Death, International Art Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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1998 |
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The Theater of Mihail Chemiakin, Bronze, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY; Museum of the Automobile, Moncalieri, Italy (solo)
Harmony in White, Artswalk, Hudson, NY (solo)
Metaphysical Heads, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (solo) |
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1997 |
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Mihail Chemiakin: St. Petersburg Period, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1996 |
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Angels and Figures, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1995 |
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Mihail Chemiakin: Sculpture, Painting, Works on Paper, Objets dArt, The Central Exhibition Hall, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; The State Tretyahov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Bolshoi Theater, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia (solo) |
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1994 |
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Ledreborg Castle, Lejre, Denmark |
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1993 |
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Angels of Death, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Mihail Chemiakin: The Metamorphosis of Illusion, Mitsukoshi Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Barocco, Trianon Palace, Versailles, France
Cybele; Goddess of Fertility, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1990 |
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Keepers of the Flame: Unofficial Artists of Leningrad, Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
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1989 |
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Mihail Chemiakin: New York – Moscow, Central House of the Artist, Moscow, Russia (solo) |
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1988 |
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Galerie Nichido, Tokyo, Japan
Bowles-Sorokko Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Beverly Hills, CA
Borghi & Co. Gallery, New York, NY |
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1987 |
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Musée de Trianon de Bagatelle, Paris, France |
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1980 |
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Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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1979 |
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Sao Paolo Museum of Art, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Museum of Art, Bochum, Germany |
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1978 |
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Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan |
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1977 |
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Unofficial Art, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK |
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1976 |
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La Peinture Russe Contemporaine, Palais des Congres, Paris, France |
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1971 |
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Saint-Petersbourg 71, Galeria Dina Vierny, Paris, France |
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1969 |
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Elaine Benson Gallery, Long Island, NY |
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1964 |
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The State Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia |
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tretyakov State Gallery, Moscow, Russia
The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Museum of Art, Russia
Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France
Yad Vashem Memorial, Jerusalem Museum, Bochum, Germany
Hudson River Museum, New York, NY
Yokohama 21st Century Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan
Museum of Art of the Lithuanian SSR, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dostoevsky Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia |
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Literature |
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2000 |
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Bass, Ilya and Alan Lamb. M. Chemiakin: A View of the Artist Through the Media, 1962-1999 , Woollyfish Imprints, 2000 |
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