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Mihail Chemiakin 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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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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Dostoevsky Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Museum of Art of the Lithuanian SSR, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Yokohama 21st Century Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan
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Hudson River Museum, New York, NY
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Yad Vashem Memorial, Jerusalem Museum, Bochum, Germany
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Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France
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The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Museum of Art, Russia
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Tretyakov State Gallery, Moscow, Russia
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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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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