The V International Interactive Festival of Contemporary Art “ARTLIFE FEST 2022” was held from September 22 to 27 at the Central Exhibition Hall “Manege”, Moscow.  I was invited to the festival and presented four works there.

The ARTLIFE festival is already 5 years old. During this time, the festival team annually creates the largest art event with a unique format of interaction between artists from all over the world and the audience. The concept of ARTLIFE FEST 2022 is “Merge of Universes”.
The purpose of the festival is to open to every person a single universe of contemporary art, which connects different points of view and opens up new horizons for development.

ARTLIFE FEST is a global cultural event with an important educational mission.
An exhibition of paintings from artists from all over the world, a prize art quest for the exhibition and works of art with augmented reality technology.
Free lectures with performances by top speakers and creative meetings with the artists of the festival.
Interactive creative zone ARTLIFE ACADEMY. ARTLIFE STORE space. Clothing and accessories created in collaboration with contemporary artists from a limited collection.
Detailed audio guide with information about the works and artists on the festival website and group tours with professional guides.

On August 26, the regional art exhibition “Autumn Vernissage 2022” opened in the exhibition hall of the NGHM, which is organized by the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the “Union of Artists of Russia” for the thirtieth time. I presented at the exhibition two of my new works – ” Tocsin” and “Requiem”.

Art Exhibition in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod Art School opened on December 15
On December 15, Wednesday, at 16:00, an exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod Art School, one of the oldest educational institutions of the arts in Russia, was opened at the NGHM / XX Century Art.
The exhibition presents about 150 works from the collection of the Nizhny Novgorod Art Museum, the methodological fund of the art school, private collections and collections of authors.
The main part of the exposition was made up of graduates of the school of different years, rarely participating in exhibitions, in which young artists strove to show their knowledge and skills acquired over the years of study.
The exhibition also pays attention to the modern creativity of graduates and teachers of the school.
I present at the exhibition my painting “20 YEARS LATER” oil on canvas 60x80cm 2017. In this painting I am looking for a balance between pure impressionistic delight and a psychological portrait. The girl ended up in the house where she spent her childhood. Now it is deserted and abandoned, but in the echoing halls one can still hear voices and children’s laughter.

On October 22, the Regional Art Exhibition “AUTUMN VERNISSAGE” was opened at the NGHM / RUSSIAN ARTS. Exhibition dedicated to the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod.

The exhibition features 218 works by 151 authors from Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod region.

I presented at the exhibition the painting “RETURN” oil on canvas 70x100cm 2019.

Remember your feelings when, after a long wandering in the dark, you suddenly open the door, and an avalanche of light falls on you, all-consuming and blinding, full of forgotten color. But you continue to squeeze the candle in your hands, this little pixel of light that saved you in the dark.