Biography
Oleg Nefedkin was born January 25th, 1956. In 1976 he entered the prestigious Surikov Institute of Art in Moscow, from which he graduated with honors in 1982.
He was invited to work for two publishing houses at once: the “Detskaya Literatura”, and the “Molodaya Gvardia”. At the same time he was attracted to oil painting. He traveled through Russian north and Siberia painting numerous landscapes. From 1983 he worked in the museum of Savvino-Storoshevsky Monastery in Zvenigorod where he studied Old Russian icons and mural paintings.
From 1986 to 1987 Nefedkin worked on the reconstruction and restoration of the famous Danilov Monastery, the Residency of the All-Russia Patriarch, while studying iconography and monastery art under the tutelage of the master iconography Father Zenon. In many ways this has strongly influenced his inner vision and special attention to Light and Color.
In 1987 he was admitted to the USSR Artists Union. In 1988-1992 he took post-graduate studies at the USSR Academy of Arts under tutelage of academicians O.Verensky and A. Gritsay.
Works of the artist can be found in the museums of Savvino-Storoshevsky Monastery (Zvenigorod), in Spasso-Preobrashensky Monastery in Valaam, in many private collections in the Russia, USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan and Turkey.
He is often jumping with a parachute, ike riding and to dance.
The creativeness of Oleg Nefedkin is in constant search of new forms of expression, reflecting the traditions of Russian art, taking its roots in the old-Russian paintings, as well as the works of such great Russian masters as A.Rublev, G. Soroka, I.Levitan, I. Krimov and P. Kuznetsov. The art of Oleg Nefedkin a developing dynamically, each new period showing a new facet of his talent.
Exhibitions
From 1998 he is starting exhibiting abroad.
1988 – one man show, Berkley, San-Francisco (USA);
1990 – one man show in “Von Brahler Gallery”, Washington (USA);
1990 – exhibition in the museum of the Savvino-Storoshevsky Monastery together with S.Andriyaka, Zvenigorod (Russia);
1992 – one man show in “Sutton West Gallery”, Missoula (USA);
1993 – one man show in: Sutton West Gallery”, Missoula (USA);
1994 – one man show in “Grie-GrieGallery”, Untrecht (Netherlands);
1995 – exhibition in “Sutton West Gallery”, Missoula (USA);
1995 – exhibition in “Russell Chatham Gallery”, Livingston (USA),
1995 – exhibition in “Spandau Zitadel”, Berlin (Germany);
1995 – exhibition in “Falkensie Gallery”, Berlin (Germany);
1996 – exhibition in “Spandau Zitadel”, Berlin (Germany);
1997 – combined show of Russian art galleries – “Art Manege”, Moscow (Russia);
1981-2001 – takes part in exhibitions of the Artists Union;
2002 (February) – one man show in the Central House of Artists, Moscow (Russia);
2002 (March) – exhibition of artists of Moscow in museum of modern art “Noviy Vek”, Moscow (Russia);
2002 (April) – auction for children, ill a cerebral paralysis, Moscow (Russia);
2002 (April) – exhibition in All-Russian Exhibition Center, Moscow (Russia);
2002 (July) – one man show in ” Hay Hill Gallery”, London (Great Britain);
2002 (October) – one man show in “Cite International de Arts”, Paris (France);
2002 (November) – exhibition in museum of modern art, Moscow (Russia);
2002 (December) – one man show in “Lazoukine Gallery”, Deauville (France);
2003 (April) – combined show of Russian art galleries – “Art Manege”, Moscow (Russia).
2003 (April) – exhibition of contemporary artists of Moscow – “1 Quai de Conti”, Paris (France).
2003 (April) – exhibition of graduates of Russian Academy of arts in the Central House of Artists, Moscow (Russia);
2003 (November) – exhibition of contemporary artists of Moscow in “Artists’ Museum”, Washington (USA);
2003 (November) – exhibition in the Central House of Artists, Moscow (Russia);
2003 (December) – exhibition in Bulgarian cultural centre, Moscow (Russia);
2004 (August) – one man show in design center “Art Play”, Moscow (Russia);
2004 (October) – exhibition in the Central House of Artists, Moscow (Russia).
2004 (June) – The Arts Club of Washington D. C.;
2004 (May) – Dileo Art House;
2005 (April)- U. S. Geological Survey; 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston Va. 20192;
2005 (June, July, August) Fon Brahler Gallery;
2005 – La Petit Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland;
2005 (September, October) – Russian Cultural Center;
2006 (November) – La Petit Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland;
2007 (November) – La Petit Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland.
«Hay Hill Gallery”», London (Great Britain)