Valery
Arvidovich Apin

In 1976 he graduated from the picturesque pedagogical Department of the Saratov art school.

In 1978 he entered and in 1984 graduated from the graphic faculty of the Moscow State art Institute. V. I. Surikov. Workshop of easel graphics.GN.Ponomareva.

Since 1983 member of the Moscow youth exhibitions and since 1984, zone exhibitions "Great Volga", Republican and all-Union exhibitions in Moscow, city,regional and group exhibitions in Saratov and other cities of Russia and abroad.

Since 1985 member of Union of artists of Russia.

Drawings and paintings are in the collections of the Saratov art Museum im. Radishchev, engelsskogo, Khvalynskaya and other museums in Saratov, oblasti, in private collections of I. V. Akasawa, A. L., Generalova and other collectors and art lovers in Rossii and abroad.

Designed books in the Saratov Volga publishing house.

Since 1993 lecturer of graduate courses at the Saratov art school. A. P. Bogolyubov, many graduates have become professional artists, continue their studies in the higher art educational institutions of the country engaged in pedagogical activity.