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Alexandra
Grigorievna Desnitskaya

Russia • born in 1951

Thesis in the CVC - a series of landscapes of Leningrad. The training took place at the picturesque faculty, qualification of artist-painter, teacher.

1951
Born on 8 October in the city of Leningrad in a family of artists.
1963-1969
School at Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture. I. E. Repin Academy of arts of the USSR.
1969-1975
Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture. Repin Academy of the USSR, graduated from the workshop under the guidance of V. M. Oreshnikov.
At the end of the Institute is the landscape. Participates in national, regional and city exhibitions with a series of landscape works.
1977
Joined the Union of Artists (section of painting).
1980-1999
Creates a large number of paintings and drawings on biblical and Evangelical scenes.
1992
Personal exhibition in the Exhibition hall "New Passage".
1995-2012
Travels through Europe and Russia, studying the Byzantine mosaics, frescoes and old icons.
2000-2004
Engaged in icon-painting class VG Kinoviza in Gatchina.
Writes icons, respecting the traditions and techniques of ancient Russian icons.
2009-2014
Teaches art at the Anglo-American school.
In his work returns to the chart. Illustrates old and New Testament.
2014
Died on 8 February in St. Petersburg.

Paintings and graphic works are in private collections and museums of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, Italy and Israel.
Icons in the Church of the village Kartashevskaya and in the temple of the Tikhvin Mother of God on prospect of Science in St. Petersburg.

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