Valerian
Mikhailovich Formozov

(1921, p. Tepelevo, Nizhny Novgorod province. – 2004, Moscow)

Honored artist of the RSFSR.

In 1941-1945, he fought in the West, Volkhov, Leningrad fronts. Participated in the defense of Brest (1941), the lifting of the blockade of Leningrad (1943-1944).

In 1952 he graduated from the Latvian Academy of arts, where he studied with Professor Tillberga.

Made creative trips to Pskov, Velikiy Novgorod, Pereslavl-Zalesskiy. However, a significant part of the artist's work was connected with the Academic dacha them. I. E. Repin (Tver oblast), where he lived and worked since the late 1950s.

Personal exhibitions took place in Moscow (1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2003), Vyshny Volochok (2005).

Works are kept in the Tver art gallery, art Museum of Krasnodar, other regional museums of the former USSR.

Painter. Member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

1921 Born in the village Tepelevo

Dalne-Konstantinovsky district of Gorky region

1937 Enrolled in the Gorky art

school

1941 — 1945 Fought on the fronts of the great Patriotic war

1949 he Graduated from the Gorky art

school

1952 he Graduated from the Academy of fine arts

The Latvian SSR in Riga. Teachers — Eduard Kalnins and Yang Tilburg

1953-1964 Taught at the Academy of fine arts

and College of applied arts in Riga

1964 Lives and works in Moscow.

Had 10 government awards (9 — for feats in the great Patriotic war), Honorary diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for successes in the visual arts). Was repeatedly awarded with diplomas of the Moscow organization of the Union of artists of the RSFSR. Worked in the field of military subjects, portraits, landscapes, still life Party-Union, Republican and Moscow exhibitions.

He died in Moscow in 2004.