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Alexander
Vasilyevich Pustovalov

Russia • born in 1960

Began drawing at 4 years - my father introduced with brushes, paints, pencils and bought the first soccer ball. In the future the art of handling the brush, and soccer ball occurred in parallel: an art school and a football sports school "Spartak", participated in exhibitions and football tournaments.

From 1975 to 1979 - studying in Abramtsevo art-industrial school. After the army - a return to sports and art. The first exhibition with catalogue, in which participated the young artist, took place in 1982.

1985 - admission to the Stroganov school. While studying summer plein air and exhibition in the Institute.

In 1987 - winning the Moscow championship on football among higher educational institutions.

In 1990 - painting the ceiling for the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum in the capital of Vietnam.

1990 - a year of successful graduation and the beginning of active exhibition work: Padua, Milan, Marseille, Zurich, Adelaide (Australia).

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 - participation in Central house of artists "Golden brush".

1997-1998 - "Artists on Poklonnaya hill" - an exhibition at the Museum on Poklonnaya hill.

1999 - personal exhibition in "Borodino".

In 1999, Michel Platini, through the French Embassy got acquainted with the work on the football theme and sent the positive feedback and warm wishes, and yet expressed the desire to meet the artist.

2000 - personal exhibition on the topic of football on Small sports arena of Luzhniki stadium in the European championship on mini-football.

2002 - exhibition in Central house of artists (the gallery "Elena").

2002 - exhibition gallery "Miras", the opening of the world Cup in Japan and Korea. The exhibition was not only already known but also new, original, of interest primarily to a domestic audience. 7TV sports channel made a reportage about the exhibition, as well as NTV and NTV had two reports on the relationship between art and sport, a profound influence on each other. The summer after the world Cup, was made a report "Alexey Smertin, captain of national football team of the country visiting artist Alexander Pustovalova".

2003 - personal exhibition (70 paintings) in the gallery "Red house".

2003 - exhibition in the "Bosco di Ciliegi".

2003 - "Eros" (VDNH), Moscow, international exhibition.

2003 - "Artsalon" (Manezh), Moscow, international exhibition.

2003 - "arts" (Sokolniki), Moscow.

Works are in private collections abroad (England, Switzerland, Italy, France, Australia) and in our country: the Museum on Poklonnaya hill, in the galleries of Moscow and in the collection of A. Kudrin (Russian Finance Minister); David Kipiani, player of national team football; Alexei Smertin; journalists Ilya Kazakov and Vasily Utkin.

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