Yuri
Mikhailovich Chernukha

Born in the city of Volzhsky, Volgograd region. Painter. He lives in Saratov and Moscow. He graduated from the art-design department of the Polytechnic of the VOG FEC. From 1981 to 1990 he worked as a senior artist in the BKF Kommunar. Participated in informal exhibitions of avant-garde art in Leningrad. Since 1991, the subject of paintings has acquired a religious-symbolic orientation. Since 1993, participates in exhibitions of the cultural center "Gefest." Later he became a member of other creative groups, including the associations of deaf artists Art-Neva (St. Petersburg), Yellow Mountain (Saratov), the Association of Free Artists (St. Petersburg). Member of the International Art Fund since 2001.
Participated in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad, including the festival “Path of the Deaf-II” (2002, Washington, USA). Exhibited at the Louvre Gallery in 2005. In 2010, he won first place in painting at the international exhibition of deaf artists in the city of Cuvio (Italy). Works are kept in private collections in Russia, Estonia, Finland, France, USA, South Korea, Ireland, Germany.