1941 Born in D. Grachevka Oryol region.
1964 Graduated from the Orel state pedagogical Institute, specialty "drawing, drawing, work"
1978 member of the Union of artists of Russia
(11.10.1941., Grachevka Orel region). Theater artist, painter, graphic artist, was art Director of several films, is engaged in monumental works in a variety of materials and the organization of art projects. Member of the all-Russian public organization "Union of theatrical figures of the Russian Federation (all-Russia. about theatre-vo)" (1973). Member of the Union of artists of Russia (1977). He graduated from art-graphic faculty of the Orel state pedagogical. Institute (1964), studied at the monumental painting Department of the Higher art-industrial school im. V. I. Mukhina (1962-1963). He taught at the Orel art College (1973-1975). Worked as chief designer in the theatres of the cities of eagle, Prokopyevsk, Orsk, Sankt-Peterburg (1964-1979). Main artist of the Perm. region theatre for young audiences (1979-1984), Perm. "The new theatre" (1989-1991). In 1984-1989 – senior lecturer of the Department of theatre directing Perm. state Institute of culture. Staged in a number of theaters in the country, from 1976 – drama theatres of Perm and the Perm region, including in the Park of the first President. Tchaikovsky and Perm. "The new Youth theatre." The performances designed by the artist, has always been marked by his outstanding creative personality, daring and picturesque solutions, rich colours, dynamic lighting plot. Among the key plays: "Nightingale night" Pyotr Yezhov (1976, Prokopievsk, Director V. Nesluchaino), "Love, jazz and devil". Gruesa (1878, Kizel drama theatre, Director L. Zhuravskaya), "Forest" by A. Ostrovsky (1981) and "the Shadow" by E. Schwartz (1982) (both the Berezniki drama theatre, Director A. Matveev); "Farewell in June" by A. Vampilov (1980, directed by V. Jonash), "Communist" E. Gabrilovich (1981, directed by V. Tikhonravov), "And yet it moves" A. Khmelik (1982, directed by S. Libman), Svetlana V. Zhukovsky (1983, directed by M. Buffoons) (all – the Perm theatre for young people); "a Little performance in the bosom of nature," P Lobsanova (1984, directed by V. Bogomazov), "Widow's steamer" by I. Grekova and P. Lungin (1985, directed by N. Shiryaev), "Kabanchik" by V. Rozov (1987, directed by P. Slyusarev), "a Midsummer night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (1988, N. Shiryaev – all Perm. region AMD. theatre). In 1970-1990-ies member of the Board of the regional offices of STD and CX. In the 1980s – early 1990s – head of the regular workshops of theater artists of the region, the organizer of several theatrical exhibitions in the cities of Perm, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Moscow (STD 1990), an active participant in all regional, zonal, Republican exhibitions, as well as a number of the all-Union art exhibitions and theater and the international "Prague quadrennial" (1983). The artist's works are in the collection of Perm. GOV't. Hood. gallery.
Lit.: Klimanskaya, O. G. Yuri Lapshin // the artists of the theater in Perm. Theatrical-decorative art: catalogue CA. M., 1990. Pp. 4-5, 36-39; Tikhonovets, Tn. The artist in the age of love // Perm press center. 2000. No. 7. S. 78-85.
(Source: encyclopedia of "Perm Krai", O. G. Klimanskaya)
