Anatoly
Shumkin

I was born in the city of Shymkent in South Kazakhstan region on 6 July 1984. Father always loved art, even before I was born decided to do everything possible so that I linked their lives with art. He became my first teacher.

At the age of nine I was sent to a children's art school, where I studied for five years. In 1999, when I had turned fifteen, he entered the Chimkent art College. A. Kasteyev the Department of graphic design. My interest in art has increased steadily. In 2003 defense of the thesis I presented a series of graphic works and layout of the textbook "Sketches and drawings"

In 2003, I moved to St. Petersburg, where after two years of preparation, entered Spbgaizhsa them. Repin (Russian Academy of Arts) in the Department of easel painting in the Studio under the direction of I. G. Uralov.
In 2008 was distributed to the workshop
under the leadership of V. S. Pesikov and teachers N. N. Repin, N. With Lysak and N. D. Blokhin.
In 2012 he completed his studies at the Academy of fine Arts. My thesis "Rembrandt workshop" (http://vk.com/photo-31321845_286759866) had praise of the Council.

In 2001 I held my first personal exhibition in the Fund "Soros-Kazakhstan" in Shymkent.

In 2006, I became the winner of "Nevskaya Palitra", Saint-Petersburg.

In the summer of 2006 following a personal exhibition at the cultural center "Pitre-Kirche".

Since 2008 I am a teacher in the children's Studio of the State Russian Museum.

At the end of 2008 participated in the joint exhibition of young Russian artists in USA, California, San Diego.

In the fall of 2009, the opening of the personal exhibition in the halls of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, gallery "Blue room".

In the summer of 2010 participated in the international traveling exhibition in China (Guilin — Nayning — Lugo).

In the autumn of 2011 held a personal exhibition on Krestovsky island in the library of the Kirov Islands.

In the summer of 2013 was my personal exhibition in the halls of Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, gallery "Blue room".

In November 2013 she participated in joint exhibitions in Moscow (methodological exhibition "School" have the gratitude of the Bureau of ARTS) and St. Petersburg ( Festival "Bridge of Friendship", honorary diploma).

My works are in private collections in Russia, USA, Canada, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, China and Cyprus, and some of them were purchased in the funds of the art Museum of the city of Guilin.

At the moment I live and work in Saint-Petersburg.