Andrey
Grigorievich Vagin

Honored artist of Russia.

Born in the village Asmarino the Kemerovo region.

He graduated from the Gorky art school.

Graphic artist, painter. Works in the genre of lyrical landscape, genre paintings.

A participant of regional, zonal, Republican, all-Union, foreign and international exhibitions since 1954, including: Exhibition of works of artists of Russia, 1955, 1957, Moscow, "all-Union exhibition of masters of Soviet print", 1969, Vilnius, "Soviet Russia", 1970, 1977, 1980, 1992, 1999, all-Union exhibition of etching, 1982, Moscow, foreign "Exhibition charts of Siberia", 1974, France, "50 years of Victory", 1995, Moscow and many others.

The winner of the municipal prize of the city of Barnaul in the arts 1995.

Major works:

"Spring work", 1957 (GHMC),

triptych "is Not valid", 1990 (Altai Museum of local lore in Barnaul),

"The youth of the virgin land", 1967, USA,

"So rose virgin". 1956-1965. (GHMC),

"Literary places of Russia" (GHMC),

"Spring melodies", 1969 (GHMC),

"My city", 1983 (GHMC),

"Rhythms of buildings", 1969,

"The environs of Barnaul", 1983 (GHMC),

"Holy Russia", 1996-98gg.

Member of artists Union of Russia (1968), Merited. khudozh. Russia (1991), winner of the municipal prize (1995). B. in 1923 S. Asmarino, now Novokuznetsk district, Kemerovo region Participant kept. Patriotic war. After graduating from Gorky's art. school (1953) lives and works in Barnaul. Basic technique-pencil drawing, gouache, linocut, the dominant genre -- thematic, lyrical landscape. Beginning of a creative way Vladimir put count. a series of "up virgin" (1954-65). Lyrical talent is manifested in the famous series of the 70s and 80s: "Spring melody", "My city", "Coke built", "Rhythms of buildings", "Literary places of Russia". By easel sheets: "Swan Symphony", "light birch from Russia", "When the Apple trees bloom", "the birch, the Rowan".

A lot of work in painting. Famous works: "the village store", "spring work," triptych 2 "Save the earth" (1985-95), "Holy Russia" (1988-98). A participant of regional, zonal, Republican, all-Union, international and foreign exhibitions. The works are exhibited in the State art Museum of Altai territory, in museums of Novosibirsk, Orel, Penza, Novokuznetsk, Nizhniy Tagil. Novgorod, in schools of Barnaul, in the regional library. Founded art gallery in the Trinity area. Writes poetry, almost all of infinity count. series enriched with poetic accompaniment. The means. lit. work Vagina-poem "Sibiriada" (1995).

(the author-L. N. Shamina)