Valery
Ivanovich Kulchenko

Painter. Member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

Born September 2, 1943 in the town of Kalach-on-don. He studied at the Rostov art College named. M. B. Grekov from 1962 to 1967 T. Teryaev, V. Shebanova, V. Reznichenko, G. Mikhailov. Since 1975, a member of the Union of artists of Russia.

In 1976 was awarded a diploma and the prize of the Union of artists of the USSR, USSR Ministry of culture of the Komsomol for the painting "Evening in Steppe". Since 1986 is a member of the creative team For "the Homeland of Sholokhov". In 1999 was awarded the diploma of the Ministry of culture of the Rostov region for winning the contest "painting of the year" ("Hear the cry of the cranes"). In 2003 he was awarded the diploma of the Union of artists of Russia for his film "Love and the atom" at the exhibition "Russia-10". In 2004 awarded the diploma of the Union of artists of Russia at the X national art exhibition in Moscow. Honorary diploma of the Ministry of culture of the Rostov region at the end of the exhibition "From darkness to light".

Is the winner of the South-Russian literary contest "the Great Vesenet" the 100th anniversary of M. A. Sholokhov. 13 Jun 2005 awarded the national gold medal of M. A. Sholokhov. Currently lives and works in Rostov-on-don.