Vasily Zolottsev is a professional artist-painter, a member of the Trade Union of Artists, a member of New York's fine art community "NEW YORK REALISM", co-curator, who was born on 4 December 1950 in Omsk in Siberia. He got a high technical education there. But his thirst for painting shown in the early childhood turned over his destiny and directed him to a path of the artist, made the painting by his profession. It was not an easy decision for Vasily to change the career and completely without the rest to devote himself to painting.
His style - realism. He strives for creating pictures which evoke an emotional response from the viewer. His still-lifes like talking. Lifeless subjects personify alive images and plunge the viewer to the area of human relations.
Vasily Zolottsev - an artist who paints from the heart. Algorithm of his work is a form constructed on the basis of the soul. Constant search, the thoughtful approach to each work is a creative method of the artist Vasily Zolottsev.
At present Vasily lives with his family in Tuapse town on the Black Sea Coast in the south of Russia. Being a member of the Creative Association of the Artists of Tuapse, he always takes part in exhibitions.
Vasily cooperate with some collectors, galleries and the Museum of a name of A.A.Kiselyov, in which there are his works on a constant exposition.
It is written about the artist's creativity in some books, such as "Tuapse - Culture" by I.Lotnik, "The House-Museum of the academician of painting Kiselyov" by S.E.Lifshits, and also in numerous newspaper publications.
Exhibitions 2008 - 2011
2011(02.01-20.01)An International Juried Fine Arts Exhibition "FINE ARTS: GLOBAL TIDE" New York Realism Fine Art
ASA Art Gallery Herald Center Mall, 3rd Floor, 1293 Broadway, New York, NY 10001
Jury Chair Thomas Legaspi, curated by Berik Kulmamirov. http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(10.12-25.12)The personal exhibition "RUBICON" dated by anniversary of the author.
The cultural center "Russia". 17 Karl Marks Street. Tuapse, Krasnodar territory, Russia, 352800
curated by Vasily Zolottsev http://www.tuapse.ru/culture/Russia.asp
2010(01.12-15.12)An International Fine Arts Exhibit "FROM REALISM TO SURREALISM" New York Realism Fine Art.
Alternative Art Gallery. 2083E 16th Street. 2nd Floor. Brooklyn, NY 11229
curated by Berik Kulmamirov. http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(16.11-30.11)An International Fine Arts Exhibit "SURREALISTIC IMAGINATION" New York Realism Fine Art.
Alternative Art Gallery. 2083E 16th Street. 2nd Floor. Brooklyn, NY 11229
curated by Berik Kulmamirov. http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(01.11-15.11)An International Fine Arts Exhibit "ALLEGORICAL FANTASY" New York Realism Fine Art.
Alternative Art Gallery. 2083E 16th Street. 2nd Floor. Brooklyn, NY 11229
curated by Berik Kulmamirov. http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(16.10-31.10)An International Fine Arts Exhibit "KALEIDOSKOPOS OF COLOR" New York Realism Fine Art.
Alternative Art Gallery. 2083E 16th Street. 2nd Floor. Brooklyn, NY 11229
curated by Berik Kulmamirov. http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(01.10-15.10)An International Fine Arts Exhibit "CONTEMPORARY IMPRESSIONISM" New York Realism Fine Art.
Alternative Art Gallery. 2083E 16th Street. 2nd Floor. Brooklyn, NY 11229
curated by Berik Kulmamirov. http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(15.09-30.09)An International Fine Arts Exhibit "INNOVATIVE REALISM" New York Realism Fine Art.
Alternative Art Gallery 2083E 16th Street. 2nd Floor. Brooklyn, NY 11229
curated by Berik Kulmamirov http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(25.02-11.03)An International Fine Arts Exhibit "Season and Color" New York Realism Fine Art.
2/20 Gallery, Chelsea, 220W 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
curated by Berik Kulmamirov http://newyorkrealism.tripod.com/index.html
2010(25.01-10.02) Lithuanian ART WEEK "The slavic world - a sight from within".
Central Museum of Contemporary Arts, Vilnius
(The work "The memories. A tea together",Nomination "Still-life")
2010 The international collective exhibition “ NAZARETH, PORTUGAL - 2010 ”, Portugal
2009 The international collective exhibition “ NAZARETH, PORTUGAL - 2009 ”, Portugal
2008(01.09-15.11) Competition "Still-life" Moscow, http://www.artrussian.com
This work "Good morning my darling!" was chosen among the twenty best still life in the Moscow competition "Art of Russia" 2008 and published in the art almanac ARTRUSSIAN.
http://www.artrussian.com/still-life/
