Andrey Kartashov
1974 – Born in Uzhgorod (Ukraine)
1990-Entering in Uzhgorod’s College of Applied Arts
1994-Participation in open air art action “Carpathian autumn-94”
1995-Graduation with a work “Echo of civilization”(in author’s technical graphic on glass)Awards “The best program work of year” with right of entering in Lvov Academy of Arts without entrance exams (the right was not used). Bachelor degree.
1996-Moving to St.Petersburg, Russia. Visiting as a free member the creative studios of professor Y.M. Neprintsev and professor V.V.Sokolov.
1997- Participation in art auction “John Nicholson Fine Art and Value” (London)
1998-Entering in the Repin’s Institute (Russian Academy of Arts). St.Petersburg. Russia. Repeatedly participation art auction “John Nicholson Fine Art and Value”. The nomination “Post War and Contemporary Russian Painting (London)
1999-Finished the 1st course under Youri Kalyuta supervising with excellence. The works was purchased by the president of Barcelona Academy of Fine Arts as a methodical samples. Also was taken in methodical foundation of Repin’s Institute (Russian Academy of Arts).
2000-Finished the 2nd course under professor B.M.Lavrenko supervising. Awarding the Council Prize “The best drawing of year” at the drawing competition.
2001-Distribution at the oil painting studio under the professor supervising. V.V.Pimenov
2003-Personal Exhibition at Pekker’s Gallery (Tornhill. Canada)
2004-Participation in the international mobile exhibition of Russian Academy of Arts (Beijing, Qindao, Jinan, Shouguang). Invited to China for teaching and master-classes giving. Participation at Repin Academy of Arts exhibition at the Ven Hua Hall (Beijing). Issue of DVD series “ with personal master classes.
2005-Exhibition “Charm of daily life” (Cyrill Datsouk, Victoria Kharchenko, Andrey Kartashov). In Brodsky Miseum (branch of State Russian Museum).
2006-Master of oil painting degree getting for program work “The veterans”. State Certifying Commission award. Participation in exhibition of the best graduation works (State Academy of Arts Museum)
2006-Invited for teaching and creative activity by Pivot Point. Sichuan. China.
2006-Start to cooperate with American art-promotion company WAM (Weinstein Art Management) and such galleries as:
Willow Gallery (Scottsdale. Arizona. USA)
Gallery Diamante (Carmel, California. USA)
Kristi Ana Fine Art (Woodland Hills. California. USA)
Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art (San-Antonio. Texas. USA)
2007-Membership in Portrait Society of America. Participation at PSA portrait competitions.
2008-Personal Exhibition in Willow Gallery. (Arizona. USA)
2008-Membership in Russian Artists Union, publicity in magazine “American Art Collector”(most popular art-magazine in USA).
2009-Creation the series of monumental paintings with Olympic Games theme for Pivot Point design institute. Sichuan. China.
2009-Personal exhibition in Sichuan Art Museum and Pivot Point Art Gallery at 60th anniversary of Russian-Chinese friendship.
Participation at International Economy Congress (Chengdu. Sichuan) with a speech “Sichuan from artist’s point of view”.
2010- Personal Exhibition ‘Russian way of Zen’ in Russian Sculpt Art Hall (Shanghai)
2010 – Personal exhibition in Liu Haisu Art Museum (Shanghai)
2010 – Personal exhibition in Shanghai Wen Long Art Museum.
2010 – Participation in collective exhibition ’65 anniversary of Victory’ (Russian Sculpt Art Hall. Shanghai)
2010 – participation in collective exhibition ’50 greatest overseas artists in China’ with such artists as Chen Yimin, Chen Dan Chin etc.(Shanghai Wenlon Art Museum)
2012 – nominated for the title ‘Deserved Artist of Ukraine’
2013 – Solo show at the Tianjin National Art Museum.
2014 – getting the “Certificate of excellence” on 14 annual conference of Portrait Society of America at international portrait competition for his painting “Silent water after the orange revolution”.
2016 – Enter into the Union of Artists of Russia (St.Petersburg)
2016 – Awarded by “certificate of excellence” on 2016 international portrait competition, which was held by Portrait Society of America for painting “Girl with blue”.
2016 – Participation at the collective exhibition “Process”. Gallery of contemporary art “Ilko”. Uzhgorod. Ukraine.
2016 – Solo exhibition in Transcarpathian National Art Museum named by Joseph Bokshaj (Uzzhorod, Ukraine).
2017 – Invited as an judge in jury of the international student’s art competition “Silver easel” (Uzhhorod, Ukraine).
2017 – Solo exhibition “Era of mercy. Realism 21” at the Transcarpation National Art Museum named by Joseph Bokshai (Uzhhorod, Ukraine).
2017-2018 – Invited for drawing tutoral in Transcarpathian Academy of Art (Uzhhorod, Ukraine).
2018 – Participation in collective exhibition “Sport means youth” in the largest in Russia contemporary art museum “Erarta” (St.Petersburg, Russia)
2018 – Seria of author’s nudes paintings was purchaced by Californian Museum of Russian Art.
Art works was purchased and collected by such museums as: Methodical Fund of Repin Academy Museum (St.Petersburg, Russia), Brodsky Memorial Museum (St.Petersburg, Russia), Nicholson Art Museum (London), Russian Sculpt Art Hall, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai WenLong Art Museum, National Transcarpathian Art Museum (Uzhgorod, Ukraine), Modern Art Museum (Veere, Netherlandes) and in many of private collections (as an art collectors of Russia, Ukraine, USA, China, Great Britain, Poland, France, Netherlands)