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Victoria Vladimirovna Kharchenko (ne'e Kurushkina)

Born in 1978 in Mednogorsk, the south of Ural.

In 1994 finished the Art school in Kaluga. Recieved the grant as one of the best pupils. In 1997 in the Kaluga received the diploma of the artist - teacher in the Kaluga College of Culture.

Her teachers were O.A.Eremeev, J.V.Kaljuta, V.I.Stetsenko, I.M.Kravtsov, N.V.Tsitsin, V.L.Borovik, A.N.Bliok.

In 2002 got the first place at « the Best painting of the year » competition.

In 2003 was receiving the nominal grant for her excellent studying success.

Victoria's graduating work «Samson and Dalila», had a wide resonance in St. Petersburg’s artists circles.

2005 – 2006 Worked as a restorer of “Uspeniya “ church in Sant-Petersburg

2005 – 2006 Worked as a teacher of fundamentals art knowledge in The Forest Academy at the landscape design department (Sant-Petersburg)

2006 – (September – December) Worked as a teacher of fine art in Pivot Point college (China, Si Chuan province, Sunshine City)

2007 – Victoria has painted a series of pictures “Leaving China” (Two of them are: “Patterns of eternity” and “Embroideresses in Sichuan province”)

In 2010 she  was admitted to the Artists Union of Russia

Took part in exhibitions:

2000

- Student's exhibition - «The Taneevskiy Hall», Kaluga

- The exhibition of young artists, art gallery - «Na Bastionnoy», Pskov

- Student's exhibition - Palace of culture, Pushkinskie gory

2001

- Student's exhibition – Summer affiliate of the Academy of  Arts. Alupka

2002

- «The Exhibition of Teachers and Students of the Academy of Arts» -  Shanghai.

2003 - 2005

- Since 2003 Victoria has been a constant participant of exhibitions «Spring», «Autumn» in the St.-Petersburg union of artists, and of young artists exhibitions, within the framework of the international festival of arts «From Avant-garde Up to Now».

- « The Mobile Exhibition of Russian Artists in China » - Peking, Shanghai etc.

2004

- The prize-winner of competition «The Summer Etude», dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Russian museum, St. Petersburg.

- Art index «Art of St. Petersburg» - the Russian ethnographic museum, Saint Petersburg

2005

- « Charm of Daily Occurrence» - I. I. Brodskiy's museum - apartment, Saint Petersburg

- «A Small Picture» -"Image" hall, Kaluga

- «Native expanses», art gallery «Tivoli», Pavlovsk

- «Golden Christmas», Expocenter «Lenexpo», Saint Petersburg

- «Exhibition of young artists of St.-Petersburg», Showroom of the Union of Artists on Okhta, St.-Petersburg.

- «Hangchow – Shanghai 2005», «20 Century» art gallery, Hangchow ,Shanghai.

2006

- «Beijing - 2006», «20 Century» art gallery,  Beijing.

- «Rainbow in a frame» - art gallery «Na Bastionnoy», Pskov

- «Symphony of color»  - art gallery «НЦ» , Saint Petersburg

2008

- «International fair of arts», Xian

- «60 years of The college of culture», art gallery "Image", Kaluga

- «Kaluga in views of artists» an exhibition - competition, the Music House, Kaluga

- «The Total regional exhibition - competition by it. Kulikov», art gallery "Image", Kaluga (it is awarded by the diploma of the first degree for work "Orange")

2010

- «Young artists of Russia», ЦДХ Moscow

- «And years are flying», the Music House, Kaluga

2011

- «Easy breath» Small showroom of the Kaluga branch of the Union of Artists of Russia

Personal exhibition: << photos and other information >>

2009 -  «Torching moment» -«20 Century» art gallery, Beijing, China

2011 -  «From the West to the East» - Art-gallery "Nebo", Kiev, Ukraine .

Her works are used as methodical samples in academies of fine Arts of London and Barcelona.

Her works contain in galleries and private collections of Russia, China, Spain, the USA, Canada, Denmark, Korea, Poland, France.

The leading theme of her work is relation between Nature and Man.

Victoria's sincere and profoundly substantial works continue the best traditions of Russian classical art.