Sergei Pavlenko (born 1953) is a

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painter of Russian origin and now based in

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Biography

Pavlenko graduated in Painting from St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts in 1988. He studied under

Boris Ugarov Boris Sergeevich Ugarov (; 6 February 1922 – 2 August 1991) was a Russian Soviet realist painter and art educator, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists regarded as o ...

, President of the Academy of Fine Arts of the

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, and was nominated for the Gold Medal. In 1989, Sergei Pavlenko moved to the West, received immediate recognition and began to paint and exhibit his work in London and the USA. Since then he has been living and working in London and is now a British citizen. Now an established

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, both in

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and the United States, Sergei Pavlenko’s work is in constant demand. His portrait of The Queen, completed in 2000, was reportedly the Queen's favourite portrait since her coronation. It was personally unveiled by the queen. The painting received impressive coverage by the world press and television and a postage stamp was subsequently made in the UK. In 2004, Sergei Pavlenko had a one-man exhibition in

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in the Russian Embassy and in

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in the British Embassy, with over a thousand guests attending the

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. Four TV channels covered the event and numerous articles and reviews on the subject appeared in newspapers and magazines. In Russia, Sergei Pavlenko’s name has been added to the list of highly distinguished emigrants and is next to the ballet dancer

Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova. (born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova; – 23 January 1931) was a Russian prima ballerina. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating ...

. In Britain,

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of the UK Television showed a film about Sergei Pavlenko and his portraits. Sergei Pavlenko was awarded a commission to paint a large-scale picture of The Queen meeting with Princes

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at the

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Selected exhibitions

*2008 Frost and Reed Gallery, London *2004 One-man show, The British Embassy, Moscow. *2004 One-man show, The Russian Embassy, London. *Andean Gallery,

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, London. *Andreeva Portrait Gallery, Santa Fe, USA. *“Artlondon”, Contemporary Art Fair, London. * Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair. *2000 20th Century British Art Fair, London. *

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. *

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, Mall Gallery, London. *1989, 93,07

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, London. *Portrait Commissions, Henry Wyndham Art Gallery, London. * David Ker Gallery, London. * Kertesz Fine Arts Gallery,

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, USA. *Royal West of England Academy of Arts. *Art Expo-90,

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, California, USA.

Commissions and collections

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* David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland *

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, USA *Mr Crispin Odey *Cazenove Group plc. *The

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* Sir Nicholas Mander, 4th Baronet *Mr Rudolf Oetker (Germany). *Mr Lee Bass (USA). *Robber de Balkany (France). *Mr Carlo Bonomy (Italy). *Mr John Goulandris (Greece). *

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(Germany). *Count

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(Sweden). *Vicomte and Vicomtesse de Ribb (France). *Sir

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*Alfred Taubman (USA). *Mr Fridtjof Lorentsen (Norway). *Mr Anthony Lunn. *Count Knut Winterfeld (Denmark). *Lord Younger (former Secretary of Defence). *12th Lancers Regiment *Sir Jack Stewart-Clark *Mr Michael Stone. *Mr Salah Hawila. *Colonel Hamilton-Russell. *Colonel Peter Rodgers. *Captain John Macdonald-Buchunan. *Dr August Oetker (Germany). *Mr William Worsley. *Sir Jeoffry Rose (RAC Club).

External links

Sergei Pavlenko website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlenko, Sergei 1953 births Living people 20th-century British painters British male painters 21st-century British painters Russian portrait painters British portrait painters Soviet emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century British male artists 21st-century British male artists