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Early life

Yaroslav grew up in Tokyo, Japan until 2002, completing traditional calligraphy as well as martial arts courses. In 2007, he enrolled at the Saint-Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts Repin State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. He graduated as a mural painter with a diploma in decoration of the wall of

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drama theatre. He graduated from the Department of Economic Theory and Policy at St. Petersburg State University with a diploma in pricing fine art. He completed his PhD researching Contemporary Orthodox Mural Paintings in the US. Whilst completing his diploma he worked with George Kordis of the

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Genealogy

His grandmother's ancestors from Transbaikalia include the

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– the Russian princely family of the "Tunguska" or Evenkian. The line derives from the Manchu subject of Gantimur the chief of the Tungus tribes, a relative of the Chinese emperor, who moved from China to Russia in 1664. On March 16, 1685, the son of Gantimur Paul (before the baptism of Katan) Gantimurov, by decree of the kings John V and Peter I Alekseevich was ordered to write the prince's name as a nobleman on the Moscow list. Along his grandfather's line, his ancestors from Byelorussia include the Ermolinsky family – a Russian noble family, an industry of the ancient Polish clan, who accepted Russian citizenship in 1656 after the capture of

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Recognition

* 2018 – The best teacher of Russia in 2018 in the field of culture in the nomination "for the introduction of innovative teaching methods." Nominated for the "GOLDEN NAMES OF HIGH SCHOOL" award by the Innovation Education Center from the St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy, Russia. * 2017 – Commissioned to paint the official Portrait of

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and

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, members of the

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. * 2017 – Awarded diplomas charity fund 'Step Forward' for long-term cooperation and participation in charity auctions in favour of sick children. * 2016 – Winner of the St. Petersburg government's Youth Award in the field of fine arts for 2016 (best artist under 30 years old). * 2016 – Best Russian Artist from the local government of St. Petersburg. * 2016 – Awarded the Medal of the Assumption Cathedral of the Tikhvin Mother of God Monastery. * 2014 – Award of the Council for Culture for merits in the development of a spiritual culture of St. Petersburg. * 2012 – the artist became an official partner in the presidential election of

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. Thanks to this, a centre called 2012 Elections was established within the Moscow Jurisprudence State Academy, where Levchenko's personal art exhibition took place. * 2009 – 37th spring exhibition of contemporary art. Tokyo, Japan. * 2008 – 35th exhibition of contemporary art. Tokyo, Japan. * 2007 and 2008 – Winner's prize at the exhibition of contemporary art in Tokyo,

Career

Yaroslav Levchenko is the founder of LEV Gallery, which is located in

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, Athens. Since 2017, he has been a chief adviser for international cooperation of the Director General of the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv and Assistant Professor of Art Consultancy and Art Business Department at the Art and Industry Academy Stieglitz, St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2017, he became the chief adviser for international cooperation of the Director General of the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv. He also became an Assistant Professor of Art Consulting within the Art Business Department of the Art and Industry Academy Stieglitz, St. Petersburg. He was a candidate for membership of the Public Chamber of Russia 2017. In 2017, he became the Assistant Professor of Art Consultancy at the Art Business Department (Innovation Education Center) of the Art and Industry Academy Stieglitz, St. Petersburg, Russia In 2022 founded an IT marketing agency Monaproof in Dubai for the full social media promotion of Web 3.0 and NFTs projects for brands with a staff of 50+ people. More information about Monaproof agencie's business activity are available on Medium.

Exhibitions

His paintings are displayed in multiple museum collections: The State Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg, Russia, The National Congress Palace Museum St. Petersburg, Russia, The National Art Museum of Ukraine,

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, The Vyborg Castle State Museum, The Russian Academy of Fine arts, St. Petersburg, and The World Expo Museum Shanghai, China. He held a solo exhibition called "Russian Contemporary Artists" (2010, 2011) at the Federal State Institution State Complex 'Palace of Congress'. This exhibition was held with the help of the Management Department of the President of Russia, which is Constantin Palace, in

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, Russia. He held another solo exhibition at the external branch of the State Hermitage Museum, the Hermitage-Vyborg Centre (2011–2012). Nine of his works are in the collection of the

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. His works also appear in the National Congress Palace Museum St. Petersburg, Russia, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, the

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State Museum, the Russian Academy of Fine arts, St. Petersburg and the World Expo Museum Shanghai, China.

Personal life

In 1989, he moved to Tokyo, Japan with his parents from the USSR. In 1999, he appeared in a Pokémon commercial on Japanese TV.

Memberships

* 2012 Member of the Russian Mural Artists Union. Director of the International Relations Section of mural art of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists. * 2012 Member of the Russian Art Critics and Art history association AIS The Association embraces Russian national Section of

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. * 2009 Member of the Contemporary Japanese Artists Union.

Festival Programs

Biennale

* 2017

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, Parallel program within Documenta 14, Performance Project "Breath". * 2016

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, Parallel program within Manifesta 10, Performance Project "Depth". * 2015 56th

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, Parallel program within 56th Venice Biennale, Performance "LINE OF DEATH". * 2014

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, Parallel program within Manifesta 9, Performance Project "Palace". * 2008 The 11th Venice Biennial of Architecture, the main program, the 1st prize of the competition for the development of the concept of the pavilion of Cyprus together with the architect Maxim Bataev.

World Expo

2017 World

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Representation of Italian Pavilion.

International Cultural Forum programs

2017 6th St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum 2017, sculpture exhibition "Forma" on the Second Stage of Mariinsky Theater.

Mural Projects

* 2017 – "Sky" Firewall Painting, Russia, St. Petersburg, Boljshaya Zelenina 16 * 2014 – Church of St. Nicholas, Beirut, Lebanon Mural Paintings with the master iconographer Dr George Kordis Assistant Professor in iconography Faculty of Theology, University of Athens * 2019 "Girl" - mural of yard, Russia, St-Peteresburg Chehova 2 * 2019 "Heart" - Sculpture project, Russia, St-Peteresburg Park of 300 Years

Solo exhibitions

* 2015 – Kremlin Gallery,

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, Russia. "FORM» * 2014 –

State museum. "Contemporary Animals"http://vyborg-press.ru/pblogs/kultura/2011/12/16/prazdnik_v_preddver_e_rozhdestva Celebration on the eve of Christmas * 2013 – Cynthia Nouhra Gallery Beirut, Lebanon "The Line Beneath" * 2013 – Theoria Gallery Como Milan Italy "Contemporary Portraits 2012" * 2012 – Rad House Gallery * 2012 – "Alexander House", Moscow. "The Cercle" * 2012 – Situation centre of Elections 2012, Moscow.(inside the Moscow Jurisprudence State Academy has been created a centre called 2012 Elections, where Levchenko's personal art exhibition took place.)"THE VIEW" * 2011 –

State museum."TOTALY CONTEMPO" * 2011 – Exhibition centre of Supreme Commercial Court of Russian Federation; 12, Maliy Hariton'evskiy lane, Moscow." Truth Contemporary" * 2011 – Municipal cultural institution, an exhibition centre of the Central library named after A.Aalto (the architectural monument of national value); 4, Suvorova str., Vyborg. Vyborg Library "Bethlehem Star * 2011 – External branch of the

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, within the exhibition "Baroque Italian painting and sculpture in the Hermitage collection" – "Italian Cycle Paintings" and "Italian Cycle Graphics" and "Italian Cycle Rotondas" * 2010 – Federal State Institution: State Complex "Palace of Congress", s.Strelna, Saint-Petersburg within the "Russian Contemporary Artists" project at the Constantin Palace. "Christmas Suite" * 2008 –

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Group exhibitions

* 2018 – Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier was opened in the Victory Museum – Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, pl. Victory, 3, Moscow, Russia, 121170. * 2017 – Centre for the Saint-Petersburg Union of artists ''Petersburg's Youth''. * 2016 – International contemporary art show "Art Madrid" within the Art Lounge Gallery. Madrid, Spain. * 2015 – International contemporary art show "Scope 2015" within the Evan Lurie Gallery. Miami Beach, USA. * 2015 – An exhibition of contemporary art "Art Athens 2015" within the ABC Gallery. Athens, Greece. * 2015 –Union of Artist's centre, Saint – Peterburg, Russia. "SPRING 2015» * 2014 – Exhibition of contemporary art Art Beirut 2014" with in the Cynthia Nouhra Art Gallery.

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. * 2014 – Exhibition of contemporary art Art Athens 2014" with in the ABC Gallery. Athens, Greece. * 2013 – Participated in the exhibition "New Academy" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the New Academy of Fine Arts. * 2013 – Exhibition of contemporary art Art Athens 2013" with in the Office Gallery. Athens, Greece. * 2013 – Myi4d Gallery Athens Kifissias Avenue 100 "Έργα τέχνης για ερωτευμένους στην" * 2012 – ArtHelsinki 2012 with in the

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, Helsinki. * 2012 – Centre for the Saint-Petersburg Union of artists ''Petersburg's Youth''. * 2011 – Rizzordi Art Foundation, Saint-Petersburg, with in the Kremlin Gallery"Total Contemporary" * 2011 – Union of Artists' centre Saint-Petersburg, Russia. "SPRING 2011" * 2009 – "37th Spring Exhibition of Contemporary Art", Tokyo, Japan. * 2008 – "35th Exhibition of Contemporary Art", Tokyo, Japan. * 2007 –Exhibition of marine painters, Saint-Petersburg State

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Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Publications

* Levchenko Y. Y. The stylistic decision of the paintings in modern Orthodox churches in the USA (the workshop of G. Kordis) // Articles on the history of art. 30. S.-P., 2016. -С.247–259 * Levchenko Y. Y. Canon problems in the contemporary orthodox art of the USA on the example of G. Kordis icon-painting studio // Scientific Papers No. 36. 2016. * Levchenko Y. Y. Canon problems in the contemporary orthodox art of the USA on the example of G. Kordis icon-painting studio // Historical and social-educational ideas. Vol.8. Issue 1. Krasnodar, 2016. * Levchenko Y. Y. The problems of development of contemporary fresco painting in the orthodox churches of foreign countries on the example of the activity of icon-painting studio of G.Kordis // Historical and social-educational ideas. 2015. Vol.7. Issue 7/2. Krasnodar, 2015. – С.128–133. * Levchenko Y. Y. Canon problems in contemporary orthodox art of the usa on the example of G. Kordis icon painting studio // News of Higher Schools. V.6. Issue 4. Ivanovo, 2015. – С.284–287. * Levchenko Y. Y. Sources and Specific Features of Stylistic Decision of the Frescos in the Orthodox Churches in the United States of the 2000–2010 Years // Scientific Papers No. 35. 2015. С. 291–300. * Levchenko Y. Y. The problems of development of contemporary fresco painting in the orthodox churches of foreign countries on the example of activity of icon-painting studio of G.Kordis // Humanities research. 2015. No.9 * Levchenko Y. Y. The problems of development of contemporary fresco painting in the orthodox churches of foreign countries on the example of the activity of icon-painting studio of G.Kordis // Articles on the history of art. 30. S.-P., 2014. -С.222–232

External links

* * Interview Ya.Levchenko on www.1Mtv.ru http://1m.tv/projects/future-leaders/dialogovaya-studiya-yaroslav-levchenko.html * Art presentation. Yaroslav Levchenko-2012. * Exhibition centre "Hermitage-Vyborg" http://erm.vbgcity.ru/node/321 * "Window to Italy" by Yaroslav Levchenko http://vyborg-press.ru/pblogs/krupnim_planom/2011/11/25/_okno_v_italiu__yaroslava_levchenko * Yaroslav Levchenko' solo exhibition is open in Vyborg http://prazdnik-land.spb.ru/news/regionalnyie-novosti/2011/11/23/v-vyiborge-otkryilas-personalnaya-vyistavka-hudozhnika-yaroslava-levchenko/ * Evening with Yaroslav Levchenko http://erm.vbgcity.ru/node/336 * 2011 – A group exhibition, Union of Artists' centre, Spring Exhibition Saint-Petersburg, Russia. http://www.spb-uniart.ru/index.php?id=4&start=10 * Interview Greka Magazine April 13, 2014 * Interview with the Monaproof founder (2022) https://itez.com/en/blog/reviews/interview-with-the-monaproof-founder

References

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