Sergey Piskunov ( uk, Сергій Вадимович Піскунов; born on April 9, 1989,

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Biography

Sergey Piskunov was born on April 9, 1989, in the city of

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...

. Graduated from the Academy of the Customs Service of Ukraine (2012) with a degree in Computer Science. In the third year of the academy, he began to self study fine arts, after he received brushes and paints as a gift from his future wife. Until the fifth year, Sergey held his first personal exhibition, and before graduation, he had already held three of his own exhibitions. Upon completion of the study, he received a referral for employment at the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the chief inspector of the department of information systems and customs statistics in

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. From 2013 to 2016 he worked as a software tester for

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, GlobalLogic, and

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. After that, he devoted himself entirely to art. His work from the "Golden Masks" series, for which model

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posed, became the winner of the Artboxproject in

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2018. Piskunov was also the winner of the Artist of the Future nomination for the Artist of the Future Contemporary Art Curator Magazine and the finalist of the Artist of the Year in the CIRCLE foundation among 668 other artists. In 2018, Canadian model

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. His work is featured in London's Plus One Gallery, which specializes in hyperrealism.

Exhibitions

* 2012 — Art Hall Gallery,

* 2013 — Museum of Hetmanate, Kyiv * 2013 — New Gallery, Kyiv * 2013 — group exhibition, Kyiv * 2013 — international Art Project, Kyiv * 2013 — New Natura Morta, Kyiv * 2013 — «Neo-Still Life», Expo Centre, Kyiv * 2013 — Palace of Art,

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* 2013 — Labyrinth,

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, Kyiv * 2013 — Heritage, International Exhibition Centre, Kyiv * 2013 — exhibition of paintings Personal View, Art Development Foundation, Kyiv * 2013 — Museum of Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine * 2013 — Independent Dependence, Expo Centre, Kyiv * 2013 — gallery «Lavra», Kyiv * 2014 — Kraft Foods, Kyiv * 2014 — group exhibition,

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* 2015 — Zoom Gallery,

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

* 2015 — Week of ART,

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* 2015 — Art Affordable,

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* 2015 — art project, M17 Gallery, Kyiv * 2016 — Museum Kavaleridze, Kyiv * 2016 — Artbox Gallery,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

* 2017 — 101 Gallerie,

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* 2017 — Zoom Gallery, Tel Aviv * 2018 — Bartoux Gallery,

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* 2018 — Platinum Gallery, United States * 2019 — Miami Art Week, Artbox project - finalist * 2019 — Center of Modern Art,

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* 2020 — Finalist of Circle foundation of the Arts, Artist of the year award

References

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