About Artist:
Slava studied fine art at Kharkov State University graduating with a Masters Degree of Art in 1975. Travel throughout Europe allowed him to study works of the masters and to teach art. Slava's arrival in Canada in the mid 1990's coincided with his study and love for working in encaustic.

Shows & Exhibitions:
   2006 - Beauchamp & Beauchamp Gallery, Quebec, Canada
   2006 - Lanning Gallery, Sedona, Arizona, USA
   2004 - Eddie Grifith Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
   2003 - Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah, USA
   2003 - International Exhibition, Beirut, Lebanon
   2002 - Global Art Venue, Seattle, Washington, USA
   2001 - International Design Show, Toronto, Canada
   2001 - The National Ballet of Canada Fall Art Show
   2001 - Art Expo, New York, New York, USA
   2000 - Art21, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
   2000 - Art Expo, San Franciso, California, USA
   1999 - BCE Place, Toronto, Canada

Collections:
   City of Kursk, Department of Cullture. Russia
   Commercial Osterman Centre, Witten, Germany
   Atrium Centre, Berlin, Germany
   City Hall, Berlin, Germany
   City Hall, Witten, Germany
   Art Gallery "Arbat," Moscow
   Numerous private collections in Germany, France, Russia, UK, Poland, Ukraine, USA, Canada, and Mexico

Statement:
Happiness is the response I want to invoke in viewers of my art. There is so much stress in this world of the computer age; victims and conflict are everywhere, I want to make people happy.

History:
Slava was awarded many medals during the 1980's throughout the Soviet Union for paintings, graphics, and sculptures . He received the award "Best of Encaustics" in 1999 at BCE Place in Toronto.