Belarusian “Art against Dictatorship” again in Washington D.C.

The exhibition “Art against Dictatorship” continues to travel to museums across the USA. We would remind you that the exhibition has been displayed in the Estonian parliament in Tallinn, at the headquarters of the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Washington D.C. and Belarusian Museum of New York earlier. 

This time the exhibition was hosted by the Fund for American Studies in Washington D.C. The event was met with considerable interest by college students from all over the world engaged in various educational programs of TFAS.

The exhibition presents works by Ales Shaternik, Ales Marachkin, Mikola Kupava, Rygor Batalionak, Genadz Drazdou, Yury Platonau, Yanka Romanovitch, Yelena Tylkina and Julia Shaternik. The cardinal concept of the exhibition is to bring the ideas of struggle for freedom and democracy against dictatorship still existing in present times through the power of Art.

Matthew Kwasiborski, the Prague Programs Director for the Fund for American Studies opened the reception and reviewed the political situation in Belarus, difficulties Belarusian artists-democrats facing back home. He also introduced the programs and events launched by the Fund for American Studies.

Subsequently took the floor the Belarusians, representatives of the Belarusian Museum of New York: famous art critic Alexander Glezer, artist Ales Shaternik. Ales pointed out the significance of Art in fight for Democracy and defined the most prominent paintings on display such as “Cain and Abel”, “The Wall” and others. He also reminded about our famous fellow-countryman Tadeusz Kosciuszko, the national hero of America, whose monument was erected in this country in Washington D.C.   

Alexander Glezer was also reflecting on free art, he shared his difficult and interesting life story and. Alexander Glezer made attempts to organize informal art exhibitions in Soviet times. But the events did not last longer than 15 minutes as they were closed by KGB. Glezer turned his own flat into a private show-room. In 1974 Glezer was forced to leave for France but he was lucky to keep a lot of art works. In Montgeron near Paris he opened The Museum of Contemporary Russian Art (MoCRA), now the museum is located in the USA

In conclusion a young talented artist Julia Shaternik thanked those present for showing great interest in the exhibition and support in its organization.

The organizers of the event are Belarusian Museum in New York and the Third Way community, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), German Marshall Fund of the United States, Estonian Valgevene Uus Tee NGO, Open Estonia Foundation and other partner organizations.

Julia Shaternik at Artexpo New York 2008

In the beginning of March Julia Shaternik paticipated in Art Expo Show New York. Artexpo New York – the world’s largest fine and popular art fair – provides limitless exhibition opportunities for galleries, publishers, art dealers and artists that offer paintings, sculpture, photography, etchings, works on paper, glass, decorative arts, digital arts, and more. 

The Artexpo New York tradition extends more than a quarter-century, and today attracts nearly 40,000 fine art trade buyers and New York City collectors in search of the emerging trends in the fine art world.

Julia presented a set of her latest female figures paintings.

Below you can see the photos of her booth in the solo section of the show.

Julia Shaternik at Artexpo New York 2007

Julia Shaternik is taking part in Art Expo Show 2007 1-5 March. Artexpo New York – the world’s largest fine and popular art fair – provides limitless exhibition opportunities for galleries, publishers, art dealers and artists that offer paintings, sculpture, photography, etchings, works on paper, glass, decorative arts, digital arts, and more.

The Artexpo New York tradition extends more than a quarter-century, and today attracts nearly 40,000 fine art trade buyers and New York City collectors in search of the emerging trends in the fine art world.

Julia is presenting a collection of her latest female figures paintings. Her booth number is 227. You are welcome to come and see her art work.

Father/Daughter artists to exhibit together in the Seton Hall University

Artists Ales Shaternik and Julia Shaternik will exhibit their dynamic art at the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University in the second floor gallery.  Their paintings will be on display from March 14 through May 27, 2007.  An opening reception will take place on Thursday, April 19th from 5 PM to 8 PM.  The opening reception and exhibition are free and open to the public.  The show is composed of 12 works that demonstrate the virtuosity of the artists in oil paint.

The elder Shaternik’s work consists of five landscapes that are vivid and full of energy which is demonstrated through his vibrant use of color and vigorous brushstrokes.  His daughter Julia exhibits seven paintings that are figurative and skillfully express her talent for balancing color, shape and line.  Both artists hail from Minsk, the capital of Belarus.  Ales received his training at the Belarusian Theatre and Art Institute (1967), while Julia received her MFA from Belarusan State University of Culture in 2004.  Both artists have a comprehensive record of international exhibitions and are in numerous private and museum collections

For 150 years, Seton Hall University has been a catalyst for leadership, developing the whole student, mind, heart and spirit. Seton Hall combines the resources of a large university with the personal attention of a small liberal arts college. Its attractive suburban campus is only 14 miles by train, bus or car to New York City, with the wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities the city offers. Seton Hall is a Catholic university that embraces students of all races and religions, challenging each to better the world with integrity, compassion and a commitment to serving others. For more information, see www.shu.edu

Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University
400 S. Orange Ave
South Orange, NJ 07079
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International Exhibition in the Museum Of Russian Contemporary Art

In the past, our museum has already organized similar events. In particular, we had joint Russian-American and Russian-Georgian-American expositions. And now we are opening an international exhibition that presents artists from Russia, Byelorussia, Georgia, France and the US.

Among Russian artists there are those who work and live all around the world – in Russia, the USA, France, Israel, Canada and Ukraine. Along with well- known artists as Oscar Rabin, Anatoly Zverev, Vladimir Jakovlev, Boris Zaborov, Oleg Tselkov, this show will introduce their young colleagues from Moscow, St.-Petersburg, Paris, Nizhni Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Novokuznetsk, Kharkov, New York, Toronto, Montreal, Jerusalem, Zaparozhja.
From Belarus, show participation is accepted by such renowned masters as Alexander Shaternik, Alexey Marochkin, Michael Karpuk, Vladimir Sulkovsky, among them a yong and talented artist Julia Shaternik.
From Georgia, in the exhibition, there are five masters including Vladimir Kandelaki, Zura Bushurishvili, Irakly Avaliani take.
France is represented by two Parisian artists Gabriel Juon-Ergin,Sylvia Tabet. Constantine Gedal, Rich Buckler, Lana Santrelli and Robin Vohl are among few American artists whose works will be on display.

Obviously, with such diversity, spectators will meet the artworks from the most different directions existing in the modern art.

Alexander Glezer
Museum’s General Director