Yuri Yakovenko

The name of Yuri Yakovenko is well known in Western Europe. Personal exhibitions of the artist were held in Spain, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Sweden and Cyprus. The artist’s works are kept in the collections of the Vatican Library, galleries in New York, Toronto, Stockholm, museum collections in Russia and Belarus, as well as in private collections of Queen Elizabeth II, the Spanish and Swedish royal houses. Yuri Yakovenko is a member of the Belarusian Union of Artists, an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, a member of the International Club "Graphic House" (Sweden). In 2010, he was awarded the title “Honorary Citizen of the City of Grodno”. The master has more than 25 international and domestic awards for participating in the print and book graphic biennale. Among the latest achievements of Yuri Yakovenko is the Grand Prix of the II International Graphic Biennale of JOSEP de RIBERA in Javit (Spain). The most valuable award for the artist (by his own admission) is Rembrandt’s self-portrait, printed from the board of the great Dutchman. [from: https://gallerix.org/pr/yuriy-yakovenko-gravirovannye-mify-frukty-zveri-koroli-v-galeree-belyaevo/] Music: Oophoi/Tau Ceti "Valles Marineris"