Vladimir ZUEV

Born 1959 / Sverdlovsk region, Russia

Honored Artist of Russia

Laureate of the Premium of Governor of Sverdlovsk region, Russia, for outstanding achievement in the field of the literature and arts

Awarded Medal of Russian Academy of Arts

Education

1976 – 1981                 Faculty of Printmaking, State Pedagogical Institute, Nizhny Tagil

Experience

Professor, State Social Pedagogical Academy, Department of Fine Arts, Nizhny Tagil, Russia

Membership

Member, Union of Artists of Russia

Workshops

1986, 1987, 1989, 1991          Printmaking workshops, Republic House of Artists Cheliuskinskaya, Moscow, Russia

Awarded with more than 70 Diplomas, including 15 first Degree Diplomas and Grand Prix.

Awards (selected)

2014                            Printmaking workshop, State Picture Gallery, Vologda, Russia

2014                            Printmaking workshop, Regional Arts Seminar, Ekaterinburg, Russia

2009                           Printmaking workshop, Chengdu, China

2008                           Artist in Residsence, Centre for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, USA

2003                            Award, International Print Biennale, Beijing, China

2002                            Grand Prix, 3rd Triennial, Gallant and Erotic Works in Ex libris and Miniprints, Havířov, Czech Republic

2002                            1st Prize, Biennale of the Contemporary Ex libris, Malbork, Poland

2002                           Printmaking workshop, conference, Suzaka, Japan

2001                            Award, International Print Exhibition, Hilo, Hawaii, USA

2000                            Grand Prix, 5th World Triennial of Miniprints, Chamalières, France

2000                            1st Prize, Bookplates for the XXI Century, Barcelona, Spain

1999                            1st World Ex libris Competition, Man of the new millennium, Gallarate, Italy

1998                            Prix, Felicien Rops International Engraving Competition, Namur, Belgium

1998                            Prize, AGART World Print Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia

1996                            Award of Excellence, International Miniprints Biennale, Seoul, Korea

1996                            1st Prize, Biennale of Contemporary Ex libris, Malbork, Poland

1995                            Grand Prix, International Biennale of Metal Techniques CUPRUM-6, Lublin, Poland

1995                            1st Degree Diploma, All-Russian Competition, Art of Book, Moscow, Russia

1994                            Printmaking workshop, Torun, Poland

Awarded with more than 70 Diplomas, including 15 1st Degree Diplomas and Grand Prix. He has participated in more than 250 exhibitions in Russia and abroad. 25 solo exhibitions in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Czech Republic, Hungary, China and Russia. His works are in many private and public collection in France, Czech Republic, China, USA, Belgium, Russia, Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey and Thailand. He lectures classical drawing and contemporary printmaking at the Faculty of Printmaking in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. His artistic practice explores print, ex libris, woodcut, book illustration.

He lives in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.