Sergei Pavlenko

Sergei Pavlenko

Biography

Pavlenko graduated in Painting from St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts in 1988. He studied under Boris Ugarov, President of the Academy of Fine Arts of the USSR, and was nominated for the Gold Medal.

In 1989 Sergei moved to the West, received immediate recognition and began to paint and exhibit his work in London and the USA. Since then he has been living and working in London and is now a British citizen. Now an established portrait painter, both in Europe and the USA, Sergei’s work is in constant demand. His portrait of H.M. The Queen, completed in 2000, was said to be the Queen’s favourite portrait since her Coronation. It was personally unveiled by Her Majesty.

The painting received impressive coverage by the world press and television and a postage stamp was subsequently made in the UK.

In 2004, Sergei Pavlenko had a spectacular one-man exhibition in London in the Russian Embassy and in Moscow in the British Embassy, with over 1000 guests attending the Private View. Four TV channels covered the event and numerous articles and reviews on the subject appeared in newspapers and magazines. In Russia, Sergei’s name has been added to the list of highly distinguished emigrants and is next to the ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. In Britain, Channel 4 of the UK Television showed a film about Sergei and his portraits.

Recently Sergei was awarded a commission to paint a large-scale picture of The Queen meeting with Prince William and Prince Harry at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

elected Exhibitions

*2004 One-man show, The British Embassy, Moscow.
*2004 One-man show, The Russian Embassy, London.
*Andean Gallery, Cork Street, London.
*Andreeva Portrait Gallery, Santa Fe, USA.
*“Artlondon”, Contemporary Art Fair, London.
*Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair.
*2000 20th Century British Art Fair, London.
*Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
*Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Gallery, London.
*1989, 93 Royal Institute of Oil Painters, London.
*Portrait Commissions, Henry Wyndham Art Gallery, London.
*David Ker Gallery, London.
*Kertesz Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
*Royal West of England Academy of Arts.
*Art Expo-90, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Commissions and Collections

*HRH The Prince of Wales
*HRH Prince Ernst of Hanover
*HRH Prince Nicholas Romanov
*HRH Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy
*John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
*Hugh FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton
*David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland
*David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
*John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam
*Brown University, USA
*Mr Crispin Odey
*Cazenove Group plc.
*The Worshipful Company of Drapers
*The Earl and Countess of Dalhousie
*Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
*Mr Rudolf Oetker (Germany).
*Mr Lee Bass (USA).
*Robber de Balkany (France).
*Mr Carlo Bonomy (Italy).
*Mr John Goulandris (Greece).
*Rudolf von Ribbentrop (Germany).
*Count Gustaf Douglas (Sweden).
*Vicomte and Vicomtesse de Ribb (France).
*Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild
*Alfred Taubman (USA).
*Mr Fridtjof Lorentsen (Norway).
*Count Knut Winterfeld (Denmark).
*Lord Younger (former Secretary of Defence).
*12th Lancers Regiment
*Sir Jack Stewart-Clark
*Mr Michael Stone.
*Mr Salah Hawila.
*Colonel Hamilton-Russell.
*Colonel Peter Rodgers.
*Captain John Macdonald-Buchunan.
*Dr August Oetker (Germany).
*Mr William Worsley.
*Sir Jeoffry Rose (RAC Club).

External links

* http://www.spavlenko.demon.co.uk/