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Valeriy Gridnev
Born 01/01/56
Valery was born in the Urals, Russia in 1956. He was educated in Sverdlovsk Art College from 1978-1980 before studying for seven years at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. On completion of the advanced course at the USSR Academy of Arts he won the extremely prestigious Gold Medal with his painting 'Early Years'. In the early nineties he worked in the creative studio at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.
Valery has been a member of the Russian Artist's Federation since 1991. His work hangs in collections worldwide as a result of various exhibitions in Germany, Russia, London and America. |
 Valeriy's portraits are steeped in the true academic training of the USSR. He always makes a sketch of the composition to show a client and then paints entirely from life. They are beautifully executed and timeless works of art. He is arguably the most prolific of the Russian portrait painters working in London.
Adult portraiture
Oils from £5,000
Watercolours from £3,000
Pastels from £3,000
Charcoals from £2,500
Child Portraiture
Oils from £4,000
Watercolours from £2,500
Pastels from £2,500
Charcoals from £2,000
Group Portraiture
Oils from £8,750
Watercolours from £5,250
Pastels from £5,250
Charcoals from £4,375
Note: children are classed as being aged 12 and under. |
Selected Commissions and Collections
- Mr Lester Piggot
- The Earl of Carnarvon
- Leader of the Monte-Carlo Orchestra
- Mr Richard Compton
- Mrs Harry Vane
- Mr David Reid Scott
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Exhibitions
- Family Exhibition Arndean Gallery, Cork Street, London
- 'artLondon', Burton's Court, Chelsea, London
- Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair, London
- One Three Nine Gallery, London
- Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour
- Pastel Society Exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
- Pastels of the Century, Mall Gallery, London
- Academy of Arts, Washington selected for the best drawings from the St Petersburg Academy of Arts
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