Alexander Donskoi

Painter

Life Events

Neo-Renaissance Artist

MASTER of FINE ARTS & DESIGNE

&Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Planning –

Toronto, Ontario Canada

I was born in one of the most unique, mystical and enigmatic places on earth. It’s called Far East Russia. A very long time ago it was very powerful, strong kingdom called Balhae.

The earliest recorded mention of Balhae comes from the old book of Tang, which was compiled between 941 to 945AD.The 13th century census of Northern China by the Mongols distinguished Balhae from other ethnic groups such as Goryeo, Khitan and Jurchen. Most descendants of Balhae are today in China.

Siberia and the Russian Far East are home to some of the most profoundly beautiful wilderness areas left on earth. Russia’s diverse landscapes support an incredible biodiversity, including one-fifth of the world’s forests, and endangered species such as the Amur leopard, Siberian tiger, and Western Pacific Grey Whale. Lake Baikal alone holds 20 percent of the world’s unfrozen fresh water, and it is the oldest and deepest lake in the world. We also have the Japan Sea with its magical flying islands. All of this quickly woke up my imagination as early as four years old and gave me the strongest impulse to create art.

Than began a long process of my education, self-acknowledgment, experiments with different Medias, self-realisations and study from the greatest masters of the fine art.

By the time I reach my twenties the creation and studies of art completely swallowed me, I was in state of craziness, my life became destined to create and study fine art. For the next ten years I worked for 18-20 hours a day, traveling, visiting the world’s greatest museums and galleries! At the same time, I was constantly studying ancient art history, philosophy, religions, and cultures of ancient civilizations.

In 1991 I moved to Canada, where I continue working on my drawings and paintings, as well as studying and becoming fascinated by the early Netherlandish/Flemish artists, as well as the greatest surrealist artists. During past 20 years I had many solo and group shows. I had several publications and interviews with TV programs, and numerous of my art works were sold to private collectors around the globe.

To me, the most significant project I had ,was the international exhibition in Otaru, Japan “Salvador Dali and Fantastic Realism” in 1998, where I had the honour to represent Canada with my surrealistic drawings and paintings of “The flying islands”, along with artists like Max Ernest,  Ernest Fuchs  and G.R Geiger. It’s gave me recognition among the high-end artist of the word, as I shared and demonstrated my goals and endless ideas!

As I become more mature and experienced I realised that to be recognised as a Master of the Fine art, it is not enough only to create art, but also to become an advocate of art.

For many years I been promoting the Neo-Renaissance movement, but you have to understand that is not necessarily my only artistic style. My calling is a calling to all artists to give birth to, to restore and to renovate creations of fine art!

Unfortunately the human nature is often more destructive than creative and can at time building on our legacy of divine art for present and future generations!

We’ve had enough wars and destruction! It’s time to build and create beautiful and inspirational artworks, so that the next generation will not be ashamed of what we did in a past but instead, with pride, will continue to live prosperous and peaceful lives in harmony with each other!

With a deep understanding and appreciation of the past and good proper foundation for the present and future!

Master of Fine Art, Visual Artist/Designer/Art Instructor / working with oil on canvass, pencil on paper, mix- Medias.

Offering for sale Fine Art for private collectors, museums and art galleries. Private Art Lessons. Accepting commissions from the company’s and private individuals to do pictures, murals, design, frescos, book illustrations any size and any topics. Restoration of antique paintings.

EDUCATION: leonardo College of Design Photoshop &Illustrator 2018

1978-1984 University of Fine Arts, Russia  M.D in Fine Art & Design

1974-1978  College of Fine Arts, Russia  B.A in Fine Art

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2019  Contemporary Art Museum Del Caravaggio –Canada Art Director

2018  Arts Division EDGIC Fine Art, Luxury & Media Corporation, LLC. (EDGIC)

USA, Colorado http://artists.edgic.eu/alexander-donskoi.html

2017-Present  Associazione Rosalda Gilardi Bernocco- Museo ILGilardi – Gilardi Art Gallery

LU, Italyhttp://www.museogilardi.it/ www.gilardiartgallery.com

2017  Concept art interior designer -Company Name “Egoist Design”, Toronto, Canada

2000- Present Artist & Member of “TANAIS” Fine Art International LTD, Toronto, Canada

2008  Artist/Designer/Painter “Royal Hermitage” Toronto, Canada

2006  Freelance Artist/Designer/Painter Toronto, Canada

2004  Artist/Designer/Painter “Riffins Company Ltd” Niagara Falls Casino, Canada

2003  Freelance Artist/Painter, Vancouver, Canada

1991  Art Director/Designer/Painter “Villa-Laguna Ltd”, Russia

1986  Professor/Teacher of Vladivostok College Fine Art, Russia

1983  Artist/Designer of Regional Hall, Russia

1980   Artist-Illustrator for Vladivostok Regional Art Magazines, Russia

1978   Artist/Designer/Painter Cinema Theater, Russia

EXHIBITION WORK: Solo (Selected)

2018 “Atrium Theatre, T&E Arts Club” Toronto, ON Canada

2018-2023 Arts Division EDGIC Fine Art, Luxury & Media Corporation, LLC. (EDGIC)

USA, Colorado

2017 “Only One Gallery” Toronto, Canada

“Bombay Sapphire” Miami Artisan Series Finalist, Toronto Canada

2017-2019 Associazione Rosalda Gilardi Bernocco- Museo ILGilardi – Gilardi Art Gallery LU, Italy

2016 Toronto Art Blast Show, ON Canada

2008-Present AVA Financial Group, Inc., Toronto, ON

2007 “Kodiak Gallery”, Toronto, ON

2003 “Gala Gallery European Fine Art”, Vancouver, ON

2002  “A &V Ltd”, Toronto, ON

2001  “Smart Machine” Toronto, ON

2000  “Gallery Hittite” Toronto, ON

2001  “R &L (M) Holdings” Toronto, ON

1995  “Sobot Fine Art Gallery” Toronto, ON

1993   “Kostakis House of Art” Toronto, ON 1989 “House of Scientists” Moscow, Russia

1988 “Exhibition Place” Russia

1982 “Musical College, Vladivostok, Russia

EXHIBITION WORK:       Group Shows (Selected)

2019 “Museum of The Caravaggio” Sicily, Italy www.ars-magistris.com

www.museolaconteadelcaravaggio.com

2018  Arts Division EDGIC Fine Art, Luxury & Media Corporation, LLC. (EDGIC)

USA, Colorado http://artists.edgic.eu/alexander-donskoi.html

2017  “Only One Gallery” Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Miami Finalist, Toronto Canada

2017-2019 Museo ILGilardi – Gilardi Art Gallery   LU, Italy

2017 “Maka Business Group” Art de Arts International Gallery. Old Masters Paining. Madrid, Spain

2016 Toronto Art Blast Show, ON Canada

2008 “Royal Hermitage” Toronto, ON

2007  “Kodiak Gallery” Toronto, ON

2002 “Agora Gallery”   Vancouver, BC

2000  SOHO New York, “Human Inspiration” NY USA

1998  “National Art gallery of Otaru” Japan (Exhibition “Salvador Dali and Fantastic Realism”,                                        organized by the Russian Museum of St. Petersburg).Included 12 international artists as a Ernest

Fuchs, H.R Geiger, Rudolf Hauser and etc. Japan

1995 “Worldwide Arts Resources, Corp” Columbus, OH, USA

1996 “Gallery Hittite” Toronto, ON

1994 “Kuchinski Gallery” Toronto, Canada

1993 “H & J” Auction House, Toronto, ON Canada

1992  “Gallery Heritage”, Toronto, ON Canada

1989  “Russian Art House” Vladivostok, Russia

1988  “Yu Li Gallery”, Shanghai, China

1987  “Exhibition Place”, St. Petersburg, Russia,

“Exhibition place Artist Union”, Vladivostok, Russia

1982 “Regional Art Gallery”, Vladivostok, Russia

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

® AVA Financial Group, Inc. Toronto, Canada; Royal Hermitage, Toronto, Canada; Kodiak Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Trans Resources Inc. Alexander Schneider’s(Canadian Billionaire, Forbes Journal) Private Collection, Switzerland/Canada /USA

® Hundreds paintings and drawings in a private collections in Canada, USA, Thailand, Russia, Israel, Switzerland, China

® Created Design for several casinos (Niagara Falls Casino), cinema features, restaurants, café shops, stores, offices, business, libraries, salons across in Russia, Ukraine, China, California and Canada.

PUBLICATIONS:

2019              Museum of the Caravaggio County Magazine www.ars-magistris.com

2018             EDGIC Fine Art Newsletter December edition

2018             Arts Division EDGIC Fine Art, Luxury & Media Corporation, LLC. (EDGIC)

USA, Colorado http://artists.edgic.eu/alexander-donskoi.html

2017              McArte l’AltrArteBlog. Quattro passi nell’Arte Contemporanea e Classica,Italy

2017             “Monaco Life Style Magazine” “July 7,2017No.5

2016              Direct2artist; LuxxyArt.ca Toronto; Saatchi Art; Samuel Gillis Gallery Swarm, LLC

2016              “Toronto Art Blast Magazine”, Toronto, Canada

2016             “Monaco Life Style Magazine” http://www.monacolifestylemagazine.com/SHOP/

2005              “Globe and Mail”-The Invisible Man, Toronto, ON

2004              “Nasha Canada “Community newspaper North York, ON

2002              “Enoteca Wine & Food-Wine Renaissance” Cover page for the Italian Magazine, Toronto, ON

2001               “The Russian Express” Newspaper, Toronto, ON

1999-2000    “New Art International Magazine” Woodstock NY, USA

1998              “Petersburg Museum Catalog”, Realistic Surrealism Magazine Otaru, Japan

1996              “Slate” Art gallery Guide, Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal

TV PROGRAMMS:

2001              “Proud Russian-Canadian” Talk-Show- personal artist interview for Russian speaking

Community, Toronto, Canada

1988               Russian News interview talk-show- “Yong Artists of Russia”, Russia

1986              TV Art School for Beginners, Russia

Awards:

2017               Finalist of “Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Competition in Miami” winning artwork” “Garbage Land of Controllable Zombies”

2005               Brazil Visual Art Award-First Place

2016              The Best Artist Special 2016 Award “Focus-Group-Art” Milan, Italy

Artist statement-Basis of my Artistic Creativity

In foundation of my artistic creativity is lying absolute relationship between forms, objects, creatures, time, action, events and expanses in preserving individuality in all of them.

At the same time existences of differences and unity, forms and emptiness, where is there connections, developing in to two aspects of one reality, existing unambiguous in the whirlwind of relationships without beginning and eternity motions.

The Artist must be striving to The Greatest Heights, to the High-altitude, to the Divine! And if he achieve that, than he indefinitely will get The Blessing from the Haven, and by that he will be able to broaden his frames to the infinity by implementation the endless in the total end; transforming the ending in to the vessel for the infinity; temporary-in to transmitter of eternity in grasping intuitional stream of movements right in to the deep, in meaning to the High-altitude to the Absolute Reality.

Hear, and only hear, where the Ocean is merging in to the one drop-emerging the true creation.

Artistic creativity-it is where the inner vision of freedom from arbitrary rules, where Divine, Spiritual, boundless are pouring into the inner of artist vision, where supernatural reality reflects on human consciousness.

Where the all images, objects, processes and extraordinarily are really come to life- because they are operating everywhere-where is the reality is a topical.

The Active image – the symbol of spiritual vision is Real.

Where at the end of everything, the artist is representing a quazi-symbolic or multi-dimensional realization.