EDUCATION
1987-1994, Moscow State Institute of Fine Arts named by V. Surikov
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1992-1994, professor at Children Art School, Moscow,Russia
1994-1996 , director and professor at Art School of Historical Preserve "Stary Krym", Crimea
CHRONOLOGY
Born in Lubertsy, Moscow region , 1964, Russia
Raised in Stary Krym, Crimea
School years 1970-1981, Lubertsy, Moscow region, Russia
1981-1982, student in Oil and Gas industry Institute, Moscow,Russia
1982-1984, soldier , Russian army
1984-1995, private classes in A.E. Sukhinin Art Studio, Moscow, Russia
1987-1994, student, Moscow State Institute of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
1990-1994, artist and journalist in local newspaper, Moscow, Russia
1993, one of the founders of Historical Preserve "Stary Krym", Crimea
1994-1996 , director and professor at Art School of Historical Preserve "Stary Krym", Crimea
1996 moved to California, resides in Santa Monica.
PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
Permanent publications in "TAGANKA" newspaper, 1990-1994
Catalog of Russian Oil Painting Exhibition, Hong Kong , 1997
" Desert Style", November issue, 1997
" The Desert Treasure", June issue, 1998
" New look", January issue, 1999
Catalog of DIVERSITY 2000 show, 2000
" Art collector bids Moscow farewell", Moscow Tribune, 02.16.1996
" New colors of Vladimir Derkach", We and America #29, 1998
" Marina Fine Arts show", The Argonaut, 10.29.1998
" Minami Nihon Shinbun", 06.06.1999
" Look who has come", Panorama, #960, 1999
" Afisha", #1, 2000
" We and America", #43, 2000
Art shows and exhibitions :
1989, group show in Moscow, ''Russian landscape" NIKA-Z gallery
1989, art show "OLGA GALLERY", Moscow, Russia
1990, art show in SAMARA, "Kniga-Printshop Gallery",
1990, Armand Hummer Art Center, One Man Show, Moscow, Russia
1991, group art show, London, "OLGA GALLERY"
1992, group art show, Singapoure"ALMA MATER" Gallery
1994, diploma in xylography in Moscow Art Institute
1995, art research in Reims, France.
1995, group art show, London, "ALMA MATER" Gallery
1995, art show in private collection , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
1996, one man show, "Watercolor today", Moscow,Russia
1996, one man show in American Embassy, Moscow, Russia
1996, moved to Santa Monica, CA
1996, Art Expo, L.A., participant
1997, Art Expo New York, participant
1997, Art Vancouver' 97, Canada
1997, Contemporary Masters of the Tretiakov Gallery, Dick Kleiman Fine Art, OH
1997, art show Floralscale, OH
1997, Vignettes, OH, group show
1997, one man show , William Daniel Fine Art, Palm Springs
1997, one man show, Marina Fine Arts, L.A., CA
1997, Hong Kong group show, Alma-Mater Gallery
1998, Lazar's Art Show, Canton, OH
1998, Green Guerrillas sale and auction, New York
1998, Catalina's views, one man show, L.A., CA
1998, San Juan Capistrano, Russian Heritage Festival, CA
1998, Frederick Weisman Museum, group show of Malibu Art Association
1998, Museum Of Tolerance, Artists from former Soviet Union, L.A., CA
1999, one man show, Shimada city, Japan
1999, one man show, Kokubu city, Japan
1999, San Juan Capistrano, Russian Heritage Festival, CA
1999, one man show, ,Osaka city, Japan
1999, one man show, Kyoto city, Japan
1999, one man show, Marina Fine Arts, L.A., CA
2000, Viva Gallery, Diversity 2000, Northridge, CA
2000, one man show, Ube city, Japan
2000, one man show, Marina del Rey,CA
2001, one man show, Tokyo city, Japan
2001, one man show, Nikko city, Japan
2001, one man show, Kakogawa city, Japan
2001, one man show, Marina Fine Arts, L.A., CA
2002, one man show, Sapporo city, Japan
2002, one man show, Hiroshima city, Japan,
2002, one man show, Hirosaki city, Japan,
2003, one man show, Marina Fine Arts Gallery, CA
2003, one man show, OPUS Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Source:
Website of the artist: http://home1.gte.net/vofan/bio.htm
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