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Biography of Dmitry Belyukina

Dmitry Belyukin was born in Moscow in 1962, the son of a famous painter, book illustrator, Anatoly Ivanovich Belyukina. After graduating MSHSH them. Surikov in 1980, he entered the Moscow State Art Institute. VISurikova the Faculty of Painting, studio portrait (head - Prof. I. Glazunov). In 1986 Dmitry Hons defended his thesis film "Death of Pushkin, which is followed by active service in the Soviet Army in the Army Air Forces. In 1987 - 1988 he worked at the Combine pictorial art of the Art Fund of the RSFSR.

Since 1988 a member of Artists Union of Russia and the Moscow Union of Artists. Trained in creative workshops painting USSR Academy of Arts (leaders - Active members of the Academy of Arts of the USSR AP Tkachev and SP Tkachev).

Since 1999 and currently works at the studios of martial artists. Grekov. Since 2004 Member of the Creative Union of Russian Artists. People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Arts.

Dmitry Belyukin works in the tradition of classical Russian school of painting, has been active exhibition activities. In 2009 the artist was awarded the Foundation of the Holy Apostle Andrew Vsehvalnogo "For Faith and Loyalty" and the national prize "Man of the Year - 2009".


Awards and titles

1987 - Silver Medal USSR Ministry of Culture - for graduate picture "of Pushkin's death."
-Gold Medal Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR (now Russia Exhibition Centre) - a portrait of T. Palshin.
1989 - The title of Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize, and in the field of culture - for a series of works "The wounds of Afghanistan."
1997 - Honorary Member of the Pushkin Academy.
1999 - Honored Artist of Russia.
- Honorary member of the Fund Vsehvalnogo Holy Apostle Andrew.
2002 - Corresponding member of the Peter's Academy of Arts and Sciences.
-Honorary Diploma of the jury "Book of the Year" (in the category "Artist-illustrator») XV Moscow International Book Exhibition.
- Commemorative Medal and the Medal "200 Years of Ministry of Defense." Medal "In memory of the 850 anniversary of Moscow".
2005 - People's Artist of Russia.
-Medal of the Ministry of Defense "for valor."
2007 - Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
- Order of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky II degree, Medal of sacrificial service. "
2008 - Jubilee mark "225 years of the Black Sea Fleet."
2009 - Awarded to Andrew Foundation "For Faith and Loyalty".
- Laureate of National Prize "Person of the Year - 2009".