In Makhachkala opened an exhibition of academician RAH Mikhail Verholantsev

In the Dagestan Museum of Fine Arts named after opened a personal exhibition of academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of Russia Mikhail Verkholantsev “Polyphony of the Cutter”.

The exposition was prepared as part of the V International Biennale of Printed Graphics “Kubachin Tower” with the support of a grant from the head of Dagestan. The exhibition includes woodcuts from the Biennale collection, prints from the artist’s collection, sketches for engravings, printed forms and catalogs. In total, more than 70 works created from 1992 to 2026 in the techniques of end woodcutting and longitudinal woodcutting.

Verkholantsev was born in Moscow in 1937 in a family of artists, graduated from MVHPU. As a student, he became interested in woodcuts and book illustration, worked as a designer and teacher, collaborated with magazines and publishers. Since 1975 he has represented Russian art at major international exhibitions and biennale. His works are kept in leading museums and private collections.

The exhibition continues the history of the artist’s relations with Dagestan: in 2024 he received the Grand Prix of the IV Biennale “Kubachinskaya Tower”, and this year he received a special diploma “For brilliant skill and a huge contribution to the development of graphic art”. Viewers will see the series “Fantastic Dancing”, the cycle “Phoeb and Pan”, works on the epic “Kalevala”, illustrations to Tolstoy’s “Kreutzer Sonata” and others.

Representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Dagestan, the Union of Artists, Museums and Biennale spoke at the vernissage. Verkholantsev thanked the organizers and said that he donates all the graphic sheets to the museum.