Yuri Melkov celebrates 75th anniversary with personal exhibition in Smolensk
In the Cultural and Exhibition Center named after Tenishev (Smolensk) opened the anniversary exhibition of Smolensk artist Yuri Melkov
The Tenishev Cultural and Exhibition Center (Smolensk) opened a jubilee exhibition of Smolensk artist Yuri Melkov. The exposition dedicated to its 75th anniversary is called “My Love is Russia” and is also dedicated to the 83rd anniversary of the liberation of Smolensk from the Nazi invaders.
Yuri Melkov was born in Kryvyi Rih, but since 1959 he has lived in Smolensk. He graduated from the Art and Graphic Faculty of the Smolensk State Pedagogical Institute and is a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR and Russia.
The artist works in many genres: landscape, still life, portrait, historical painting. The main theme of his work is love for the Motherland. During his life, he was awarded the State Prize in Fine Arts, the Gold Medal of the Union of Artists of Russia, the medals of Yuri Gagarin and St. Abraham of Smolensk.
The exhibition presents about a hundred works created over the past five decades. A special place is occupied by the cycle “Smolyans – participants of the SVO”, on which the artist began to work in 2024. To date, ten portraits of heroes-countrymen have been created.
Governor Vasily Anokhin noted that Melkov’s work has become an integral part of the artistic heritage of the region. Such exhibitions help to cultivate a sense of pride in the country.
