Still Life with a Pineapple

VICTOR TATARENKO was born in 1950. In 1973 graduated from Odessa State Art College named. NK Grekova. In 1980 he graduated Leningrad Higher Art School of Industrial them. VI Fly (Saint-Petersburg State Artistic and Industrial Academy)., Department monumental - decorative painting with Professor A. Kazantsev. Since 1985 - Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Since 1992 - Member of International Association of Modern Mosaic (Ravenna, Italy). Since 1994 - Member of International Association of artists and art critics. Since 1998 - Member of the Society watercolors. Since 1979 he has participated in over 170 exhibitions in Russia and abroad, 12 personal The author of monumental works in Lithuania, Finland and Russia. In 1993, won first place in the competition for the mosaic in the interior of the terminal station in Moscow, St. Petersburg. In 1997, the winner in the category "Painting" in the contest of culture "Window to the Netherlands (Consulate-General of the Netherlands). Has Diploma-3rd and 4 th International Biennale of watercolor in Mexico City (Mexico). In the years 1998-2000. - Participant in the international salons. Moscow. CHA. Crimean val.V in 2001 received a diploma of the exhibition "Flower Symphony", held at the International Flower Festival of Roses Parade behalf of the Empress Maria Feodorovna in Pavlovsk. In 2003 - International Salon "National des Beaux Arts", Paris, France, the Louvre. In 2004 - Diploma 2-th International Graphic Biennale in St. Petersburg. Tatarenko works in easel and monumental painting, watercolors, graphics, mosaics, ceramics, stained glass. Private collections and collections of Russia, Britain, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Canada, USA, Finland, France, Switzerland and Sweden. 

Exhibitions:
1997 3rd award in competition at “Window to Holland” exhibition. Netherlands Consulate in St.-Petersburg. Painting workshop.
Since 1981 Participates in all biggest season exhibitions of the Artists Union of Russia. Manezh Gallery. St.-Petersburg.
1996 St.-Petersburg Artists exhibition. International Golden Club. “Artists of St.-Petersburg”. Modern Art Gallery “Art collegium”. 
1997 Jubilee program “Sergey Dyagilev. Life for Russian Culture. Ballet by the eyes of Artists of St.-Petersburg”. Kshesinskaya’s House. St.-Petersburg 
1998 Art Festival “Modern Art Anatomy” Modern Art Gallery “Art collegium”.
Paintings are kept in public (Russian Museum, St.-Petersburg, Art Museum, Ivanovo, Museum Collection of the Artist Union, St.-Petersburg) and private collections (“MARS” gallery in Moscow, “Hohman” gallery in Germany, “ANNA” gallery in St.-Petersburg) in Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Swiss and USA.
1998 Group exhibition in Rochester City, NY.
1999 Group exhibition in Santa Barbara, CA.
2000 Artexpo San Francisco, CA.
2001 Artexpo New York, NY.
2003 Group exhibition at Mr. and Mrs. Tovbin home. San Francisco, CA.
2003 Group exhibition at Mr. and Mrs. Portnoy. Hillsborough, CA
2004 Group exhibition at Artodox Publishing place. San Francisco, CA.
2007 The Mix: Russian Modern Art. Group exhibition at Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.