Kurbanov, Yaroslav Khairullavich

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Yaroslav (Slava) Khairullavich Kurbanov was born March 26, 1968 in Machatskala in the Caucasus Mountains of Dagestan. His parents, Khairullah Magomedovich Kurbanov and Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina are both well-known artists. In addition to the talent he inherited from them, he also received early training when he was accepted into the Children’s Art School on the basis of his early promise. Following his training there, in 1987 he completed four years at the art school in Makhachkala and then spent six years (from 1990 to 1996) at the Repin Institute of Art, Sculpture, and Architecture required to earn a master’s degree. Slava’s work so impressed some German benefactors that he was presented with a scholarship for ability.

Important group exhibitions include:

1990: Exhibitions of students’ paintings, Berlin, Germany
1994: Exhibition “ar Selecta” Loggia della Mercanzia, Piazza Banchi, organized by the Consulate of Russia, Genoa, Italy (one painting was bought by the Municipal Museum of Genoa)
1995: Exhibition organized by the Society of Artists’ Support, St. Petersburg, Russia
1995: Theaterquadriennale, Prague, Czech Republic
1996: Exhibition of the Academy of Art, Chilehouse, Hamburg, Germany
1997: Exhibition “My Russia - My World” at the UN Information Centery, Moscow, Russia
1997: Exhibition organized by Euro Raitesen Fund, Raisio, Finland
1997: Exhibition at the Linda Woodall Gallery, Apison,TN, USA
1997: Exhibition of the St. Petersburg Society of Watercolor Artists at the National Museum of Watercolor, Salvador-Nova, Coyoacan, Mexico
1998: Exhibition of St. Petersburg Artists, Shanghai, China
1999: “The first winter exhibition of the St. Petersburg Society of Watercolor Artists in the House of Journalists, St. Petersburg, Russia
1999: “Magic Power of White Nights”, Dresden, Germany
2001: Exhibition “Gallery Kraftwerk”, Chemnitz, Germany
2001: Exhibition of “ARTEL” Society, Berlin, Germany
2002: Exhibition “AKT” at Gallery Meyer, Berlin, Germany

Important solo exhibitions include:

1996: Exhibition in the House of Architects “Hollander Club”; St. Petersburg, Russia
1997: Exhibition at the Consulate of the USA; St. Petersburg, Russia
1998: Exhibition at Gallery Summer Garden “Two Kurbanovs from A to Z”; St. Petersburg, Russia
1999: Exhibition at Gallery Svetlana; Cologne, Germany
1999: Exhibition at Gallery Am Theater; Nuremburg, Germany
2000: Exhibition at Gallery Unikat; Hamburg, Germany
2004: Exhibition at Gallery Storkower Bogen; Berlin, Germany
2004: Exhibition at Gallery Kunst; Wetzlar, Germany
2004: Exhibition at Gallery Goda; Amsterdam, Holland

Slava prefers portraits, still lifes, and themes from mythology. His favorite period of art is the Renaissance, and the influence of his favorite painters - Botticelli and Da Vinci - can redily be seen in his work.

Slava lives and works in St. Petersburg. His work has been exhibited in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, and the United States.

His works have been published in various books and journals, including:

“Die Welt.” (Newspaper) Hamburg, Germany, 1996.
“An Image of Woman.” Russian Art Almanac, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2000.
“Kolnische Rundschau.” (Newspaper) N78, Cologne, Germany, 1999.
“Morgen Post.” (Newspaper) Hamburg, Germany, 1996.
“New World of Art.” (Magazine) N6, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1999.
“Raisio Tiedottaa.” (Newspaper) N4, Raisio, Finland, 1997.
“Stage.” (Magazine) N12, Moscow, Russia, 1998.
“Students’ Works of the Repin Institute.” (Album), Shanghai, China, 1997.
“Tradition Rediscovered.” CommonPlace Publishing, New Canaan, CT, 1998.
“World of Good, Beauty and Harmony.” (Catalogue of the Exhibition) Shanghai, China, 1998.