Biography


Leonid Afremov

The artist Leonid Afremov was born in Vitebsk, Belarus in 1955-- the same town where Mark Chagall was born. Leonid Afremov graduated from Vitebsk Art School The school was founded by Mark Chagall in 1921 . Along with Chagall, Malevich and Kandinsky, Leonid Afremov is a member of the famous Vitebsk painting school. Leonid worked a lot and participated in different exhibitions in Vitebsk. Since 1990 he has lived in Israel.

The artist has his own unique style. He doesn't use brushes to paint - he uses a palette-knife. Original, light-colored, and gentle style that had been worked out for years is the main distinction of the artist.

List of Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions in Former USSR;

1977- Students' Anniversasy Exhibition, Vitebsk
1988-- Exhibition of Soviet Artists' Union, Vitebsk

1989 - Exhibition of Soviet Artists' Union, Vitebsk

1990- Exhibition of Soviet Artists' Union, Vitebsk

1989- Exhibition of Judaica-based Paintings, Moscow

Group Exhibitions in Israel:

1991 - Amaliya Alber Art Gallery

1992- Exhibition of Judaica-based Paintings, Ramat-Gan Museum

1994 - Exhibition of Judaica-based Paintings, TeI-Aviv Museum

1997- Anniversasy Exhibition, Ashdod Museum

Personal Exhibitions in Israel:

1991- Arts Center, Ramat-Gan

1993-- "Gistadrut" Club, Tel-Aviv

1994- "Lapid" Art Gallery, Ashdod

1995 - "Dilon" Art Gallery, Jaffo

19% - "Dilon" Art Gallery, Jaffo

1997- "Beit Opera" Art Gallery, Tei-Aviv

1998- "Belt Opera" Art Gallery, Thl-Aviv

1999-- "ofir" Art Gallery, Ramat-Aviv

2000- TeI-Aviv Museum

2001 - Ashdol Museum