Peter Fishman

Peter Fishman
Born (1955-11-30)November 30, 1955
Kiev, U.S.S.R
Nationality Russian
Education Smolensk State University
Known for Sculpture, Painting

Peter Fishman (Russian: Пётр Аронович Фишман) born 1955, in Kiev, USSR is a Russian sculptor and painter, Professor ordinarius in sculpture at the Smolensk University for Humanities.

Life and career

Peter Fishman was born into a family of a serviceman in 1955. The Family moved from city to city due to father’s army service. In 1967 they settled in the city of Smolensk. Here Peter started painting in the art studio of the local Palace of Pioneers, some years later he entered the Smolensk art school. Having finished the art school, he continued his education in the field of fine arts at the department of arts of the Smolensk State Pedagogical Institute. In 1978 he successfully defended his final project for a master's degree and earned praise of the state commission. His supervisor was people's artist Albert Sergeev.

From 1980 to 1986 Peter worked as a fine art restorer at the Smolensk State Museum. Currently, in addition to creative and educational activities he is engaged in restoration of historic and artistic monuments. Since 1978 he has been participating regularly in all-Union and all-Russian exhibitions. In 1989 Peter Fishman became a member of the Union of Artists. In 1998 and 2000 he organized the stone sculpture symposiums in Smolensk. In 2005 he was the artistic director of the creative team for the cultural exchange between the twin cities of Smolensk and Hagen (Germany).

Awards

Selected exhibitions

Governor Lopatin
Working on the bust of Vice-admiral Makarov

Publication

Monumental Sculptures

Photo gallery

External links

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