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Vlad Duchev

Vlad Duchev was born in 1965 in a small town in Ukraine. Growing up he was impressed by the art of Russian-Ukrainian impressionists. At the age of 8, he entered an art school in the small town of Bila-Tserkov and started his journey as an artist with the goal to enter the Art Academy of Ukraine. At the age of 14, being under the pressure from his musical family, he decided to take a musical path. He studied at the Music College of Zhytomyr, the Music Academy of Kharkiv, and the National Conservatory of Ukraine in Kyiv with major in classical performance – double bass. But at the same time, he continued studying painting. In 1994 due to the unstable situation in Ukraine, he decided to move his family to the United States. In 2015 after the sudden death of his beloved brother and after almost 20 years of not holding the brushes he decided to return to his passion for painting. He dived into the studies and set the rule of painting daily.

Biography

Organizations
Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association (MAPAPA)
American Impressionist Society (AIS)
Maryland Federation of Art (MFA)
Outdoor Painters Society (OPS)
National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Youtube Channel -Open Studio D
ArtPro Easel

Recognitions
Color Columbia Plein Air 2019 (1st Place)
B&H Rail Road Museum Plein Air Competition MAPAPA 2020 (3rd Place)
Fall in Kent Exhibition 2020 (1st Place)
Paint Annapolis 2020 (MAPAPA Award)
Best of America 2020 Exhibition NOAPS
Best of America 2021 Exhibition NOAPS
Charleston Plein Air 2021 – NOAPS (3rd Place)
Bath County Plein Air 2021 (3rd Place)
Best of America Small Works 2022 Exhibition NOAPS
Coastal Plein Air Competition 2022 (1st Place)
Gloucester Plein Air Invitational 2022 (Award of Best Sunset)
Plein Air Easton 2022 (no awards… but just awesome time)
Saranac Lake Plein Air 2022 (One of the Awards)
Bath County Plein Air 2023 – Best Nocturne

Artist Statement

The beauty of visual storytelling lies in its ability to provoke emotions and spark the viewer’s imagination. In my work I try to encourage the viewers to find their own stories within my work, creating a connection that transcends the boundaries of the canvas. “The less is more…” we always say!

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