Matvey Basov

Was born on June14-th, 1950 in Minsk, Republic of Belarus.

1956 -  S.P. Katkov children’s studio

From 1963 until 1967 Matvey has studied at Special School of Art for Talented Children in Minsk /Belarus/.

In 1964 Matvey received a Bronze Medal Award for the drawing at International Children’s Art Competition in Italy.

1967 – 1971 – the years of art education in The Art School of Minsk /Belarus/.  

From 1988 he is a member of League of Artists of Belarus.

From 1981 until now Matvey has exhibit his works more than in 130 National and International Art Show in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, USA, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Canada, Estonia, Denmark, Lithuania.

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2012                History Museum of Mogilev, Mogilev, Belaгus

2012                Museum «Vitebsk Center of contemporary Art», graphic’s exhibition Vitebsk,
                        Belaгus

2012                « Silent conversation » Marc Chagall Museum, Vitebsk, Belaгus

2011                 BoroPark  Library, Brooklyn, NY,USA

2011                Sea Breeze Center, NY,USA

2011                Ocean Ave. and King Hwy Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY,USA

2011                  Under Minerva Gallery,  «Painting», Curator  Y.Mata,  NY, USA

2011                  Under Minerva Gallery,  «Painting  and drowing», Curator  Y.Mata,  NY, USA

2010                «Picturesque reflections», The Central House of the workers of skills, Moscow,
                          Russia

2010                «Biblical experiences», “Shjfar» Gallery Vilnius, Lithuania

2010                   Under Minerva Gallery,  «The Matvey Basov Experienceт»  NY, USA

2010                  «Painting of variety»,  National artistic museum of Belarus

2010                   Bunis Family Gallery JCC, Buffalо, USA

2009                   The King Bay Art Gallery «Bridge American-Russia»,  NY, USA
2009                   Historical studio in Minsk Belarus-Douche center  «Knock into the door», Minsk,
                           Belaгus

2008                   BoroPark  Library «Artist and Time», Brooklyn, NY,USA

2008                  The Russian Cultural Center, Embassy of Russia in Washington, USA

2007                  Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, USA

2006-2007         The Globe Institute of Technology Gallery, New York, NY, USA

2006                  Donnell Library Center, Gallery, New York, NY, USA

2006                  Israel Cultural Center attached to Israel Embassy, Minsk, Belaгus

2005                  The Globe Institute of Technology Gallery, New York, NY, USA

2005                  Nostrand Avenue Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA

2005                  10^th International Art Festival “Maple Leaves”, Montreal, Canada

2005                  The King Bay Art Gallery of YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY, USA

2004                  Art Club Gallery, New York, NY, USA

2004                  The Art Gallery of Institute Gete, Minsk, Belarus

2004                  The Byelorussian National Museum of History and Culture,

  Minsk, Belarus

2003                  The Millennium Theater, New York, USA

2003                  The Globe Institute of Technology Gallery, New York, NY, USA

2002                  The Jewish Folk Crafts Guild Gallery, New York, NY, USA

2001                  Pink Bridge Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2001                  The Globe Institute of Technology Gallery, New York, NY, USA

2001                  The Russian-American Cultural Center, New York, NY, USA, Curator -
                           R.Khidekel

2000                   Republican Art Gallery of  the Belaгussian  Union оf Artists, Minsk, Belarus

1995-1996          The International Educational Center, Minsk , Belarus

1993             “About the Land where never has been” , Russian Drama Theater ,Gallery “Bram”,
                          Minsk, Belarus

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2012                National artistic museum of Belarus, exhibition Memory S.P.Katkova , Minsk,
                         Belarus

2012                The Kings Highway Art Gallery “Bright colors of America », NY ,USA

2012                " Joining Hands " associations "Artel" at the Museum of Modern Art , the
                         International  exhibition   Minsk, Belarus

2011                Russian- American Foundation , with the support of the Harriman Institute ,
                        an international exhibition,   New York

2011                Baruch Performing Arts Center NY ,USA

2011                College ASA NY, NY , USA

2010                The II - e Belarussian biennale of painting, drawing, sculpture,  Republican Art   
                        Gallery of  the Belaгussian  Union оf Artists Minsk, Belarus'  

2010                «SOS» Modern Art Museum, “Artel”, Minsk, Belarus
2010                “Under the white wings”, National artistic museum of Belarus', Minsk, Belarus'

2010                Under Minerva Gallery,  Brooklyn, NY ,USA

2010                The Holland Family Gallery, Buffalо, USA

2009                «Art of Inspiration», The Russian Cultural Center, Embassy of Russia in Washington, USA

2009                International Art exposition in Copenhagen, Denmark
2009                Modern Art Museum, “Artel”, Minsk, Belarus
2008                Queens’s Cultural Center «The memory of place», NY, USA
2008                Brooklyn’s Cultural Center «The memory of place», NY, USA     
2008                Brooklyn’s Library, NY, USA 
2008                «Regina’s» Gallery , NY,USA
2008                «Russia - USA », Smolensk, Russia
2008                 Modern Art Museum, “Artel”, Minsk, Belarus

2007                «Davidson Radio», NY, USA

2007               Benefit Auction «Sotheby’s», New York, NY, USA, Curator -   R.Khidekel   
2007                Moscow International Festival of Art «Traditions and Contemporaneity»   Moscow,
                         Russia
2007                Modern Art Museum, “Artel”, Minsk, Belarus

2006                 International Art exposition in Republican Art Gallery of  the Belaгussian  Union   
                         оf Artists, Minsk, Belarus

2006                                Weill Art Gallery at 92^nd Y, New York, NY,USA

2006                Russian Art Gallery,Tallinn, Estonia

2005                Art-Expo, New York, NY, USA

2002                Modern Art of Belarus, Pierre Cardin Centre, Paris, France

1996                International Art Festival, Eindhoven, Holland

1995                The Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia

1993                 Exhibitions of non-realistic Art in Gallery “М”  in Linz and other cities of
                       Austria, Germany, Switzerland

1993                 The Days of Belaгussian  Culture in Kiev, Ukraine

1991                                ArtMyth-2, Bram Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1991                BelArt, NORBLIN, Warsaw, Poland
1991                 Exhibition in Krakow, Poland
1987                All-Union exhibition of easel-painting,  Moscow, Russia

1981                All-Union exhibition in Moscow, Russia

Matvey Basov’s works are part of the collections of League of Artists of Belarus, Museum of Modern Art of Belarus, National Art Museum of Belarus, Museum of the History and Culture of Belarus, in Zimmerly Art Museum, New Brunswick, (USA), and Museum of Judaic in New York (USA), Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City (USA)

Also number of art works of Matvey Basov presented in many private Art collections of Estonia (Tallin), Austria (Lins), USA (R. Rotshild collections Jersey City, J. Liberman collections New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington) Germany (Cologne), Australia, Holland, Belgium, Israel and Spain, Great Britain.