Alexander Taratynov
Born on 13. June 1956 in Moscow, Russia

Education
1967 – 1974 Art College, Moscow
1975 – 1981 Surikov Moscow Art Academy, Faculty of Sculpture

Awards
Silver medal of the Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow
Bronze medal, Serre di Rappolano (IT)

Exhibitions
1974 – 2005 various exhibitions in the Soviet-Union and Russia
1984 exhibitions in the DDR and in Tsjecho-Slowakia
1992 exhibition in Genova (IT)
1994 Diem Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
1996 exhibition in Odense (DK)
1996 exhibition in Serre di Rappolano (IT)
1997 Artcenter Meerzicht, Zoetermeer (NL)
1998 Artcenter Catharinakapel, Harderwijk (NL)
1998 Interpolis building, Tillburg (NL)
1998 European Institute, (Gallery Ekegardh), Maastricht (NL)
1999 Gallery D.B., Harlingen (NL)
2000 Exhibition in Honfleur (F)
2000 Gallery D.B., Harlingen (NL)
2001 Gallery Manjefiek, Maastricht (NL)
2002 Buddy Bear Festival in Berlin (D)
2002 Gallery Hove den Erver, Beek (NL)
2002 Kees Hogendoorn, Amsterdam (NL)
2003 European Institute , Maastricht (NL)
2004 Aggy Hendrix Gallery, Roermond (NL)
2004 Art Geneva (CH)
2005 Town hall, Anna Paulowna (NL)
2005 BellEd Gallery, Langbroek (NL)
2005 Gallery Noordeinde, The Hague (NL)

Works in Museums and private collections
TsSk Sportclub Moscow, portraits of world champions (RU)
Border Guards Museum, Moscow (RU)
Blukher-museum Tjoemen (RU)
Collection of the Union of Artists Moscow, (RU)
Collection of the Artfunds Moscow (RU)
Collection of the Academie de Beaux Arts, Moscow (RU)
Collection of the Grekov Studio, Moscow (RU)
Collection of the Embassy of the Netherlands, Moscow (RU)
Wings of Freedom Museum, Veghel (NL)
Tsaar Peter Huis Museum, Zaandam (NL)
F. Martens buste, Peace palace, The Hague (NL) – offered by President Jeltzin
and inaugurated by Kofi Annan
Grecov monument, Moscow (RU)
Berliner Bear, Berliner House in Moscow (RU)
Mosasaurus, Museum of Natural History Maastricht (NL)
Chateau Neercanne, Maastricht (NL)
Anna Paulowna monument, The Hague (NL)
Emperor Maximilian sculpture, Citymuseum Innsbruck (AUT)
Henri VIII sculpture offered to President Clinton
Alpenzoo, Innsbruck (AUT)
D’Artagnan monument, Maastricht (NL)
A. Tchechow monument, Badenweiler (D)
A. Suworow memoryplate, St.Gotthard (CH)
A. Puskin monument in Yugoslavia
“Grenadier” sculpture for 200year jubilee Ministry of Defence, Moscow
- offered by President Putin
V. Visotsky monument in Montenegro
F. Lefort monument, Genova (CH)
Freedom monument for former Concentration camp Papenburg (D)
Anna Paulowna monument, Anna Paulowna (NL) – inaugurated by Queen Beatrix
Eagle sculpture, Golden Tulip Hotel, Heiloo (NL)
V. Visotsky monument in Novosibirsk (RU)
Nelson Mandela bust, Peace palace, The Hague (NL)

And several other objects and monuments in Russia (Moscow, Kransodar, Volgograd,
Khabarovsk, Stavropol etc.

In cooperation with Berend Strik the development of a 10 guilder coin in 1997 with the portraits of Queen Beatrix and George Marshall on the occasion of the fifty years commemorative celebrations of the Marshallplan.

Current projects
“Nightwatch 3D” – 22 more than life size bronze figures in
cooperation with Mikhail Dronov
Bruegel project
A series of portraits of world celebrities
Mosasaurus project

Business associate
J. Peder Ekegardh, Witmakerstraat 7, 6211 JA Maastricht,
The Netherlands - Tel.: 0031 43 3252906

For information
Gallery Noordeinde, Noordeinde 117, The Hague –
Tel.: 0031 70 3606868