Valery Shilyaev. Laureate of the National premium in the field of modern Russian painting art «Russian gallery-XXI» for 2009, nomination - «Marina».
V.I.Shiljaev, a drawer, marine artist, portraitist and the author of paintings on the naval history, was born on 29 June 1948 in the settlement of Sharanga (Kirovskaia oblast) in the family of a serviceman.
He went to the city college (Cheljabinst-65), a decoration department, specializing on the art metal processing.
In the period of 1971-81 he lived in Ukraine working as an artist for the Dneprodserzhinski section of the Art fund of the Ukrainian Painters’ Union dealing in projecting and public-building interior decorating, painting, smithing, casting, stained-glass paneling.
Valeri Ivanovich settled in Vladivostok in 1982. He worked as an artist at the Preobrazhenie base of the trawl fleet, later continued as an artist for ship’s projecting and decorating for MDVM and VBTRF, being one of founders of an advertising agency in Vladivostok belonging to the Far Eastern Shipping Co. that was called “Fesco-Design”. Today he is a freelance artist living in his own house in the settlement of Preobrazhenie (Lasovski region, Promorsky krai).
The main theme of V.I. Shiljaev’s works is marine nature and ships. He presented it through the history of the Far Eastern fleet (naval, trade, fishing) of old and present epochs. One can find five main directions in it: research and developing of the Far East by Russian naval seamen, marine views with ships, the names of which were given to the bays of Vladivostok as well as islands of the Bay of Peter the Great, the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-05, the Tsusima battle, southern Primorye lighthouses, landscape of the settlement of Preobrazhenie.
Both in paintings and drawings V.I. Shiljaev is working in the style close to the latest academic romantism characteristic to the Russian paintings of the 19th c., keeping to traditions of marine and battle painting, founded by I.K. Aivasovsky. At the same time he uses the experience of the whole Russian and European marine painting.
His major works are kept in the funds of some Far Eastern museums, as well as in private collections of Russia, the USA, Poland, Southern Korea, Japan, Spain.
Exhibits
1979: the beginning of exhibiting activity
1979– 1981: the yearly regional exhibits in the House of artists (Dnepropetrovsk)
1981: the yearly exhibition in the section of marine art, the Union of the USSR artists (Moscow)
1983: the yearly exhibition in the section of marine art, the Union of the USSR artists (Moscow)
1987: the regional exhibition in the House of artists (Vladivostok)
1989: the personal exhibition on board the motorship “Michail Sholokhov”
1989: the group exhibition Primorye artists’ works (the city of Toyamashinko, Japan)
1990: the personal exhibition in the Soviet-Japan society (the town of Kobe, Japan)
1995: the personal exhibition in the Primorye art gallery (Vladivostok)
1995: the personal exhibition and sales ( the town of Pussan, South Korea)
1996: the personal exhibition in the Primorye art gallery (Vladivostok)
1997: participating in international exhibitions (Japan, South Korea, China)
1999: the personal exhibition in the museum of FE pre-frontier detachments (Vladivostok)
1999: the personal exhibition ( the town of Erosaki, Japan)
1999: the personal exhibition in the State Duma (Moscow Kremlin)
2002: the personal exhibition the the House of Culture ( the settlement of Preobrazhenie)
2004: personal exhibition in the “Ardis” gallery (Vladivostok)
2005: the personal exhibition in the Central House of Artists (Moscow)
2005: the personal exhibition in the House of Naval Officers dedicated to the 100 century of the Russian-Japanese war and in memory of the Tsusima sea battle (Vladivostok)
2006: the personal exhibition “ Vernisage for collectors” in the gallery of “Port May” (the city of Vladivostok)
2007: the personal exhibition in the Marine State University named after Admiral Nevelskoi (Vladivostok)
2007: participating at the exhibition summing up the contest of geographic works, dedicated to memory of A.V. Kamalov (Primorye State gallery of art, Vladivostok)
2008: participating at the exhibition “Russian gallery – XX! century” together with the central Museum of the Great Patriotic War and Moscow Union of Artists (The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow)
2008: the personal exhibit “Under the Russian flag on the Far east” (The Soviet of the Federation, the city of Moscow)
2008: the personal exhibit in the “Vernisage” gallery (the town of Nakhodka)
2008: the personal exhibition “ The sea in art works” from private collections, dedicated to the 60th anniversary since the birthday of the author (The House of Naval Officers of the Pacific Fleet, Vladivostok)
2009: participating in the yearly exhibition “An Artist to the Town” in the Museum-exhibition complex “Nakhodka” (the town of Nakhodka)
2009: participating at the exhibition “Discoverers of the bay of Nakhodka” dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Nakhodka bay by Russian seamen
2009: participating at the exhibition “Summer 2009” (The “Vernisage” gallery, the town of Nakhodka)
2009: participating at the IV Vladivostok biennale of visual arts “Sunny Town” (“Burzhuasia” gallery, the city of Vladivostok)
2009: participating at the IV International ecology forum “Nature without barriers” (Primorye Administration, the hall of the conference-room, 1at floor, Vladivostok)
2010: participating at the exhibition of nominators and laureates of the II national premium in the sphere of modern painting and decorating art “Russian gallery – XXI century” for 2008-2009 (The central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow)
2010: participating in the yearly exhibition “To the beloved town” organized by the Nakhodka VNO SHP ( The Vernisage” gallery, Nakhodka)
2010: the personal exhibit “On the Pacific Ocean” dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the town of Nakhodka (“Vernisage” gallery, Nakhodka)
2010: the personal exhibition “On the Pacific Ocean” dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Vladivostok (The House of Naval Officers, Vladivostok)
2010: the personal exhibition “Form the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean” (Kanary islands, Spain)
2010: the personal exhibition dedicated to the Day of the Town (The exhibiting centre, Nakhodka)
2010: participating in the yearly varnishing day “Marine Soul” (Vladivostok, the countryside house of Vavilovo)
