Konstantin Sterkhov

Born on April, 24, 1968.

Participant of local and international exhibitions.
Author of 2 books “Masters of Watercolor” and 50 educational video courses.
Works are presented in private collections in Russia, Germany, Finland, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, India, The UK, China, and The USA. 

Education

• 1989–1997 – Department of graphic arts at Ilya Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Fine Arts, Sculpture and Architecture;
• 1985-1989 – Udmurt State University, diploma of a  qualified teacher of graphic arts
• Member of Saint-Petersburg Society of Watercolor Artists
• Member of Finnish Watercolor Society.

Solo exhibitions 

• 2012-2013 – solo exhibition, Helsinki, Finland;
• 2008 – “A walk”, Café Art Turku, Finland;
• 2007 – “In the mood of classic” Café Art Turku, Finland;
• 2006 – solo exhibition,  Joutsenon opisto, Finland;
• 2003–2005 – solo exhibition, Joutsenon opisto, Finland;
• 2000–2002 – solo exhibitions at Joutsenon opisto, Finland and Kihniö Art college, Finland;
• 1999 – solo exhibitions at Sahaja-yoga center, Munich, Germany and Espoo, Finland;
• 1997 – exhibition of International Children Portraits for USWRC, Vienna, Austria

Group exhibitions

• 2014 – Art Supplies Exhibition The Paperworld in Frankfurt, Germany /demonstration; World Watermedia Exposition Thailand (June)/ juror; Qingdao International Watercolor Salon, China; Singapore Watercolor Society annual exhibition, Singapore; Watercolor International II, Greece; San-Diego Watercolor Society juried exhibition, USA. 
• 2013 – International Watercolor Biennial, Shenzhen, China; North-West Watercolor Society Exhibition, USA; International Watercolor Festival, Turkey; The Ala Prima Festival of Watercolor, Moscow; Art Supplies Exhibition The Paperworld in Frankfurt, Germany and Dubai, UA.
• 2012 – III Nanjing International Exhibition of Watermedia Masters, China; San Diego Watercolor Society Exhibition, USA; judging the III Contest of International Watercolour Society.  
• 2009-2011 – Minun Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; International watercolor festival, Antwerp, Belgium; “Art Bridge” Society of Watercolor Artists Biennale, Saint-Petersburg, Russia; “The Art to see the light”, Exhibition Hall of Saint-Petersburg Union of Artists, St.-Petersburg; From the Shore to the Sea, Ferrin Gallery, Helsinki, Finland; Group exhibition of watercolorists, AKVART Gallery, Helsinki, Finland; Zoo-culture, Saint-Petersburg Union of Artists, St.-Petersburg; “Art- Tishinka”, art-fairy Artnow, Moscow; Exhibition of graphic works, Molbert Gallery, St.-Petersburg.
• 2008 – International Biennale Art-Bridge-Watercolor, Saint-Petersburg, Russia; International exhibition of watercolorists, Vitebsk, Belarus. 
• 2007 – International Biennale Art-Bridge-Watercolor, Saint-Petersburg, Russia; “The Russians in China”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
• 2006 – Exhibition in The Museum of Water,  St. Petersburg, Russia 
• 2005 – International Biennale Art-Bridge-Watercolor, St. Petersburg, Russia