Ilya Yatsenko

Ilya Yatsenko
1975-Present

Ilya Yatsenko was born August 27, 1975 in the Moscow region town of Zelenograde. An art school for children opened up in his hometown of Zelenograde at which he had the fortune to be able to study. He was a member of the school's first graduating class. From 1990-1993, he studied at the Preparatory Art School for entrance to the renowned Surikov Institute under the guidance of Nikolai Kozlov and Leonid Bezsednov. In 1993 he was accepted to the Surikov Institute and studied under the now famous professors Fomkin, Danilichev, and Shotski, the latter two he studied with for two years. Later, he moved to the studio of the legendary Professor Zabelin, studying with him as well as his assistants Nikolai Dubavik and Alexey Sukhovetshy. He completed his Master's work and received rarely given perfect grades in 1999. During his time at the Surikov (in 1996) he was also an apprentice at the Stuttgart Academy of Art in Germany under professor Kinter. Since 1999 Ilya has been a member of the Moscow Union of Artists. Since 1994 Ilya has actively participated in exhibitions in Russia, Great Britain, Germany and the United States. From 1999 to 2000, Ilya taught figure drawing at the Preparatory School to the Surikov and at the Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering. He lives and paints to day in Moscow.