Kolya Dubovik

Nikolay Nikolaevich Dubovik, aka as Kolya Dubovik was born in 1986. In 2002 he graduated from secondary school and then, because of his extreme talent was accepted to study at the 1905 Moscow Memorial State Academic School of Art. In 2005 he entered the famed Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V. I. Surikov, where, after junior courses, studied monumental painting under the guidance and in the studio of the illustrious People's Artist of Russia and member of the Academy of fine Arts, professor E. N. Maksimov. During his training, he was a three time winner of student competitions in painting at the 1st, 2nd and 5th courses, ranking 1st during these years. In 2012, Nikolai Dubovik graduated with honors from the Institute.
Nikolai Dubovik is a member of the Russian Union of Artists as well as the creative association "the Enchanted Wanderer". He maintains an active artistic life. Since 2005, he is regularly invited to participate in Russian and International Plein Aire events, including the International Plein Air Symposium in Kyrgyzstan in 2011-13, the Youth Stream at the Academic Dacha of I. E. Repin in the 2012-14, Plein Air in Bari, Italy 2012, Plein Air of Russian Artists in Hastings, UK in 2010 and in the International Plein Air event in Montenegro in 2010.
Nikolai also has been commissioned to paint over 10 church frescos in Russia as well as multiple icons.

Honors:
Nikolay Nikolaevich Dubovik is a prize-winner and laureate of the following exhibitions and competitions:
- International Competition "My Side of the Pensive and Gentle", Ryazan.(2004)
-XI International Plein air "Montenegro-2010" in Castello di Boca(2010)
-"Sunny Caucasus" in Rosizo State Exhibition Hall (2012)
-"The Native Land" in the exhibition hall of the Research Institute of Restoration (2012) (awarded with a trip to the UK)
-"Young Talents of Moscow" exhibition hall "Zamoskvorechye"(2012)