Dima Karabchievsky
  
Style: Impressionism, Still Life, Landscape
  
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Biography  
"Dima's paintings continue the tradition of post-impressionist and romantic art movement, creating an unexpected fusion. They are as familiar as anything can be, yet they create a major shift of vision when viewed within contemporary culture. They are as simple as the beating of the heart, and just as poignant."
Personal background

Born in 1967, in Moscow, Russia. Studied with prominent Russian painter, Boris Birger and self-taught. In 1990 moved to United States. Since then, lived alternatively in Boston, Maine, Moscow and Paris, France. Paintings have been acquired by collectors from different parts of the world, primarily in Russia, United States, France and Israel.

 
Exhibitions

2001
Infinity Gallery, Back Bay, Boston, MA, USA
"City Scapes" /two-man show/
2000 Planet of People Gallery, Moscow
/permanent exhibit/

1990
-99 Wingspread Gallery, ME
/personal and group shows/

1990
Expo-88 Gallery, Central Artists' Hall, Moscow
/personal show/, 12 continuous days of events including rock and jazz musicians, artists, performers.

1994
A.J. Lederman Fine Art Gallery, Hoboken, NJ
/group show/
Artists' Union Building, Moscow, Russia
/group show/

1994
-91 Wingspread Gallery, North Harbor, ME
/personal & group show/

1993
Brandeis University, Boston
/group show/,
"New Image" ARA Gallery, S. Hamilton, MA
/personal show/
Artists' Union Building, Moscow, Russia
/personal show/
Writer's Union Building, Moscow, Russia
/personal show/

1991
Boston Summer Arts Festival
/group show/
Somerstown Gallery, N. East Harbor, ME
/personal show/

1990
Alec Gallery, Jerusalem Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
/group show/
National Exhibition of Soviet Artists /group show/
Koln, Germany
"Face to Face" exhibition of Soviet artists /group show/

1989
Beijing, China
Exhibition of Soviet Artists in China /group show/
Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
18th Exhibition of young Moscow Artists /group show/
National Exhibition of Soviet Artists /group show/
Koln, Germany
"Face to Face" exhibition of Soviet artists /group show/

1988
Turku, Finland
Exhibition of Russian artists
Exhibition Hall of the Artists Foundation, Moscow, Russia
17th Exhibition of Young Moscow artists
Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Steel Institute, Moscow, Russia
/personal show/

1986
Exhibition Hall of the Artists Foundation, Moscow, Russia
National Exhibition of Soviet Artists /group show/
Koln, Germany
"Face to Face" exhibition of Soviet artists /group show/

 
Publications  

2000
Mt. Desert Paper,
"Out of Russia" article by Laurie Schreiber

1994
New York Times, July 17th
"Show of Agreeable Images"

1990
A pamplet for the solo show at the Central House of Artists' in Moscow, Russia Drawings, paintings and an article:
"...Karabchievsky is a true lyricist, whose poetic view transforms houses and trees, roads and forests into an intricate improvised melody."

1991
Vremia I Mi, /Our Time/ #114
Paintings and article published in a major international literary journal.
Novi Mir /New World/
International journal of the Russian Immigrant Culture. Drawings printed.

1990
Ogoniok /a mainstream magazine.
Paintings and an article "Direct Conversation"
"...main thesis was the following: painting is not as much a representation of the essential qualities of nature, the model, the mood, or even of the artist's Perception, as it is a direct communication of the artist to the viewer."