Akopyants Yuriy

Biography

Born in 1978 in Taganrog, he received his foundational training in painting at the Taganrog Children's Art School under Leonid Stukanov. He developed his style while working on urban scenes outdoors. Since picking up watercolor for the first time, he abandoned all other pursuits and travels with his easel. Watercolor and urban landscapes are the only medium and genre in which the artist works. He is the autor of the educational online project for artists, "Theory and Practice of Urban Landscape in Watercolor." His works are held in private collections in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, England, Italy, the USA, and the Museum of Modern Art in Rostov-on-Don. The largest collection of his works—160 landscapes—is owned by a private collector in Brest, Belarus.

Solo Exhibitions:

A la Prima: Yuri Akopyants Watercolor Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art on Dmitrovskaya, Rostov-on-Don, 2013
Exhibition Hall, Taganrog, 2013
Tsiferblat Space, Rostov-on-Don, 2014
In Search of Urban Stories, Knizhny Space, Rostov-on-Don, 2018
Venice—St. Petersburg and Something Else, Taganrog, 2020
Taganrog Rhythm of Life, Taganrog, 2022

Group Exhibitions:
International Watercolor Biennale, Shanghai, 2012
Art-Rostov, 2013
A la Prima, Na Kashirke Exhibition Hall, 2013
4th International Watercolor Biennale Vada + Farba, Polotsk, Belarus, 2013
After Graf, ZHDANOV Gallery, Taganrog Artists’ Union Exhibition Hall, Taganrog, 2017
UrbinoInAcquarello Watercolor Festival, Urbino, Italy, 2019
International Artists’ Forum Qazaqstan. A La Prima, Bayterek Monument, Nur-Sultan, 2019
First International Annual Watercolor Exhibition ART POINT 2024, Tehran, 2024
International Watercolor Exhibition ART, LOVE, LIFE, Sareh Art Gallery, Moscow, 2024