Melikov Yury

Biography

1951 born in Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk region
1973 graduated from the Smolensk State Pedagogical Carl Marx Institute, graphic arts department
1974-1981 Designer of the regional newspapers “Rabochy Put’” and “Smena”
1978-1986 Member of the association of young painters affiliated with the Union of Artists of the USSR
1978-1989 Worked on multiple occasions in the creative work house “Academic Dacha”
1983-1990 Teacher of the children and evening drawing schools in Smolensk
1985 awarded Diploma of the Secretariat of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR
1989 Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (since 1991 – Union of Artists of Russia)
1999 Delegate of VIII Congress of the Union of Artists of Russia
1999 President of the Smolensk organization of the Union of Artists of Russia
2000 Member of the Union of Designers of Russia
2001 Awarded Diploma of the Union of Artists of Russia
2004 Delegate of IX Congress of the Union of Artists of Russia
2005-2009 Representative of Smolensk Region in the Public Counsel of the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation
2006 Awarded Yury A. Gagarin Medal through the decision of the Association of Cosmonautics Museums
2009 Delegate of X Congress of the Union of Artists of Russia
2009, November awarded the golden decoration of Union of Artists of Russia “Spirituality, Traditions, Mastery”, honor diploma of the administration of Smolensk, honor diploma of the Regional Duma
2009, 22 April Re-elected the President of the Smolensk organization of the Union of Artists of Russia
2011 Awarded Diploma of the Union of Artists of Russia
2012, 5 September resigned of his own accord from the position of the President of the Smolensk organization of the Union of Artists of Russia