Valentin Streltsov
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Valentin Streltsov - one of the leading contemporary iconographers, working in the classical Byzantine style.
He graduated from the State Art School (Ukraine) and Trush’s State College of Decorative and Applied Arts in Lviv
, Ukraine. Also studied privately monumental painting with prominent Ukrainian painters: S. Shatalin, Z. Bobrik, A. Kotenko.
In the present time resides in Canada, where for many years studied Byzantine Iconography and worked together with Rev. Theodore Koufos.
Since 1989 Valentin decorated numerous Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches in North America with Byzantine style murals, Iconostases, traditional Icons, stained glass windows and mosaics.
Also painted official portrait for Cardinal Lubachivsky and His Coat of arms
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Awards and recognitions:
Presently Valentin continue to work on Iconographic murals and teaching Icon painting workshops (master-classes).
He graduated from the State Art School (Ukraine) and Trush’s State College of Decorative and Applied Arts in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine. Also studied privately monumental painting with prominent Ukrainian painters: S. Shatalin, Z. Bobrik, A. Kotenko.
In the present time resides in Canada, where for many years studied Byzantine Iconography and worked together with Rev. Theodore Koufos.
Since 1989 Valentin decorated numerous Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches in North America with Byzantine style murals, Iconostases, traditional Icons, stained glass windows and mosaics.
Also painted official portrait for Cardinal Lubachivsky and His Coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
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Awards and recognitions:
- While working with Emil Telizin (Emil's Design LTD.) designed award winning mosaics for the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Regina, Saskatchewan (Smithsonian institution award for the best contemporary Byzantine style mosaics in North America).
- 2007 - Was awarded Pontifical medal by Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVIBenedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
after the decoration of the Papal Chapel of Apostolic Nunciate in Ottawa (Canada).
Presently Valentin continue to work on Iconographic murals and teaching Icon painting workshops (master-classes).
External links
- http://www.ikonograph.com/ikonographer.html