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Valera (1948 - Born in Kharkov, Ukraine) and Natasha (1958 - Born in Damascus, Syria) Cherkashin live and work in New York and Moscow now.  They have been exploring the cultures of the USSR, Russia, United States, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Japan, China, France, Italy and other countries. They have held more than 130 individual exhibits and more than 100 performances. Their work has been the subject of 40 television programs including CNN, Deutsche Welle, Italian Super Channel and many Russian TV.  Their work has been the subject of over 250 publications, including Washington Post, Art+Auction, Art Forum, Stern Magazine.    

 

Collections: 

Art Institute of Chicago; (1994, 1998), USA; Museum of Fine Art Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA; Boston Museum of Fine Arts (2003, 2005), USA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA; Houston Museum of Fine Arts (1998, 2005), USA; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA; Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; The Jane Voorhees Zimmerly Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA; Newseum, Washington, DC, USA; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, USA; US Library of Congress, USA; New York Public Library, USA; World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC, USA; Kennan Institute. Woodrow Wilson Center. Washington DC, USA; Kolodzei Art Foundation, USA; Museum am Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany; International Center of Photography, Tokyo, Japan; Russian State Museum, St-Petersburg, Russia; The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia; Motorola Company, Moscow, Russia; Russian Funds, Moscow, Russia; Cultural Art Foundation of Russia; Ford Foundation, Moscow, Russia; Stella Art Foundation, Moscow, Russia; The Other Art Museum, Russian State University for Humanities, Moscow, Russia; Rostov on Don Museum of Modern Arts, Russia; MAMM, Moscow, Russia; Pacific Ocean and Niagara Falls.

 

Awards:

2011 - Award from Friends of the United Nations and the Government of Chinafor original global art work.

2003 - Were given an award as Creative Photo Artists from Creative Magazine and The Union of Journalists.

2002 - Grant from the Soros Foundation for the participation in "Intersection", Mongolia.1999 - A four-month grant from Japan Foundation to live and work in Japan.

1993 - Awarded grant from the Foundation of Social Innovations, USA, New Leaders of Russia.

 

 

Select Lectures: 

Harvard University; University of California, Berkeley; Princeton University; Columbia University; University of Maryland, The Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC; New York University; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; School of Visual Arts, New York City; The Goldsmith University, London; University of Southern California; San Francisco State University; Wittenberg University; The Art Academy of Cincinnati; University of Rochester; Cosmos Club, Washington, DC; Georgetown University, Washington DC; PhotoEspana, Madrid; Tokyo University, Japan; Rodchenko School of Photography, Moscow; VGIK Moscow; American University, Dubai, UAE; The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow and more.

 

 

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