It all started
in the little town of Lugansk in Ukraine, 1969. An early starter,
Mr. Garmash began painting at the
age of three. By age six he started his formal education
at the Lugansk Youth Creative Center. Recognizing rare,
natural talent, his teachers sent his works to a variety
of exhibitions in the then Soviet Union.
An award winning artist from the onset,
Mr. Garmash received first prizes at several juried exhibitions,
including the
Lugansk Regional Juried Exhibition—1977 (Best Poster),
the Czechoslovakian International Youth Competition—1978,
and the Hungarian International Art Competition of Circus
Related Art—1978.
After graduating, valedictorian from
the Lugansk State Fine Art College in 1987, Mr. Garmash began
teaching there
the following year. From 1989 to 1991, he served in the
army (when he met his wife and partner, Inessa) and in
1992 began studying at the St. Petersburg Academy of Art.
Prior to graduating at the top of his prestigious school’s
class, Mr. Garmash exhibited in France at galleries in
cities such as Paris, St. Etienne, Avignon, Lion and Marcel.
Mr. Garmash also took part in the annual Exhibitions in
St. Petersburg, Russia. In addition to painting, he has
also excelled in the creation of stained-glass windows
and received an honorary medal for his work in the Suvorov
Military Museum in St. Petersburg.
Ms. Garmash, born Inessa Kitaichik in 1972 Lipetsk, Russia,
has excelled in the arts since early childhood. Proving
herself in ballet, gymnastics and music, Ms. Garmash attended
classes in all three disciplines and, after graduating
from music and ballet school, entered the Lugansk Fine
Art School at age fifteen. At seventeen she was accepted
as that year's best undergraduate to the Lugansk State
Fine Art School.
Today, Mr. and Mrs. Garmash are considered two of the
finest Romantic Impressionists of our day. Their incredible
talent is only matched by their love and career stories.
In similar fashion to the determination of his artwork,
Mr. Garmash courted his future wife, after seeing her for
but a moment, by painting her image all over her hometown
while she slept. She immediately recognized the passion
with which this man cared so dearly and married him shortly
thereafter.
The Garmashs began their artistic collaboration
in much the same way. Several years after their marriage,
Mr. Garmash
began a painting of their two-year old daughter, Polina,
for a project at school. However, Polina found the painting
during her father’s absence and decided to embark
upon her own artistic career. Ms. Garmash, after seeing
what her daughter had done and not wanting her husband
to be upset, fixed the painting using her own training,
packed it up and gave it to him for submission. Mr. Garmash
submitted the painting for review and was praised for completing
his best work ever. He was surprised to see the "new" painting
and immediately recognized his wife's hand. They have painted
together every since.
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