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The museum solemnly opened the exhibition of Fedor Konyukhov "Journey of a Lifetime"

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“Lifelong Journey” is the result of the famous traveler’s unique expeditions around the world. The exposition of the exhibition is represented by 51 works and includes both painting and graphic works. The paintings cover three decades of Fyodor Filippovich’s travels around the globe.

Fyodor Filippovich Konyukhov is a traveler, professional artist, member of the Union of Artists of the USSR, the Moscow Union of Artists (MAU), academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, author of more than three thousand paintings, participant of Russian and international exhibitions.

Immediately after the end of the exhibition in Voronezh, Fedor Konyukhov will set off on a long-term expedition “Crossing the Pacific Ocean on a solar-powered NOVA catamaran”, which will become a whole ecological mission. During the expedition, the famous traveler will study the degree of pollution of the world’s oceans with microplastic particles and will try to draw the attention of the general public to this problem.

The exhibition was opened by acting director Yulia Zaichenko, author of the paintings Fyodor Konyukhov and President of the EkoNiva Group of Companies Stefan Duerr.

Stefan Duerr expressed his joy that the feelings that Fyodor Filippovich puts into the paintings during their creation have become available to all residents of Voronezh.

Fedor Filippovich Konyukhov thanked Voronezh for the warm welcome. He noted that his relatives live in our city, and he likes to visit here very much.

At the end of the opening, the head of the ANO “Cultural and Educational Center” Society of Emperor Peter the Great “Sergey Shakhov presented Fyodor Filippovich with a commemorative medal of the Petrovsky Society.

After the official opening, the executive director of the collection of paintings by Fyodor Filippovich, Mikhail Gorbatko, conducted a tour of the exhibition for all those present.

All paintings in the exhibition are accompanied by an explanatory text, and everyone can get acquainted with the impressions of Fyodor Konyukhov, who prompted him to create a painting.

The exhibition was organized with the participation of the largest dairy holding in Russia, EkoNiva Group.

The exhibition will run until October 9, 2022.