Artist
About Yury Darashkevich
I was born in 1962, Belarus. Graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of the Arts. Upon graduation I began a career in the illustration and graphic design field, painting in my spare time. After several successful solo shows, I started to devote my attention to visual art Making this career change, I moved to Toronto Canada. Being a full-time artist, I became an Elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists in 2009. In 2010 I opened my second studio in Palm Beach, FL. and recently in Ponta Delgada (Portugal). Currently my artworks are exhibited in the art galleries across US, Canada and Portugal.
My works could be found in such collections as:
Hilton Collection of Art, USA, Collection of Sara Blakely (Spanx founder) USA, National Art Museum of Belarus, Minsk. Belarus, Museum of Contemporary Art of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, Volksbank Collection, Germany, Villa Weiner, Germany, etc.
