Novikov Juri (Vladimirovich*)

Was born in the Tambov region in 1938.

He graduated the Ryazan Art School and MVHP** University (former Stroganovsky).

He lives and works in Bryansk***. He is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, the honored Culture Worker of Russian Federation since 1966.

The participant of all-Union, Republican, Zone and Regional exhibitions.

His creativity is connected with architecture of public buildings, educational institutions and other objects of Bryansk and the area.

He is engaged in icon****painting, stained-glass windows, paintings, etc.

*Father's name

**MVHPU The awesome university in Moscow, former Stroganow Art School. Was established in 1825 by Graf Stroganow.

***Bryansk (Russian:) is a city in Russia, located 379 km southwest from Moscow. It is the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast.

**** icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity|Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Catholicism. More broadly the term is used in a wide number of contexts for an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it either concretely or by analogy, as in semiotics; by extension, icon is also used, particularly in modern culture, in the general sense of symbol ? i.e. a name, face, picture, edifice or even a person readily recognized as having some well-known significance or embodying certain qualities: one thing, an image or depiction, that represents something else of greater significance through literal or figurative meaning, usually associated with religious, cultural, political, or economic standing.