Церковь Ильи Пророка

Veniamin Zemlin was born in 1963 in the city Danilov of the Yaroslavl region. Since young years was fond of drawing. The first recognition came at school – the talent of the beginning artist was recognized by all schoolmates of Veni, not to mention the teacher. In 1979 Veniamin Zemlin came to one of the most glorified educational institutions of the Yaroslavl region – the Yaroslavl art school. After the successful end of training, in 1983 went to serve in ranks of the Soviet army. Having passed army service, closely was engaged in creativity and created the whole series of surrealistic cloths. The most known and scandalous is "Turn", gathering crowds of passersby. Because of this work the artist had troubles in militia, as well as because of some other works perceived ambiguously in the years of the Soviet reorganization.

Nevertheless, pictures from the artist Veniamin Zemlin always attracted genuine interest both of art community, and of ordinary judges of painting. Veniamin Zemlin in Danilov lives and works, but often leaves the native land for the sake of participation in another exhibition where he can submit to the judgement to public new pictures from the artist nonconformist. On the account of the painter already more than one hundred various full-fledged cloths, etudes, miniatures and also several personal exhibitions organized in the hometown Danilov and Yaroslavl. His many fellow countrymen would like to receive on a picture from the artist surprising with the never-ending creative energy, rich imagination and genuine interest in life which find the expression on a canvas, in the course of work on the new work. And, it is necessary to tell, Veniamin Zemlin every time with pleasure paints pictures to order.

His subject works are always original, and landscapes and still lifes are full of the sincere and good-natured and cheerful relation to life, than, perhaps, and attract to themselves many audience.

In our art gallery a number of interesting and bright works of the author is presented in what there is an opportunity to be convinced to everyone.