Vitaliy Gorda Ukrainian and Russian artist, graphic artist, painter and sculptor Date of Birth: 25.03.1939 Country: Ukraine

Content:

1. Early Life and Career
2. Artistic Journey
3. Artistic Influence in Sургут
4. Personal Life
5. Awards
6. - "Veteran of Labor" Medal

Early Life and Career

Born:In Ukraine or Russia

Education:Graduated from the Kharkiv Art and Industry Institute, specializing in Industrial Graphic Design in 1970

Artistic Journey

Artistic Style:Painter, graphic artist, sculptor
Membership:Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (1977)

Exhibitions:Participated in numerous international, national, and local exhibitions and competitions, winning several awards

Artistic Influence in Sургут

Senior Artist-Decorator:Appointed in 1970

Chief City Artist:From 1974 to 1985, responsible for developing and implementing projects in visual propaganda and decorative-monumental art

Iconic Designs:Designed the official symbols of Sургут and the Sургут district, and the logo for the 400th anniversary of the city

Founder and Director:Established the first children's art school in the district in 1971 and founded the "Rakurs" art studio for adults in 1997, which later became a municipal cultural institution

Personal Life

Marriage:To Natalya Evgenyevna
Passing:Died from a progressive form of cancer
Legacy
Posthumous Honors:

- Renaming of the "Rakurs" art studio to the "Vitaliy Gorda Art Studio"

- Inclusion of his name in the Ugra Encyclopedia and the "Best People of Russia" encyclopedia

- Award of the "For Services to the City of Sургут" badge by the Sургут City Duma in 2004

Awards

- Bronze Medal from the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy

- "Veteran of Labor" Medal

- Badge "For Achievements in Culture" from the Russian Ministry of Culture

- Honorary title "Honored Cultural Worker of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug" (2003)

Painter

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