Vlad (Milan) Duchev
Born in 1965 in Pokrov (Ordzhonikidze), Ukraine.
Resides and works in Baltimore, MD, USA.

Education:
1973 Art School, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
1984 Art College, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
1988 Kharkiv Institut of Art, Kharkiv, Ukraine
1990 National Art Academi, Kyiv, Ukraine

Recognitions & Exhibitions:
2024, Oil Painters of America, National Exhibition & Convention
2023, Oil Painters of America, Fall Showcase - 1st Place Award
2023, En Plein Air Texas - Grand Price Award, and Small-work Award
2023, Smokies Plein Air
2023, Pelin Air Salon, July Competition - 1st Place
2023, Saranac Lake Plein Air - One of the Awards
2023, Plein Air Easton
2023, Paint Grand Traverse - Artist’s Choice and Merit Awards
2023, North Caroline Plein Air - 3rd Place
2023, Coastal Plein Air - Judge
2022, Bath County Plein Air - Best Nocturne Award
2022, Saranac Lake Plein Air - One of the Awards
2022, Plein Air Easton
2022, Gloucester Plein Air Invitational - Award of Best Sunset
2022, Coastal Plein Air - 1st Place
2021, Bath County Plein Air - 3rd Place
2021, Charleston Plein Air NOAPS - 3rd Place
2020, Paint Annapolis - Best Water Award
2020, Fall in Kent Exhibition - 1st Place
2020, B&H Rail Road Museum Plein Air MAPAPA - 3rd Place
2019, Color Columbia Plein Air - 1st Place

Galleries:
The Trippe Gallery | 23 N Harrison Str, Easton, MD, 21601

Statement:
I have a deep passion for painting and film photography. The landscapes hold a special place in my heart. Rather than focusing on the glory of the creation, I aim to honor the Creator by faithfully depicting His work. Those moments when I'm alone with my Creator, just before my brush touches the canvas, are incredibly precious. My painting and photography process follows a simple rule - I only begin when I can envision the entire painting or photograph, from start to finish. I first paint it in my mind and then transfer it to the canvas or film.

Biography:
Vlad Milan Duchev was born in 1965 in the small town of Pokrov (former Ordzhonikidze) in Ukraine. Growing up, he was impressed by the art of Russian-Ukrainian impressionists. At the age of 8, he entered an art school in the small town of Bila-Tserkov and started his journey as an artist to join the Art Academy of Ukraine. At the age of 14, being under pressure from his musical family, he decided to take a musical path. He studied at the Music College of Zhytomyr, the Music Academy of Kharkiv, and the National Conservatory of Ukraine in Kyiv with the principal in classical performance - double bass. But at the same time, he continued studying painting. In 1994, he moved his family to the United States due to the unstable situation in Ukraine. He resides and works in Baltimore, MD.