Mr Gennady Vial  (Gennadij Vjal)
Information about the artist

Gennady Vial is an excellent representative of the extremely high quality graphic arts tradition in the central and east Europe. His prints, many of which include as main theme a naked human body, are modern and romantic and at the same time surrealistic and nostalgic. Gennady Vial many times finds his inspiration from literature such as Tolstoj, Goethe and Tschechow but also from the mythology and religion.

Gennady Vial specializes in engraving and drawing and has produced many excellent Ex Libris works as well. He has participated in many international exhibitions since 1980 and has received many prizes and honorable mentions, and that one can easily understand as his art is outstanding in design and craftsmanship. Better etchings are hard to find.

Gennady Vial is born in 1958 in the village of Berjozovtsy near Minsk in Belarus, and he lives today in the city of Brest in Belarus. He works as a teacher at a children’s art school in the city of Brest.

Education:
Graphic Art Faculty of Vitebsk Pedagogical Institute 1975 – 1980
 

 
Gennady Vial at work in his studio in Brest

Private and group exhibitions:

Gennady Vial has participated in many graphic art exhibitions in various countries such as: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, France, Czech Republic and Turkey.

The artist has not concentrated on having many private exhibitions, but here are some of them:
1990 - Kundenhalle der Landesgirokasse, Ravensburg, Germany
1998 - 'Forty etchings by Gennady Vial', Brest, Belarus

Publications

1997 - enclosed in the Bibliographical encyclopedia 'The Contemporary Exlibris', XXII, Artur Mario da Mota Miranda, Celorico de Basto, Portugal.
Also presented in the periodical magazine "Graphia" in 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994 and 1999 

Here are examples of the fantastic art of Gennady Vial
These and other art prints are for sale at our gallery 24 hours a day and 7 days a week at the address www.Bestnetart.com

            
"Midday sleep of poet" by G. Vial            "Star games" By G. Vial                 Aquatint "Susanna and the old men"
                                                                                                                       by Gennady Vial

Awards:
1986 - Medal, of International Biennial Exhibition of Exlibris, Malbork, Poland
1986 - Prize 'Graphia', International Ceutrick Exlibris Competition, Mehelen, Belgium
1988 - Prize, International Exhibition of Exlibris 'Gabriele D`annuzio', Pescara, Italy
1989 - Medal, International Biennial of metal graphic technician 'Cuprum IV', Lublin, Poland
1993 - Prize, International Biennial of Exlibris 'Gerard Mercator and the cartography', Sint-Niklaas,
           Belgium
1993 - Special mention and a medal, 5th Biennial of Small Graphic Forms and Exlibris, Ostrow
           Wielkopolski, Poland
1995 - 'Very Highly Commended' Prize, International Exhibition 'The World Of Exlibris',
           Beograd, Yugoslavia
1996 - Nominated, International Exlibris Competition '21 century', Meudon, France
1997 - Prize 'Graphia', International Exlibris Competition 'FAIRY TALES', Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
1997 - Nominated, International Exlibris Competition 'Till Ulenspiegel', Damme, Belgium
1997 - Nominated, International Exhibition 'The Best in Contemporary European Exlibris Art,
           Brussels, Belgium
1999 - Special mention, 1999 International Exlibris Competition 'Man of the new millenium',
           Gallarate, Italy
2003 - Prize, International Exhibition of Exlibris, Pescara, Italy