Leonid Gervits

Background

Gervits, Leonid was born on April 12, 1946 in Odessa, Ukraine, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Came to the United States, 1991. Son of Vladimir Mikhailovich Gervits and Polina Abramovna Gurevich.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art College, Odessa, 1966. Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing, National Academy Art Repin Institute, Russia, 1973.

Career

From assistant to associate professor National Academy Art Repin Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1975-1991. Instructor painting and drawing New York Academy Art, New York City, since 1992. Represented by Portrait South, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina.

Instructor painting Art Student's League, New York City, since 1998. Visiting professor Korean National University Art, Seoul, Korea, 1998. Leader workshops Academy der Bildende Künste, Stuttgart, Germany, 1989, Seattle Academy Realist Art, 1995, 99, 2000, Audreeva Portrait Academy, Santa Fe, 2005, Fechin Art Workship, Taos, New Mexico, 2005.

Achievements

• Leonid Gervits has been listed as a notable artist, art educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Irina Tatarinova. 1 child, Mikhail.

Father:

Vladimir Mikhailovich Gervits

Mother:

Polina Abramovna Gurevich

Spouse:

Irina Tatarinova

child:

Mikhail Gervits