Background
Vasily Romanenkov was born in the village of Bogdanovka in Smolensk Oblast). In 1968 he graduated from 8-years school and moved to “Kosino” State farm near Moscow to live with his mother.
Vasily Romanenkov was born in the village of Bogdanovka in Smolensk Oblast). In 1968 he graduated from 8-years school and moved to “Kosino” State farm near Moscow to live with his mother.
There he apprenticed as a carpenter. In 1975–1980 Romanenkov studied at ZNUI (engineering Distance Learning National University of Arts) under North. Pavlov and North. Rotanov.
The main feature of his art - a manner to draw with small strokes of different thicknesses, creating a kind of "moire" texture with the help of a pencil. Initially, Romanenkov tried to paint in oils, but on the advice of his teachers at ZNUI he engaged himself with the graphics. His first compositions, which he began to paint from the bottom, were distinguished with randomness of different shapes and patterns.
Vasily Romanenkov is widely known in Russia and abroad.
He was awarded the Grand Prix at the International Triennial of Naive Art in Bratislava (Insita) at 2004 and received an honorable mention of the jury at the same exhibition in 1994 and 1997. Evidence., 1998 Naive Artist
Vasily Romanenkov. From the collection of Ksenia Bogemskaya, Central House of Artists, Moscow, 2002 All-Union Exhibition of works of amateur artists, dedicated to the XVII Congress of Trade Unions, Moscow, 1982 Folk traditions, Moscow, 1986-1987 The image and perception, Moscow, 1990 Dream of Gold, Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, 1992 Insita 94, 97, 2000, 2004 Naive Art of Russia, Moscow 1997, 1998 Wisdom is with the naive eyes, The Vasnetsov Brothers Art Museum, 1997 Naive art in the collection of K. Bogemskaya and A. Turchin, "Ark" exhibition hall, Moscow, 1998 Pushkin images, Moscow, 1999 Mastery of time, Gallery of the International University, Moscow, 2000 Galerie Hamer, Amsterdam, 1998 Naive art, 1998 Erste Begegnung (Germany), 1999 Russische Naieven vertellen, Museum de Stadshof, Zwolle, the Netherlands, 2000 Outsider"s Art Fair, 2001-2004 Festnaiv’04 Art Manege Fair, Moscow, 2004 The Museum of everything, Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, 2013 Outsider Art Fair, Paris, 2014 Art brut // collection abcd, Expo Collective Contemporaine (collection of Bruno Decharme), 2014-2015 Outsider Art Fair, Hôtel le A, Paris 2014.