Background
Vasily Sumarev was born on December 7, 1938, in Minsk, BSSR (present-day Minsk, Belarus). He is a son of Fedor Sumarev and Marfa Sumareva.
2013
Order of Francysk Skaryna
2013
Vasily receives the Order of Francysk Skaryna on February 1, 2013, from the President of Belarus Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko.
Prospect Nezavisimosti 81, 220012, Minsk, the Republic of Belarus
Vasily graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts in 1965.
Vasily Sumarev together with his family.
Mayakovsky Street 129, Minsk, the Republic of Belarus
From 1965 till 1990, Sumarev held the post of a head of children's folk art studio at the House of Culture of Textile Workers in Minsk (present-day Minsk City Palace of Culture).
Vasily Sumarev near Surganova street in Minsk approximately in the late 1990's. Photo by Evgeny Koktysh.
Vasily Sumarev was born on December 7, 1938, in Minsk, BSSR (present-day Minsk, Belarus). He is a son of Fedor Sumarev and Marfa Sumareva.
Vasily graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts in 1965. There, his mentors included Mai Dantsig and Ivan Ahremchik.
During the period from 1965 till 1990, Sumarev held the post of a head of children's folk art studio at the House of Culture of Textile Workers in Minsk (present-day Minsk City Palace of Culture).
Currently, Vasily lives and works in his own workshop in Minsk.
In his oeuvre, Vasily Sumarev relies not only on the experience of Plastic arts. His works also contain elements of theatre and folklore. In general, the artist tries to follow the traditions of Realism.
Vasily is married to Natalia Sumareva, who is a teacher of Russian language and literature. They gave birth to two daughters, Ekaterina and Daria, both painters. Also, Vasily and Natalia have several grandchildren, including Zakhar Kopach, Artemy Kopach and Marijka Sumareva. Viktor Kopach, a renowned Belarusian sculptor, is Vasily and Natalia's son-in-law.