Education
He finished the art school in Voroshilovograd in 1951 and then studied at the Surikov Academic Institute in Moscow, where he met Ilya Kabakov and his future wife – sculptress Zoya Riabchenko.
He finished the art school in Voroshilovograd in 1951 and then studied at the Surikov Academic Institute in Moscow, where he met Ilya Kabakov and his future wife – sculptress Zoya Riabchenko.
He is the father of artist Ivan Sakhnenko. He took part in art exhibitions since 1957. He lived and worked in Tula.
Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint St. Petersburg
Art Season Gallery and Art Caravan Gallery, Moscow
State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan, Samarkand
Tula Museum of Fine Arts
2005 — Autumn Marathon, Central House of Artists, Moscow, featuring Ivan Sakhnenko, Avetik and others
2006 — Revelation of Colour, Central House of Artists, Moscow, solo exhibition, Art Caravan Gallery
2007 — Abstract Artist
The Early 21st Century, Central House of Artists, Moscow.