Sergei Gerasimenko
Sergei was born in 1967 in Russia to Ukrainian parents. In 1977 he and his artist mother and engineer father returned to Ukraine. From early childhood Sergei was fond of art and went to a children’s art school. Afterwards he studied ceramics at the Uzhgorod School of Decorative and Applied Arts in Western Ukraine. After graduating he entered Kyiv Academy of Painting, graduating in 1999. Shortly after Putin invaded Ukraine February 24, 2022, Sergei was forced to leave his home and studio in Kyiv. He is currently living with friends in the relative safety of the Western Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod. His parents have temporarily relocated to Europe along with millions of other Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
Kim Terpening of Bisbee, Arizona befriended Sergei online and offered to sponsor his work, along with Maralyce Ferree of PanTerra Gallery in Bisbee. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Sergei’s work will go directly to Sergei.
A quote from Sergei in a message to Kim and Maralyce on April 30, 2022:
”Since 1999 I have lived and worked in Kyiv, the most beautiful and wonderful city in the world. And everything was fine. But the war came and changed our lives. However, I firmly believe that the Ukrainians and the entire civilized world will win this war.”
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