Was born on August, 9th, 1959 in Novokuznetsk, the Kemerovo region (Russia); studied in the Ukrainian Academy of the Press (1986 – 1992);
It is selected by a member-correspondent of the Royal Society of Painters and Engravers (September 1992).
Personal exhibitions:
1990 – Royal National Festival of the Wales, Rimnej Valej, Great Britain;
1992 – the Central Library, Cardiff, Great Britain;
1993 – Gallery “Галарт”, Lvov, Ukraine;
1995 – City Library, Gütersloh, Germany;
1998 – Gallery “Ural Mountains”, Assen, the Netherlands;
1999 – Gallery “Ural Mountains”, Assen, the Netherlands;
1999 – Pavilion Gugenhejma – institute Renselaervil, the USA;
2000 – Art salon, Lugansk, Ukraine;
2000 – Gallery «Epreuv д’Артіст», Antwerp, Belgium;
2001 – Gallery “Сусеккулен”, Olofstrem, Sweden;
2001 – Sea Gallery, Odessa, Ukraine;
2001 – Brodsky’s Museum-apartment. Проэкт K.Aveleva «the Neva Tower». St.-Petersburg, Russia;
2005 – the Tea Small house of the Summer garden, St.-Petersburg, Russia;
2005 – the Center of the Ukrainian Culture – a mobile exhibition on cities of Finland;
2005 – Gallery «л’Атрио», Matera, Italy;
2005 – Albrecht Durer’s Museum, Nuremberg, Germany;
2006 – Gallery “Шулок”, Izerlon, Germany;
2006 – Biennial “White nights”, St.-Petersburg, Russia;
2007 – Gallery “Самларграфик”, Vanneberga, Sweden;
2007 – Mini Print Exhibition, Lahti, Finland;
2007 – the Art gallery – Is old Zagora, Bulgaria;
2008 – Biennial “White nights”, St.-Petersburg, Russia;
2008 – «Winter dreams» – gallery “Triptych”, Kiev;
2009 – «Winter Dreams» – gallery «Epreuve d’Artist», Antwerp, Belgium;
2010 – the Exhibition “Etching” – 8 Ukrainian schedules, the Museum of Russian art, Kiev;
2010 – «Snow Expectation» – gallery “Triptych”, Kiev;
2010 – Kunstmuseum – Frederikshavn, Denmark;
2010 – Biennial “White nights”, St.-Petersburg, Russia;
2010 – National Library, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2010 – Gallery «Rene Paput», Shamaler, France;
2011 – June – the September, the First award and a medal – XXIII Biennial of the Modern Ex-libris (Malbork, Poland)
2011 – on June, 17th, 40 years to the First Ofortu K.K. (on June, 17th 1971)
2011 – on July, 8th – on September, 4th, the Exhibition “Modern Ukrainian drawing” – gallery Milosha Bazovsky (Trenchin, Slovakia)
2011 – on September, 24th – on October, 19th, the Exhibition of painting and a drawing “EXPECTATION of WINTER” – Severodonetsk Gallery of Arts (Ukraine)
2011 – Oktjabrja, the Bronze medal “San Min Cup” the International Competition of the Ex-libris – Shanghai (China)
2012 – September – October, Book ЕККЛЕСИАСТА the Publishing project “Neva Tower” of Cyril Aveleva. Etchings and K.Kalinovicha’s calligraphy. Circulation 33 copies
2012 – 2013 – Participation in the international competition of an engraving “the Award Leonardo Shasha” (Italy)
2012 – on October, 10th – on November, 10th, the Competition Exhibition, the International School of the Drawing – Venice (Italy)
2012 – on June, 14th – on September, 14th, the Competition Exhibition, Fund Bizonte – Florence (Italy)
2012 – the September, the Second award. The first International exhibition of a small drawing and an ex-libris “the Belovezhsky Dense forest 600” – Brest (Belarus)
2012 – on August, 8th – 2 Senjatbrja, Gallery Edinburgh Printmakers (Great Britain)
2012 – December, Presentation of book ЭККЛЕСИАСТА Publishers: K.Avelev, T.Markov with gallery Zvereva support; (on December, 1st – ЦДХ, Moscow) (on December, 5th – Gallery Zvereva, St.-Petersburg)
2013 – Work on illustrations to the book поэзий Arthur Rimbaud “Vita Is new to publishing house”, St.-Petersburg (Russia)
2008-2018 – constantly operating exhibition in gallery “YANA”, Kiev, Ukraine.
2014 – book Restoration “Russian proverbs and sayings” with V.M.Vasnetsova’s illustrations from N.V.church’s collection.
2014 – the Exhibition of etchings “SENTIMENTAL TRAVEL” Gallery 25/17, Perm, Russia.
May, 2014th Within the limits of the Ukrainian-Polish project «Art unites us». An exhibition of a drawing of O.Denisenko, K.Kalinovicha and K.-century of Ignatov «Ukraine from the east to the West». The organizer gallery “Yana”; a venue: gallery “Blue-s”, Warsaw, Poland.
2014 – Participation in restoration of the book of “Robinzon Crusoe” of Daniel Defo (from N.V.church’s collection). Kiev, Ukraine
2014 – Work on illustrations to the book поэзий Arthur Rimbaud “Vita Is new to publishing house”, St.-Petersburg, Russia.
Prizes and Awards:
1994 – the Award for outstanding майстерство, VII International exhibition of a printing drawing, Seoul, J.Koreja;
1996 – P.Stellera’s Medal, II International exhibition of an engraving on a tree, Katowice, Poland;
1997 – the Prize of the city of Sint-Niklaas, the International Competition of an ex-libris of “Fairy tale”, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium;
1997 – the First Award, the International Competition of an ex-libris, Gilwice, Poland;
2000 – the Gold Prize, Drawing Biennial, Tsingtao, China;
2001 – the Prize-acquisition, the Exhibition of the Tiny Print, Norvolk, the USA;
2001 – the Special Award, IX Biennial of Small Forms of the Drawing, Ostruv, Velkopolsky, Poland;
2002 – the Prize-acquisition, the National Exhibition of the Printing Drawing, London, Great Britain;
2003 – the Award the Masterpiece Thaw-he, International Print Biennial, Beijing, China;
2004 – the Prize of Association of Schedules of Slovakia, IV Triennial exhibition of an ex-libris, Bratislava, Slovakia;
2005 – the First Award and the Medal, XX International Biennial of the Ex-libris, Malbork, Poland;
2006 – firm “Giant Iskusstv” Prize, the International Exhibition of the Print, Shamale, France;
2006 – the First Award, the International Exhibition of the Printing Drawing «Tabula Race», Istanbul, Turkey;
2006 – Premija Santa Kroche, the International Competition of the Ex-libris, Santa Kroche сул Arno, Italy;
2006 – the Grant of fund of Shelves-krasner, New York, the USA;
2007 – Honourable Medal ХХI, International Biennial of the Ex-libris, Malbork, Poland;
2007 – the Prize-acquisition and the Medal, VI Biennial of the Tiny Print, Norvolk, the USA;
2007 – the Second award. The international competition of biennial of Gramarina ’ 07, Odessa, Ukraine;
2009 – the Second Award, VII Miniprint exhibition, Norvolk, the USA;
2010 – the Special Prize – the Exhibition within the limits of the World Congress of the Ex-libris, Istanbul, Turkey;
2010 – the Second Place – Competition International the Ex-libris, Gilwice, Poland;
2011 – the First Award and the Medal on XXII Biennial of a modern Ex-libris, Malbork, Poland.
2012 – the Second Award – the First International exhibition of a small drawing and an ex-libris “the Belovezhsky Dense forest 600”, Brest, Belarus
2012 – the Prize for the best ex-libris – International Bienale of an ex-libris and the small drawing, Guangzhou, China
2014 – the First Award. X international Graphic Competition of an ex-libris. Gilwice, Poland.
Works of the artist are in Royal Academy of arts (London, Great Britain), in the Russian National Library (St.-Petersburg, Russia), in a museum of art Cedar Rapids (Iowa, the USA), at the Welsh University (Aberystwyth, Great Britain), in a museum of Devis (Uellsli, the USA), and as in private collections of the different countries of the world.
Technics and materials of etchings of Konstantin Kalinovicha
Konstantin Kalinovicha’s basic technics – an etching, an etched stroke.
Completion of details and separate sites – a dry needle (work as a needle directly on metal, without etching), меццотинто (special roulettes, rocking chairs), резцовая an engraving (seldom).
Boards – copper or a brass (work of the small sizes).
Kislotoupornyj varnish – Lefranc and Bourgeois (France) – (old – now this firm has merged with Charbonnel).
The press:
Ofortnye paints – Charbonnel (France), Gerstacker (Germany)
Paper – Hahnemuhle (Germany) – it is sometimes rare Fabriano (Italy).