Elanov Arkady Valentinovich

Born in 1964 in Ust‑Kamenogorsk (East Kazakhstan). Passed away in 2022.
1980 — Art school in Zheleznovodsk (teacher A. F. Yukhtenko).
1986 — Pedagogical faculty of the Ivanovo Art College (teacher E. N. Zimin).
1988–1994 — Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute (studios of A. S. Trofimov and V. N. Zabelin).
1999 — Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
2000 — Member of the Union of Artists of Russia.
2012 — Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts (Department of Painting).
Works held in the Moscow Kremlin Museums, Kuzbass State Regional Museum, State Duma, House of the Government of the Russian Federation, Federation Council, and in private collections in Russia and abroad.