Artist Bio
Born in Russia, Dimitry Gerrman graduated from Mukhina Academy of Arts in 1985 with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Department of Monumental Sculpture. Until 1989 he took active part in national exhibitions and worked on commissioned projects in Russia such as: Monument to Victims of the World War II in Siberia, 8 life size figure composition for Sports Center and a Life size Equestrian Statue in St. Petersburg. Since arriving in the United States in 1990, he has continued to create his art for private collectors and various exhibitions. He has won recognition for his works exhibited in New York, Baltimore, Washington and Tokyo. In 1993 he was commissioned to create a Lester Levy Humanitarian Award of which U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland became the first recipient. In 1994 his sculpture, "Crying Violin" became an International Elie Wiesel Holocaust Remembrance Award which was presented to Steven Spielberg for his movie "Schindler's List". In 1996 he became a member of a National Sculpture Society. His work can be found in more than 100 private collections and museums in USA, England, France, Russia, China, Japan, Venezuela, Switzerland and Germany.
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