Nikolay
Sednin

Sednin Nikolai Nikolaevich
Russian artist, writer, art critic. Founder of Di-Art. General Director of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia (2013-2018), Chairman of the Editorial Board of the ELITARCH National Prize (since 2013), Chairman of the Jury of the international competition "Art. Perfection. Recognition" (since 2015), Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Arts and Critics (since 2015), Honored Artist of Russia (since 2016), Advisor to the Chairman of the Moscow Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia (since 2016), Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences - Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (since 2017), Academician of the ARSIA - Academy of Russian Literature and Fine Arts G.R. Derzhavina (since 2019), People's writer of Russia (since 2019).

1-Biography
2-Artistic Creativity
2.1-Literary creativity
3-D-Art
3.1-The history of creation
4-Creativity
5 rewards
5.1 Professional Awards
5.2-Social awards
6 Exhibitions
7-Selected Publications
8 TV Shows
9 Bibliography
10 References

Biography

Born on December 25, 1968 in the city of Izmail (Ukraine). In 1974 he became interested in drawing, and in 1979 he became a participant in the first big exhibition. In 1984 he left the school of the city of Izmail, where after years a museum exposition dedicated to the artist’s work was opened and went to Leningrad to study art.
From 1987 to 1991, he studied at the Odessa Art Institute (VUKZ them. MB Grekov.) A few years later he was elected to the Board of the Art Foundation of Odessa.
From 1989 to 1992, he conducted a literary experiment, which culminated in the creation of a poetic collection “Drawings from words” (Versiya Publishing House, Odessa, 1996).
In 1998, Nikolai Sednin moved to Russia and works in Moscow to the present.
In 2013, the artist's name was included in the international Internet project of the Unified Art Rating “The Greatest Artists of the World of the XVIII-XXI Centuries“.

Artistic creativity

From 1984 to 2018, the artist created over 1000 works of painting, drawing, sculpture and photography, many of which were included in Russian and foreign museum and gallery collections.

Chronological index of the main cycles of works by Nikolai Sednin (1984-2018)

Cycle "Watercolor". 1984-1987

The cycle started in Leningrad with illustrations for Guy De Maupassant's novel “Dear Friend“. The work on the cycle was continued in Odessa in 1985 with a series of watercolors “Canine Life”. Later, the cycle included landscapes and portraits.

Cycle “Gouache“. 1984 -1991

The work on the cycle began in Leningrad with a series of sketches for the decorative panel "The Artist and the Muse" and continued in Odessa.
Later in the cycle included mystic-religious subjects. In 2002, in Moscow, by the order of the company “Max Master”, advertising calendars with scenes from the cycle were published.

Cycle “Mystical Images“. 1986-1992

In the autumn of 1986, black and white and color versions of the composition “Flying“ were created based on plein air etudes made in the suburb of Odessa. This work marked the beginning of a large cycle, performed in various materials and techniques, later united by a common name. In 1993, the compositions of the cycle “Mystical Images” made up the main part of the exposition of the artist’s personal exhibition in the Kiev Central Scientific Library of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine named after V.I. Vernadsky. In 1994 in Moscow, in the halls of the Central House of Artists, a large art project “Mystical Reality. Salvador Dali and Russian artists of the mystical direction ”, within which a detailed exposition of the main works of the cycle was presented.

Cycle “Drawings by one line“. 1989-1994

The cycle is based on the idea of the most accurate transmission of a person’s image using a line. All drawings were made from life with ink or ink on paper, sometimes with a brush. A characteristic feature of many of the pictures in this cycle is the linear transfer of form and light and shade. The models for the artist were friends with whom Nikolay Sednin met and talked during his work in Odessa. Later the cycle was continued in Riga and in Moscow. In 1996, a version of the book “Drawings by One Line” was published in Odessa’s “Versiya” publishing house, in which about 40 works of the author are presented.

The cycle “Emotional constructions”. 1991-1995

The work on the cycle began with the composition “Lambada“ created in Odessa in the summer of 1991. One of the landmark works of the cycle was the composition “Two Smiles of Lisa” created after the artist met Lisa Minelli in 1994 at the first concert of an American actress and singer in Moscow.
In 2012, the compositions from the series “Emotional Constructions” were exhibited in the framework of the international art project of the Arden Gallery in Moscow “Masterpieces of the Future and the Present. Works of outstanding contemporary artists and antique painting of the 18th — 20th centuries. ”

The poem "Hour's Book". 1992

The poem was conceived in Leningrad in 1989 as a literary-graphic game on the daily at the time public poetic readings of Nikolai Sednin. A few years later, the text of the poem and its visual version were reworked in Odessa and decorated in the form of graphic posters. In 1992, the poem "Hour's Book" as a full cycle of graphic compositions was exhibited in Kiev, in the halls of the Central House of Artists at the All-Ukrainian exhibition "The Artist and the Book".

Cycle “Composition“. 1992-1997

The first drawings of the cycle started in Odessa, continued in Kiev and in Moscow. The cycle was conceived as the author's “collection of ideas“ for the subsequent implementation of graphic compositions in other materials and techniques. In 1996, in Odessa, based on the drawings, an album of 19 silk-screen printing “Mystery of himself” was published. In the same year, in Moscow, in the Cappuccino Gallery, a personal exhibition of drawings “Food for the Soul” was held. In 1999, drawings from the series “Composition” become laureates of the international competition “Illustrators of the Future Contest” in Los Angeles. In 2002, the Moscow publishing house “One of the Best” released an album representing 50 drawings from the cycle.

Cycle “Archicona“. 1993-2014

The graphic module named by the artist “Archicona” was developed in 1992–93 based on the study of the sacral geometry of ancient cultures, as divine proportionality, in a geometric interpretation of the cosmos. For 20 years, in different years, the “Archicon” cycle included sculptographic collages, architectural, graphic and font compositions. In 2014, for advertising catalogs of the construction group of companies “Diat”, the artist develops the project “Figures from behind the looking glass”, based on the principles of “Archicons”.

The cycle “ABC for two”. 1993-1995

"The life of people remains in letters." Working as the chief artist of one of the central newspapers of Kiev, in 1993, Nikolai Sednin received an order to develop the design of this newspaper, which should reflect the new state policy of Ukraine. Studying the history and symbolism of the ancient Slavs, the artist creates an alphabet based on one of the oldest versions of the trident of princes Rurikovich. By turning the ancient symbol at different angles, or mirroring its individual parts, capital letters of the alphabet and a decorative frieze are created to decorate each letter. The project presented by the chief editor of the newspaper, at a meeting of the city council causes a scandal, the artist is accused of nationalism and dismissed from office.
Nikolai Sednin returns to the project a few years later, during the study of sacred symbols, emblems, petroglyphs and the ancient art of the peoples of the East. Each letter of the alphabet is made into a separate composition with erotic symbols of male and female beginnings. In 1996, a version of the book “The Alphabet for Two” was published in Odessa’s “Versia” publishing house, which also included sketches for the cycle. In 2010, in Moscow, based on the “Alphabet for Two” cycle, the video art of the same name was made.

Cycle “Pictures for meditation“. 1993-1994

In 1993, Nikolai Sednin conducted a creative experiment in which the task was set to verify the idea, designated by him as the “let go effect”. The works were created with a blindfold brush on paper, and each image was executed within a few seconds. Later, the work was collected in a single cycle, called "Pictures for meditation." In 1995, a version of the book “Pictures for Meditations” was published in Odessa’s “Versiya” publishing house, in which 40 papers were collected.
As a result of the experiment, Nikolai Sednin came to the idea of a possible purposeful change of consciousness in the process of creation. The cycle formed the basis for the development of the author's methodology for the rehabilitation of the psyche and the direction of D-Art.

The cycle "Improvisations on the patterns." 1995-1998

The significance of this cycle lies in the plastic game that the artist invented - the whole cycle is performed on patterns for sewing fashionable clothes from the popular magazine "Burda". On top of the lines from the journal patterns, Nikolai Sednin creates spaces and images that are organically intertwined. The cycle "Improvisations on the patterns" actually became the forerunner of the main discovery of the artist - the "D-Art" cycle. In 1996 the compositions from the cycle were included in the catalog of the exhibition “Nikolay.Sednin. State Tretyakov Gallery ”.

D-Art cycle. 1993-2002

D-Art (Greek: dis - twice, art - art) is a postmodern trend in art, founded by Nikolai Sednin in 1994. The most important component of D-Art is not a certain stylist, but the positive perception of the surrounding reality by artists.
In 1993, the author was interested in the specificity of the appearance of visual images in adults with an uncontrolled psyche, which led to the idea of creating a creative team in a specialized institution. In 1994, Nikolai Sednin, on a volunteer basis, organized an art studio called “Healing by Art” at the psycho-neurological boarding school No. 20 in Moscow. During the lessons, he created the basic principles and practical method of the program for the rehabilitation of the psyche.
The result of creative activity was the opening in 1999 of an art gallery, which most fully represents works of art and graphics from among those created in the studio "Healing by Art". In 2000, thanks to the constant renewal of the collection of works, the studio received wide publicity in the media and attracted the attention of the Russian Association of Art Critics. Since the author's methodology and style of the works was recognized as individual and non-standard, it became necessary to determine the artistic direction. So the term "D-Art" appeared.
In 2001, under the patronage of the Association of Art Critics, the album D-Art - Art of the XXI Century was published. The results of the program were presented in 2002 in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, where an exhibition of the artist and his students took place.
In 2004, Nikolai Sednin was awarded the International Man of the Future Award in Moscow for creating his own art movement in art.

Cycle “Reflections“. 1998

The original name of the cycle is “Reflections in a champagne bucket”. The cycle of drawings was made in Moscow, in the apartment of a friend of the artist Evgeny Tsykanovsky. In 2003, at a retrospective exhibition of the artist in the Moscow gallery "Arden" most of the drawings of the cycle "Reflections" were acquired in the collection of one of Moscow banks.

The cycle “Pictures for Yana and Mikhail”. 1998 -2010

At the end of 1998 in Moscow, commissioned by businessman Evgeny Tsykanovsky, the artist decorated the rooms of his children, Yana and Mikhail. Pictures for children's rooms are conceived by the author as symbolic parting words for adolescents going into adult life. Later, in 2010, a composite photo portrait of Yana was made based on a song by Russian rock bard Veni Drkin “When the Bad Weather“.

The cycle “Portraits“. 1998-2018

Work on custom portraits began after the artist moved to Moscow. In 2000, Nikolai Sednin is the author of the first growth portrait of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and in 2018 the author of the last customized portrait of President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev. For many years, the artist periodically executes orders for portraits of famous political, business and cultural figures, meets the President of the Foundation for Supporting Social Educational and Cultural Programs "Arden" Tatyana Panich, French film actor Pierre Richard, People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Etush, an outstanding fashion designer Pierre Cardin, President of the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs Leyla Hayat.
In 2002, in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, works from the series “Portraits” were presented in the project “D-Art - Art of the XXI Century”. In 2012, the portrait of Vladimir Etush “The Great Illusionist” is exhibited in the framework of the international art project of the Moscow gallery “Arden” “Masterpieces of the future and the present. Works of outstanding contemporary artists and antique painting of the 18th — 20th centuries. ”

Cycle “Cocoon“. 2002-2004

Work on the photo project started in Moscow as an advertising campaign commissioned by Max Master, a supplier of European fabrics for textile interior design. Later, the order grew into a large cycle of photocomposition “Cocoon”, the work on which was continued as a creative project. In 2003, compositions from this cycle were published in the annual catalog of the best designs of Moscow publishing house Index Design and Publishing. In 2005, the composition of the cycle was awarded the silver medal of the international competition “Magic Of Photo” in Russia. In 2008, several compositions from the cycle become winners of the international project Photokonkurs in Israel. In 2010, the composition of the cycle Cocoon “became the winner of the international photo contest of the magazine“ Cleo ”in the nomination“ Nu ”. In the same year, the composition of this cycle becomes the laureate of the international project Photoawards, Moscow.

Cycle “Cell”. 2003-2005

"The bird in the cage, the soul in the body, the man in the room." In the summer of 2003, the “Cage” cycle was started in a room specially prepared for filming. The cycle is an allegorical image of girls and birds, equally unsuccessfully seeking to escape beyond the confined space. Figures are trying to "inhabit" their territory. Symbolic framing turns each composition into a kind of box with additional compartments, which creates the illusion of comfort in space. At the heart of the cycle are multi-figured collages that create the illusion of a microcosm. A central character also appears - the Master of the Cell, operating with sacred pentagrams and based on them invisibly building new spaces for familiar characters. The image of the door indicates a possible transition to a new dimension, another reality left over. In this cycle, the law of gravity and the usual shape of the figures lose their importance, giving way to the "intracellular" order. People are no longer prisoners of these walls.
In 2011 in Paris, at the photo contest PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, the largest in Europe, the photo sequence from the “Cell” cycle was awarded two gold medals in the nominations “Fine Art / Nudes - Professional” and “People's Choice Awards”. In 2012, works from this cycle were awarded the Gold Medal Of Excellence “Trierenberg Super Circuit” Gold Medal of Excellence competition at the world photographic “Oscar”.

Cycle "Sodvizheniya". 2005

The photographing of the nude model in the multi-exposure mode was made in Moscow, in the artist's photo studio as an experiment, which the author does not attach importance to for a long time. A few years later, looking through the archives, the artist collects the material he had previously shot and exposes as a separate cycle to decorate the interiors of several night clubs in Moscow. In 2011, the composition of the Sodvizheniya cycle was awarded the special prize of the FIAF International Salon “XVI INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION”, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.

Cycle “Weird Sisters“. 2005-2007

“The Legend of Women Running the Story of History.” According to legend, at the origins of all things was the goddess Wird (Mother Earth), which later turned into sisters - The one that was, The one that is, The one that will be. All of them were called the goddesses of fate (Weird Sisters) at whose power the past, present and future of each of the people.
In 2011, by order of the Russian company Grand Prix, a wall calendar was published with photocompositions from this cycle. In 2012, the cycle “Weird Sisters“ was awarded the bronze medal of the international salon FIAP in the nomination “Color”.

Cycle “Fetish“. 2004-2009

Photocompositions, later combined into one cycle, were created with different photo models of Nikolai Sednin and initially existed as isolated works, made to order. The “Fetish” series has become one of the artist’s most successful commercial photo projects. In November 2007, the Russian edition of the Penthouse magazine publishes a large detailed article “Sednin Today and Always”, where for the first time in Russia, the author’s photo compositions relating to the erotic subculture are posted. In 2008, the composition of the cycle “Fetish” became the winner of the international project “Photokonkurs” in Israel.

Cycle "Ties". 2004 - 2009

Since 2003, the artist has been passionate about the erotic subculture and has been actively involved in the formation and development of the community in Moscow and in Russia. As the author of “D-Art” and methods for the rehabilitation of the psyche in the process of creativity, Nikolay Sednin seeks to enrich his psychotherapeutic experience with new knowledge about hidden creative possibilities, considering this subculture as part of ancient Eastern, Slavic and European practices leading to psychophysiological evolution in development personality.
The “Ties” cycle is the most controversial and provocative photo-project of the artist, in which the erotic subculture is declared as an art hidden from prying eyes for a select few. In 2009, a detailed essay by Andrei Cers, a writer, artist, and literary critic, was published in 2009 in New York, entitled “The Principle of Sednin's Pyramid,” dedicated to the “Bond” cycle.

Cycle "Her Mask". 2008

The photo project “Her masks” is a continuation of the “Bond” cycle and is distinguished by a much more focused focus on the aesthetics of the body of photo models. In 2012, compositions from this cycle were awarded the FIAP honorary award in the “Nudes” nomination of the international competition “INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY”, “Women”, Serbia.

Cycle “Red“. 2009-2010

The photo compositions from this cycle differ in the gamut of the name indicated in the title and incorporate the author's many years of research related to erotic art. The works from this cycle are present in the artist’s video artwork created in 2009, “HORROR CARNIVAL“, which includes the words of Friedrich Nietzsche - “Do you go to women?” Don't forget the whip! ”.

The cycle "Toys and people." 2008-2011

“The transformation of toys into living characters, actively demonstrating to people their tragicomic superiority is an allegory of the desire of creation to become on a par with the creator.”
The cycle started with an outwardly brutal, but, in fact, fairly ironic photo-composition "Attack of glamorous rats." The next composition “12 rabbits“ won in the nomination “Style” at the photo contest “Best of Russia”. In 2010, the project “Photokaravan“ publishes an interview with Nikolai Sednin devoted to winning a photo composition from a cycle in the international photo contest “Wonderful Woman's World”. In 2012, the compositions from the series "Toys and People" were included in the encyclopedia of the world elite of visual art "Trierenberg Super Circuit".
The photo composition “Fox Wedding” has become the most titled work of the artist - the winner and laureate of many prestigious Russian and international competitions.

Cycle “Video Art”. 2008-2010

In 2008, Nikolai Sednin created futuristic video art “The Printing of the Sun” based on the cycle of graphic works “Improvisations on Patterns” and in collaboration with the composer Sergey Chechetko. In 2009, a video art created by “Weird Sisters” based on the cycle of the same photo by Nikolai Sednin and the symphonic poem “Daedal” by Sergey Chechetko was created. The presentation of video art was a great success at the City University of New York as part of the international festival of documentary films and animation. In 2010, in Moscow, the presentation of video art “Horror Carnival” took place in the framework of the international Fetish festival “Night of Fairy Tales” at the “Solaris” club.

“Print of the Sun“ 2008 (“Press Of The Sun“ - English version with subtitles)
The idea: all the variety of feelings, expressed in combinations of sound, color and line.
“Weird Sisters“ 2008 Idea: the legend of women governing the course of history
“Monads”. 2008 Idea: the harmony of the inner world of man as part of the harmony of the universe.
“Door“ 2009 Idea: the awakening of a woman and the knowledge of the forbidden world.
“Sacred Garden“ 2009 Idea: the birth of everything in the space of the Sacred Garden.
“Horror Carnival“ 2010 Idea: “Going to women? Don't forget the whip! ”(Friedrich Nietzsche)
“ABC“ 2010 Idea: people's lives remain in letters.

Cycle "Bas-reliefs". 2011-2014

Plaster bas-reliefs were made in Moscow by the order of the construction group of companies “Diat”, for the interiors of the central office of this company. The motives for the bas-reliefs were the customer-selected drawings from the cycle “Compositions”.

Cycle “Installations“. 2015-2017

In 2015, Nikolai Sednin was invited to shoot in the full-length movie “Point of no return” as a successful Moscow restaurateur. By order of the producer and director of the film, as an advertisement for the film’s release, the artist is preparing a cookbook for publication. In 2016, Nikolai Sednin becomes the winner of the popular Russian TV show “The Dinner Party”. Later, the culinary project turned into a cycle of art installations “Improvisations on a baking sheet”, where original compositional and color solutions close to the picturesque traditions of postmodernism were formed from ordinary products.

Cycle "Five Elements". 2017-2018

In the fall of 2017, Nikolai Sednin began work on the composition “Ihtis” - the first decorative panel from the cycle, which according to the author's idea is to visualize and combine the philosophical definitions of the elements of Water, Earth, Fire and Air. In 2018, in addition to the composition “Ihtis” (Water), the panel included “Ouroboros” (Earth) and “Phoenix“ (Air).

Literary creativity

The books of Nikolai Sednin were awarded literary awards of the Union of Writers of Russia and awards of the Union of Writers of the Battle of Russia: A. Medal Pushkin, Literary Award “For loyalty to the word and deed”, Medal “Generalissimo AV Suvorov“, Order “M. Y. Lermontov “.

Poetic collection “Drawings from words“. 1988-1991

The original name of the poetic collection of "Corners". Work on the collection began in Smolensk, continued in Moscow, Odessa and Izmail, and the bulk of the book was written in Leningrad in 1989. At this time, Nikolai Sednin meets Viktor Tsoi, Vyacheslav Butusov, the poet and songwriter of the group “Nautilus Pompilius” Ilya Kormiltsev, musicians of the group “Aquarium” and “Alisa”, members of the Leningrad rock club.
Work on the collection was stopped in the fall of 1991 after a heart attack caused by prolonged emotional stress. In 1996, the first edition of the collection was published in Odessa’s “Versia” publishing house, the whole edition of which was sold out within a month. In 2010, a detailed essay by Andrei Cers, a writer, artist, and literary critic, devoted to the poetic collection by Nikolai Sednin “Return of the Word to the Poet“.

Books and encyclopedias:

“Pictures from the words“ (Poetic collection) .1996
“The Gospel of the artist“ (Collection of copyright quotes). 2005
“Elitarch“ (Encyclopedia of the elite of architecture). 2011-2013
“Art parallel” (Encyclopedia of artifacts). 2013-2016
“BDSM as art“ (Theater of secret desires). 2015
“Recipes for restaurateur орыory“ (Author's cooking). 2016
“The Great Path of the Ocean” (Diary Pages). 2017
“Pictures from events” (Autobiographical notes) .2018

In 2016, the global sales of the book Art Parallel Encyclopedia began. The book covers the 30-year period of creativity of Nikolai Sednin and is a cultural encyclopedia based on a comparison of artifacts and masterpieces of art from different eras with the works of the master. The electronic version of the virtual museum created on the basis of the book is available in 50 countries of the world.
Nikolai Sednin names Sykun-Tu, Walt Whitman, and Velimir Khlebnikov among literary teachers and masterminds.

D-Art

D-Art (Greek: dis - twice, art - art) is a postmodern trend in art, founded by Nikolai Sednin in 1994. The most important component of D-Art is not a certain stylist, but the positive perception of the surrounding reality by artists.
History of creation
In the second half of the 20th century, the following terms began to be widely used in world psychiatry: bibliotherapy, art therapy, music therapy, enthusiastic therapy, therapy of creativity.
In 1989, the term "therapy of creative expression" was proposed in Stormy. The author studied the positive influence of the creativity of patients with neurosis, psychopathy and low-progreduated schizophrenia on their emotional and behavioral disorders.
In 1993, the artist Nikolai Sednin conducted a creative experiment in which the task was set to verify the idea, designated by him as the “let go effect”. The works were created with a blindfold brush on paper, and each image was executed within a few seconds. Later, the works were collected in a single cycle, called drawings for meditation.
As a result of the experiment, Nikolay Sednin came to the idea of a possible purposeful change of consciousness in the process of creation. The author was interested in the specificity of the appearance of visual images in adults with an uncontrolled psyche, which led to the idea of creating a creative team in a specialized institution. In 1994, Sednin, on a volunteer basis, organized an art studio called “Healing by Art” at the psycho-neurological boarding school No. 20 in Moscow. During the lessons, he created the basic principles and practical method of the program for the rehabilitation of the psyche.
The result of creative activity was the opening in 1999 of the Gallery, most fully representing works of art and graphics from among those created in the studio "Healing by Art". In 2000, thanks to the constant renewal of the collection of works, the studio received wide publicity in the media and attracted the attention of the Russian Association of Art Critics. Since the author's methodology and style of the works was recognized as individual and non-standard, it became necessary to determine the artistic direction. So the term "D-Art" appeared.
In 2001, under the patronage of the Association of Art Critics, the album D-Art - Art of the XXI Century was published. The results of the program were presented in 2002 in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, where an exhibition of the artist and his students took place.

Creation

In 1994, Nicholas first came to Moscow to participate in the major art project "Mystical Reality". This exhibition was a turning point in the life of the artist. The work of Nikolay was noted by well-known experts, including Stanislav Ivanitsky, head of the modern painting department of the State Tretyakov Gallery, and, in 1996, the Art Council of the State Tretyakov Gallery was granted the right to open a personal exhibition in this museum. “Nikolai Sednin really has many faces. He connects the seemingly irreconcilable beginnings with a tight knot - impulsive artistry and rational adjustment, elements of expressive abstraction with objectively manifested images. ”Said Stanislav Ivanitsky about him.
Work on custom portraits began after the artist moved to Moscow. In 2000, Nikolai Sednin is the author of the first growth portrait of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.
Over the next years, the artist fulfills orders for portraits of famous political, business and cultural figures, meets the President of the Foundation for Supporting Social Educational and Cultural Programs "Arden" Tatyana Panich, French film actor Pierre Richard, People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Etush, outstanding fashion designer Pierre Cardin, President World Association of Women Entrepreneurs Leyla Hayat.
In 2002, in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, works from the series “Portraits” were presented in the project “D-Art - Art of the XXI Century”. In 2012, the portrait of Vladimir Etush “The Great Illusionist” is exhibited in the framework of the international art project of the gallery “Arden” “Masterpieces of the future and the present. Works of outstanding contemporary artists and antique painting of the 18th — 20th centuries. ”
Since 2002, Nikolai Sednin has been working in photography at the Sednin Studio Company, created by him. The beauty of the images of the female body is reflected in the cycles of his photocompositions "Cocoon", "Cell", "Mystical Sisters".
In 2011 in Paris, at the photo contest PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, the largest in Europe, the photo sequence from the “Cell” cycle was awarded two gold medals in the nominations “Fine Art / Nudes - Professional” and “People's Choice Awards”. In 2012, works from this cycle were awarded the Gold Medal Of Excellence “Trierenberg Super Circuit” Gold Medal of Excellence competition at the world photographic “Oscar”.
In 2013, the artist's name was included in the international Internet project of the Unified Art Rating “The Greatest Artists of the World of the XVIII-XXI Centuries“.

Awards

Professional awards

- Awarded the gold medal of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia for the cycle “Portrait Heliography”. Moscow, Russia (2018);
- Awarded the Gold Medal of the Writers' Union of Russia and the Literary Olympus Prize for the creation of the poetic collection "Drawings from Words." Moscow, Russia (2018);
- Awarded the Literary Prize of the Writers' Union of Russia "For loyalty to the word and deed" and the Alexander Pushkin Medal. Moscow, Russia (2016);
- Awarded the literary prize "Hero of Our Time" and the Order of M. Yu. Lermontov. Moscow, Russia (2016);
- Awarded the gold medal GOLD MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE of the international competition of photo art "Trierenberg Super Circuit", Austria (2012);
- Awarded the honorary prize “INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY NOVI SAD”, Serbia (2012);
- Awarded the honorary FIAP award in the Nudes “INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY” nomination, “WOMEN”, Serbia (2012);
- Awarded the bronze medal of the international salon FIAP in the Color nomination “INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY NOVI SAD”, Serbia (2011);
- Awarded the special prize of the FIAF International Salon "XVI INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION", San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy (2011);
- Awarded a gold medal in the category Fine Art / Nudes - Professional. Photo Contest PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, Paris, France (2011);
- Awarded the bronze medal in the category Fine Art - Professional. Photo Contest PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, Paris, France (2011);
- Awarded a gold medal in the People's Choice Awards. Photo Contest PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, Paris, France (2011);
- Awarded a FIAP silver medal in the Nudes nomination “1st INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY NOVI SAD”, Serbia (2011);
- Awarded the INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Honorary Award. SMEDEREVO, Serbia (2011);
- Winner of the international project “Photokonkurs”, Jerusalem, Israel (2011);
- Winner of the photo contest “The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards”, London, United Kingdom (2011);
- Awarded the INTERNATIONAL PHOTOSHOW BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS Honorary Award, Los Angeles, USA (2011);
- Laureate of the Second International Photo Project “Super Competition 2010”, “Photokaravan”, Moscow, Russia (2011);
- Awarded the honorary prize “INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS”, Los Angeles, USA (2011);
- Winner of INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION "Photoawards", Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Winner of the international competition “Black and white NY”, “Photo Contest.”, Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Winner of the international competition "Photoconcept", Novosibirsk, Russia (2010);
- Winner of the All-Russian competition of the Academy of Photography in the nomination "Photoart", Tomsk, Russia (2010);
- Awarded a gold medal in the nomination "Wedding photography" INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION "Photoawards" Moscow, Russia, (2010);
- Winner of the international competition “World of Fairy Tales”, “Photo Contest.”, Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Winner of the Russian International Art Week, Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Awarded a gold medal in the nomination "Collage" INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION "Photoawards", Moscow, Russia (2010);
- The winner of the photo contest of the magazine "Cleo" in the nomination "NU", Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Winner of the international competition "Photokaravan", Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Winner of the international competition “Digital Art Contest”, Tallinn, Estonia (2009);
- Winner of the “Best of Russia” photo contest in the “Style” nomination for online voting, Moscow, Russia (2009);
- Winner of the INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION "Photoawards" competition, Moscow, Russia (2009);
- Winner of the Photography Masters Cup competition, London, United Kingdom (2009);
- Winner of the First International Competition of Art Photography, Chisinau, Moldova (2009);
- Winner of the international project “Photokonkurs”, Jerusalem, Israel (2008);
- Awarded the silver medal of the international competition “Magic Of Photo”, Kaliningrad, Russia (2005);
- Winner of the international project “EroticArt”, Jerusalem, Israel (2004);
- Winner of the international competition "Illustrators of the Future Contest", Los Angeles, USA (1998).

Social awards

- Awarded the medal “For civil courage”. Moscow, Russia (2018);
- Awarded the Order of the International Prize "Elite" II degree for the creation and promotion of creative projects. Moscow, Russia (2018);
- Awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Russian Academy of Art Criticism for the creation of the direction "Heliography". Moscow, Russia (2018);
- Awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Russian-Italian Academy “Ferroni” for his contribution to world art. Moscow, Russia (2018);
- Awarded an Honorary Diploma of the International Fund for Slavic Culture for his contribution to the art of Russia and the creation of the direction "Heliography" Moscow, Russia (2018);
- Full member (Academician) of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS) was awarded the title. Moscow, Russia (2017);
- He was awarded the title “Honorary Artist of Russia.” Moscow, Russia (2016);
- Awarded the Medal “General MD Skobelev ”for loyalty to the ideals of serving the Fatherland. Moscow, Russia (2016);
- Awarded the international Order “Honorary Citizen of the Eurasian Union of States.” Moscow, Russia (2016);
- Awarded the Order “Honorary Citizen of Kazakhstan”. Moscow, Russia (2016);
- Awarded the Medal "Generalissimo AV Suvorov" for his contribution to the patriotic traditions of the Fatherland. Moscow, Russia (2016);
- Awarded the international Order “Honorary Citizen of the Customs Union.” Moscow, Russia (2015);
- Awarded the Order of public recognition “Star of the Commonwealth”, Moscow, Russia (2015);
- Awarded the title of "Honorary Artist of Russia". Moscow, Russia (2015);
- Awarded the Order of Peter Stolypin, Moscow, Russia (2014);
- Awarded the Order of the International Prize "Elitarch" I degree for his work on the publication of the encyclopedia "Elite of Architecture and Construction", Moscow, Russia (2014);
- Full member (Academician) of the Russian Academy of Art Criticism (RAHK) was awarded the title. Moscow, Russia (2013);
- Awarded the golden commemorative badge “XXX years of the Union of Architects of Russia” for his work on the publishing program of the Union of Architects, Moscow, Russia (2012);
- Awarded the Highest Order of Public Recognition "Honorary Citizen of Russia", Moscow, Russia (2011);
- Awarded the International Order of Cyril and Methodius, Moscow, Russia (2011);
- Awarded the Medal of the Order “Honorary Citizen of Russia”, Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Awarded the Order of Yaroslav the Wise, Moscow, Russia (2010);
- Awarded the Order of public recognition of the encyclopedia "Who is Who", Switzerland (2010);
- Awarded the Millennium Man Medal of the Encyclopedia "People of Our Millennium", Moscow, Russia (2009);
- Awarded the Order of Public Recognition “Star of the Fatherland”, Moscow, Russia (2008);
- Awarded the Man of the Future award, Moscow, Russia (2004).

Exhibitions

2017
- Boston, USA, Boston University, international exhibition of graphics.
- Moscow, Slavic Literature and Culture Foundation, a charity auction in favor of the Neopalimaya Kupina Children's Spiritual and Social Center.
- Moscow, Cultural Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. M.V. Frunze, personal exhibition.
2016
- Moscow, the Foundation for Slavic Literature and Culture, a charity auction in favor of the construction of the orphanage of Nikolo-Perervinskaya Monastery.
- Moscow, President Hotel, Bolshoi Petrovsky Hall, solo exhibition.
- Novi Sad, Serbia, Photo Club NOVI SAD. The exhibition of the winners of the International Salon of Contemporary Photo Art.
2015
- Moscow, President Hotel, Red Hall, personal exhibition.
- Moscow, “Biblio-Globus“, personal exhibition.
- Cadacues, Spain, Gallery Fort Taller, an international exhibition of graphics.
2014
- Moscow, Gallery "Arden", the exhibition "Spring Impromptu."
- Moscow, the Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture, a charity auction to help the artists of the Crimea.
- Moscow, President Hotel, White Hall, personal exhibition.
2013
- Moscow, the Foundation for Slavic Literature and Culture, a charity auction in favor of the construction of the orphanage of Nikolo-Perervinskaya Monastery.
- Boston, USA, Boston University, international exhibition of graphics.
- Moscow, Gallery "Arden", the exhibition "Winter Impromptu."
2012
- Moscow, Club "Rock House". Personal exhibition.
- Moscow, Gallery "Arden". International art project "Masterpieces of the Future and the Present" Works of outstanding contemporary artists and antique painting of the XVIII — XX centuries.
- Novi Sad, Serbia, Photo Club NOVI SAD. The exhibition of the winners of the International Salon of Contemporary Photo Art.
- Linz, Austria, Gallery "Trierenberg Super Circuit" The exhibition of the winners of the International Salon of Modern Photographic Art.
2011
- San Benedetto Del Tronto, Italy, Gallery "Sambenedetesse". XVI International Biennale of Contemporary Photography.
- Paris, France, Gallery "Dupon". Exhibition of the winners of the international competition of modern photography "PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS".
- Novi Sad, Serbia, Photo Club NOVI SAD. International Salon of modern photography "Nudes".
- Ishmael, Ukraine, State Picture Gallery. National Union of Artists of Ukraine. "Sketches and sketches in the works of artists of Bessarabia."
2010
- Moscow, Moscow House of Artists, Russian VII International Art Week.
- Moscow, Exhibition Center "T-Module", IX International Exhibition X-Show.
- Moscow, Pacha-Moscow Club, personal exhibition.
- Moscow, Gallery "CINEMA", the exhibition "Artprevyu".
2009
- Moscow, the Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture, the exhibition "Everything that I feel with my soul" from the collection of the collector Tatiana Panich.
- Moscow, Gallery of secret desires, the author's photo exhibition.
- Ishmael, State Picture Gallery. Retrospective on the opening of the regional organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
- St. Petersburg, V International Short Film & Animation Festival ISAFF (International Short & Animation Film Festival) Open Cinema 2009.
2008
- Moscow, Central House of Actor, personal exhibition.
- Moscow, Gallery "Arden", the exhibition "Winter Impromptu."
- New York, New York City University, Documentary Film and Animation Festival.
2007
- Moscow, Central House of Artists, Xth International Art Salon.
- Moscow, the Foundation for Slavic Literature and Culture, a charity auction in favor of the construction of the orphanage of Nikolo-Perervinskaya Monastery.
2006
- Moscow, Club "Europe-Asia", personal exhibition.
- Moscow, Club "Tsirlich Manirlih", personal exhibition.
- Moscow, Club "Zebra", personal exhibition.
- Moscow, Club "XO", personal exhibition.
2005
- Moscow, Central House of Arts, personal exhibition
- Moscow, exhibition center "T-Module", IV International Exhibition "Eros-Moscow".
- Moscow, Central House of Artists, international art project "Cosmo-thirst for life".
- Mexico City, Mexico, National Museum of Prints, international exhibition of mini-prints.
- Manizales, Colombia, Palace of Fine Arts, international exhibition of graphics.
- Tokyo, Japan, Gallery of the University of Tama Art, “International Triennial of Printed Graphics”.
2004
- Moscow, All-Russian Exhibition Center, III International Exhibition "Eros-Moscow".
- Moscow, Gallery "Arden", the exhibition "From the gallery funds".
- Boston, USA, Boston University, international exhibition of prints.
- Wingfield, England, Gallery "Fort Taller", international festival of arts and music.
2003
- Moscow, Gallery "Arden", a retrospective solo exhibition.
- Moscow, All-Russian Education Foundation, personal exhibition.
2002
- Moscow, State Duma of Russia, retrospective solo exhibition.
- Moscow, Gallery "D-Art" exhibition "Art of the XXI century".
- Odessa, Gallery "Amis", the exhibition "From private collections."
- Moscow, Central House of Artists, international Christmas Art Salon.
2001
- Moscow, Gallery "RusArt", personal exhibition.
- Moscow, Jewelry Gallery "Diamel", personal exhibition.
2000
- Moscow, Embassy of the State of Israel, personal exhibition "Portraits".
- Moscow, Representative office of the Russian Jeweler company, personal exhibition.
1999
- Cadacues, Spain, Fort Taller Gallery, XXIX International Graphic Exhibition.
- Moscow, Salon "A-Tattoo", Personal exhibition.
- Baia, Romania, Florian Museum, International Carbunar Exhibition.
- Lodz, Poland, City Picture Gallery, "I-th International Exhibition of graphics."
1998
- Kiev, Ukrainian House, International Art Festival "Art of Ukraine of the twentieth century."
- Odessa, Exhibition Hall of Artists of Ukraine, "Graphics of Odessa".
- Cadacues, Spain, Gallery Fort Taller, Biennial of Printed Graphics.
- Tokyo, Japan, Municipal Gallery, International Prints Exhibition.
- Los Angeles, USA, International Illustrators of the Future exhibition.
- Odessa, State Literary Museum, "The 60th anniversary of the Union of Artists of Ukraine."
- Moscow, Russian Academy of Finance, exhibition SSC "Sensus".
1997
- Kanagawa, Japan, Gallery of the Prefecture, "The 19th International Exhibition of Graphics."
- Odessa, Exhibition Hall of Artists of Ukraine, "Graphics Masters".
- Odessa, Municipal Museum of Private Collections of A.V. Bleshchunov "Christmas Star".
- Leskovac, Yugoslavia, National Gallery, "Biennale of Graphics".
1996
- Moscow, Gallery "Cappuccino", Personal exhibition "Food for the Soul".
- Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, Personal exhibition.
1995
- Ishmael, the State Picture Gallery, "Artists - the 50th anniversary of the Victory".
- Odessa, Museum of Western and Eastern Art, "Artists of the Danube".
- Kiev, Central House of Artists, All-Ukrainian Autumn Exhibition.
- Kiev, Taras Shevchenko State Museum, "Pearls of the Season".
1994
- Bern, Switzerland, TLC "Sensus" Pictures for meditation ".
- Moscow, Central House of Artists, "Mystical Reality".
1993
- Kiev, Central Scientific Library of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. V.I. Vernadsky, personal exhibition.
- Sumy, All-Ukrainian Spring Exhibition.
- Kiev, Central House of Artists, "Picturesque Ukraine".
1992
- Donetsk, Gallery "X", personal exhibition "Table of deformations".
- Ishmael, the State Picture Gallery, "Artists of Odessa".
- Kiev, Central House of Artists, All-Ukrainian Autumn Exhibition.
- Kiev, Central House of Artists, "The Artist and the Book."
1991
- Odessa, Gallery "Decor", personal exhibition "Nudes".
1990
- Odessa, Gallery "Decor", personal exhibition "Drawings by one line".

Selected Publications

From 1991 to 2017, more than 100 publications about the artist’s life and work were published in Russian and foreign publications.

Models Magazine
Journal "Passage"
Penthouse Magazine
Gallery Magazine
Magazine “Look at Me”
Magazine "The Photo Paper"
Almanac “Photography. Illustration."
Magazine "Theater"
The manual "Ukrainian and foreign culture of the XX century"
Encyclopedia "People of our millennium"
Magazine "World of Construction"
Magazine "Time - Money"
Almanac "Musical Klondike"
Almanac "Index Design and Publishing"
Encyclopedia of successful people of Russia "Who is who"
Encyclopedia of the world elite of visual art "Trierenberg Super Circuit - Luxury Edition"
Encyclopedia of the elite of architecture and construction of Russia "Elitarch".

TV shows

- Nikolai Sednin in the PRO Art program. TV channel Mediametrics. (2017)
- Nikolai Sednin in the program “A Walk in the Museum”, the TV channel CULTURE. (2017)
- Nikolay Sednin in the program “Dinner Party”. TV channel Ren-TV. (2016)
- Nikolay Sednin about Valentin Serov's exhibition. TV channel Moscow 24. (2016)
- Nikolai Sednin. Life Beginnings, TV Ukraine (2014)
- Nikolai Sednin in the program “The Impressionist Revolution”, CULTURAL TV Channel (2013)
- Nikolay Sednin in the program “Art of Color”, Channel CULTURE (2012)
- Nikolai Sednin. “Multifaceted Talent”, TV-Ukraine (2010)
- Nikolay Sednin in the ABC of Sex program, MTV Channel (2009)
- Ceremony for the award of the Star of the Theater Award, the TV channel CAPITAL (2008)

Bibliography

Nikolai Sednin. Catalog of the exhibition. Introductory article O. Veremeenko. Kiev, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Central Scientific Library. V.I. Vernadsky. 1993
Mystical reality. Booklet. Introductory article by A. Yarkina. Moscow, Central House of Artists, 1994
Nikolai Sednin. Drawings by one line. Catalog. Publisher "Version". Odessa, 1996
Nikolai Sednin. Drawings from words. Publisher "Version". Odessa, 1996
Nikolai Sednin. Pictures for meditation. Catalog. Publisher "Version", Odessa, 1996
Nikolai Sednin. Compositions. Catalog. Publisher "Version", Odessa, 1996
Nikolai Sednin. Alphabet for two. Catalog. Publisher "Version", Odessa, 1996
N. Sednin. Catalog of the exhibition. Introductory articles S. M. Ivanitsky, I. Fedorova. Moscow, the State Tretyakov Gallery. Publishing House "Blitz-Inform", Kiev, 1997
XIX International Exhibition of Printed Graphics. Catalog. Kanagawa, Japan, Prefecture Gallery, 1997
International Art Festival “Art of Ukraine of the XX century”. N. Sednin. Booklet. Introductory article S. M. Ivanitsky. Kiev, 1998
N. Sednin. Selected compositions (1992-1997). Booklet. Odessa, 1999
XVIII International Exhibition of Printed Graphics. Catalog. Cadacues, Spain, Fort Taller Gallery, 1998
XIX International Exhibition of Printed Graphics. Catalog. Cadacues, Spain, Fort Taller Gallery, 1999
Nikolai Sednin. D-Art. Art of the XXI century. Album. Article B. L. Shumyatsky. Marengo Publishing House, Moscow, 2000
Nikolai Sednin. Portraits. Booklet. Marengo Publishing, Moscow, 2002
N. Sednin. Graphics. Album. Introductory article by T. E. Panich. Publishing House "One of the Best", Moscow, 2002
Photos and illustrations. Album. Publishing house "Index Design", Moscow, 2003
N. Sednin. Photography as art. Booklet. Publishing House "One of the Best", Moscow, 2004
Advertising and art photography. Album. Publishing house "Index Design", Moscow, 2005
N. Sednin. Painting. Graphics. The photo. (1986–2006). Anniversary edition. Publishing house "ALUSIONprint". Moscow 2006
Encyclopedia "People of our millennium" Fifth Volume. Publishing house "New Line". Moscow, 2009
N. Sednin. International Encyclopedia "Who is who" Hubners Publishing House. Switzerland 2010
Encyclopedia of the world elite of visual art "Trierenberg Super Circuit - Luxury Edition" The third volume. Austria 2012
Encyclopedia of the elite of architecture and construction of Russia "Elitarch" The first volume. Russia, 2013

“The main secret is man. The main task is to understand yourself. The main means is spiritual work. Art is one of the points of application of our efforts and a reflection of internal growth. The pledge of successfully lived years can only serve the fruits of our labors, respectively, perceived by descendants. While we are alive, one or another assessment cannot be objective, because the process of change in ourselves does not stop. ” Nikolai Sednin.