Viktor Zevakin

Viktor Zevakin Soviet painter was born at the station Topki Kemerovo region. In 1956 he became a professional painter having graduated from the Higher Art School, Penza. He was one of the leading landscape painters of Siberia and Kuzbass and member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (Russia) from 1960. His work is reminiscent of French impressionism and shows influence from artists like Manet, Van Gogh and Cezanne. Zevakin’s own distinctive quality however lies in the suggestion of naivety, even Art Brut. He was honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1980), People’s Artist of the Russian Federation (1998) and his work reflects the colour, atmosphere and rhythms of both rural and city life during an important and changing time in modern Russian history. Unfortunately, Zevakin died in 2005 and aside from his wonderful cycle of painting in the Carlow Art Collection, very little is known about the artist.

Viktor Zevakin exhibited at Éigse in 1992.

Art collection

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Origins

Set up in 1992, The Carlow Art Collection is a voluntary community initiative that has been surrounded by goodwill and generosity from the people of Carlow. It has expanded into a diverse collection of work with artists from around the world. CAC became a fully registered charity in 2018. The home of our art collection is in Carlow College. The Carlow Art Collection is free to view in the front halls of Carlow College, Monday to Friday, and in the garden every day of the year.

Today

The art works in the permanent collection include painting, print, drawing, sculpture, sound, photography, live art, film and activism, with more to come. The collection and CAC projects reflect a broad range of art by over thirty artists, many of whom visited, exhibited, engaged with or lived in the area.

Our Goal

The CAC is deeply indebted to the artists who contribute to the collection, to its board members past and present, and to the many people and organisations that support it technically and financially. The Carlow Art Collection will continue to expand on the ideas of what art is and what an art collection can be, and become.