Short biography of the painter
Leonid Mezheritski
11 December 1930
Born in Odessa.
1949 – 1955
Studied at the Odessa Art Academy, with professors: L.I. Tokareva-Alexandrovich (1-st and 2-nd year), D.M. Frumina (3-rd and 4-th year) and M.D. Muzelmacher.
1956 – 1998
Professional activity, participating in Union, Republican, regional and international art exhibitions, some of the works were bought by state museums of the USSR and foreign art galleries.
1971
Joining the Union of Artists of the USSR.
Work trips to Ukraine and Russia; Italy, Germany, Israel.
Exhibitions of this period (selected):
1958
1960/1961
1961
1968/1969
1970
1997
Republican Art Exhibit, Kiev.
Republican Art Exhibit of Marine Painters, Kiev.
All-Union Exhibit of Marine Artists, Moscow
Republican Art Exhibit, Kiev
Republican Exhibit, Kiev
Exhibit at the Odessa Jewish Culture Centre (together with Eduard Morozov)
from December 1998
Permanent residence in Carmiel, Israel
Continuing active creative work, making a series of Israeli landscapes, still lives and portraits
Visits to Berlin, Venice, Paris and Luxembourg
Exhibitions of this period:
2000
Solo exhibit at the House of Russian Science and Culture in Berlin
2001, 2003
Exhibits at the Berlin Jewish Art Gallery
12 November 2007
Passed away after a serious illness. Berlin
