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DZIANIS RAMANIUK
Biography
Born in 1970 in Minsk, Belarus.
1984-1988: studies in the Ahremtchyk National Boarding School of Music and Fine Arts.
1988-1995: Studied at Belarusian Academy of Arts and Vilnius Academy of Arts.
1995-1999: teacher in the Belarusian Culture University.
Since 1996 member of the Belarusian Artists Union.
Since 1997 continues the work of his father, professor Mikhas Ramaniuk, concerning the study of the folk culture and ethnography of the Belarusians. He realizes dozens of independent expeditions throughout the country. The found materials are shown at exhibitions, published and used in books, radiobroadcasts, periodicals and newspapers in Belarus and beyond.
1998: fellow of the Belarusian Journalists Association.
1997-2000: works on the edition of Mikhas Ramaniuk's monograph "Belarusian popular crosses".
2001-2002: creates and publishes the "Belarus" book.
2002-2003: creates and publishes the "Belarusian national Dress"book, the "Igor Barkhatkov" book and the "Belarus" photograph book.
2004: fellow of the "PhotoArt" association.
2004-2006: creates and publishes the "Chernobyl" art and publicistic book dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
2007-2008: creates and publishes the "My path Belarus" book.
Dzianis Ramaniuk works as a publisher, ethnographer, photographer, and artist. He took part in dozens of photo and graphic arts exhibitions. Recently, his high-priority research subject is the zone damaged by the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Graphic and photographic works of Dzianis Ramaniuk are found in the Museum of Belarusian Contemporary Art, the National Museum of Belarusian History and Culture, Hrodna Museum of History and Culture, the State Gallery of Lodz (Poland), the Agency for the Restoration of the Old Town (Vilnius, Lithuania), etc.
Selected Exhibitions
1996: personal exhibition "Visions" at the National Museum of Belarusian History and Culture.
2001: personal photo exhibition "Self-portrait against a background of Vilnius" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Minsk.
2001: personal photo exhibition "Old Town" at the National Library in Tallinn, Estonia.
2006: Personal photographic exhibition dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant at Bundestag, Berlin.
Personal photographic exhibition "Tragic beauty" and presentation of the "Chernobyl" book at the city hall of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Participant of an exhibition "20 Years after Chernobyl: From Tragedy to Recovery" at the UNO office, New-York.
Awards:
Grand Prix at the 3rd at the Moscow International Contest "Book Art 2007" for the "Chernobyl" book.
"Golden folio" of the winner of the National contest "Book Art 2008" in the nomination of "Best photo book" for the "My path Belarus" book.
"Golden folio" of the winner of the National contest "Book Art 2008" in the nomination of "Best photo artist" for the photos in the "My path Belarus" and "Chernobyl" books.
"Golden folio" of the winner of the National contest "Book Art 2007" in the nomination of "For realization of innovative idea" for preparing and editing the "Chernobyl" book.
Three major awards and the "Book of the year" for the creation and publishing of Mikhas Ramaniuk's monograph "Belarusian Folk Crosses" at the Belarusian National Contest "Book Art 2002".
Bronze statuette of the Belarusian Association of Book Publishers for the best embodiment of the Belarusian theme.
"Best design publication 2003" award of the Belarusian Union of Designers for the creation and publishing of the "Belarusian National Dress" book.
"Best design publication 2006" award of the Belarusian Union of Designers for the design of the "Chernobyl" book.
Special award "For contribution to preserving spiritual heritage" at the Belarusian National Contest "Book Art 2004".
I level award for polygraphic design at the Belarusian National Contest "Book Art 2002".
I level award for the publishing of Mikhas Ramaniuk's book "Belarusian national Dress" at the Belarusian National Contest "Book Art 2004".
II degree award in the "Triumph" nomination at the Moscow International Contest "Book Art 2004" for the creation and publishing of the "Belarusian Folk Dress" book.
II level award for polygraphic design at the Belarusian National Contest "Book Art 2005".
II place in the nomination of "The world around you" at the I Belarusian contest of digital photo "Drive".
II place in the nomination of "Book of interesting destiny" at the III Moscow International Contest "Book Art 2006" for the "Chernobyl" book.
II place at the Minsk posters contest "Our pain Ð Kurapaty" for the poster "First words", 1990.
II place at the National contest exhibition "White Art Festival", for the work "The plant planet Man", 1995.
II level award for the creation and publishing of the "Belarus" book at the Belarus National contest "Book Art 2003".
III level diploma in the nomination of "My land" at the Moscow International Contest "Book Art 2006" for the "Chernobyl" book.
Special award of the photo contest "Belarus that we'll not see tomorrow" of the Belarusian Journalists Association.
Special award "For high publishing standard" for the creation and publishing of books "Belarusian national Dress", "Belarus", and "Igor Barkhatkov" at the Belarusian National contest "Book Art 2004"
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