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Alexander Solotzew (Александр Золотцев; * July 17, 1957 in Kaliningrad, Soviet Union) is a German painter and sculptor of Russian descent.

Life
Solotzew was born in Kaliningrad into a family of artists with Belarusian roots. His father was an art professor at Tambov Art College.

In 1981 Solotzew emigrated to East Germany. Only a few months before the opening of the inner in 1989, Solotzew moved to Landau in West Germany. Since 1989, Solotzew has been a member of the Rhineland-Palatinate Professional Association of Artists in the Federal Association. He was awarded German citizenship in 1992.

In 1992, the city of Landau provided him with the artist's apartment and studio in the historic Villa Streccius. There, Alexander created many of his famous paintings. In 2011, Solotzew moved from Landau to Annweiler am Trifels into a former church, which has been serving him as a studio ever since. Due to his regular exhibitions in the United States, Solotzew also has a residence in Florida.

Upon invitation of the National Arts Club in New York City, Solotzew presented the exhibition "Life in Colors", which was organized and curated by the Russian-American Foundation and was met with broad media interest.

Alexander Solotzew is married to Marina Solotzew.

Works
Solotzew has been inspired and been working on various themes: Russian Ballet, Circus, People and Puppets, Sky is for Mozart, Angels, Jewish Wedding, Tango in Paris, Cuban Salsa, Carnival in Venice, Torero, Nudes on Red, Fields of Provence, Florida and many others.

Awards

 * 1997: Art and Culture Award, City of Wernigerode
 * 2018: Goldene Placque, City of Annweiler am Trifels

Exhibitions (Selection)

 * 2019: Rheinland-Pfalz-Tag 2019, Annweiler am Trifels (Germany)
 * 2018: Fine Art Solotzew Galerie, Sarasota, Florida (United States)
 * 2017: Galerie Neuheisel, Saarbrücken (Germany)
 * 2017: National Arts Club, New York, New York (United States)
 * 2016: DANKHAUS German-American Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
 * 2015: Hohenstaufensaal, Annweiler am Trifels (Germany)
 * 2014: General Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany, Miami, Florida (USA)
 * 2013: Russian-American Museum of Art, Naples, Florida (USA)
 * 2009: „Visions of Watercolours Today“, Exhibition with artists of the London Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour, Villa Streccius, Landau (Germany)
 * 2008: Armonia International Foundation, „The Russian Ballet“, Gaeta (Italy)
 * 2008: „100 Years after Kandinsky, Jawlensky und Werefkin – Russian Artists in Murnau“, Murnau (Germany)
 * 2008: „Colors in my Life“, Art Forum Leismann, Sankt Ingbert (Germany)
 * 2001: State Chancellery Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz (Germany)
 * 1994 until 2010: Annual exhibitians, Villa Streccius, Landau (Germany)

Literature

 * Aimee Rubenstein: Color & Movement in Alexander Solotzew's Paintings. In: New York Post, 5. Juni 2017.
 * Günter Werner: Alexander Solotzew: Maler, Grafiker, Bildhauer. Verlag Pfälzer Kunst, Landau in der Pfalz 1998, ISBN 3-922580-69-6.

Weblinks

 * Official website of Alexander Solotzew
 * Video documentary about Solotzews exhibition at the National Arts Club 2017 in New York, N.Y., NTV America (Russian)