Vladimir Begma

Vladimir Ivanovich Begma (Влади́мир Ива́нович Бе́гма, born 3 January 1941) is a Russian contemporary artist who works primarily in painting and illustrating. .

Biography
Born in Lvovka, Kalachinsky District, Omsk Oblast. Begma studied at on Painting faculty ang graduated in 1964. Then he studied at Moscow Polygraphic Institute on Print Art Design faculty and graduated in 1969. He was apprentice of A. Goncharov and V. Lyakhov (famous Soviet People Artists). In 1975 he became a member of USSR Union of Artists (now ).

Vladimir Begma worked more than fifty years in visual arts and thirty-five years in pedagogy at Art Schools in Rostov. He was mentor of S. Gavrilyachenko (People Visual artist of Russian Federation), N. Polyushenko (Honored artist of Russian Federation), and some other famous Russian artists. His works was crucial to autolithography and animalistic art.

Recognition
Awarded by Silver medal of Russian Academy of Arts (2008), diplomas of USSR Union of Artists and Russian Union of Artists (1980, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2004 and 2008) and other awards. In 2010 he was awarded by title of «Honored artist of Russian Federation».