YURY DARASHKEVICH

I was born in Belarus in 1962 and graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of the Arts. Upon graduation, I began a career in illustration and graphic design while continuing to paint in my spare time. Following several successful solo exhibitions, I chose to dedicate myself entirely to the visual arts.
To support this career transition, I relocated to Toronto, Canada. As a full-time artist, I was elected as a member of the Society of Canadian Artists in 2009. Seeking further inspiration, I opened a second studio in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2010, and recently established a third creative space in Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
Currently, my artworks are exhibited in fine art galleries across the United States, Canada, and Portugal. My paintings are held in prominent international, public, and private collections, including:
- The Hilton Collection of Art (USA)
- The Collection of Sara Blakely (Founder of Spanx, USA)
- The National Art Museum of Belarus (Minsk, Belarus)
- The Museum of Contemporary Art of Belarus (Minsk, Belarus)
- The Volksbank Collection (Germany)
- Villa Weiner (Germany)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
- 2023 “Elaborated Space” Art, Antique, Design Showroom, Lake Worth, USA
- 2022 “The Comets” Art, Antique, Design Showroom, Lake Worth, USA
- 2020 “VARIATIONS” U-R-A gallery, West Palm Beach, USA
- 2019 “L-STRUCTURES” Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto. ON. Canada
- 2019 “UN-CONVENTIONAL” (not)-sheep Gallery, Columbus, OH, USA
- 2019 “GO FIGURE” Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NS, USA
- 2018 “VISAGE” CORNELL ART MUSEUM. Delray Beach USA
- 2018 “SOFT STRUCTURES second edition” James Baird Gallery, Miami, USA
- 2017 “WANDERING LIGHT” Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston SC, USA
- 2017 “REFLECTIONS” Lake Worth Art Center, Lake Worth, USA
- 2017 “SOFT STRUCTURES” James Baird Gallery, Miami, USA
- 2015 “RE-CONCILED BEAUTY” Martine Chaisson Gallery, New Orleans, USA
- 2011 “INTRODUCTION” Gallery BIBA, Palm Beach, USA
- 2010 “HER” Gallery One, Toronto, Canada
- 2010 “MYSTIC POINT” Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2004 “ART BY THE CUP” Lydia Monaro Gallery, Montreal, Canada
- 2004 “SHADOW OF WATER” Peterson Fine Art, Toronto, Canada
- 2001 “THE QUEST FOR ONE’S OWN VESSEL’ Peterson Fine Art, Toronto, Canada
- 1999 ‘INTRODUCTION” Prime Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 1998 “BREMEN DAYBOOK” Goethe Institute, Bremen, Germany
- 1998 “A LITTLE BLUE” Podkova Lesna Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
- 1997 “ONLY BLUE” Grigo Ratay Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 1996 “NEW GRAIL” 6 Line Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
- 1996 “CUPS, SEARCH #2” Villa Weiner Gallery, Rheine, Germany
- 1995 “CUPS, SEARCH #1” National Art Museum of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
- 1995 “BROWN SQUARE” State Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
- 1994 “CUPS AND DAMES” Palace of the Arts, Minsk, Belarus
GROUP SHOW (selected)
- 2026 “Palm Beach Art”, West Palm Beach, USA
- 2026 “Art Palm Beach”. West Palm Beach, USA
- 2026 “Modern-Contemporary” Palm Beach Edition of “Art Miami”, USA
- 2025 “Palm Beach Art”, West Palm Beach, USA
- 2025 “Art Palm Beach”. West Palm Beach, USA
- 2025 “Modern-Contemporary” Palm Beach Edition of “Art Miami”, USA
- 2024 “Modern-Contemporary” Palm Beach Edition of “Art Miami”, USA
- 2023 “Art Miami, Context”, Miami, USA
- 2023 “Palm Beach Art”, West Palm Beach, USA
- 2022 “Palm Beach Art”, West Palm Beach, USA
- 2021 “Art Miami”, Miami, USA
- 2021 “Palm Beach Art”, West Palm Beach, USA
- 2020 “Palm Beach Art, Antique, Design Show” West Palm Beach, USA
- 2018 ART FORT LAUDERDALE Ft. Lauderdale, USA
- 2017 “10” Palm Beach State College Gallery, USA
- 2017 ART FORT LAUDERDALE Ft. Lauderdale, USA
- 2016 THE BOX GALLERY. Inaugural Show. West Palm Beach, USA
- 2016 OPEN STUDIO, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2016 RED DOT, Miami, USA
- 2016 SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING Cultural Council of Palm Beach, USA
- 2016 AMERICAN ART AND ANTIQUE SHOW, Palm Beach, USA
- 2015 ART PALM BEACH, Palm Beach, USA
- 2015 RED DOT, Miami, USA
- 2015 LOVE ART FAIR, Toronto, Canada
- 2014 ART PALM BEACH, Palm Beach, USA
- 2014 SCOPE, Miami, USA
- 2014 LOVE ART FAIR, Toronto, Canada
- 2013 SCOPE, Miami, USA
- 2012 SCOPE, Miami, USA
- 2011 SCOPE, Miami, USA
- 2010 SCOPE, Miami, USA
- 2010 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Toronto, Canada
- 2009 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Toronto, Canada
- 2009 INTEGRATION, Hamilton, Canada
- 2005 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Toronto, Canada
- 2003 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Toronto, Canada
- 2002 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Toronto, Canada