PAVEL AZARKIN

Art Teacher | Watercolor Artist | Founder of Studio-61 Art School

✉️ kharkovartstudio@gmail.com

Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/azarkin.pavel

Studio-61: https://www.instagram.com/arts61

PROFILE

Founder of Studio-61 Art School (est. 2012). Specialized in academic drawing, watercolor painting, plastic and artistic anatomy, and CG art. Strong background in fine art, illustration, and animation. Experienced in traditional and digital art education, as well as in managing educational processes and student groups.

EDUCATION

Kharkiv State Art College — Ukraine 2001–2006

Department of Fine and Decorative Arts

Qualification: Fine Artist, Painter, Art Teacher

Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Fine Arts — Ukraine 2006–2012

Department of Graphic Design

Qualification: Graphic Designer, Art Teacher

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder & Art Teacher — Studio-61 Art School

Kharkiv, Ukraine | 2012 – present (since 2022 – online)

Teaching academic drawing, painting, watercolor, plastic anatomy, and digital drawing

Curriculum development and long-term student mentoring

Working with students of different ages and skill levels, online teaching

Art Teacher — Estudio de Arte 61

Torrevieja, Spain | 2025 – present

Academic drawing and painting, workshops

Art Teacher — Che Design School

Tivat, Montenegro | 2023 – 2025

Academic drawing and painting

2D Artist / Animator — Mediatech company

Kharkiv, Ukraine | 2008 – 2012

Character animation, illustration, visual content

2D Artist / Animator — Netfuncards

Kharkiv, Ukraine | 2006 – 2008

Illustration, cartooning, 2D animation

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

Winner of Kharkiv Watercolor Painting Competition — Kharkiv State Art College (2001)

Personal Exhibitions

Kharkiv State Art College (2004)

Family Exhibition — Kharkiv Art Museum (May 2010)

Personal Exhibition — Art Taller Machado 14, Torrevieja, Spain (June 2025)

Selected National & All-Ukrainian Exhibitions (Union of Artists of Ukraine)

2004–2010 — Republican and All-Ukrainian exhibitions

Exhibited at the House of Artists (Kharkiv & Kyiv organizations of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine)

DESIGN & ANIMATION PROJECTS

Anti Fur (Fur Free) — Poster Competition (2010)

Red Ribbon (Anti-AIDS) — Poster Competition (2010)

Ukraine Is Football — Animated video for Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv (2010)

Child Road Safety — Animation project for Ukraine State Traffic Police (2010)

“26” — The World After Chernobyl and Fukushima — Animated project for ICOGRADA (2012)

SKILLS

Art & Teaching

Academic drawing and painting

Watercolor painting

Plastic & artistic anatomy

Digital drawing & CG art

Fine art workshops

2D illustration and animation

Printmaking: silkscreen, etching, lithography, woodcut

Available Online courses here

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