Tarus Mihai   [Works]

1948 - Born o­n December, 10 in Sinesti,Ungheni district, Republic of Molldova. 1974-1985 - Member of the "Sterligov Group", develops further and exhibits his works in the studio of Tatiana Glebov, a pupil of artist P. Filonov. Studies impressionism, cubism, traditions of Russian «avantgard», Sterligov's 'cup-dome' system.
1975 - Graduates the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia.

Solo Exhibitions
1981
- House of Scholars, Leningrad, Russia
1996 - UAP Gallery, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
1997 - Galleries of the Romanian Parliament, Bucharest, Romania
1998 - “Variations”, Kotka, Finlanda
1999 - “Time element in Painting”, National Museum of Fine Arts, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova   
2000 - Kotka, Finland
2001 -;Sign;, Gallery C. Brancusi, Kisinev, Rep. of Moldova
2001 -Cite internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2003 -;Sign, Codification;, Gallery C. Brancusi, Rep. of Moldova
2004 -;In the light of jazz;, Grand Hotel Europe, St. Petersburg
2005 -;From objectiv to nonobjective;, Central exhibiition hall;Manege;
2006 -(Okrujaiuschee prostranstvo);, Gallery (Gildia masterov), St-Petersburg

Exhibitions
1988 - “Sterligov and his Disciples”. New Passage. Leningrad, Russia
1990 - “Contemporary Art in Sankt-Petersburg”, Stavanger, Norway
1991 - “Russian-Soviet Contemporary Art”. Bompodo Art gallery. Tokyo, Japon
1991 - “Contemporary artists in the memory of Malevich”, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
1992 - “In Richtung zu Malewitsch”. Karenina Gallery. Vienna, Austria
1992 -“Art-contract” Sankt-Petersburg, Manege, Russia 
1995 - “Sterligov Group: Paintings from Russia”. Neuhoff Gallery. New York, USA
1995 -“L'ame Slave, Le groupe Sterligov”. Medias Forum. Beziers, France
1995 -“Mostra collective”. Ancona. Italy
1997 - "Alla Fiera". With gallery RotaRoss, Italy
1999 - “Sankt-Petersburg' 99”, Manej, Sankt-Petersburg
2001 - “Schilderkunst uit Sint-Petersburg Vandaag”, Gent (Oostakker), Belgium
2002 - ;Petersburg-2001, Manej, St.Petersburg
2003 - “Avant-Gard o­n the Neva-20th Century”, Tretyako Gallery, Moscow
2005 -“St.Petersburg-2004”, Manej, St.Petersburg
2005 -“The Sterligov Group’, Anna Frants Galery, New-York
2006 -“(Nashi vostochnie sosedi)”, Mastriht, Holand
2006 -“(Moldova-sovremennoe iskustvo)”,Brouxell, Belgiqe
2007 -“Petersburg-2006’, Manege, St-Petersburg

Public collections
Treteakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Russian Museum, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia
Ministry of Culture, Bucharest, Romania
Museum "Tsharskoselskaya Collection", Pushkin, Russia
The Norton Dodge Collection, The Ruthger University, USA
Nordex Concern, Vienna, Austria
Museum of Nations, Company, Moscow, Russia
Museum of Nonconformist Art, Art Center Pushkinskaya-10, St.Petersburg
Manege Collection, St.Petersburg


Private collections
Anatoly and Gala Sidorov Collection, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia
Gala and Felix Chudnovsky Collection, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia
Irina and Victor Kxenzoff Collection, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia
Viktor Dzodziev Cpllection, St.Petersburg
Vladimir Netcheaev Collection, Paris, France
Souren Melnikean Collection, Paris, France
and others.