ABOUT

Valentine Grukhin (36-year-old, 6/1/1988) is a multidisciplinary artist and award-winning designer originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, now based in Raleigh, North Carolina. He holds an MFA in Interior Design from the University of Central
Oklahoma and began an MA in  Architecture at the University of Oklahoma. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and Graphic Design from ITMO University in St. Petersburg, and studied art at the Youth Art School named after B.M. Kustodiev.

Art and design have played a significant role in Valentine’s life since childhood, shaping both his creative and professional paths. Over the past years, he has worked as an architectural designer and architect in Oklahoma, completing architectural and interior design projects - layouts for residential and commercial spaces

  Working with oil, acrylics, wood, and mixed materials, Valentine continues to develop a multidisciplinary practice rooted in storytelling and material exploration.

Artist Statement

My work explores emotional landscapes, fleeting encounters, and nature’s shifting energy. Using bold textures and raw materials, I capture transformation, connection, and beauty. Inspired by wildflowers and wind, I express the tension between fragility and strength, chaos and harmony, preserving ephemeral moments in art.

I focus on exploring the second life of constructional materials in my sculptural work, giving discarded elements new purpose. Much of my practice is driven by an effort to capture raw, unfiltered moments drawn from memory and emotion.

 

Exhibitions & Art Fairs

  • Group Show, Fruits Gallery - Raleigh, NC (July 2026)
  • Solo Exhibition, Foundation lounge & bar - Raleigh, NC (July 2026)
  • Glimpse of Moment Captured Motion Solo Exhibition, Gallery Makowski
                                                                                   - 555 West 25th st, New York, NY (June 2025)
  • Group Show, InYourEye Gallery – Oklahoma City, OK (February 2022)
  • Artini Art Auction – Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK (2023, 2024)
  • Oklahoma Design Show House – Oklahoma City, OK (2018, Best Use of Space Award)

Awards Exhibitions & Art Fairs

  • Best Use of Space / interior design (by visitors votes), Group Show, the Oklahoma Design Show House – Oklahoma City, OK (September, 2018)
  • A Citation for Innovative Concept – the Robert Bruce Thompson Lighting Design     Competition (2018)

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