On June 19, 2018 an opening of a personal exhibition of paintings and graphic works “Imprints of time and space” by a famous Kropyvnytsky artist, Merited Artist of Ukraine Andrii Nadezhdin took place in O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. The exhibition was dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the artist.
    Nadezhdin Andrii Mykhailovych was born on June 19, 1963 in Zaporizhzhia. Later the family moved to Kirovohrad (now Kropyvnytskyi). Graduated from Dnipropetrovsk State Art College named after Ye.V.Vuchetych (1986) and with honors from the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture of Ukraine in Kyiv, the Department of History and Theory of Fine Art (2004).Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1990).Laureate of Regional Award in fine arts and study of art named after Olexandr Osmerkin in the nominations “modern tendencies” (2008) and "study and history of arts" (2010) and Regional Local History Award named after Volodymyr Yastrebov (2015). In 2013 received an honorary title of “Merited Artists of Ukraine”. Participant of regional, national, international and foreign exhibitions. Works are kept in the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Directorate of exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and Directorate of exhibitions of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kirovohrad Regional Art Museum, O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum, V.Ivasiuk Memorial Museum in Chernivtsi, Historical Museum of the town of Kamianka (former Dniprodzerzhinsk). a lot of private collections in Ukraine and abroad.
    A deputy mayor of the town of Kropyvnytskyi Nataliia Dziuba congratulated A.M.Nadezhdin on the jubilee vernissage and presented him with a watch engraved with his name from the mayor Andrii Raikovych. Also, Andrii Nadezhdin was congratulated by the head of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Town Council of Kropyvnytskyi Anna Nazarets, director of Kirovohrad Regional Local History Museum, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine Nataliia Akhapieieva, Ph.D. inArthistory, associate professor of Art Department of Central Ukrainian Pedagogical University named after V.Vynnychenko Olena Kyrychenko, head of Kirovohrad Regional Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Andrii Khvorost, and also artists, teachers, museum colleagues, and worshipers of his works. A speech of a well-known art historian, Merited Journalist of Ukraine Bronislav Kumanskyi was especially deep. He characterized the artist’s creative work in details and wished him to realize new plans and goals. The anniversary celebrant received congratulations from his father, People’s Artist of Ukraine, with great respect.
    Andrii Nadezhdin as an author of the exhibition and a leading researcher of O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum, where he has already been working for more than twenty years, hosted the event. Before inviting everyone to see the personal exhibition, the artists presented an interesting photo-story about his life steps on his way to becoming an artist.
    All the visitors of the artist’s jubilee contemplated with pleasure paintings and graphic works of Merited Artist of Ukraine Andrii Nadezhdin presented in the exposition. The artist signed the exhibition booklets for allthe worshipers of his works.

    On June 25, 2018 a met and greet event took place in O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. Students of Art and Graphic Art Department of the Art Faculty of the Central Ukrainian State Pedagogical University named after V.Vynnychenko under the supervision of a senior lecturer, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and the National Union of Folk Masters of Ukraine Larysa Kulinich met Merited Artist of Ukraine Andrii Nadezhdin. Creative youth curiously and absorbedly listened to the artist’s story about his artistic world-view and about the creation of paintings shown at the exhibition.