• Michael Garmash Michael Garmash was born in was born in 1969 in Lugansk, Ukraine. He 1969 in Lugansk, Ukraine. He began painting at the age of began painting at the age of three and by six started his three and by six started his formal education at the Lugansk formal education at the Lugansk Youth Creative Center. His works Youth Creative Center. His works were sent by his teachers to a were sent by his teachers to a variety of Exhibitions in Ukraine, variety of Exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia, Czechoslovakia and Russia, Czechoslovakia and Hungary Hungary • Inessa (Kitaichik) Garmash Inessa (Kitaichik) Garmash was born in 1972 in Lipetsk, was born in 1972 in Lipetsk, Russia. Since early childhood she Russia. Since early childhood she has excelled in ballet, gymnastics has excelled in ballet, gymnastics and music. Inessa attended and music. Inessa attended classes in all three disciplines classes in all three disciplines and, after graduating from music and, after graduating from music and ballet school, entered the and ballet school, entered the Lugansk Fine Art School at age Lugansk Fine Art School at age fifteen. At seventeen she was fifteen. At seventeen she was accepted as that year's best accepted as that year's best undergraduate to the Lugansk undergraduate to the Lugansk State Fine Art School. State Fine Art School. www.slideshare.net/gabrielvoiculescu