Vasily Ermilov 1894 - 1968

Vasily Ermilov was a Ukrainian and Soviet painter, avant-garde artist, and designer. His genres included cubism, constructivism, and neo-primitivism.

Vasily Ermilov attended the studio of Eduard Shteinberg in Kharkiv. Also attended the studios of Ilya Mashkov and Piotr Konchalovsky. There he was introduced to Vladimir Mayakovsky, Vasily Kamensky, Velimir Khlebnikov and other representatives of Moscow avant-garde.

Ermilov was a member of the futuristic group Semerka (or the Group of Seven, 1918). In 1920s Ermilov was engaged in agitation design of the streets and squares of Kharkiv to revolutionary holidays, to the meeting of delegates of the Second Congress Comintern (the Communist International).

Since 1909 Ermilov participated in the exhibition of the Association of Kharkiv artist (since 1914 — member of the Association). Since 1927 he was a member and exhibitor of the Association of Ukrainian Revolutionary Art (ARMU). He took part in many international exhibitions, including the exhibition in Leipzig (1922; gold medal), the exhibition of fine and decorative arts in Paris (1925), the exhibition Modern book art in Cologne (1928).

The personal exhibition of Ermilov was held in Kharkiv in 1962. The retrospective exhibitions of the artist were organized in Kharkiv in 1969 and in 1994. Works by Vasily Ermilov are in many museums and private collections.