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Yuri Trushin Born and raised in Russia, Yuri Trushin developed an interest in art in his early childhood. He received a master degree in oriental history, art and foreign languages from Moscow State University in 1988. After split of the Soviet Union, previously a journalist by profession, Yuri chose to give up his legal career to pursue his love of design and painting on a full-time basis. For the next several years he performed high quality digital retouching and design for models and world celebrities in hair style and fashion design in Moscow. He was an editor-in-chief and publisher of a newsletter for American business community in Moscow. Yuri moved to United States in 2000 and spent the next three years working as a graphic designer at Texas Tech University and exploring Southwest. A professional artist and illustrator for over ten years, Yuri's experience encompasses a variety of media including digital art, oil, watercolor, pencil and pastel on a wide range of subject matter. His illustrative portfolio includes image retouching, book jackets, magazine cover art, and poster art. His paintings, pastels and drawings have been displayed in galleries and private collections in Europe, Asia, and America. Much of his inspiration is drawn from his extensive travels across Russia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and America. Yuri is a signature member of the Society of Watercolor Artists, member of National Association of Photoshop Professionals and Johnson County Art Guild. In October 2003 he moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area where he established an art and design studio of his own. In 2006 Yuri Trushin designed the Heritage Monument, erected near Cleburne, Texas.
