Artist  Dossier & Personal Curriculum

 

 

 

 

ERICK   A.  TROFIMOFF (ИРЕК A. ТРОФИМОВ)

 

Hi , Welcome to my Artist Dossier page.  I must begin with some introduction about my family and my national origin.

My last name is Russian originally from the coast of the Azov Sea, although my grandfather Eng. Pavel I. Trofimoff  was originally from Penza, The city in which grew up the famous Art entrepreneur Sergei Diaghilev on the Volga Federal District.  He met the Diaghilev family during his early years. He became a Topographer from the Penza State Technical University & Navy officer from the Alexander Academy in Vladivostok (Russia’s Far East).  My Great Grandfather ILia A. Trofimoff , ethnically Cossack, was cavalry officer in Moscow and Military Engineer in St Petersburg as some of his ancestors since the XVIII century when the Tsarina Catherine II hired them to be her personal guards.

I grew up in a very international cultural environment; my extended family belong to other six different nationalities in East, Central, and Mediterranean Europe, and Latin America, even one of my aunts and an Uncle from my father’s side were born in Tokyo, Japan during the exile of my grandparents in that country : 

 

v     My mother is Columbian born from European Ancestry; she studied Stock market & finances in the US, She was a bank manager in South America. She migrated from South America to the United States in 1950, from there to Europe in 1956 and finally when she married my father she moved to Mexico.

 

v     My Father is Russian born but he grew abroad since his parents exiled in Japan, Egypt & France due to the Civil War (1917-19). He earned a Bachelors degree in Chemical Eng. & he worked many years for multinational companies around the world, primarily in the cosmetics industry.  The French Artist Pierre Trofimoff (1925-1996) was one of his cousins and the German Ballerina Natasha Trofimova, star of the The Bayerische Staatsballett in the 1950-60’s, was his relative.

 

v     During the 1930’s my Russian Grand father was with other Russian Engineer (Vladimir Olhovsky), working for Royal Dutch & British Petroleum companies in Tehuantepec & Tabasco, the discoverers of the petroleum wealth of the Gulf of Mexico. That was the beginning of the close relationship of my family with Mexico.

 

v     My other Grandfather, half Columbian , half German,  He was Lieutenant- Colonel for the Columbian Army, retired since the secession war of Panama in which he took part defending the Columbian rights over the inter-oceanic Canal against the revolution promoted by  Theodore Roosevelt ; he became later Construction entrepreneur & Antique dealer and Collector in the  Cauca’s Valley region. His mother was an immigrant arrived to Cartagena de Indias at 1880’s, from Berlin, Brandenburg, a member of a family of goldsmiths & porcelain artisans.

 

v     One of my Grandmothers was half Estonian (from Tallin, Capital of the Baltic country) & half Russian (from St Petersburg, the old imperial Russian Capital, and from the Tura River valley in the Tobolsk guberniya (now Tyumen Oblast), the motherland of the famous Grigori Rasputin). I am related through her with the famous Biologist Dr Dimitri Sokoloff, researcher & professor that worked for the IPN in Mexico & the University of Chicago and with Sonia A.Solovieva that was Piano Master of the National Conservatory of Music of Mexico  & the University of Chicago.

 

v     My other Grand mother was half Spanish (from la Rioja, the motherland of the Spanish language) & half Columbian (with some Italian ancestry), from Buga the Holy city of Columbia (The sanctuary of the Christ of Miracles site). Her family was related with the famous Spanish author Francisco de Roxas of the Gold age of the Spanish Literature (S.XVII), and two of their relatives in the XX century are the Columbian Tango & Bolero Singer-Composer Nano Molina, the professional Tennis player Ivan Molina & the Ballet dancer Carlos Molina of the American Ballet & the Boston Ballet.

 

If you would like to know more about my ancestry look my Genealogy tree: click here.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION
Birth date and place:.
March 20th, (I was born in Mexico City during the permanence of my parents on the country when my father was working for Kendall )

Under the sign of Pisces, Ascendant Libra-Aquarius

 

Names:

Erick  Alexandros

 

Nationality: 

  • Russian( because my father's nationality, I am the first generation of my family returned to Russia ) 
  • Columbian ( from my mother’s original nationality)
  • Mexican ( I have lived in the country during different epochs of my life)   

 

KNOWN LANGUAGES:
Fluency: English, Spanish & French;  

Proficiency: German & Russian

 

 

Emails: 

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION  

 

Telephone numbers : 

  • 817.272.5802  Arlington, Texas.
  • Personal Attention: only at noon Monday to Friday with previous appointment requested by email.
  • Fax: 1-419-502-0810

 

 

Postal Address: 

  • 411 S. Nedderman, Pickard hall, Rm 478 , UTA- Mathematics Department, Arlington, Tx  76010-0408, USA   

 

Estate:   Single

 

Sports & Hobbies:

 

  • swimming, diving
  • photography,
  • Ballroom dance & figure skating

 

If you want to go directly to my Choreographer-Dancer CV please click here 

 

If you want to check my Academic Credentials as in Science, Engineering or Education please click here

 

If you want to check my CV as Support Engineer and Information Technology Trainer please click here

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ART STUDIES & CREDENTIALS

 

Registered Visual creative Artist and Author – since 1996

at National Direction of Copyrights, Interior Ministry, Republic of Columbia,

Sta Fé de Bogotá D.C.

derautor@col1.telecom.com.co,

 

Visual and Plastic Artist Licenciate,  1999

Granted by the  National Professional Artist Council,

Sta Fe de Bogota, Education and Culture National Ministry , Republic of Columbia

The degree was granted to me by qualification of professional merits showed through an artist career since 1985.

I  started to learn painting and drawing by myself since my childhood in autodidact way through studies from books,  also visiting Art ateliers & copying Master art works at different museums in  Mexico city, Cartagena, Cali, Bogota (Columbia) & Moscow and St Petersburg – (Russia)

I has been independent researcher at::

  • Precolumbian goldsmith Art at the Gold museum of the Central Bank ( Banco de la Republica) in Sta Fe de Bogota, Columbia 1987-1989
  • Post impressionist & Surrealism Art at Luis Angel Arango Cultural Foundation in Sta Fe de Bogota Columbia during 1989-1992
  • In Mexican Wall painting at the National General Archive, The National Palace, Dolores Olmedo Museum, Antropology Museum and Public Education Secretary in Mexico city during 2000-2003.

Studies or Oil painting technique, Pastel Technique, Visual Composition, Charcoal Drawing at the  Youth Cultural Center of the St John’s Evangelist Nuns in Cali, Columbia during 1978- 1982

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Art Expositions:   Painting, Drawing and Photography.

 

Collective Expositions:

  • Lacordaire Institute, Cultural Week , Art Department, 1981, Cali, Columbia.
  • Lacordaire Institute, Cultural Week,  Art Department, 1981, Cali, Columbia.
  • Banco Popular, Culture Promotion Foundation, 1985
  • Van Gogh Art Gallery, 1990, Sta Fe de Bogota, Columbia.
  • Centro Internacional del Mueble, 1990, Sta Fe de Bogota, Columbia.
  • Van Gogh Art Gallery, 1991, Sta Fe de Bogota, Columbia
  • Decroly Institute, 1992, Cartagena, Columbia,
  • Del Valle University, Culture Department, 1993, Cali, Columbia.
  • Del Valle University, Culture Department, 1994, Cali, Columbia.
  • El Charco Art Gallery, 1993, Cali, Columbia.
  • Linea 27 Art Gallery, 1994, Cali, Columbia.
  • Arte Marcos Art Gallery, 1994, Cali, Columbia.
  • Rattam Gallery, 1994, Cali, Columbia.
  • Rubens Art Gallery, Holguines Trade Center, 1995, Cali, Columbia.

 

Single Expositions:

 

  • Intercontinental Hotel Trade Gallery, 1996, Cali, Columbia.
  • Liverpool Auditorium, Windsor Plaza Hotel, 1997, Cali, Columbia.
  • ComFenalco, Art Institute, 1997, Cali, Columbia- Special invited artist to the Art Festival of Cali.
  • Deustche Schule , 1998, Cali, Columbia.
  • St. Buenaventura University, Library , 1998, Cali, Columbia.
  • Coomeva Building, Uriel Estrada C. Auditorium, 1998, Cali, Columbia.
  • La Merced Archaelogical and History Museum, 1997, Cali, Columbia.
  • Casa Rossy, Mexican Pop Art & Art Craft Gallery, 2000, Mexico city.
  • Casa Rossy, Mexican Pop Art & Art Craft Gallery, 2002, Mexico city.
  • Casa Rossy, Mexican Pop Art & Art Craft Gallery, 2004, Mexico city.
  • Casa Rossy, Mexican Pop Art & Art Craft Gallery, 2005, Mexico city.
  • The Gallery, Hereford University Center, UTA,  2007, Arlington, Texas

 

                                                                                                                                      Art  History  Lecturer:

 

I have given Art History Conferences about Impressionism, Postimpressionism, symbolism, surrealism and Urban Photography as an invited Lecturer at several of my Art expositions in Museums and cultural centers.  During the last five years in Mexico I have done a personal research work  about:: Mexican Wall painting and  Pre-Columbian Art, Computer Graphics Art .

 

 

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CLASSIC DANCE Technique & Choreography Studies:

My interest on the Classic dance began during my adolescence when I had the opportunity to receive formal classes in the French style. Later during my University years I took different courses of Classic Dance as a physical activity with the following Professional Dance schools or trainers:

¨      1983-87: Kniaseff Barre a terre, 1st , 2nd, 3d,  4th, and 5th  levels of Classic Russian Ballet technique (  N. Tarasov Methodology) with Lic Laura Milena Lopez Abella a Professional Physical trainer graduated on Del Valle University, Folklore Expert of the Popular Culture Institute and Classic Dance Baccalaureate of the Colombian Institute of Ballet (Incolballet).

¨      1993-94: 6th , 7th levels of Classic Russian Ballet technique (  N. Tarasov Methodology)  with Lic Laura Milena Lopez Abella a Professional Physical trainer graduated on  Del Valle University, Folklore Expert of the Popular Culture Institute and Classic Dance Baccalaureate of the Colombian Institute of Ballet (Incolballet).

¨      1995: Cuban Ballet Technique (Alonso Methodology) at Anna Pablova Academy , Amparo Sinisterra de Carvajal Culture Center, in Santiago de Cali, Columbia with the

      Master Luis Beltran Rodriguez Posso a former Professional Dancer of the National Ballet of Cuba.

¨      1995-1997:  8thlevel of Russian Classic Ballet technique ( N. Tarasov Methodology ) and Pas de Deux Technique with Lic Laura Milena Lopez Abella a Professional Physical trainer graduated at Del Valle University, Folklore Expert of the Popular Culture Institute and Classic Dance Baccalaureate of the Columbian Institute of Ballet (Incolballet).

¨      1998: English and Russian Ballet Techniques, Vaganova and Valois Methodologies, with Ricardo Satizabal and Adriana Miranda professional dancers of the Ballet de Cali , the professional company of Incolballet.

¨      1999: Cuban Ballet Technique, Alonso Methodology, Neodanza  Academy , Santiago de Cali, Columbia  with Guido Vargas and Yecnia Lopez , Professional Ballet dancers and teachers with degrees of the ENA( National Art School of Cuba).

¨        2000: Zolushka Studio, Sta Fe de Bogota,  I  took a brief course of Russian Ballet Technique, Agripina Vaganova Methodology . 

¨        2001- 2003: I have studied three levels of Classic Dance Technique , Agripina Vaganova & Balanchine Methodologies,  University Choreographic Studio  at  the National Autonomous University of Mexico, under the direction of  Masters Socorro Bastida & Gloria Contreras.

¨         2003:  Pilates, Tamara di Tella Methodology, training course in Mexico city.

¨          2003- 2005:  Five levels of Russian Classic Dance Technique,  Agripina Vaganova Methodology, at  the Academy Danzjáfora of Ms. Farahilda Sevilla  Tel.55252878

¨          2005:  I took Tango Classes that were offered by the Continuing Education Department in the University of Texas at Brownsville. 

¨       On 2005 I also taught Tango classes to young students of UTB but in Matamoros, Mexico at the Bellas Artes Institute.

 

 

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Other Academic Credentials or studies: 

PhD student  in Statistics,

Mathematics departmet, University if Texas at Arlington ,  International Graduate Student, 2007

 

Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics ,

Mathematics Department, University of Texas at Brownsville, 2006

 

UNAM Incorporate system Computer Science Teacher License,

UNAM , DEGIRE,  Mexico city, Mexico, 2001

Special recognition as a Databases Instructor,

UNAM, General Computing Services Department (DEGESCA), Mexico City, Mexico, 2002

Certified Databases Expert,

UNAM, General Computing Services Department (DEGESCA), Mexico City, Mexico, 2002

 

Advanced Level proficiency Certificate for teaching at German schools , 

Alexander Von Humboldt Institute,  2003.

 

Administrative Informatics Bachelor

 from UNIVER (De la Veracruz University), Campus Mexico City, Mexico

 

Certified Technology Instructor, 2000

S.E.N.A. (National Professional Certification System) , Industrial Electronics & Automation Center, Columbia, South America

 

 

Basic level proficiency certificate for teaching at German schools , 1998

 

Special Studies Postgraduate program in Education, 1997

Graduate School, St Bonaventure University, 

 

Information Systems Technologist

Degree granted by Del Valle University, Santiago de Cali, Columbia, South America, 1997

 

Power & Industrial Electricity Technologist 

 Degree granted by Del Valle University, Santiago de Cali, Columbia, South America, 1995

 

Computer and Electronic Engineering courses 

Taken at the Engineering faculty of Pontificia  Universita Xaveriana,  1989-91

 

Electrical Engineering courses

Taken at the Del Valle University, EE Facutly , Santiago de Cali, Columbia, 1983-1987 

 

Business oriented Programming Technician ,

Data Systems Academy, Santiago de Cali, Columbia, South America, 1985

 

Pre-College studies:

 

Mathematics-Physics & Natural Sciences Baccalaureate,

Lacordaire Lycée, a Dominic school, 1983

Middle and Primary School Studies:   

Eton School, a British school, 1976.

 

 

 

Other Professional Experience 

I have worked also as an Information Systems Analyst, Teaching Assistant or IT Trainer in Multinational companies, bilingual Schools and Universities:

 

Under my contract with the University of Texas at Brownsville:

□       Teaching assistant in the Mathematics Department under the supervision of Dr Tael Yi

□       Physics Laboratory instructor, Physics & Astronomy Department, under the supervision of Eng. Robert Stone.

□       Research Assistant,  Gravitational Waves center,  under the supervision of Dr   Vesselin Vatchev  & Dr  Soumya  D. Mohanty

 

Under my contract with CISCO as an ERP support Engineer:

Online ERP (Oracle  Applications) support team, Help Desk Analyst III, Getronics - Cisco Systems,  2003- 2004, Sn Jose California, working for the following areas:

□       Customer Service Groups Europe, Asia-Pacific and Americas

□       Manufactory  groups Europe, Asia-Pacific  and Americas

□       Product Data team  Asia-Pacific and Americas

 

Under my contract as Computer Science and Graphic Expression teacher with German Schools in Latin America:

 

□       Computer Science and Graphic Expression Teacher   (High School and Middle School levels in the UNAM System German School Alexander Von Humboldt,  2002, 2003 .

 

□       Databases Programmer and Analyst, IT Trainer, Graphic Expression teacher,  The German School, DEUTSCHE SCHULE, in Santiago de Cali, Columbia, 1997 - 1998

 

 

Under a Special project of  technology transference and educational partnership between the UNAM , SACS and the Texas University System with Mexican Universities under the supervision of Dr Andrew Bosworth,  PHD:

 

□       Computer Science bilingual teaching at West hill University, Mexico City, Mexico.  2001- 2002

 

□       Data Bases Trainer, DEGESCA (General Direction of Academic Computing Services) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2001, Mexico City.

 

□       Computer Science Bilingual teaching, Centro Cultural de la Ciudad de Mexico (National Autonomous University of Mexico), 2001.

 

□       Computer Science and Graphic expression teaching,   Buchanan School, Mexico City,  2000

 

IT Trainer, working for the New Colombo-American Institute at Sta Fe de Bogotá, Columbia, South America. Jan to July 2000.

 

Computer Science Teacher and Lab Administrator:.

BENNETT Foundation & School,  Agu, 1998 to  June 1999 , Santiago de Cali, Columbia, South America.

 

Computer Science, Databases Teacher and consultant, IDCI institute , Santiago de Cali, Columbia 1996.

 

1990s:

Data bases consultant and programmer, Pablo E. Mejia Ltda. , Asesores de Seguros, Sta Fe de Bogota, DC, Columbia

 

Bilingual Computer Science teacher in Decroly Institute at Cartagena de Indias , D.T., Columbia

Computer Science  & Mathematics Teacher, Centro de Juventudes at Sta Fe de Bogotá D.C., Columbia,

Bilingual Technology teacher at Centro de Juventudes , Santiago de Cali, Columbia.

 

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*  More about my Ancestry: a sketch of my Family Tree

(special thanks to the institutions in which this genealogy research was done**)

 

  

below there are some of the last names of my ancestors 3 generations ago, is also shown the origin of each one:  Spa(spain), Ger.(German), Est.(Estonian),Rus-Cossk.(Russian-Cossak),Rus-Mosc(Russian-Moskowian),Russ-Pers( Russian-Persian),Rus-Petr(Russian-St.Petersburg.),Ita (Italian), Col(Columbian).

 

My G. Great Grandparents Surnames: 

Trofimoff (Rus-Cossk.), Aldana(Spa (Ast)- Col), Rodriguez(Spa(Cast)), Sassanoff(Rus-Pers), Molina(Spa(Arag)), Pastrani(Ital.), Rojas(Spa(Cast)), Dossmann(Ger.), Rangel(Ger), Ambrosimoff(Est.), Sokoloff(Rus-Mosk), Soloviev(Rus-Petr), Rueda(Spa(Cast))

 

 

From my Father: Eng. Sergei A.  Trofimoff .

·         Russian-Cossak( Penza),

·         Russian-Ukranian(Azov Sea shore in the Ukranian border )

·        Russian-Moskowian & St Petersburg

·         Estonian(Tallin) & German Hanseatic league

        

From my Mother: Ms. Tulia Marina Aldana-Molina

(She grew up in Santiago de Cali, Columbia but migrate to Miami, Fla in the 1950’s and latterly to Mexico in 1960’s. )  

 

  • German(Berlin Stadt, Brandenburg, Preussen)
  • Columbian ( Cartago, Roldanillo (High Cauca’s Valley))
  • Italian( Pesaro-Urbino province),

Spanish (Asturias Autonomous Region) & (la Rioja province at Old Castilla ) & (Aragon Autonomous Region)

 

 

Genealogy Tree Available only by request

 

** Genealogy made from information obtained through:

 

Church of JesusChrist of saints of last days (Mexico, Columbia, Germany)

Museo Nacional de Colombia, Sta Fe de Bogota,

Archivo General de la Nación, Ciudad de México

Biblioteca del Banco de la Republica “Luis Angel Arango”, Sta Fe de Bogota, Colombia

Biblioteca Nacional, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,

Biblioteca de la ciudad de México,

Biblioteca Nacional de Espana, Madrid and Alcalá de Henares

Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados (Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος) (National Library of Greece) Athens

Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (Національна бібліотека України імені В.І. Вернадського) Kiev

Russian National Library (Российская национальная библиотека), St Petersburg

German National Library, with duties shared between:
— Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig
— Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt

 

 

 

 

 

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