Living in Poltava, Valerii Leonov primarily does paid work to order and in his free time creates the paintings many of which contribute to the display Jesus Christ – Wings of Ascent into Heaven. The artist keeps to the mystical-religious direction known as "Message". As a reminder of the exhibition, Mr. Leonov presented the Academy with the canvas "The Variant of the Egg  #1", which will be displayed at the gallery of the university.