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| First Name | Igor |
| Last Name | Zaytsev |
| Born | 1958-06-10 |
| Country | United States |
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Igor Zaytsev was born in June of 1958 in the Ukraine. He grew up in a family of artists, and with love and encouragement of his parents Igors talent flourished early. At the age of 15 Igor was among of the very few chosen to enter the College of Art in Lugansk, Ukraine, which he attended from 1973 to 1977. After graduation Zaytsev was one of only nine students who were selected through a yearly competition of over 100 to gain entry to the prestigious National Academy of Art in Kiev, where he studied from 1977 to 1983, painting and sketching day and night.
Igor's works were exhibited at national art shows while he was still at the Academy. The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture purchased number of Igors paintings for national museums. His works became a part of Ukrainian national treasure. Upon graduating from the Academy Igor served required time in the Soviet Army, and shortly after his discharge Perestroika began. Artists finally were able to enjoy a freedom they had never known. The freedom to work in any style and direction they chose. Igor also experimented in the direction of abstract and Surrealism, but his loyalty laid with figurative realism and works of the masters of Renaissance, such as Leonardo De Vinci, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Velasquez.
Once the Iron Curtain was lifted Igor Zaytsev began participating in international shows worldwide. His paintings were exhibited at the United Nations lobby of the General Assembly, in New York and Geneva. He also participated in a major group show in Lincoln Center. The show was an assemblage of selected Ukrainian Contemporary artists. Igor also formed a one-day show for the American Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, at his studio. The guests of honor were the now former U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine and 70 employees of the embassy. "Almost all of my works were purchased that day leaving bare studio walls," recalls the artist.
Shortly after that show Zaytsev began a series of visits to the United States. He exhibited his works at galleries in New York and Washington DC. On September 10, 2001, 12 hours before the terrorists attacked New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania, Igor landed in Detroit, Michigan with 5 paintings in hand, to start a new life in America. After 3.5 years of extensive painting, sketching and marble art Igor created the magnificent exhibit at his exclusive gallery located at 443 E. Mitchell St. in Petoskey. On November 2004 Igor had his first solo show in United States. His works were exhibited in the lower level of the Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey. The enthusiasm of the community was a deciding factor for Igors decision to open his first American gallery in Petoskey, Michigan.
Igor Zaytsev moved to New York in 2007 and is currently preparing to exhibit his new collection of works. Please visit artist web site www.IgorZaytsev.com |
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