2011 Christmas Exhibition

Bato Dugarzhapov

Bato Dugarzhapov was born in Duldurga village near the Chinese and Mongolian borders of Russia.

He studied at the Moscow Tomskiy Art school. He graduated from the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow. Bato Dugarzhapov is the member of Moscow Artists' Union. He lives and works in Moscow.

"His paintings attract by their light attitude towards life, their style and colouring. It is clearly displayed in his landscapes, in which he manages to express the delicacy and charm of nature. His landscapes plunge into the special luminous environment, testify to the great painting culture of the artist, to his profound understanding of color and space relations. It is Russia that is poetically reflected in the paintings by the artist."
L.S. Tonkih, Art Russia.

We are delighted to be exhibiting several landscapes by Bato Dugarzhapov depicting Parisian and Russian street scenes. Each unique gems bursting with clarity and character of their subject.

Igor Shipilin

Igor Shipilin was born in the Crimea, in Sevastopol, on October 15, 1961. He is considered one of the leading contemporary Russian masters of landscape.

"Igor captures historical places where there is no rush, which survived even the lost sense of harmony between man and nature. Works of contemplative, is a kind of prayer, directed to the Divine nature, praising the Creator"
St Peterburgs Union of Artists

He studied at the children's art school in Sevastopol from 1973 to 1977. After graduating he worked as an artist-designer. Since 1989 he has participated in republican, regional and city exhibitions in Russia. From 1990 to 1991, he audited classes in book graphics at the Repin Institute, in A. Pakhomov's studio. Then from 1993 to 1999 he studied at the Moscow University of Publishing in the art department.

Since 1998 he has regularly participated in large group exhibitions in Moscow at the Central House of Artists as well as a series of exhibitions in London. In 2010 he exhibited at The Sevastopol Museum of Art.

He is a member of the Ukraine Artists' Union.

Garry Pereira