Besednova

Natalya Besednova

Graduated from the Faculty of Painting of the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov at the Russian Academy of Arts in 1989. Her final project Baptism of Rus, completed with a distinction, was acknowledged as the best example of an appeal to the traditions of the academic school of Russian historical painting for many years.

Volkov

Alexander Volkov

Graduated from the Moscow Secondary Art School at the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov and the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. Studied at the restoration workshops of the Hermitage. Participated in painting the central iconostasis of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Member of the International Federation of Artists of the Russian Union of Artists.

Volokitina

Olga Volokitina

Graduated with honors from the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov at the Russian Academy of Arts. In 1994, she was a scholarship holder of the Russian Union of Artists. Member of the Moscow Union of Artists, the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, and the International Federation of Artists. Was awarded the Silver and Bronze medals of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia for her contribution to Russian culture.

Kravchenko

Aleksei Kravchenko

Graduated from the Moscow Secondary Art School at the Moscow State Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov. Worked at the painting technique and technology laboratory of the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov at the Russian Academy of Arts. Member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and the Moscow Union of Artists.

Kotov

Sergei Kotov

Graduated with honors from the Faculty of Graphic Arts of Kursk State Pedagogical University. Graduate of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. On behalf of the artists of the Watercolour School of Sergei Andriyaka, he represented Moscow artists at the City of Masters exhibition in Paris as part of the presentation of Moscow and the UNESCO International Year of the Child .

Popov

Alexei Popov

Graduate of the Moscow Art College in Memory of 1905, specializing as a fine art restorer of ancient Russian paintings, and of the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov. Member of the Moscow Union of Artists. Participated in painting the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Worked as a restorer on the Solovetsky Islands, at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, in Rostov, and in Veliky Novgorod.

Gevalkov

Vyacheslav Zhelvakov

People’s artist of Russia, full member of the Russian Academy of Arts, and professor. After graduating from the Mari Art College, he entered the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikova, then trained at the Graphic Art Workshop of the Russian Academy of Arts. Member of the Russian Union of Artists.

Krivcov

Sergei Krivtsov

After graduating from the Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts, he opted for the genre of animal sculpture. His final project was entirely in the animal genre, and one of his works was accepted for the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery. Member of the Moscow Union of Artists and distinguished artist of the Russian Federation.