Nikolai Blokhin

Born in 1968 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, this young master has emerged as one of the most important artists of his time. Trained first at the district art school before entering the Repin Institute, Blokhin attained a solid academic foundation in art which can be traced, admired and interpreted today in some of Russia’s famous masters from the turn of the 20th century.
While cultivating ideals realised by many of his predecessors in Russian art theory, Blokhins’ search towards a traditional expressive language consumed him in his early academic years. It was not until he entered the Academy of Arts that he began to search the canons of those who broke with tradition and shook up thematic artistic views, that he found his own distinct style. His ability has not gone unnoticed including the Grand Prize at the American Society of Portrait Artists 2002 competition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and Grand Prize from the Portrait Society of America, Boston, in 2004.

Education:

1980-1982 – Art School for gifted children
1982-1985 – St. Petersburg Middle Art School
1989-1995 – St. Petersburg Academy of Art
1995-2000 – Postgraduate studies of the Easel Painting studio under guidance of member of Academy, Professor Reihet
1995-2000 – Teacher of drawing in St.Petersburg Academy of Art
2000-2016 – Professor of drawing in St.Petersburg Academy of Art

1989 – USSR, Leningrad “Young Artist of Leningrad”
1995-1999 - Finland, Participation in 10 Group Exhibitions in Kosken Gallery
1998 – China, “St. Petersburg Artist’s Exhibition”
1999 -- Amsterdam, Group Art Show and Master Class
1999 – USA, LasVegas “Art Expo-1999”
1999 – USA, Carmel “Personal Exhibition”
2000 – USA, New York “Art Expo-2000”
2000 – USA, San Francisco “Art Expo-2000”
2000 – USA, San Francisco “Richard Thomas Galleries”


2001 – USA, Palm Springs “International Art Fair”
2001 – USA, San Francisco “Art Expo-2001”
2001 – USA, Chicago, Personal Exhibition “Hilligoss Galleries”
2001 – USA, Park City “Cultural Program of the 2002 Winter Olympics”
2002 – USA, Palm Springs “International Art Fair”
2002 – USA, New York City “Portrait Competition of the American Society of Portrait Artists(ASOPA)
2002 – USA, Chicago,Personal Exhibition “Hilligoss Galleries”
2003 – USA, Las Vegas, “Galleria di Sorrento”
2003 – USA, Carmel, “Classic Art Gallery”
2003 – USA, Palm Springs, “International Art Fair”
2003 – USA, San Francisco, General Consulate of the Russian Federation “Personal Exhibition”
2004 – USA, Palm Springs, “International Art Fair”
2004 – USA,Carmel,”Classic Art Gallery”-Personal Exhibition
2004 – USA, San Jose,Californ...