Vlad Tasoff

Wladimir Tasoff is a contemporary figurative artist whose work explores the space between realism and surrealism. Born in Russia and based in Quito, Ecuador, Tasoff has devoted more than 25 years to painting, developing a distinctive visual language that combines the human figure, nature, symbolism, and dreamlike imagery.

His paintings often focus on the female figure, transforming the body into a meeting point between the human and the natural world. Figures merge with landscapes, vegetation, water, mountains, and atmospheric forms, creating mysterious environments where reality and imagination coexist. Mythological and spiritual references, together with elements of Western and Eastern visual culture, add symbolic depth to his compositions.

Tasoff works primarily in oil, combining traditional figurative painting with a contemporary surrealist sensibility. His approach is rooted in careful observation of the human form while allowing imagination, symbolism, and emotion to transform reality.

His paintings have been exhibited internationally, including at Art Miami, and are held in private collections. Alongside his studio practice, Tasoff founded the Escuela de Pintura Clásica Wladimir Tasoff in Quito, where he has taught classi...

Graduated in architecture in 1996 : Architectural academy, Volgograd, Russia.

The schedule of exhibitions:

First solo exhibition Volgograd , Russia 1999

Municipal museum exhibition center, Volgograd, Russia 2001

Galeria "Vizit" Moscow, Russia, 2002

Hotel Quito, Quito, Ecuador 2003

World Trade Center, Quito, Ecuador, 2004

Quito, Ecuador Café "Libro" , 2005

Quito, Ecuador Galeria "Vox Populi" , 2005

Quito, Ecuador Galería en Movimiento, CCI , 2006

Quito, Ecuador Café "Libro" , 2005


Quito, Ecuador, Ministerio de Cultura,2009

Quito, Ecuador, Casa de Cultura,2010

Group Exhibition”Paris-New York” in Epopea Gallery,91 rue Saint-Honore, Paris, France on June 5 – 20, 2010

Group Exhibition"Colours of my rainbow" - 9 de Diciembre de 2010, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Av.6 de Diciembre #794
Salas: Victor Mideros,Ramiro Jacome
Quito, Ecuador

Group exhibition in Ward Nasse Gallery
178 Prince Street,Soho, New York

Group Exhibition, Alternative Gallery,2083E 16th Street
2nd Floor,Brooklyn, New York
september 15-30,2010
"Innovative realism"
november16-30, 2010
"SURREALISTIC IMAGINATION"


Group exhibition"Masters of the imagination.Latin American Fine Art Exhibition" Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, on September 15- 30, 2011,

Winner of gold medal in the category M...