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Renowned
American and international portrait and figurative artist, scholar
and spokesperson for the traditional school of classical art,
Igor V. Babailov, M.F.A. painted his first portrait at the age
of four. He is a recipient of national and international competitions,
awards and honors, and is a master of fine art graduate of the
world acclaimed Surikov Academy of Fine Arts. His fine art education
(1974-1990) belongs to the Russian/European academic school
of art. He is a third generation student of the master painters
I. Repin and V. Serov.| Education  |
| Igor Babailov's fine art education (1974-1990) belongs to the acclaimed European Academic school of art. He is a direct third generation student of such master painters as I. Repin, V. Serov, K. Korovin, V. Favorskiy and other distinguished artists and professors of Fine Art. |
| 1990 Master of Fine Arts Degree, Surikov Academy for Fine Arts. |
| 1983 Fine Arts Diploma and High School Diploma, Surikov College for Fine Arts. |
| 1979
Certificate and Diploma, Preparatory School of Fine Art. |
| Selected
Awards & Honors |
| 2004
Portrait Presentation to Pope John Paul II by Papal Nuncio Luigi Ventura
2003 Portrait Presentation to Regis Philbin, New York 2003 Portrait Presentation to Yves Fortier, Chairman, Hudson’s Bay Company 2002 Portrait Presentation to President George W. Bush, The White House 2002 Portrait Presentation to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York 2002 Portrait Presentation to President V. Putin 2002 Portrait Presentation, the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, House of Commons 2002 Portrait Presentation to V. Tretiak 2001 Portrait Presentation to Nelson Mandela 2001 Portrait Presentation to Prime Minister J. Chrétien 2001 Honorable Mention – Portrait Competition, International Artist Magazine 2001 Solo Exhibition and Launch of ‘The World of Igor Babailov’ 2000 Painting Presentation, Central Armed Forces Museum 2000 Painting Presentation, Harvard University, Boston, Ma. 1999 Honorable Mention – Portrait Competition, The Artist’s Magazine 1999/98/97 Art Auction, Alzheimer Society (Benefit) 1999 Solo Exhibition, Ogilvy’s Ltd. (Benefit) 1999 Art Auction, Unicorn Children’s Foundation, Palm Beach (Benefit) 1999 Annual Exhibition of Portrait Brokers of America, Inc. (Conference) 1997 The Merit Award – “Realism “97” International Art Competition 1996 Solo Exhibition, HEIM America, Fisher Island Gallery, Florida 1995 Solo Exhibition, Metro Toronto Convention Center 1995 Art Auction, Shaw Festival (Benefit) 1994 Grand Prize Winner – American Society of Portrait Artists Intl. Competition 1993 Outstanding Achievement in Portrait Painting – National Portrait Seminar, American Artist Magazine 1993 Solo Exhibition, Portraits Inc. Montreal 1992 International Foundation for Peace Through Culture 1989 First Prize Winner – Annual Graphic Works Competition, Surikov Academy of Fine Arts 1983 A Special Recommendation to the Surikov Academy for Fine Arts from the Professors of Surikov School for Fine Arts 1989 Glasgow School of Art, Scotland |
| Publication Features (Selected List) 2004 Marquis Who's Who in America Publications 2004 Peruvian Encyclopedia, Empresa Editora Il Comercio, S.A. 2004 The Robb Report Magazine 2003 New York Family Magazine 2003 Dan’s Papers – Long Island/Manhattan 2002 New York Times/Brooklyn Papers, New York 2002 Globe and Mail, National Post, CTV, CBC 2002 Magazine Art 2001 PRIMO (Italian- American Magazine) 2001 Contemporary Russian Realists 2001, 2000 International Artist – Australia/International 1999 The Finer Things in Life - Florida 1999/98 The Artist Magazine – U.S.A./International 1998 Focus Magazine – California 1997 Classical Realism Journal – U.S.A. 1997 Selecta Magazine – U.S.A. 1996/95/94 Portrait Signature – U.S.A. Books on the Artist “The World of Igor Babailov” Special Projects & Directorships Present: American Director/Co-Author of MMHP, Master Muralists Historic Panorama Projects. 1996 Organized the very First Official delegation of American Artists to Russia in conjunction with the Russian Parliament (DUMA) and the Union of Russian Artists Professional Affiliations The Igor Babailov Institute of Realism Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists – Faculty Member Portrait Institute, N.Y.C. - Charter Member Portrait Society of America – Member Honorary Member, Drawing Society of Canada Senior Member, Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists American Society of Portrait Artists - Member |
Selected Collections Private and corporate collections holding Babailov's works but not listed here are in the U.S.A., Canada and overseas including Russia, Germany, England, Holland, Finland, Italy, and Australia. Vatican Museum The George Bush Presidential Center The Kremlin, Moscow House of Commons Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, Ark. Boston Eye & Ear Hospital Central Armed Forces Museum Giuliani Partners, NYC Consulate General of Russia Contrans Corporation Hummingbird Communications Hudson’s Bay Company (est.1670) Monmouth University National Bank Reitmans, Inc. Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. Synergistics Industires, Ltd. Time Warner Chappell Music, N.Y.C. Vietnam Academy of Art President George W. Bush Mayor Rudolph Giuliani Mr. Nelson Mandela Pope John Paul II President of Russia, V. V. Putin Prime Minister Jean Chrétien The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney Senator Michael Pitfield Mr. & Mrs. Regis and Joy Philbin Dr.’s Allan Sniderman and Sarah Pritchard Dr. R. Blackwell Mr. George Cohen Mr. Vladislav Tretiak Mr. and Mrs. L. Desmarais Mr. and Mrs. L. Glaubinger Mr. Robert “Bobby” Hull Mr. Mikhail Kalashnikov Mr. and Mrs. A. Lemire Ambassador & Mrs. R. Ruggiero Mrs. N. Khrushchev |
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