 Igor
Moshkin
Biography
Igor Moshkin’s
creative work is dedicated to the Russian North: Polar marines,
nature and northern animals.
Igor Moshkin
was born in Rybinsk in March, 29, 1948.
In 1973 Mr.
Moshkin graduated from the Lvov Military Institute of Culture and
then was at military service in the cultural institutions of the
North Navy.
Since 1989 he
is in the reserve. In various years Mr. Moshkin had his works published
in the “Pravda”, “Krasnaya Zvezda”, “Na strazhe Zapolyarya”, “Polarnaya
Pravda” and other editions.
In 1992-1995
the artist presented exhibitions and run art courses for amateur
artists in Svanvik Folkehogskole, Norway. Watercolors and linocuts
of the artists are nowadays in private collections in Norway, Denmark,
Sweden, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, Germany, Tunisia,
the USA and some other countries. Mr. Moshkin works in watercolors,
pastel and linocut technique.
In 1999 by the
Russia President Edict Igor Moshkin was given the title of the Distinguished
Artist of Russia.
In 1999 the
artist made a sea cruise round the Europe (Germany, France, Gibraltar,
Tunisia) with an exhibition on board the sailing vessel “Sedov”.
In august 2004
the artist became a member of the international artists' community
"Live Nature".
In October 2004
Igor Moshkin took part in an exhibition as a member of the community
in the United Kingdom.
Personal
exhibitions:
1986, Lvov city, Military Institute of Culture;
1981-1995, Murmansk city, regional art exhibitions;
1987, Moscow city, All-Union Exhibition of National
Economy, (the bronze medal);
1993, Tromse city, Norway, the Saami Arctic Gallery;
1994, Murmansk city, The Nothern Fleet (Navy) Museum;
1994, 2000 Moscow city, the Zoological museum of
the Moscow State University;
1995, January the Central Artists Club (the Central
House of Artists) on Krymsky Val;
1996, June, the Hetherlands Kingdom, a group exhibition;
1997- 1999, Murmansk city, the regional art museum;
2000, Yaroslavl city, the Russia Artists Union
regional exhibition dedicated to the 55 th anniversary of the Victory
in the World War II;
2000, June, Vladimir city, the regional exhibition
“Alexander Nevski”;
2000, August, Yaroslavl, a Russian-Italian exhibition
of pastel, the Artists Club of the Russian Artists Union;
2003, March, Rybinsk city, a personal exhibition;
2003, May, Severomorsk city;
2003, June, Rybinsk city, The academician A. A.
Uhtomsky museum.
2004, October, Kent city, United Kingdom, The International
Exhibition of the international artist' community "Live Nature".
The
artist’s works are disposed in:
--- Moscow city, the Zoological museum;
--- Murmansk city:
- the Museum of local history on board the icebreaker “Lenin”;
- the Knipovitch Arctic Fish Institute;
- Museum of the North Navy
--- St. Petersburg city, the Central Navy Museum;
--- Polarny city, the town museum;
--- Rybinsk city, the town art museum:
--- Norway, Kirkenes city, Pasvik Museum
The Two bears, 48 x 36 cm, Watercolor, $ US 800
►► Some
of the artist's artwork
Contact: moshkin@artanimal.ru
Physical address: St.Dimitrova,
3-76, 152903 city Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, Russia
Online portfolio of the artist available on ArtAnimal.ru
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