Vyacheslav Mikhailov

Born in 1945 in the village of Arzgir, Stavropol Krai, Vyacheslav Mikhailov graduated from the Repin Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Leningrad with a degree in Painting (class of Evsey Moiseyenko). The artist currently lives and works in St. Petersburg.

Vyacheslav Mikhailov is one of the most acclaimed St. Petersburg-based artists who managed to discover his distinct visual language that makes his artworks instantly recognisable. The key characteristic of Mikhailov’s paintings is their expressive texture. The artist works in series whose subjects vary considerably, encompassing genre scenes, complex multifigured compositions, and biblical narratives.