Mikhail Ombysh-Kuznetsov

Born in 1947 in Barabinsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Mikhail graduated with honours from the School of Architecture of the Novosibirsk Civil Engineering Institute. Painter, member of the Artists’ Union, Associate Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, holder of the honorary title of Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation, the artist lives and works in Novosibirsk.

Ombysh-Kuznetsov boasts a portfolio of more than 500 works in various genres, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, abstract compositions and genre scenes.Having taken the art scene by storm in the late 1960s – early 1970s, he seems to have experimented with almost every form of the 20th-century visual arts. One thing remaining unchanged, however, is his preferred ‘big picture’ format.