Nikas Safronov

Soviet/Russian painter

Nikas Stepanovich Safronov (Russian: Ни́кас Степа́нович Сафро́нов; born April 8, 1956, Ulyanovsk^[1]) is a Soviet and Russian artist. He has been given the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

Nikas Safronov was born in 1956 in Ulyanovsk in a poor family of a retired military man, his family had six children.^[2]

He graduated from Moscow State Surikov Academy of Fine Arts. His first exhibition was held in 1978.

A series of psychological portraits of contemporaries brought him great renown.

Nikas calls his painting style Dream Vision.^[3]

State and public awards

For his achievements in painting Nikas Safronov was awarded the titles:

Honored Artist of Russia^[4]
Academician of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts
Professor of Ulyanovsk State University
Honorary citizen of Ulyanovsk
Honorary citizen of Baku

References

^ Никас Сафронов восстанавливает церковь в Турции
^ "Биография Николая (Никаса) Сафронова // nikas-s.ru". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
^ НИКАС САФРОНОВ: Я ЖЕНАТ НА ЖИВОПИСИ
^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации В. Путина от 25 июля 2013 года № 639 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации» // pravo.gov.ru". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-26.