Victor Razgulin was born in 1948 in the ancient Russian town of Gorodets on the Volga River, a city known for its original folk art and temple frescoes. He began showing his work at the age of 18 and then attended Serov Art College in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since then he has continued to surround himself with his greatest influence and inspiration: the Russian landscape. His compelling landscapes and interiors reflect his extensive travels throughout Russia, Central Asia, Europe, and the United States. These paintings are expressive, successful compositions of color and subject. Razgulin is a master of translating folk and naïve images of his beloved Russia into delectable, sophisticated paintings. The jewel-toned palette, the geometric patterns and painterly surfaces merge with the subjects to express the artist's perspective and understanding of our worId. Razgulin currently lives and works in Moscow, as well as in Pereslavl Zalessky along the ancient Golden Ring and in Gursuf, Crimea by the Black Sea. In 2007, Razgulin was elected to full membership in the prestigious Russian Academy of Arts.
2008
Paintings, Galerie Blue Square, Paris
Retrospective Exhibition, Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow
2006
Viktor Razgouline, Russian Cultural Centre, Paris
2004
Victor Razgulin, Central House of Artists, Moscow
2002
Central House of Artists, World of Painting, Moscow
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
Marin-Price Galleries, Washington, D.C., USA
Russian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
2001
National Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow
Nizhniy Novogorod State Art Museum
Yaroslavskiy Regional Museum
Dianne Beal Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
1998
Central House of Artists, Moscow
Embassy of Russia and Novosti, Washington
1994
Ryazan Regional Art Museum
1993
State Russian Museum, Marble Palace, St. Petersburg
2006
Central House of Artists, World of Painting, Moscow
2005
Museum of Modern Art, Artists without Frontiers, Moscow
2004
Manezh, Art-Manezh, Moscow
2003
Manezh, 70th Anniversary of the Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow
State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow
Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Yaroslavskiy Art Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia
Volgogrodskiy Art Museum, Vologodskiy
Tobolsk Gallery of Art, Tobolsk, Russia
Arkhangelskiy Art Museum, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Bukhara State Art Museum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Pereslavl Regional Art Museum, Pereslavl Zalessky, Russia
Ryazan Regional Art Museum, Ryazan, Russia
Other regional art museums
Private collections in France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Japan, Russia, and USA.