Nikas Safronov Explained

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

Notes and References

http://www.starhit.ru/novosti/nikas-safronov-vosstanavlivaet-tserkov-v-turtsii-113328/ Никас Сафронов восстанавливает церковь в Турции
Web site: Биография Николая (Никаса) Сафронова // nikas-s.ru . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227040043/http://www.nikas-s.ru/web/ru/biography.html . 2013-12-27 . dead .
http://www.trud.ru/article/08-04-2006/102821_nikas_safronov_ja_zhenat_na_zhivopisi/print/ НИКАС САФРОНОВ: Я ЖЕНАТ НА ЖИВОПИСИ
Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации В. Путина от 25 июля 2013 года № 639 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации» // pravo.gov.ru . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013101/http://www.pravo.gov.ru:8080/page.aspx?55271 . 2016-03-05 . dead .