Mikhail Evstafiev Biography
Mikhail Evstafiev was born in 1963 in Moscow, Russia. Since childhood, inspired by the work of his mother, grandmother and great grandfather (all Russian sculptors), he has been drawing, sculpting, painting and photographing. He chose, however, a different career path and graduated from the Moscow State University with a Master's in International Journalism. Until 2003, as well as painting, Evstafiev was a photo-journalist for international in news agencies in Moscow, London and the USA and covered the eventual break-up of the Soviet Union including the conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chechnya, Georgia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Tajikistan and Transdniestria as well as the political scene in the Kremlin. After the war, Evstafiev wrote and published the novel 'Two Steps from Heaven'. Mikhail now lives with his family in Vienna, Austria and devotes his life to art and painting. Mikhail Evstafiev's work has been exhibited broadly, including China, throughout Europe, Russia and the United States. His paintings and photographs are in private collections worldwide as well as public collections including the Hofburg Congress Centre, the State Kremlin Palace, the Maly Manezh Exhibition Hall, the Central House of Artists in Moscow, the Grand Central Terminal in New York City, the Moscow House of Photography and SOLMS, Gallery der Leica Camera AG. His work has appeared in leading international magazines and newspapers and have been published in numerous books including 'Afghanistan:lifting the veil', Prentice Hall, 2002; 'Love: A Celebration of Humanity', William Morrow, 2001; 'Facing the World: Great Moments in Photojournalism', Harry N. Abrams, 2001; 'Magic Moments II', Leica World, 2000 and 'The World Biographical Dictionary of Artists' (Allgemeines Kuenstlerlexikon), 2003 edition and is listed in Wikpedia, the online encyclopedia.
