Biography

Igor Moshkin’s creative work is dedicated to the Russian North: Polar marines, nature and northern animals.

Igor Moshkin was born in Rybinsk in March, 29, 1948.

In 1973 Mr. Moshkin graduated from the Lvov Military Institute of Culture and then was at military service in the cultural institutions of the North Navy.

Since 1989 he is in the reserve. In various years Mr. Moshkin had his works published in the “Pravda”, “Krasnaya Zvezda”, “Na strazhe Zapolyarya”, “Polarnaya Pravda” and other editions.

In 1992-1995 the artist presented exhibitions and run art courses for amateur artists in Svanvik Folkehogskole, Norway. Watercolors and linocuts of the artists are nowadays in private collections in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, Germany, Tunisia, the USA and some other countries. Mr. Moshkin works in watercolors, pastel and linocut technique.

In 1999 by the Russia President Edict Igor Moshkin was given the title of the Distinguished Artist of Russia.

In 1999 the artist made a sea cruise round the Europe (Germany, France, Gibraltar, Tunisia) with an exhibition on board the sailing vessel “Sedov”.

In august 2004 the artist became a member of the international artists' community "Live Nature".

In October 2004 Igor Moshkin took part in an exhibition as a member of the community in the United Kingdom.

Personal exhibitions:

1986, Lvov city, Military Institute of Culture;
1981-1995, Murmansk city, regional art exhibitions;
1987, Moscow city, All-Union Exhibition of National Economy, (the bronze medal);
1993, Tromse city, Norway, the Saami Arctic Gallery;
1994, Murmansk city, The Nothern Fleet (Navy) Museum;
1994, 2000 Moscow city, the Zoological museum of the Moscow State University;
1995, January the Central Artists Club (the Central House of Artists) on Krymsky Val;
1996, June, the Hetherlands Kingdom, a group exhibition;
1997- 1999, Murmansk city, the regional art museum;
2000, Yaroslavl city, the Russia Artists Union regional exhibition dedicated to the 55 th anniversary of the Victory in the World War II;
2000, June, Vladimir city, the regional exhibition “Alexander Nevski”;
2000, August, Yaroslavl, a Russian-Italian exhibition of pastel, the Artists Club of the Russian Artists Union;
2003, March, Rybinsk city, a personal exhibition;
2003, May, Severomorsk city;
2003, June, Rybinsk city, The academician A. A. Uhtomsky museum.
2004, October, Kent city, United Kingdom, The International Exhibition of the international artist' community "Live Nature".

The artist’s works are disposed in:

--- Moscow city, the Zoological museum;
--- Murmansk city:
- the Museum of local history on board the icebreaker “Lenin”;
- the Knipovitch Arctic Fish Institute;
- Museum of the North Navy
--- St. Petersburg city, the Central Navy Museum;
--- Polarny city, the town museum;
--- Rybinsk city, the town art museum:
--- Norway, Kirkenes city, Pasvik Museum