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Oleg Zhivetin (born 18 March 1964) is a Russian painter born in
Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...
(now the capital of
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). At the Surikov Art Institute of
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Zhivetin earned a
bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
in Fine Art in 1988, and a
Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admi ...
degree in Painting and Monumental Art in 1990. His paintings include a number of
public art Public art is art in any Media (arts), media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and phy ...
monuments on display in Russian cities. After a Californian art dealer expressed interest in his work, Zhivetin came to the United States and soon secured a solo show at the
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museum, and came to be represented by the Rosovsky Gallery in
Laguna Beach, California Laguna Beach (; ''Laguna'', Spanish language, Spanish for "Lagoon") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Located in Southern California along the Pacific Ocean, this seaside resort city has a mild year-round climate, scenic c ...
. His work has appeared in ''Southwest Art'' and in other visual-art periodicals.


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Oleg Zhivetin: Turning Icons into Art
1964 births Artists from Tashkent 20th-century Russian painters Russian male painters 21st-century Russian painters Uzbekistani diaspora Uzbekistani emigrants to the United States Uzbekistani painters Living people 20th-century Russian male artists 21st-century Russian male artists {{Uzbekistan-painter-stub