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Igor V. Babailov, Hon.RAA, KStA OTHER WORKS & WORKS FOR SALE Plein Air, Travel & Inspiration Series, Landscapes, Still-life, Spiritual, Portrait studies, Museum Copies, Fantasy, etc. "I chose to paint Beauty." Igor V. Babailov In direct academic lineage, Igor Babailov inherited the traditions of his famous teachers , some of the greatest artists in the history of art. Babailov's sensitive and skillfully executed works continue the teachings of Repin , Serov , Korovin and Levitan as they embrace the beauty of God's creation and represent the historic Russian school of painting, which paved the classical foundation for these and many other Masters, including the great American artist Whistler. If you are interested in any of the works below, please Contact us and we will let you know about their availability More samples of Igor Babailov's 'Other Works' to be posted CONTACT US

Igor V. Babailov, Hon.RAA, KStA Portrait of Col. Christoph Graf Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Vatican Col. Christoph Graf, Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (oil on canvas, 50"x 42") Portrait of Col. Christoph Graf, 35th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Francis, was commissioned to Igor Babailov for the historic portrait collection of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Commanders' portraits. Collection: Vatican Life portrait sitting and life studies of the Commander's armors in preparation for the official oil portrait Official collection: Vatican Official Vatican Pontifical Swiss Guard Seal, presented to Igor Babailov by the Commander Igor Babailov - Vatican portrait sitting with the Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard. Related LINKS to Igor Babailov's Vatican works Official Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI Official Portrait of Pope Francis Official Portrait of Pope St. John Paul II The Vatican Splendors exhibitions The Sacred Art Resurrection of Realism - Beauty will save the world - article OTHER OFFICIAL PORTRAITS by Igor Babailov

Anchor 1 About the Artist UP RU IGOR V. BABAILOV , Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA (Ph.D), D.Litt. (Hon.Causa) For Media Inquiries ~ Short Bio ABOUT THE ARTIST IGOR V. BABAILOV , Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA(Ph.D), D.Litt.(Hon.Causa) , world-renowned portrait and figurative artist, recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2022), Honorary American Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757), Knighted Chevalier of the Order of St. Anne (est.1735), scholar and spokesperson for the traditional school of fine art, was born on February 9, 1965 in the city of Glazov, Udmurt Republic of Russia, into a family of academia. His father, V alery Babailov , was a portrait and landscape painter, and co-founded the very first preparatory fine art school in Glazov. He was also poet and composer. Igor's mother, Rosa Kudasheva Babailova, was an acclaimed and award-winning teacher of biology & chemistry. In the family of cultured and academic intelligentsia, Igor and his brother Vladislav, grew up in an environment of high professional ethics and inspired creativity. Art Career - The Beginning Igor painted his first portrait at the age of four (4). Child prodigy, he began his formal fine art education at the age of nine (9) at the preparatory art school. At the age of thirteen (13), he entered into a nationwide competition of thousands of applicants, to compete for the only opening at the most prestigious and one of only two schools of its kind in the world, the school for gifted children, specialized in classical visual art education - Moscow Secondary School of Fine Arts (later renamed The Moscow State Academic Art Lyceum under the Russian Academy of Arts). Upon strict and disciplined art exams for twenty five pre-selected children, Igor Babailov was honored to be the one to fill that special vacancy and was accepted into the school, where four years later he graduated with honors. High Art Education - The Academy Having been awarded a rare recommendation by the art professors of the Art Lyceum and after successfully completing nine entry exams, Babailov was accepted into the world acclaimed Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute (aka Surikov Academy) representing the Russian Academy of Arts, est.1757, which taught and gave the world many outstanding Masters, including the great American artist Whistler . "Portrait of a Gypsy man" Painting by Valery Babailov, Igor Babailov's father by Valentin Serov by Ilya Repin Famous Teachers Since the early age in his formal academic education, Igor Babailov studied under some of the finest artists in art history, and belongs to the DIRECT Academic Lineage of world-famous portrait painters, Serov and R epin . Babailov's fine art education (1974 -1990), rooted in the curriculum of Classical Realism, especially contributed to his unparalleled skill in academic drawing (or drawing from life ) , which today is a fundamental challenge for many painters. Major Portrait Commissions Igor Babailov is one of the most sought after portrait artists of the historic academic tradition. Deemed Living Master by the Art Renewal Center and recipient of national and international awards and honors, his commissioned portraits of world leaders, celebrities and distinguished individuals are in official public, private, corporate and museum collections, including those of: President George W. Bush (Bush Presidential Library), former First Lady Hillary R. Clinton (Clinton Presidential Library); U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito (Supreme Court of the United States); General David Petraeus - United States Army Commander and CIA Director (West Point Museum), historic new portrait of George Washington (George Washington’s Mount Vernon Museum); Pope Francis (Vatican), Pope Benedict XVI (Vatican, Rome), Pope St. John Paul II (Vatican, Castelgandolfo); Nelson Mandela (Presidential Collection, SA); Prince Andrew The Duke of York (Buckingham Palace, London); President Vladimir Putin of Russia (The Kremlin); Justice Joseph P. Sullivan (Supreme Court of New York); Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York (Giuliani Partners, NYC); Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Kirill (Moscow Patriarchate); Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Parliament Hill, Canada); Prime Minister Jean Chretien (Collection of POWER Corporation.); Col. Christoph Graf, Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (Vatican); Gov. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England ; Canadian Senator Michael Pitfield ; Inventor of AK-47 Mikhail Kalashnikov ; TV personality Regis Philbin ; actor James Gandolfini ; Isadore Sharp , Founder & CEO (Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts); Dr. Wayne Streilein (Harvard University); pianist Byron Janis and Maria Cooper Janis , (daughter of film star Gary Cooper); Ted Lazenby (The Board, Kennedy Center, by Presidential Appointment); hockey legends Bobby Hull and Vladislav Tretiak , American football stars Boomer Esiason and Tiki Barber ; Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson , world-renowned Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa (Steven Spielberg’s Starlight Starbright Foundation, Japan) and many others . Vatican Splendors museum tour In 2010, Vatican Curator and scholar of Michelangelo, Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli, acknowledged Igor Babailov as Maestro when his Vatican portrait of Pope Benedict XVI was selected by the Pope for the Vatican Splendors international museum tour. Babailov was honored to be the only living artist in the exhibition, as his papal portrait hung alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto and other Great Masters of the Renaissance. Multi-Figure Grand-Scale Paintings The ability to create multi-figure murals is traditionally recognized as the highest achievement of the artistic expertise. Besides being a prolific portraitist, Mr. Babailov’s uniqueness as an artist is also evident in his large-scale Old Master-like compositions such as the historical painting, “For God, Gold and Glory” , depicting the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas ( permanently featured in the Peruvian Encyclopedia Empresa Editora Il Comercio, S.A.). His multi-figured composition “Be Not Afraid” , the official historic portrait of Pope John Paul II, now a Saint, was commissioned in commemoration of the World Youth Days. It is in the Collection of the Vatican Museum and by the personal decree of the late Pope, it is displayed in Castel Gandolfo, the Papal summer residence. His epic painting “MERCY - Who has to suffer…and Why?” , portraying a crowd of diverse children of various cultural and religious backgrounds together, is currently underway and it is dedicated to the timeless issue of ongoing global humanitarian disasters (many of which are man-made) and to its innocent victims, children. Member of the National Arts Club, in 1996 he organized the very First Official delegation visit of American artists to post-Soviet Russia and has taught at the Florence Academy of Art, Italy in 1999. For Gold, God and Glory CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Fine Art Education Igor Babailov's fine art education (1974-1990) belongs to the acclaimed Russian-European Academic school of art. In the Direct Teacher-Student Academic Lineage of the Academy he is a third generation student of Russian Masters: Repin, Serov, Korovin, Arkhipov and Favorskiy. They taught Kulikov, Yuon, Kardovskiy, Grabar, Deineka, S.Gerasimov, Korin - world-renowned artists, who taught Mr. Babailov's professors. Igor Babailov studied directly under Zabelin, Danilichev, Chirkov, Andriaka, M.Kugach, O.Pavlov, Valery Babailov, Shatskiy, Sherbakov, Zavgorodniy, Gorbunov, legendary art historian Mikhail Alpatov and other distinguished artists and professors of Fine Art. Human Anatomy (The Anatomical Studies of the Human Form, as the fundamental of the most challenging form in visual art). The Laws of Perspective Composition: The Master Rules Studio Life Painting: Still-life, Cast, Portrait, Torso, Nude Figure, Clothed Figure, Group Modelsetting, concepts of colors and tonal values Studio Life Drawing: Still-life, Cast, Portrait, Torso, Nude Figure, Clothed Figure, Croup Model setting, exercises in anatomy, proportions, chiaroscuro. Plein-Air Practice (national and international travels, outdoor Portraits, Landscapes, etc. all from life) Technology of Painting and Painting Materials (studied under professor O.B. Pavlov, great-grandson of the 19th century famous Russian landscape painter Alexei Savrasov. Studies of the Masters' Techniques Official Museum Copies (official permission from the Russian Ministry of Culture was obtained to make identical copies from the original works of art in major museum collections ) World Art History: Painting , Sculpture, Architecture from Pre-historic Art to Contemporary Curriculum of studies included intensive training in: ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS 2019 - Doctor of Literary Letters (Honoris Causa) - Awarded by Cumberland University, USA (Founded in 1842) 2012 - Honorary Academician of Painting - Elected by the Russian Academy of Arts (est. 1757) 1983 - 1990 Master of Fine Arts Degree - MFA / official Ph.D . equivalent in the U.S. - CAA, NASAD. Surikov State Academic Art Institute (a.k.a. Surikov Academy of Fine Arts) of the Russian Imperial Academy of Arts (est.1757). Painting Studios of A.Danilichev and V.N. Zabelin . 1979 - 1983 Fine Arts Diploma and High School Diploma, Moscow Academic Lyceum of Arts under the Russian Academy of Arts. (Honors graduate, received Professors' Recommendation to the Surikov Academy) 1974 - 1978 Fine Arts Certificate and Diploma, Preparatory School of Fine Art, Glazov, Russia (Honors graduate). AWARDS and HONORS AWARDS and HONORS (selected list) 2023 Official Vatican Pontifical Swiss Guard Seal - presented by Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, Col. Christoph Graf - Vatican, Rome 2022 Congressional Record - Tribute to Igor Babailov - 07.13.2022, Washington, DC 2022 Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor that ranks as one of the most prestigious awards in America. 2020 Granted Hereditary Nobility and official Coat of Arms by Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria, Head of The House of Romanov 2019 Distinguished Fellow - The Busch School of Business, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 2019 Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Cumberland University (USA). 2018 Awarded the Presidential Award on behalf of President George Washington, by the President of Mount Vernon Museum, Mount Vernon, VA 2017 Knighted Chevalier of the Order of Saint Anne. (Malta, 2017) 2016 Awarded the title of Academician by the International Academy of Culture and Art 2016 Award of Apreciation -"The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution" 2015 Official Unveiling of the Portrait of Pope Francis . 2015 Official State Recognition by the TN Senate and Governor 2012 Elected Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757) 2012 Awarded State Title "Honored Artist of Udmurt Republic", by the President (Governor) of Udmurtia. 2012 Official Portrait of Patriarch Kirill of Russia unveiled at the historic Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow 2010-2011 Igor Babailov's Vatican Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI selected by the Pope for the Vatican Splendors museum tour, exhibited alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto, Vasari and other Masters of the Renaissance. 2011 ~ Official Major League Baseball ~ Award for Portraiture, Presented at Yankee Stadium, New York City 2010 Commemorative Medal from the Archdiocese of St.Louis, MO presented by Archbishop R. Carlson 2009 NEW portrait of George Washington inducted into the George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum collection, Mount Vernon, Virginia 2009 Awarded Order "Service to Art" ("The Golden Star") by the International Academy of Culture and Art 2009 General David H. Petraeus Award "For Excellence", awarded by U.S. General David H. Petraeus 2006 Honored by the Vatican with the special sitting with Pope Benedict XVI for the Papal Portrait. 2005 Pontifical Medal of Pope John Paul II, presented by Papal Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Ventura 2004 Portrait of Pope John Paul II, now a Saint, by the personal decree of Pope John Paul II, is displayed in Castel Gandolfo, Vatican 2004 The painting "For God, Gold and Glory" is permanently included in the Peruvian Encyclopedia, Empresa Editora Il Comercio,S.A 2003 Honorary Member, Drawing Society of Canada 2002 Honored with the title "Living Master" by the Art Renewal Center (ARC) 2001 Honorable Mention – Portrait Competition, International Artist Magazine, Australia 1999 Honorable Mention – Portrait Competition, The Artists Magazine, U.S.A. 1997 The Merit Award – “Realism '97 International Art Competition, Parkersburg, WV 1994 Grand Prize Winner – American Society of Portrait Artists Competition 1993 Award “For Outstanding Achievement in Portrait Painting” – National Portrait Seminar and American Artist Magazine 1992 Selected to create a Cover for the book "From East to West" 1990 Selected by the National Academic Committee to be one of the few students to represent the Russian Academic school in the Exhibition in Scotland. Participants included the graduates of the Surikov Academy, the Repin Academy and the Stroganov Art Institute. 1989 First Prize Winner – Annual All-students Graphic Works Competition, Surikov Academy of Fine Arts 1989 Selected to draw the portraits of Russian Celebrities, such as: A.Rosenbaum, I.Resnik, L.Dolina, E.Shifrin, B.Moiseev, to name a few. 1988 Surikov Academy presents Babailov's academic drawing to Vietnam Academy of Art, to symbolize the friendship between two Academies. 1983 Honors Graduate, Surikov College of Fine Art. Professors’ Recommendation for special admition to the Surikov Academy of Fine Arts. 1981 Top Prize Award for portrait "Egorka" in the prestigious Soviet Art Colleges' National Competition, judged and presented by the celebrated Russian Artist Fyodor P. Reshetnikov. 1979 Selected out of thousands in the Nation-wide competition for the only vacancy at the prestigious Surikov College of Fine Art in Moscow. LECTURED & DEMONSTRATED (selected list) Present The Russian-American Academy of Art / The Igor Babailov Institute of Realism – Master Workshops 2019 - 2016 Cumberland University 2019 - 2018 Catholic University of America - Washington, DC 2018 International Cultural Forum - St.Petersburg, Russia 2018 Legatus Club - Washington, DC Chapter 2018 George Washington's Mount Vernon - Fellowship with Igor Babailov 2017 Rotary Club (Lebanon, TN; Brentwood, TN) 2016 The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 2015 Vanderbilt University 2014 Pope John Paul II High School, 500+ lecture attendance, Tennessee 2012-2013 Legacy High School (for challenging children), New York City 2011 St. Thomas Aquinas College, Nashville, TN 2010 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 2010 Monmouth University, New Jersey 2009 Ave Maria University - Master Workshop, Lecture, Demo 2009 Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia 2009 Dominican Sisters, the Congregation of St.Cecilia, Nashville, TN 2006-2010 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Painting Demonstration & Lecture, critiques) 2005 Tennessee Arts Academy, Belmont University (Lecture) 2005 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Painting Demonstration & Lecture) 2004 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Demonstations, Workshop & Judging of the Portrait Show with Dr. Marcus Burke, Curator, Museum, Hispanic Society of America, New York City) 2003 Bellport Art council, Long Island, NY (Master Workshop / Demonstration) 2002 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (Stage Portrait Demonstration, Canadian Society of Portrait Artists Festival) 2000 Preparatory Art College, Glazov, Russia, (“Mastering yourself” Lecture) 1999 Florence Academy of Art - Florence, Italy (Instructor of Figure Painting in Oil, Summer Program) The International attendance of students included the art students from Four Continents. 1999 Cincinnati Art Club, 2nd oldest Art Club in the USA (Demonstration for at least 100 people & a Master Workshop) 1999 Private instruction to Sayaka Yamaguchi, the student from Tokyo, Japan 1999 West Coast Portrait Society – Sacramento, CA USA (Master Workshops, Demos) 1997 West Coast Portrait Society – Sacramento, CA USA (Master Workshops, Demos) 1996 West Coast Portrait Society – Sacramento, CA USA (Master Workshops, Demos) 1995 American Society of Portrait Artists – USA (Lecture/Painting Presentation) 1994 Ontario College of Art - Canada (Lecture & Slides Presentation) 1990 -1993 Master Workshops, Loyalist College, Ontario SELECTED LIST OF PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITIONS 2020 Portrait of Judge Seth W. Norman - official unveiling, Nashville, TN. 2019 Portrait of HIH Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich - official unveiling, Madrid, Spain. 2018 George Washington's Mount Vernon - Fellowship with Igor Babailov 2017 Painting presentation at the San Anton Presidential Palace, Republic of Malta 2016 Multi-figurative painting "CREDO" unveiled at the National Shrine of St. John Paul II, Washington, DC 2016 Exhibition in Malta, International Academy of Culture and Art 2015-2016 Igor Babailov's Vatican Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, exhibited in the "Vatican Splendors" North American exhibit, alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto and other Masters of the Renaissance. 2016 The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA - Vatican Splendors 2015 The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA - Vatican Splendors 2015 Official Unveiling of the Portrait of Pope Francis 2014 Portrait unveiling - Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England 2013 Portrait of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York, unveiled. 2012 Official Portrait of Patriarch Kirill of Russia unveiled at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow 2010-2011 Igor Babailov's Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, exhibited in the "Vatican Splendors" North American exhibition, alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto and other Masters of the Renaissance. 2010 Portrait presentation to Gen. David Petraeus - AEI, Irving Kristol Award presentation event 2010 Unveiling of the portrait of Albert G. Lowenthal, Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., New York City 2009 Unveiling of the portrait of Michael Novak, Ave Maria University 2009 Unveiling of the portrait of George Washington, Mount Vernon Museum, Mount Vernon, VA 2009 Unveiling of the portrait of Reggie Jackson, Baseball Hall of Famer, New York 2008 Unveiling of the portrait of Justice Joseph P. Sullivan, The Supreme Court, New York 2008 Unveiling of the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, DC - Vatican, Rome 2008 Unveiling of the portrait of Tiki Barber, American Football Star, New York City 2007 Unveiling of the portrait of Frederick Hart and his Cross of the Millennium, collection Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC 2007 Unveiling of Portraits of Bob Costas and Bill Gallo, Waldorf Astoria, New York City 2006 Solo Exhibition, The Gallery at Summerlin, Las Vegas 2006 "The World Celebrities Art Fair", Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, Tokyo, Japan 2006 Presentation of preliminary sketches to Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican 2006 Unveiling of the portrait of Isadore Sharp, Founder&Chairman, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts 2006 Unveiling of the portrait of Boomer Esiason, New York City 2006 Unveiling of the portrait of John Bello, New York City 2006 Unveiling of two portraits at the Indiana University Art Museum. 2006 Regional Museum Exhibition on Life and Works of Igor Babailov, Glazov, Russia 2006 Unveiling of Portrait of Dr. J.W. Streilein, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard 2005 Unveiling of James Gandolfini's portrait, Waldorf Astoria, New York City 2005 Official presentation of Frederick Hart's portrait, Russian Embassy, Washington, DC 2005 Unveiling of the Portrait of Byron Janis, Steinway Hall, Steinway & Sons, New York City 2004 State Portrait Presentation to Pope John Paul II, Vatican 2003 Portrait Presentation to Regis Philbin, New York City 2003 Portrait Presentation to Gouvernor Yves Fortier, Hudson’s Bay Company 2002 State Portrait Presentation to President George W. Bush, The White House, Washington, DC 2002 Portrait Presentation to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York, NY 2002 State Portrait Presentation, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Parliament Hill 2002 State Portrait Presentation to President V. Putin, Moscow, Russia 2002 State Portrait Presentation to V. Tretiak, Moscow, Russia 2001 State Portrait Presentation to Nelson Mandela, Ottawa, Canada 2001 Portrait Presentation to Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien 2001 Solo Exhibition and Launch of the Russian Sponsored Book, Russia 2000 State Presentation of the Portrait of M. Kalashnikov, Central Armed Forces Museum, Russia 2000 Unveiling of the Portrait of Dr. R. Kilmura, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1999, 98, 97 Art Auction, Alzheimer Society (Benefit) 1999 Solo Exhibition, Ogilvy’s Ltd., Montreal (Benefit for Emmanuelle Masson School for disabled children) 1999 Art Auction, Unicorn Children’s Foundation, Palm Beach, Florida (Benefit) 1999 Annual Exhibition of Portrait Brokers of America, Inc. (Conference) . 1996 Joint American-Russian Art Exhibition, Kolomna (dated 1078), Russia. 1996 "Vernisazh" Solo Exhibition, HEIM America at Fisher Island Gallery, Florida 1995 Solo Exhibition, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto 1995 Art Auction, Shaw Festival, Toronto (Benefit) 1993 Solo Exhibition, Portraits Inc. Montreal 1992 International Foundation for Peace Through Culture, Ottawa 1989 Glasgow College of Art, Scotland INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL RELATIONS (Selected list) 2018 International Cultural Forum (Speaker) - St. Petersburg, Russia 2016 Exhibition in Malta, International Academy of Culture and Art 2015- 2016 Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI exhibited at the Vatican Splendors museum tour in North America. 2012 Elected Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757) - Life Membership 2010-2011 Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI selected by the Pope to represent His Papacy at the Vatican Splendors museum tour in North America. 2009 International Academy of Culture and Art - 2008 Unveiling of the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, DC - Vatican, Rome 2006 "The World Celebrities Art Fair", Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, Tokyo, Japan 2003 Pre-Unveiling tour of the portrait of Pope John Paul II (New York-Montreal-Toronto-Vatican) 2002 State Portrait Presentation to President V. Putin, Moscow, Russia 2002 State Portrait Presentation to V. Tretiak, Moscow, Russia 2001 State Portrait Presentation to Nelson Mandela, Ottawa, Canada 2000 Preparatory Art College, Glazov, Russia, (“Mastering yourself” Lecture) 1999 Florence Academy of Art - Florence, Italy (Instructor of Figure Painting in Oil, Summer Program) The International attendance of students included the art students from Four Continents. 1996 Organized the very First Official delegation of American artists to Russia in conjunction with the DUMA (Russian Parliament) and the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation. The agenda included trips to the Art Museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg and Plein Air painting with the group of prominent Russian artists, resulting in the joint Art Exhibition, featured in print media. 1992 International Foundation for Peace Through Culture, Ottawa 1989 Selected by the Surikov Academy to represent the Russian School of Drawing at the exhibition in Scotland. COLLECTIONS Igor Babailov created over 2,000 portraits and other works. More than half of these are in official public, private and corporate collections around the world. They include: CORPORATE & OFFICIAL (Selected list - alphabetical order) Albert College - Ontario, Canada Ave Maria University - Naples, Florida Bank of Canada Boston Eye & Ear Hospital Buckingham Palace, London, England Bush Presidential Center - Dallas, TX Catholic University of America - Washington, DC Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow, Russia Clinton Presidential Center - Little Rock, Arkansas Consulate General of Russia - Montreal Contrans Corporation Corporate Planning Associates -Toronto Cramer, Rosenthal, McGlynn, LLC - New York City Essroc Cement, Inc. - Portrait of Harvey McFarland - Picton, ON Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (HQ) - Full-length portrait of Founder and CEO, Isadore Sharp - Toronto George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum - Mount Vernon, VA Giuliani Partners, LLC - New York City Harvard University, Medical School, Cambridge, MA House of Commons, Parliament Hill, Canada - Heritage Collection, Gallery of Prime Ministers - Canada Hudson’s Bay Company (est. 1670) - Hall of Fame, Portraits of Gouvernors - Toronto, Canada Hummingbird Communications - Toronto, Canada Imperial House of Romanov - Madrid, Spain Indiana University Art Museum Indiana University Foundation Justice A.A. Birch Court Building, Nashville, TN. Kremlin, Moscow, Russia - Presidential Collection Kurosawa Productions, Tokyo, Japan McDonald's Corporation Monmouth University - Seven portraits displayed at the University's Portrait Gallery, New Jersey National Bank of Canada Nelson Mandela Presidential Collection, South Africa Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., New York City Patriarchate, Russia Presidential Foundation, Presidential Palace - Republic of Malta Power Corporation of Canada Reitmans Inc., Montreal Rhone - Poulenc Rorer Inc., France - U.S.A,, Philadelphia, PA Russian Nobility Association in America, New York City San Anton Presidential Palace, Republic of Malta Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School Somiper Inc. Canada Starlight-Starbright Children's Foundation, Tokyo, Japan Steinway & Sons, New York City Supreme Court of the United States - Washington, DC Supreme Court of the State of New York - New York City Synergistics Industries Ltd.- Toronto The White House, Washington, DC Vanderbilt University Medical School, Children's Hospital - Nashville, TN Vatican Museums, Vatican Vatican, Castel Gandolfo Vatican Nunciature, Washington, DC Vatican Collection of Commanders of the Pontifical Swiss Guard Vietnam Academy of Art West Point Military Academy Museum, New York WORLD LEADERS, DISTINGUISHED FAMILIES, PERSONALITIES (Selected list) His Holiness Pope Francis His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI His Holiness Pope John Paul II Nelson Mandela, President, South Africa George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America Justice Samuel Alito, Supreme Court of the United States General David H. Petraeus, Commander, United States Central Command, CIA Director George Washington - NEW Portrait (Collection: Mount Vernon Museum) H.E. Vladimir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation Patriarch Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada Hillary R. Clinton, First Lady of the United States His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna H.E. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta Gov. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England Senator and Mrs. Douglas Henry, United States Senator Michael Pitfield, Canada Senator Herman Moore, North Carolina, United States Senator A.P. Torshin, Vice-Speaker - Federarion Council of Russia Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York Justice Joseph P. Sullivan, the Supreme Court of New York Amb. Michael Novak - U.S.Ambassador to UN Human Rights Com., American Enterprise Institute Governor Y. Fortier - Hudson's Bay Company (est.1667) Archie W. Dunham, CEO, ConocoPhillips, Houston,TX Dr. C. Wright Pinson, CEO, Vanderbilt Health System - Nashville, TN Dr. Billy K. Hudson and Dr. Julie H. Hudson, Nashville, TN Dr. Cyril Geacintov - President, Russian Nobility Association in America Prince & Princess Vladimir Galitzine, New York Prince Ivan Obolensky, New York Fred "Ted" W. Lazenby, Kennedy Center, Advisory Board, Washington, DC Madame Lucie Vanier Vincent, niece of The Rt.Hon. Georges Vanier, The Governor General of Canada Frank Military, Legendary Music Publisher, Vice-President, Warner Chappell Music, NYC Byron Janis - American Pianist Maria Cooper Janis - daughter of Film Star Gary Cooper Isadore Sharp, Founder & CEO of The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Regis Philbin - TV Personality, Creator of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" James Gandolfini - Actor Tony Lo Bianco - Actor Mikhail Kalashnikov - Legendary Inventor of AK-47. Dr. Allan Sniderman - Renowned Cardiologist Boomer Esiason - American Football Star John Bello - Founder of SoBe beverage Reggie Jackson, Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza, owner of "Detroit Tigers", Founder of city of Ave Maria, FL Dr. Wayne Streinlein, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, MA Dr. Jeff Balser, MD, Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Julie K. Hudson, MD, Vanderbilt University Dolph von Arx, Naples, FL Gerald Cramer - New York City Dr. Robert Kimura, Leading U.S. Researcher of the Inner Ear, Boston, MA Peter McConnell, Montreal R. Regelbrugge, Charlotte, NC Tiki Barber - American Football Star Maria Bartiromo - TV host, FOX Dr. R. Blackwell, Charlotte, NC David & Julia Bianchi, Miami, FL Bob Costas - 17 Emmy Award recipient George Cohon, CEO, McDonald's Corporation, Toronto Steven Ross, Toronto Bennett Lebow, Fisher Island, FL Mr. & Mrs. Andre Lemire, Montreal Mr. & Mrs. Louis Desmarais, Montreal Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Glaubinger, New York City Mr. & Mrs. Ben Sawatzky, British Columbia, Canada Joseph Steinberg, New York City Aziza Mustafa-Zadeh - Jazz Maestro, Germany Robert "Bobby" Hull - Hockey Legend Peter Quaife - "The Kinks", UK Vladislav Tretiak - Hockey Legend, Moscow, Russia Ms. Natasha - granddaughter-in-law of Nikita Khrushchev Boris Moiseev - Entertainer, Moscow Ilya Resnik - Songwriter, Moscow Larisa Dolina - Russian Pop Star Efim Shifrin - Russian Comedian Vladimir Vinokur - Russian Entertainer Ignat Solzhenitsyn - son of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, portraits of children FEATURED IN (Selected List) Present Marquis Who’sWho in America 2017-2018 Catholic University of America - media 2017-2018 Features in Russian newspapers about Igor Babailov's Knighthood. 2017 "Times of Malta" - Republic of Malta 2015-2016 Vatican Splendors - Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA ~ Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - Exhibition Catalogue 2014-2015 Media news about the Portrait of Pope Francis. 2013 Cassone , The International Art Magazine, United Kingdom 2013 The Tennessean 2013 Magazine Antikvar, Kiev, Ukraine 2012 Russian print-media and TV, re: Patriarch's portrait and State Award "Honored Artist of Udmurtia" 2011 Fine Art Connoisseur 2010-2011 Vatican Splendors - St.Louis, MO ~ Pittsburgh, PA ~ Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Exhibition Catalogue 2009 "Hunger for Beauty" (MercantorNet, online publication) 2008 "Portraits de Famille" (Le Temps, leading Swiss magazine, Switzerland) 2008 "Reviving the Renaissance; A President With Leadership" - ZENIT publication (Rome) 2008 Associated Press - National and International Print Media 2008 National Review's feature by Michael Novak 2008 Vatican Insider with, EWTN 2008 New York Daily News 2007 Illustrated bestseller Book "Ford and the American Dream -Founded On Right Decisions" 2007 "AskMen - Fine Living Top 10 Portrait Artists" 2006 Life Interview with TV Channel 3 News, Las Vegas 2006 "The World Celebrities Art Fair" , Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, Japan 2006 Global news about the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, newspapers, interviews 2006 TV news about infringment of the copyright of Igor Babailov's paintigs. 2006, 2005 The Russian Nobility Ball, New York City 2005 "Quest" Magazine, New York City 2005 A Taste of Thailand, Washington, DC 2004 Peruvian Encyclopedia , Empresa Editora Il Comercio,S.A 2004 "In Focus" Magazine 2004 EWTN Global Catholic Radio (live interviews), U.S.A. 2004 Moscow Times, Russia 2004 Robb Report Magazine 2003 New York Family Magazine - U.S.A./International 2003 "Live with Regis & Kelly" TV Show 2003 Dan’s Papers – Long Island/Manhattan 2003, 2002 New York Times, Brooklyn Papers, New York – U.S.A. 2002 Globe and Mail - Canada 2002 National Post - Canada 2002 Magazine Art - Canada 2001 PRIMO (Italian-American) Magazine - U.S.A. 2001 "Udmurtia", book about the Udmurtia Region, Russia 2001 “Contemporary Russian Realists” 2001 International Artist - Australia 1999 The Finer Things in Life – U.S.A. 1999, 98 The Artist Magazine – U.S.A. 1998 Focus Magazine – U.S.A. 1997 Classical Realism Journal – U.S.A. 1997 Selecta Magazine – U.S.A. 1996 CJOH TV News 1996, 95, 94 Portrait Signature – U.S.A. 1995 Solo Exhibition, National TV News, Canada 1995 Featured in the film-documentary about Alla Pugachyova, Russian Pop Star 1992 Selected to create a Cover for the book "From East To West" by Antonina Demczyna 1989 "Moskobskiy Komsomolets", National Newspaper (featured with the portrait of the Winner of the international Jazz competition in Washington, Aziza Mustafa-Zadeh), Russia 1989 Glasgow College of Art Exhibition Catalog, Scotland ESSAYS by Igor Babailov 2017 Resurrection of Realism - Beauty will Save the World 2007 Letter to Artists and Art Students 2005 The SEVEN Essentials to Commissioning A Portrait 2002 Italian Influence in Art - PRIMO Italian-American magazine 2001 Why We Must Keep The Traditions Alive ‘International Artist’ - Australia 1999, 98 ‘The Artist’s Magazine’ – USA 1997 Keeping the Academic Tradition - ‘Classical Realism Journal’ – USA 1996, 95, 94 ‘Portrait Signature’ – USA 1982 Before Impressionism and after. FILMS on the Artist DVD “Igor Babailov” directed and produced by Matt Bush Productions – nationally televised in Japan for the World Celebrities Art Fair – Starlight Starbright Foundation (Steven Spielberg – Chairman Emeritus) BOOKS The Last Homily (Book Front Cover) , by Mary Eberstadt, 2018 The 13th Disciple (Book Front Cover) , by Paul Stutzman, 2017. Book Greatest Portrait Moments - Published, 2012. Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art (2010 - 2016) "Veritas I" (book cover), by Peter Quaife, The KINKS , United Kingdom, 2010 "Return to Greatness - Driving the American Dream" - Illustrated by Igor Babailov "Four Seasons:The Story of Business Philosophy" (Igor Babailov's portrait featured on the back cover), by Isadore Sharp,CEO 2009 Kids Meet the Presidents (features Babailov's portrait of President George W. Bush) - by Paul Rodhe and Paul Beatrice (Mar.31, 2009) "The World of Igor Babailov" , by V. Zakharov , sponsored by the business and political elite of the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Published in 2001 Bestseller Book "Ford and the American Dream -Founded On Right Decisions" Illustrated by Igor Babailov ‘Paulina the Sky Girl’ co-authored and illustrated by Igor Babailov – a children’s fiction novel on fighting bullying in schools. 2003 From East to West - book cover. By Antonina Demczina, 1992 HONORARY DEGREES 2019 Honorary Doctorate - Cumberland University (USA). 2016 Honorary Academician - International Academy of Culture and Art 2012 Honorary Academician - Russian Academy of Arts (Founded in 1757) MEMBERSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Ellis Island Honors Society ( members-only Society) - Member Order of Saint Anne (founded in 1735) - Dynastic Order of Knighthood (Chivalry) - Awarded Doctor of Literary Letters (Honoris Causa) - Cumberland University (USA) The Russian Academy of Arts ( est.1757 ) - Honorary Life-time Member, Hon. Academician (Hon.RAA) Distinguished Fellow - Catholic University of America American Academy of Catholic Scholars and Artists The Igor Babailov Institute of Realism - Master Classes National Arts Club, New York - Elected Member Art Renewal Center - Living Master™ Russian Nobility Association (Russia) - Full Member Russian Nobility Association in America - Member The Foundation for Sacred Arts - Washington, DC The Drawing Society of Canada - The Drawing Master (Honorary Member) International Academy of Culture and Art - Honorary Member, Academician Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists - Advisory Board Member Portrait Institute, New York, Charter Member Portrait Society of America, Inc., Patron Member (2000-2012) Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists, Senior Member Canadian Society of Portrait Artists, Member

Igor V. Babailov, Hon.RAA, KStA Recent Official Portraits President Vladimir Putin President of Russia Commissioned and presented by the Government of Canada in 2002 Portrait of H.E. Vladimir Putin, The President of Russia Oil on Canvas, 20" x 16" ( 51сm x 41сm) Collection: Kremlin, Moscow With Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien Official State Portrait Painting Presentation 2002 Collection: Kremlin OTHER OFFICIAL PORTRAITS by Igor Babailov

Letter to Children at the Preparatory Art School in Russia from Igor V. Babailov Teachers wrote to Igor V. Babailov ( translated from Russian ) Hello Igor Valeryvich! We are the teachers of the Children’s Art School in Glazov. On behalf of the children (students of our school) we send you our best wishes, and pass their request to share a little about yourself and your life. It’s been almost 5 years, since your last visit to our school, however we remember you with affection. Children are looking up to you and they are asking about you often. We are awaiting for your return, and we hope that, like in the old days, you would come to visit our school with an interesting lecture for students. We will be utmost thankful and your visit will be SO important, especially these days, when the appreciation for art is unfortunately changing. From the bottom of our heart we wish you happiness and success in everything! Teachers of the Children’s Art School, Glazov, Russia. Letter-answer from Igor V. Babailov Dear Teachers and Students, Thank you so much for your thoughtful letter. It was very touching to read. Everyone’s life and career has its beginnings. It happened that my personal life and artistic career have always been in parallel to one another. The very first lessons I received on traditional values, those which have kept the world going for centuries, came from my parents. They taught me how to recognize the difference between right and wrong, to be true to myself and to avoid the ‘gray’ zone, the place of doubt and indecision, and of course, to strive for perfection. I was exposed to visual arts ever since I was a kid, at the suggestion of my father, Valery V. Babailov, who was one of the founders, as well as the Assistant Principal, of the very first Fine Arts School in Glazov. That is where I began my formal art education and it is the very same school where you now study. It was at the Fine Arts School of Glazov, where I was first introduced to the immortal and perfect values of Realistic Art - the Art of Da Vinci, Rembrandt and Repin. As in everyday life, visual art must have its values, its lights and darks and rights and wrongs. Otherwise, visual art is a meaningless splash of paint or deformed piece of clay which has nothing in common with our life and its beauty and would not require any knowledge or skill to produce. The art of the Masters requires essential knowledge and skill which can only be achieved and learned in the traditional academic school. Glazov’s Fine Arts School introduces you to that knowledge and skills, as it teaches you the alphabet of the rich language of the Masters and provides you with a valuable foundation for you to become a Master. Today, I am proud to say that all my teachers at Glazov’s Fine Arts School namely Babailov, Semakin, Shikalova, Malih, Kondratiev, Mordvin, Batalov, and others, were my very first teachers who contributed to what I know today and hence the artist that I have become. Let me share a secret with you. If you have a gift to draw, then you should not take it for granted. Treasure it. Your beloved teachers are dedicated to enrich your talents with knowledge and skills. The more you work, the greater your skill will develop. If you love to draw and are willing to invest the time and effort into your ambitions, nothing should stand in your way to prevent you from making your dreams come true. Upon my completion of the full four-year program of Glazov's Fine Art School in 1978, I successfully passed the entry exams and was accepted to advance my studies at the prestigious Surikov (currently Tomskiy) Lyceum under the Russian Academy of Arts in Moscow. I graduated in 1983 with honors and received Recommendation from the art professors to continue on further to The Surikov Academy, the highest level in art education. In 1990, after my graduation from the Surikov, I left for North America and I now live in the United States. I enjoy working in different genres of painting, but I do prefer figurative work and portrait painting. In fact, I always have, ever since I studied at the Fine Arts School of Glazov. It is probably because portraiture and people are the most challenging forms of art and that is what interests me the most. I travel extensively across the U.S. and around the world, and often to the cities in the east coast such as New York, Boston, and Washington, because the east coast of the U.S. has historically embraced traditional portraiture in fine art as it goes back to the country’s first settlers in the 17th century. Through my incredibly exciting profession as a fine artist-portraitist, I have met and painted many interesting people such as world leaders, celebrities, and people from all walks of life, including of course my Russian country-men, such as the legendary Mikhail Kalashnikov and others. You can see my portraits and other works on my website www.Babailov.com I also teach and conduct workshops which I love doing. I am sure I inherited this passion from my parents. Just like my teachers in Russia, I keep no secrets from my students and share my knowledge with them completely. I always remember the famous saying by Leonardo Da Vinci, Poor is the student, if he doesn’t become as good or better then his teacher and I myself believe this to be true. I have taught in many art schools and venues, including the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. It is fascinating to see just how many people around the world and outside of Russia are literally starving to learn Classical Art. After being suppressed by modernistic movements for decades, the traditional principles and methods in art education, nurtured by the Masters for centuries, are now left exhausted from neglect and brutally abused by mediocre artists and their loud-mouth media propagandists and supporters, so called 'art critics', who can't draw either but surely can talk.... As a result, we now starting to witness a counter movement ... For example, educational art magazines in American bookstores, are now attempting to bring back and teach what was almost lost - the science of great realism and the academically structured school. This of course is quite a challenge today as substantial damage has already been done and the system is caught up in-between two extremes of inability and inadequacy: abstractionism which does not require skill and can be painted or sculpted with your eyes closed and also photorealism which is basically a copy of a photograph. Historically, Russia was fortunate to keep its traditional art education intact and on the highest level, because in modern times, during the period of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain, Russia’s fine art curriculum in their art schools and universities was not affected or influenced in any way by modernism. I recall a comment made by a Canadian art academy professor, to one of my Russian professors, while his Canadian delegation toured the Surikov academy in 1988. He declared, What the Russian art students have now, we Canadian art universities lost years ago. My client and great friend, Ambassador Michael Novak, from the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. once told me, One good thing came out of the Iron Curtain - the superb art education in Russia. The Russian borders have now been finally opened and the world is becoming smaller and hopefully a safer place to live, but the Russian School of Art has unfortunately become vulnerable to outside ideas and influences of so-called free expression in art, which sadly may now negatively affect traditional academic values and produce fewer skilled artists. We hope that will not happen and that the world renowned famous traditional Russian school of art will remain strong and steadfast. Russia’s historical influence and impact on the art world had it all. There were classicists like Briullov and Kiprensky, itinerants like Kramskoy and Repin, Moscow magnates such as Shchukin and Morozov whose influence gave birth to French Impressionists, and even pioneers of the world's modern art movement like Kandinsky and Malevich, also came out of the Russian fine art school. Visual art education was obviously broad ranged, but yet it remained loyal to the best traditions of the famous art academies. The Children’s Art School is a jewel which Glazov can be so proud of. Just like you, at the age of nine, I was directed and mentored by wonderful artists and teachers and it was there, in their loving care when I took my first steps towards becoming a professional artist. I remember them throughout my life and career. And I will leave you with one last thought, as many talented artists today struggle with making a career choice to be a visual artist, abandoning their artistic dreams and ambitions for more seemingly secure professions in technology, science and business. Stay focused on your dream and do not let it go. In today’s information highway and globally connected world, there are so many abundant opportunities for you as an artist to acquire and develop your business and marketing networks, knowledge and skills necessary to become a successful visual artist - successful in personal fulfillment as an artist and as an art professional, whether in your own marketplace or anywhere in the world. I am proud of your fine and hard work. You must remember to keep the traditions alive and treasure the fine heritage of your art education, to keep true to its integrity and to maintain the highest standards, for your generation and for generations to come. Again, thank you so much for your letter. Next time when I am in Glazov, I will certainly come and visit you all. Very best wishes, Sincerely, Igor V. Babailov © The content herein is the intellectual property of Igor V. Babailov and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from Igor V. Babailov. 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На Первую / Картины / ФОТО - Пресса / Портреты / Контакт EN Художник Бабайлов Игорь Валерьевич Дата Рождения: 9 февраля, 1965 г. Место Рождения: г. Глазов, Удмуртия, Россия Мать: Р.В. Бабайлова (Кудашева) Отец: Бабайлов В.В. Почётный Академик Российской Академии Художеств Заслуженный Деятель Искусств Удмуртской Республики Кавалер Ордена Святой Анны 3-й степени Доктор Наук (Почётное Звание - Honoris Causa) - Университет Камберланд (США) Советник по вопросам культуры и искусства - "Международный фонд Святого Саввы Освященного" Член совета директоров Ассоциации Художников Портретистов штата Коннектикат, США Живущий Мастер' - Американский Центр Художественного Возрождения Заслуженный член Канадского Института Художников Портретистов Действительный член Российского Дворянского Собрания Член Российского Дворянского Собрания в Америке Академик Международной Академии Культуры и Искусства Основатель Института Реализма Игоря Бабайлова Почётный член Ассоциации Рисовальщиков Канады Член Фонда Духовных Искусств, Вашингтон Ко-основатель Института Портрета, Нью-Йорк Член Национального Клуба Искусств, Нью-Йорк Интервью с Игорем Бабайловым (Федеральное издание журнала ВВП, РФ, 2010, стр.188-193) Президент Путин В.В. Патриарх Всея Руси, Кирилл Образование 1990 Закончил Московский Государственный Академический Художественный Институт им. В.И. Сурикова , факультет станковой живописи, мастерская профессора. В.Н. Забелина (защитил Диплом и закончил Институт на год раньше традиционного 6-летнего обучения) 1983 Поступил в Московский Государственный Академический Художественный Институт им. В.И. Сурикова 1979-1983 Московская Средняя Художественная Школа при институте им. В.И.Сурикова (ныне Московский Академический Худохественный Лицей), закончил с престижной Рекомендацией в Суриковский институт. 1975-1979 Детская Художественная Школа, Глазов 1972-1979 Средняя Школа № 2, Глазов Награды, звания (краткий лист) 2022 Почётная Медаль Острова Эллис (США) 2019 Почётное Звание Доктора Наук от Университета Камберленд (США) 2018 Президентская награда Джорджа Вашингтона - Маунт Вёрнон, Вирджиния 2017 Кавалер Ордена Святой Анны 3-й степени 2016 Академик Международной Академии Культуры и Искусства 2015 Официальное Признание от Сената и Губернатора штата Теннесси 2014 Ватиканом оказывается честь для выполнения серии поготовительных набросков с натуры для портрета Папы Римского Франциска 2012 Почётный Академик Российской Академии Художеств 2012 Государственная Награда "Заслуженный Деятель Искусств Удмуртской Республики" , вручена Президентом Волковым А.А. 2011 Юбилейная Медаль Федерального Собрания России — вручена сенатором Торшиным А.П. 2010 Портрет Папы Бенедикта XVI работы Игоря Бабайлова включен Папой Римским в передвижную музейную выставку «Сокровища Ватикана» 2009 Награждён Золотым Орденом «Служение искусству» I степени 2009 За работу над портретом Главнокомандующего Вооруженными Силами США генерала Дэйвида.Х. Петреуса награждён медалью "За отличие" , вручена генералом Петреусом. 2009 НОВЫЙ портрет Джорджа Вашингтона включён в историческую коллекцию Музея Вашингтона в Mаунт Вёрнон, штат Вирджиния 2006 Ватиканом оказывается честь для выполнения серии поготовительных набросков с натуры для портрета Папы Римского Бенедикта XVI 2004 По повелению Папы Римского Иоанна Павла II-го картина «С Верой» экспонируется в Папской вилле в Кастель Гандольфо. 2005 Официальная медаль Понтификата Папы Римского Иоанна Павла II . Вручена послом Ватикана архиепископом Луиджи Вентурой 2005 Картина «За Золотом, Богом и Славой» включена в историческую энциклопедию Перу 2003 Избран Почётным Членом Объединения Рисовальщиков Канады 2002 Американский Центр Художественного Возрождения признаёт И. Бабайлова «Живущим Мастером» 2001 Призёр Международного Конкурса Портрета, «Интернациональный художник», Австралия 2001 Публикация книги "Мир Игоря Бабайлова", спонсируемой политической и деловой елитой, Удмуртская республика, Россия 1999 Призёр Международного Конкурса Портрета, организованный журналом «Художник»,США 1997 Приз «За профессиональное совершенство», Международная выставка РЕАЛИЗМ-97, Паркерсбург, Зап. Вирджиния, США 1994 Гранд приз, , Международный конкурс портрета, Американское Общество Художников Портретистов, США 1993 Приз «За Выдающееся Достижение в Портретной Живописи», Международный конкурс портрета, Атланта, США 1992 Создание художественного образа обложки книги «С Востока на Запад» 1990 По решению академ. жюри представляет Суриковский институт на выставке трёх художественных ВУЗов России в Глазго, Шотландия. 1989 Первое место в годовом конкурсе рисунка, МГАХИ им. В.И. Сурикова 1989 По направлению Суриковского института выполняет портреты знаменитостей эстрады: А. Розенбаума, И. Резника, Л. Долиной, Е. Шифрина, В. Винокура, Б. Моисеева и др. 1988 Архивный рисунок И. Бабайлова отобран руководством Суриковского института для представления в дар Вьетнамской Академии Художеств 1983 За отличные показатели в художественных дисциплинах поощрён преподавателями Московской Средней Художественной Школы Рекомендацией в Суриковский институт 1981 Награждён Дипломом Второй Степени, Всесоюзный конкурс работ учащихся всех художественных школ, присуждена художником Фёдором Решетниковым.(автор картины «Опять двойка») 1979 Зачислен в Московскую Среднюю Художественную Школу, в результате Всесоюзного Конкурса и Конкурсных Экзаменов на ЕДИНСТВЕННОЕ вакантное место. Выставки и Презентации (краткий лист) 2023 Презентация портрета Сэмюэля Алито - судьи Верховного суда США 2019 Портрет Е.И.В. Великого Князя Владимира Кирилловича - Мадрид 2019 Портрет Командира Швейцарской Гвардии - Ватикан 2018 Презентация портрета в Университете Камберленд 2017 Официальная Презентация Её Императорскому Высочеству Великой Княгине Марии Владимировне 2016 Официальная Презентация Президенту Республики Мальта 2016 Официальный Портрет Папы Бенедикта XVI экспонируется в Северной Америке на выставке "Сокровища Ватикана" , в одном ряду с работами Микеланджело, Бернини и Джотто. 2015 Официальный Портрет Папы Франциска 2014 Официальный портрет Губернатора Банка Англии, Марка Карни 2013 Официальная Презентация портрета Принцу Эндрю Герцогу Йоркскому 2012 Презентация портрета Его Святейшества Патриарха Кирилла в Храме Христа Спасителя в Москве 2010 - 2011 Официальный Портрет Папы Бенедикта XVI экспонируется в Северной Америке на выставке "Сокровища Ватикана" , в одном ряду с работами Микеланджело, Бернини и Джотто. 2010 Презентация портрета Генерала Петреуса, Американский Институт Предпринимательства, Вашингтон 2009 Официальная Презентация портрета Джорджа Вашингтона в коллекцию Музея Вашингтона, Маунт Вёрнон, Вирджиния 2009 Официальная Презентация портрета Майкла Новака , Университет Аве Мария 2008 Официальная Презентация портрета Папе Римскому Бенедикту XVI 2008 Презентация портрета звезды американского футбола Тики Барбера . 2007 Торжественная презентация портрета Фредерика Харта в коллекцию музея Центра Папы Иоанна Павла II -го в Вашингтоне. 2007 Портрет Анастасии Романовой , Аукцион Ассоциации Русского Дворянства, Нью-Йорк, преобретён Князем Владимиром Голициным 2006 Персональная выставка в галлерее «Summerlin» в Лас Вегасе. 2006 Участие в "Выставке Звёзд" для основанного Стивеном Спилбергом фонда «Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation» в Токио, Япония 2006 Выставка о жизни и творчестве Игоря Бабайлова в Республиканском Краеведческом музее г.Глазова, Россия 2006 Презентация портрета Исадору Шарпу, Основателю и Главе мировой сети отелей «Четыре Сезона» 2006 Презентация портрета доктора Уэйна Стрэйлейн, Харвардский Университет, Кембридж 2006 Официальная Презентация портретных набросков Папе Римскому Бенедикту XVI в Ватикане 2006 Торжественная презентация портрета актёру Джэймсу Гандолфини, Уолдорф Астория, Нью Йорк 2005 Выставка и презентация портрета Фредерика Харта в Посольстве Российской Федерации в Вашингтоне. 2005 Презентация портрета выдающегося пианиста Байрона Джаниса в коллекцию «Стайнуэй и сыновья», Стайнуэй Холл, Нью Йорк 2004 Официальная Презентация картины « С Верой » Папе Иоанну Павлу II-му в Ватикане 2003 Презентация портрета Риджиса Филбина , основателя Шоу "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", Нью Йорк 2003 Презетация портрета Ива Фортье, Губернатора компании Хадсонс Бэй, Канада 2002 Официальная Презентация портрета Президенту США Джорджу Бушу Премьер-Министром Канады, Белый Дом, Вашингтон 2002 Официальная Презентация портрета Мэру Нью Йорка, Рудольфу Джулиани, Хенри Киссинджером 2002 Официальная презентация портрета Премьера Министра Канады Брайяна Малруни в коллекцию Парламента Хилл, Оттава 2002 Официальная презентация портрета Президенту России В.В. Путину в Москве 2002 Официальная презентация портрета Владиславу Третьяку Послом Канады в России, Москва 2001 Официальная презентация портрета Нэльсону Манделе , Оттава, Канада 2001 Презентация портрета Премьеру Министру Канады Жану Кретьену в Резиденции Премьера Министра в Оттаве 2001 Презентация книги В. Захарова «Мир Игоря Бабайлова», в Глазове. В последствии эта книга презентована 3-м Президентам, 3-м Премьер Министрам, и Папе Римскому. 2000 Презентация портрета М.Т. Калашникова в Центральном Музее Вооружённых Сил России в Москве 2000 Презентация портрета доктора Р. Кимуры в Харвардском Университете в Кембридже 1998 Презентация портрета През-ту Национального Банка Канады А. Берарду 1997 Презентация портрета Первой Лейди Хиллари Клинтон в Вашингтоне 1996 Совместная русско-американская выставка в Коломне, как результат совместной пленерной работы, организованной И. Бабайловым и проф. И. Солдатенковым при содействии Союза Художников России и Московской Думы 1996 Презентация портрета главе "Aerotech World Trade Corp." Бергу Эндресену 1996 Персональная выставка «Вернисаж», Маями, Флорида 1996 Персональная выставка в Конвеншн Сентер, Торонто 1995 Презентация картины "Три Света" в коллекцию Джорджа Кохона, главы Корпорации Мак Дональд, открывшего первый ресторан Мак Дональд в России. 1993 Персональная выставка в Портрайтс Инк., Монреаль 1992 Выставка в Международном Фонде за Мир через Культуру, Оттава 1989 Выставка в Художественном Колледже г. Глазго, Шотландия Для информации, нажмите на фотографии Книги, публикации, телевидение (краткий лист) Настоящее Сборник «Кто есть Кто в Америке» 2019 Университет Камберленд - о присвоении Игорю Бабайлову Докторского Звания 2018 The Lebanon Democrat - интервью 2017 Интервью для "The Times of Malta" - центральная газета Мальты 2015 Официальный Портрет Папы Франциска Интервью: ABC, FOX, Tennessean и т.д. 2013 Английский журнал "Кассоне" 2013 Журнал "Антиквар" , Украина 2012 Книга «Greatest Portrait Moments - Igor Babailov» 2011 Каталог выставки "Сокровища Ватикана" 2010 Интервью Российскому Федеральному Изданию "Валовой Внутренний Продукт" ( ВВП ) 2008 Интервью журналу "Le Temps" , Швейцария 2008 Интервью журналу "Zenit", Рим, Италия 2008 Интервью газете «Daily News», Нью-Йорк 2007 "Парадный Портрет в Золочённой Раме" - Очерк В.Моргана о творчестве И.Бабайлова, за который автор удостоен звания Золотое Перо России 2007 Интервью газете «Moscow Times» 2007 Иллюстрирование книги о компании "Ford" "Ford and the American Dream - Founded On Right Decisions" 2006 Интервью телевидению Лас Вегаса 2006 Каталог «Выставки Звёзд» в Токио 2006 Публикации в Международных газетах в связи с портретом Папы Бенедикта XVI 2006 Интервью с Радио Ватикан 2006 Теле Новости о нарушении Китаем аторского права художника Игоря Бабайлова 2006 Журнал Русского Дворянства 2005 Журнал «Куэст» , Нью Йорк 2005 Публикация «Вкус Таиланда», Вашингтон 2005 Публикация Бала Русского Дворянства, Нью Йорк 2004 Энциклопедия Перу, Empresa Editora Il Comercio,S.A 200 4 Журнал "In Focus" 2004 Международное Католическое Радио EWTN (ряд интервью), США 2004 Газета «Moscow Times», Россия 2004 Журнал «Robb Report» 2003 Журнал «New York» - США 2003 Шоу Программа "Live with Regis & Kelly" 2003 Журнал «Dan’s Papers» – Лонг Айлэнд / Манхаттэн 2003, 2002 Газета «New York Times, Brooklyn Papers», Нью Йорк – США 2002 Globe and Mail - Канада 2002 National Post - Канада 2002 Magazine Art - Канада 2001 «PRIMO»,американо- итальянский журнал - США 2001 Книга об Удмуртии, Россия 2001 Книга «Мир Игоря Бабайлова» 2001 Книга «Современный Русский Реализм» 2001 Журнал «International Artist» - Австралия 1999 Журнал «The Finer Things in Life» – США 1999 , 98 Журнал «The Artist Magazine» – США 1998 Focus Magazine – США 1997 Журнал Классического Реализма – США 1997 Латино-американский журнал «Selecta» – США 1996 Телевидение CJOH, канал новостей - Канада 1996, 95, 94 Журнал «Portrait Signature» – США 1995 Телевидение СFTO, канал новостей, Канада 1995 Показан в документальном фильме об Алле Пугачовой «Жди и помни меня» 1992 Работа над обложкой книги "From East To West" 1989 Газета «Московский Комсомолец» (опубликован портрет победительницы Международного Джазового Конкурса в Вашингтоне, Азизы Мустафа-Задэ) 1988 Каталог выставки в Художественном колледже Глазго, Шотландия Коллекции (краткий лист) Игорь Бабайлов создал более 2000 портретов и сотни других произведений. Половина из них находится в музеях, правительственных учреждения, корпорациях и престижных частных коллекциях в разных странах мира. Они включают: Московская Патриархия Кремлёвская коллекция Президента В.В. Путина, Москва Центральный Музей Вооружённых сил России, г.Москва Российский Императорский Дом Романовых Ватикан Букенгемский Дворец, Лондон Белый Дом, Вашингтон Частный Колледж Принца Альберта Boston Eye & Ear Hospital Президентский Центр президента Джорджа Буша Президентский Центр президента Била Клинтона Генеральное консульство России в Монреале Корпорация Контранс Corporate Planning Associates Cramer, Rosenthal, McGlynn, LLC Essroc, Inc. Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (Четыре Сезона) Giuliani Partners, LLC Харвардский Университет, Отделение Медицины Здание Парламента Канады Компания Hudson’s Bay (est. 1670) Католический Университет Америки Hummingbird Communications Университет Ave Maria Indiana University Art Museum Indiana University Foundation Корпорация МакДональд Университет Monmouth Национальный Банк Канады Reitmans Inc. Rhone - Poulenc Rorer Inc. Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School Somiper Inc. Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, Япония Стэйнуей и Сыновья, Нью Йорк Synergistics Industries Ltd. Кастель Гандольфо, Музей Ватикан Вьетнамская Академия Художеств Избранные портреты в музейных коллекциях и в частных коллекциях известных и знаменитых людей (краткий список) Его Королевское Высочество Герцог Йоркский Принц Эндрю Его Святейшество Патриарх Кирилл Президент России Путин В.В. Папа Римский Франциск Папа Римский Бенедикт XVI Папа Римский Иоанн Павел II Президент Нелсон Мандела Президент США Джордж У. Буш Премьер Министр Канады Браян Малруни Премьер Министр Канады Жан Кретьен Императорский Дом Романовых и Е.И.В. Великая Княгиня Мария Владимировна Михаил Т. Калашников - изобретатель AK-47 Владислав Третьяк, Звезда мирового хоккея Бобби Халл, Звезда мирового хоккея Первый Зам. Председателя Совета Федерации России, А.П. Торшин Главнокомандующий ВВС США, позже Директор ЦРУ, генерал Дэйвид Х. Петреус Сенатор Майкл Питфильд, Канада Сенатор Дуглас Хенри, США Мэр Нью Йорка («Мэр Америки») Рудольф Джулиани Арчи Данэм, Глава нефтяной компании «ConocoPhillips», Хьюстон, Техас Сэмюель Алито - Судья Верховного Суда США, Вашингтон Йозеф Сулливан - Судья Верховного Суда штата Нью-Йорк Гиацинтов Кирилл Э. - Президент Русского Дворянского Собрания в Америке. Князь Оболенский Иван С. - Казначей Русского Дворянского Собрания в Америке Князь Владимир Голицин, Нью-Йорк Майкл Новак - Американский Институт Предпринимательства, Вашингтон Игнат Солженицин (США), сын Александра Солженицина. Джуна Давиташвили - Российский экстрасенс Наташа, супруга Никиты Хрущёва - внука Н.С. Хрущёва Гусевы, Сергей и Генефа - Москва Ефим Шифрин, сатирик Владимир Винокур, сатирик Фирсов Владимир Иванович, известный русский поэт Евгений Болдин, продюссер Лариса Долина, певица Александр Левшин, группа «Рецитал» Аллы Пугачёвой Борис Моисеев, танцор Азиза Мустафа-Заде, Маестро Джаза Питер Куэйф, Великобританская группа « The Kinks » Fred "Ted" W. Lazenby, Центр Д.Ф. Кеннеди в Вашингтоне Мадам Люси Ванье Винсент Фрэнк Милитари, мэннеджер и близкий друг Фрэнка Синатры Перешеин В.Ю., Глава Адм. г. Глазова, Удмуртская республика Байрон Дженис, известный американский пианист Мария Купер, дочь звезды американского кино Гарри Купера Исадор Шарп, основатель и глава мировой сети Отелей "Четыре Сезона" Энн и Андре Лемиер, Монреаль Риджис Филбин, автор популярной программы "Кто хочет быть миллионером" (США) Джеймс Гандольфини, американский астёр Аллан Снайдерман, кардиолог-хирург, Канада Бумер Эсайасон, звезда американского футбола Джон Белло - SoBe Джордж Кохен - Глава Канадского Мак Дональдса Тони Ло Бианко - Американский актёр Том Монахан - основатель мировой сети пиццерий "Домино" и мн. другие Лекции и Мастер-классы Настоящее Институт Реализма Игоря Бабайлова – Мастер-классы 2019 Московская Центральная Художественная Школа 2019 - 2016 Университет Камберленд 2019 - 2018 Католический Университет Америки - Вашингтон 2018 Международный Культурный Форум - Санкт Петербург 2018 Легатус Клуб - Вашингтон 2018 Музей Джорджа Вашингтона - Fellowship with Igor Babailov 2017 Ротари Клуб (Lebanon, TN; Brentwood, TN) 2016 The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 2015 Университет Вандербилт 2014 Pope John Paul II High School, 500+ lecture attendance, Tennessee 2012-2013 Legacy High School (for challenging children), New York City 2011 St. Thomas Aquinas College, Nashville, TN 2010 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 2010 Monmouth University, New Jersey 2009 Ave Maria University - Master Workshop, Lecture, Demo 2009 Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia 2009 Dominican Sisters, the Congregation of St.Cecilia, Nashville, TN 2006-2010 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Painting Demonstration & Lecture, critiques) 2005 Tennessee Arts Academy, Belmont University (Lecture) 2005 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Painting Demonstration & Lecture) 2004 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Demonstations, Workshop & Judging of the Portrait Show with Dr. Marcus Burke, Curator, Museum, Hispanic Society of America, New York City) 2003 Bellport Art council, Long Island, NY (Master Workshop / Demonstration) 2002 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (Stage Portrait Demonstration, Canadian Society of Portrait Artists Festival) 2000 Preparatory Art College, Glazov, Russia, (“Mastering yourself” Lecture) 1999 Florence Academy of Art - Florence, Italy (Instructor of Figure Painting in Oil, Summer Program) The International attendance of students included the art students from Four Continents. 1999 Cincinnati Art Club, 2nd oldest Art Club in the USA (Demonstration for at least 100 people & a Master Workshop) 1999 Private instruction to Sayaka Yamaguchi, the student from Tokyo, Japan 1999 West Coast Portrait Society – Sacramento, CA USA (Master Workshops, Demos) 1997 West Coast Portrait Society – Sacramento, CA USA (Master Workshops, Demos) 1996 West Coast Portrait Society – Sacramento, CA USA (Master Workshops, Demos) 1995 American Society of Portrait Artists – USA (Lecture/Painting Presentation) 1994 Ontario College of Art - Canada (Lecture & Slides Presentation) 1990 -1993 Master Workshops, Loyalist College, Ontario Благотворительная деятельность 2022 Благотворительный аукцион для Университета Камберленд 2019 - 2017 Доминиканский Дом Обучения - Благотворительный аукцион 2016 Community Chest Fund - Президентский Фонд Мальты 2015 Фонд Наследия - Благотворительный аукцион 2015 Благотворительный аукцион для "Serra International" 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 Благотворительные аукционы Русского Дворянского Собрания в Америке для российских детей 2012 Благотворительная деятельность для трудных детей школы "Legacy", Нью-Йорк 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 Участие в благотворительных акциях для детей специальной программы Ксавериан Школы, Нью-Йорк 2006 Участие в Благотворительной "Выставке Звёзд" для основанного Стивеном Спилбергом фонда «Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation» (Детский Фонд) в Токио, Япония 2006 Благотворительный аукцион для Университета Аве Мария, Флорида 2005 Благотворительная акция для пострадавших от цунами в Таиланде 2005 Благотворительная выставка с торжественной презентацией картины в Посольстве Российской Федерации в Вашингтоне, поднявшая средства для Межрегиональной Офтальмологической организации России. 1999 - 1998 - 1997 Участие в благотворительных аукционах организации Алцхеймер в Монреале, Канада 2001 Благотворительная акция для Еврейской Больницы в Монреале 1999 Персональная благотворительная выставка для колледжа детей с Синдромом Дауна, Монреаль, Канада 1998 Участие в благотворительном аукционе организации «Юникорн» для детей с Аутизмом в Пальм Бич, штат Флорида. Среди других участников аукциона – американский актёр Сильвестр Сталлон. 1995 Благотворительная акция «Show Festival», Торонто 1993 Благотворительный аукцион для Балетной Школы Канады 1992 Благотворительная акция для Международного Красного Креста Картины / ФОТО - Пресса / Портреты / Контакт

Igor V. Babailov, Hon.RAA, KStA Recent Official Portraits George Washington First President of the United States of America New Portrait Collection: George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum "My Beloved Country!" ~ George Washington (28" x 22", Oil on Canvas) Original Portrait Concept & Composition by Igor V. Babailov "We will take great pride in displaying your work for generations to come!" ~ James C. Rees Executive Director, George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Museum, Mount Vernon, Virginia Igor Babailov used his mastery and professional expertise to transform this sculpted and most accurate likeness of George Washington into a realistic portrait painting. This NEW Portrait of George Washington was created by Igor Babailov, following his extensive historical research on the true likeness of George Washington. Consequently, this portrait painting was inspired by and based on Washington's likeness captured by the great French sculptor, Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) in George Washington's official statue, located at the State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia. Babailov's research also included Houdon's preliminary sculpture studies, such as Washington's bust and life mask which the sculptor did from life at Mount Vernon in 1785. When George Washington saw the sculpture, he said, "It is right that people in later generations could see my exact likeness," his friend Gen. Lafayette exclaimed, "That is the man himself!" and even Washington's portrait painter, Gilbert Stuart , agreed, "Houdon's bust comes first, and my head of him [Athenaeum portrait] next." Today, Houdon's sculpture is recognized by historians, as the most accurate likeness ever created of the First President. At work on the portrait of George Washington George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum Official induction of the Portrait into George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum, July 4, 2009 Mount Vernon Lunch and Fellowship with Igor V. Babailov George Washington's Mount Vernon Presidential Award Coin Portrait of George Washington by Igor Babailov. Collection: Mount Vernon. Presented on behalf of George Washington by Douglas Bradburn, the President of Mount Vernon. The Sons of the American Revolution Official Collection: George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum OTHER OFFICIAL PORTRAITS by Igor Babailov

Igor V. Babailov Commissioned Portraits & other works of Art Master of Fine Arts / Ph.D. (NASAD) Hon. American Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757) Knighted Chevalier of the Order of St. Anne (est.1735) Honorary Doctor of Letters WELCOME to the World of Igor V. Babailov Igor V. Babailov Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA/Ph.D. (NASAD), D.Litt (Hon.Causa) , World-renowned Portrait Artist, was selected to paint legacy portraits of Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Prime Ministers, Fortune 500 CEOs, Nobel Prize Laureates, members of noble families and Royalty, and three Popes for the Vatican. Acknowledged as Maestro by the Vatican curator, in his life-time professional career he has created over 2,000 commissioned portraits, grand scale multi-figure paintings and other works of art. More than half of these are in museums, official public, distinguished private and corporate collections around the world. ENTER Ellis Island Medal of Honor Book "Greatest Portrait Moments" Get your autographed copy with the personal dedication. O nly on this website. This rare art book, GREATEST PORTRAIT MOMENTS , features Igor Babailov's 80-plus personal portrait encounters with some of the greatest people of our times. The Only Living Artist Vatican Splendors Museum Tours Highest Honor for Portraiture from Royalty Times Square, New York City What You Need To Know When Commissioning A Portrait Painting PORTRAIT PROCEDURE The Master Approach TESTIMONIALS Share

IGOR V. BABAILOV Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA (Ph.D), D.Litt (Honoris Causa) Famous Teachers DIRECT 'Teacher~Student' ACADEMIC LINEAGE I gor Babailov painted his very first portrait at the age of four (4) and received his first lessons in art from his father, Valery Babailov , who was the student of renowned artist Aleksey Kholmogorov . Child prodigy, I gor Babailov began his FORMAL art education at the age of nine ( 9) and, in the span of sixteen years (1974-1990), he attained the highest levels of the academic art education, receiving his Master of Fine Arts degree, MFA (official equivalent to Ph.D. in the U.S.) under the acclaimed Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757) that gave the world many outstanding artists. Through a chain of professors in his academic ancestry, Igor Babailov belongs to the Academic Lineage of the world-famous Masters of Portraiture, and he is a third generation direct descendant student of the great Ilya Re pin and Valentin S erov. CLICK on photos below for info on this Teacher~Student Academic Geneology Serov Yuon Levitan Repin Chistyakov Arkhipov Kulikov Kramskoi Babailov Kholmogorov Tsyplakov Danilichev Zabelin Chirkov Kibrik Pavlov Korin Korovin Gerasimov Deineka Shatsky Babailov International Students of Igor V. Babailov Nota bene: The academic lineage herein stands far beyond inspirational moments of occasional interactions with master-artists (i.e. attending their public portrait demonstrations) and/or inspirational stories of such, told by art-mentors, friends, or acquaintances. This lineage represents the unbroken chain of professors who served as the academic mentors of each other in the system of the academic curriculum through consecutive lessons, passed on DIRECTLY from Teacher to Student during a sustained period of time of formal academic education that resulted in earning a terminal Fine Art degree Igor V. Babailov, Hon. RAA, ellected Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757) shares his expertise of the highest fine art education and academic credentials with his fellow professional artists and art students in the U.S., Canada, Italy, Russia and around the globe. Share

Igor V. Babailov, Hon.RAA, KStA Recent Official Portraits His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York Royal Collection: Buckingham Palace, London Portrait of HRH Prince Andrew The Duke of York (Oil on canvas, 28" x 22") Original Concept & Composition, Copyright © Igor V. Babailov Officially commissioned by the SSMAC Club, New York City Official Portrait Unveiling Igor V. Babailov presenting his book Greatest Portrait Moments to HRH Prince Andrew The Duke of York. See an article in London's art magazine Cossone . OTHER OFFICIAL PORTRAITS by Igor Babailov

The Latest News…from an Italian-American Perspective PRIMO magazine Italian Influence on Realistic Portraiture by Igor Babailov Portrait Artist Igor Babailov, the only Living Artist in the Vatican Splendors Exhibition, tells PRIMO why Artists Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Pietro Annigoni are his Key Influences. Igor Babailov's painting "For Gold, God and Glory" on the cover of PRIMO magazine. The great Italian contributions in the history of art are immeasurable. On my website www.Babailov.com , there are a number of artists, whose works I recommend to study, and among them are Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696 - 1770) and Pietro Annigoni (1910–1988). These are only two great names out of many fine visual artists of Italy. They represent two different centuries, yet both come from the same educational background in the classical tradition of one of the oldest art schools in the world: the Italian Academy of Art. “La Strega” by Pietro Annigoni “Head of a Young Man in Three-Quarter View Facing Left, Looking Upward,” by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Given that they lived in different eras, both Tiepolo and Annigoni faced unique challenges. Tiepolo’s challenge at his time was to explore the knowledge of the Masters before him and around him and to apply it to his own beautiful figurative works, which were celebrated by his contemporaries, as the sophisticated appreciation of the skill in art was taught and very much present at the time. Pietro Annigoni, the utmost admirer of the Old Masters, had a very different challenge at the peak of his career in 1950s-70s, being constantly attacked by the “art critics” for painting beauty and emphasizing the importance of the masters’ methods and techniques as prerequisite of skill for any artist. The celebration of Beauty and God’s Creation is the main focus of the traditional school of painting, which requires more than talent, but the skill to produce, and consequently cannot be achieved without the proper education. It has always been at the core of the academic curriculums and the Italian academy has given the world some of the best known names in the history of art, until about the mid 20 th century, when the rich inheritance of the Renaissance Masters suddenly became “debatable” by “art critics who couldn’t draw.” I became familiar with the name Annigoni when I was invited to teach at the Florence Academy of Art, in Italy in 1999. When I discovered more about his life and works, I immediately felt the closeness to this artist, fully relating to his values and ideals. I myself being a contemporary realist artist, like Annigoni, was asked on numerous occasions “if there was enough of Renaissance in the period of Renaissance…” This question was well answered by Pietro Annigoni, who I quote: “Only those who know nothing about art may think that a Style is repeatable in every age. It is the destiny of every artist to strive to say something NEW with an OLD language.” In 2008, my life size portrait of Pope Benedict XVI was officially presented to the Pope upon His Holiness’s arrival in the United States. Two years later, I received a call from the Papal Nuncio in Washington, D.C. with the news that my papal portrait arrived in America to exhibit in Vatican Splendors, the North American museum tour from the Vatican Collection. The Vatican Splendors exhibition consists of almost 200 objects representing 2,000 years of the Vatican’s history. They include historic works of art, important period documents, even the relics of St. Peter. The significant part of the exhibition are paintings, sculptures and other works of art; as well as the Papal portraits, with my portrait representing the Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI. At the opening of Vatican Splendors I approached the Vatican Curator Roberto Zagnoli to thank him for selecting my work for such an important exhibition and he replied: “No, no, no, Maestro, the Pope chose it!” That was, of course, a huge honor. Some of the artists’ works on the exhibition include the works of Michelangelo, Giotto, Bernini, Guerchino, Vasari and many other Masters of the Renaissance, and I was humbled to be the only living artist there. The 2000-year impact of the Vatican in art history is unquestionably immense and impressive, with the majority of its artists being Italians, and I’m proud to be among such a distinguished group and company of Masters in the history of art. The Vatican Splendors exhibition moved to the John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, and then the Fine Arts Museum in Ft. Lauderdale until May 2011, when it returned back to the Vatican. Igor Babailov at work on the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI On another note, some of my famous Italian American portrait subjects included: Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York, actor James Gandolfini and the most recent portrait of Iraq veteran of war and American Hero, Brendan Marrocco. They all are on my website www.Babailov.com Editor’s Note: PRIMO had the honor of featuring the work of Igor V. Babailov on the cover of our September/October 2001 edition on Christopher Columbus. The painting, oil on canvas, was titled “For Gold, God and Glory.” Artist Babailov is praised by many for his sensitive and detailed portraits of contemporary luminaries in politics and entertainment, as well as a number of spectacular landscape paintings. Please review his latest works at www.Babailov.com Igor Babailov and Pope Benedict XVI Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Igor V. Babailov, Hon.RAA, KStA Recent Celebrity Portraits Reggie Jackson,"Mr. October" American Baseball star, National Baseball Hall of Fame Reggie Jackson (oil on canvas, 28" x 22") by Igor V. Babailov Reggie Jackson with Igor Babailov Reggie Jackson with his portrait by Igor Babailov, in New York City Igor Babailov and Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson portrait unveiling, New York City Igor Babailov and Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson with Igor Babailov, New York OTHER CELEBRITY PORTRAITS by Igor Babailov