Igor GALANIN (1937 - 2024)

Igor Galanin was born in 1937 in Moscow, Russia. He was educated
and began his artistic career in the former Soviet Union by illustrating
children’s books and designing sets for the Moscow Ballet Theatre.
Igor exhibited regularly in Moscow and illustrated more than 30
children’s books. His children’s books continue to be published in
France and Russia today. In 1972, Igor immigrated first to Rome,
Italy, where he had his first international solo show, and subsequently
to New York, where he initially continued with illustration work for The
Macmillan Company – producing a series of children’s books. In
1975, Igor had a solo exhibit at the Red Barn Gallery on Fisher’s
Island, New York and was selected to participate in the Young Artist’s
Exhibit in Boston’s Rose Museum. This led to his first New York
group show at the Andre Emmerich Gallery, a series of solo exhibits
at the Pucker Safrai Gallery in Boston, and to his long association
with Jean Aberbach (Aberbach Gallery) and Lindsay Findlay (David
Findlay Gallery), in New York. In addition to New York and Boston,
Igor has exhibited in Colorado, California, Florida, Texas, Maine, and
Montreal, Canada.