Alexander Maksimovich Smirnov is an Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
He was born on April 9, 1946. His childhood and youth were spent in the Voronezh region.
He graduated from the Penza Art School named after A.K. Savitsky in 1975.
He studied at the Kharkov Institute in the Department of Monumental Painting.
Alexander Smirnov is a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and the International Art Fund.
In 2009, he was awarded the Golden Order "Service to Art" by the International Academy of Culture and Art.
Alexander Smirnov creates landscapes, portraits, genre paintings, and religious-symbolic compositions. His landscapes clearly reflect a harmony between nature and the artist's soul, which constantly seeks truth and beauty in everyday life.

• In 2021, he represented Russian art at the XIII Florence Biennale (Florence, Italy).
• In 2023, he participated in an exhibition at the Louvre (Paris, France).
• In 2023, he exhibited at the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Alexandria (Egypt).
• In 2025, he participated in the "Gulf Art Symposium 2025" (Kingdom of Bahrain).

He has repeatedly exhibited at the New Tretyakov Gallery, the Kremlin Palace, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gostiny Dvor, and other
prestigious state venues.
His works are displayed in a number of Russian and foreign museums.

For me, nature is not merely a landscape or a backdrop. It is a quiet sermon, full of a secret magic that I strive to hear and translate into the language of color. My works are doors to those other dimensions where the universe whispers its most intimate mysteries.
I am fascinated by weaving together the sublime and the earthly: ancient symbols of the world's religions meet with mundane scenes and light irony in my canvases, giving birth to visual parables. My artistic style was formed at the crossroads of inspiration I drew from Bosch and Böcklin, and the profound spiritual experience I gained in Church school. And I invite you to become not just a viewer, but a participant, to unravel this wonderful puzzle of existence together.
My art has traveled the world, and it is a great honor for me to have exhibited at such venues as the Louvre in Paris, the Florence Biennale, the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, and the New Tretyakov Gallery. I have initiated and realized art projects in diverse corners of the globe—from India and China to France, Italy, Egypt, and Bahrain.
Of particular value to me is the fact that my work has resonated within international political and diplomatic circles and is held in the private collections of individuals such as Sheikh Mubarak A Al Suwaiket, Prince Regent Karan Singh, the Ambassador of the Netherlands, Joanneke Balfoort, and the former President of Yemen, Ali Nasir Muhammad Al-Husani.

Arthur Mirzoyan was born in Moscow in 1981. He graduated from the Faculty of Art and Graphics. He has worked as a director and artist in animation and live-action film. The artist's filmography includes international films featuring stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Valery Zolotukhin, Nina Ruslanova, Charles Dance, and directors such as Simon West, Alexander Petrov, Oleg Stepchenko, Maxim Sveshnikov, Vasily Pichul, and others. He has lived and worked in Armenia, China, the Czech Republic, and the United States. He currently lives and works in Russia.

In his paintings, he primarily uses canvas and oil.

He has exhibited at the New Tretyakov Gallery, the Kremlin Palace, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and private galleries in Russia, the USA, and China.
As a painter, Arthur Mirzoyan has exhibited at:
* The Kremlin Palace (Moscow)
* The Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Moscow)
* The New Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow)
* The Louvre (Paris, France)
* Gostiny Dvor (Moscow)
* The All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts (Moscow)
* The 2024 BRICS Summit (Kazan)
* The Vologda Regional Art Gallery (Vologda)
* The V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve (Tula Region)
* The "All-Russian Historical and Ethnographic Museum" Federal State Cultural Institution (Torzhok)
* Consulates of the Russian Federation in Cairo and Alexandria (Egypt)
* The Russian House in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
* The Cultural Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
* VDNH (Moscow)
* Exhibitions of the Moscow and Russian Unions of Artists, etc.

The artist's works are held in the collections of state museums and private collections in Russia, the USA, Spain, India, Sri Lanka, China, Cyprus, Indonesia, Egypt, and Armenia. They are also in the collections of the Russian Geographical Society (Russia/India) and the Nicholas Roerich House Museum (Naggar, India).

He is the author of portraits of many famous figures in culture and world politics.

Born on January 7, 1985. He received his professional education at the Penza Art College named after K.A. Savitsky and later graduated from the Moscow Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov.

Memberships and Awards:
- Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
- Member of the International Art Fund since 2010.
- In 2012, awarded the Gold Badge by the International Foundation "Cultural Heritage."
- In 2014, elected Academician of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (Hanover).
- Awarded the Gold Medal of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Exhibition Activity:
Mark Smirnov's works have been displayed in prestigious venues across Russia and abroad, including:
- The State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Kremlin Palace, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior;
- The National Museum of Kyrgyzstan;
- The Louvre (as part of an international contemporary art exhibition);
- The Penza Regional Art Gallery, the Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russian Abroad;
- The Central House of Artists, the New Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow);
- Participation in numerous Russian and international exhibitions and art festivals.

Mark Smirnov is among the recognized masters of contemporary art, whose works represent the Russian school of painting on the global stage.