Petr Shvetsov was born in 1970 in Leningrad, Russia. Lives & works
in St.
of his generation, he uses old-fashioned technique and seeks new
opportunities in it.
The main goal of his art is "to make beauty", which is so few
around. Petr Shvetsov searches for the lost harmony and turns to the
past.
His art is expressive that is why he still manages to shock, touch the
audience on the raw, that stands ready for anything.
Education: Leningrad Secondary Art School (now St. Petersburg State
Academic Art Lyceum named after Boris Ioganson).
Member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists since 1992.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
• The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
• National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg
• New York Public Library
• British Library
• Sakson State Library, Dresden
• City of Odense, Denmark
• State Library, Berlin
• Institute of Contemporary Russian Culture, Los Angeles
• University of California Library, St. Barbara
• The Lilly Library, University of Indiana at Bloomington
• University of Iowa Library at Iowa City
• Kohler Art Library
• University of Wisconsin at Madison