Oleg Zhivetin...
"I show in my paintings what people cannot see in real life. I show individuality, the intelligence, dreams and emotions, that every human being is different and because of that they are beautiful." - Oleg Zhivetin

To be accepted as a student in Moscow's Surikov Art Institute is an incredible honor and an extremely difficult accomplishment. A future artist must have exceptional talent that is recognized by his teachers and even then, to be selected is almost impossible. The vast, artistically talented population of the former Soviet Union, makes the competition for enrollment in the school, equal to winning an Olympic Gold Medal.

Oleg Zhivetin was not only accepted at the Surikov Art Institute in Moscow, but upon completing his Fine Art Degree in 1988, he was allowed to complete to coveted Master of Fine Art Degree in 1990 in Painting and Monumental Art. Oleg's exceptional talent and unique style of painting were readily recognized. Upon the completion of his master's degree, he received an invitation to live and work in the United States.

Oleg's paintings have been shown at Art Expo, New York, 1994, 1996 and 1997, the Las Vegas Expo in 1995, and Los Angeles in 1997. He has also been featured in several sold out exhibitions following the critically acclaimed one man show at the San Juan Capistrano Museum.