Konstantin Chmutin

Born in Leningrad, USSR in 1953, Konstantin Chmutin now splits his time between New York and St. Petersburg. He studied at the Leningrad Higher School of Civil Engineering in the Department of Architecture, and is a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists, New York, NY, a fellow member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London, England, and a member of the St. Petersburg Artists Association, Russia.

Alexander Sizif writes in "Grand Master of Mezzotint": "Taking into account everything ever said about Konstantin Chmutin it's possible to come to the natural conclusion: this artist was born for mezzotint...So it is not important at all, what objects are depicted in [them]. Maestro Chmutin prefers fruits and vegetable, still-lifes, sometimes landscapes and other genres. But whatever he makes, behind the irreproachable naturalistic images one can always reveal something symbolic, verging on mysticism. The stunning impression is that his 'heroes'--garlic, onions, eggshell and other familiar items of our everyday life--are as if hiding, scrutinizing us, onlookers, instead. His creations are amazing. They just open the gates of wisdom to a grateful spectator."

He has exhibited his work at numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, and has competed in a variety of international competitions. His works are included in the collections of the New York Public Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, Stanford University Art Museum, and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, among others.

Andrei Art Gallery has a collection of hundreds of different etchings by Konstantin Chmutin. Click here to email us for more information.