Nikas Safronov

Nikolay (Nikas) Stepanovich Safronov is the most prominent modern artist in Russia, titled as the People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Furthermore, Nikas is an Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Culture and Art of the Ulyanovsk State University, Professor of the Department of Drawing and Painting of the Kosygin Russian State University, Laureate of the “International Pushkin Prize” in the “Art. Painting” nomination (2024), and the winner of the national ‘Dean of the Year’ award (2024). Today, Nikas Safronov is one of the most famous and sought-after artists in Russia, as well as one of the most prominent phenomena of modern culture, and an artist of global significance. His works reflect the evolution of global art - from Gothic Hermeticism to Pop Art and Avant-garde. His name is closely associated with symbolism and surrealism, further developing into his own artistic style which he titled Dream Vision.