He is a resident of Maryland, with a studio in Washington, D.C. Andrei Kushnir was born in Regensburg, Germany, the son of Ukrainian parents who immigrated to the United States to escape Soviet communism.

[citation needed] He developed his own naturalistic realist style, and has worked primarily outdoors, in every season and type of weather.

[21] He worked from 2004 to 2015 painting en plein air landscapes throughout the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, including subjects of historical, cultural, and scenic importance.

[25] An exhibition of 150 of the paintings from Oh, Shenandoah was held at the James Madison University Duke Gallery of Fine Art, Harrisonburg, Virginia, in May/June 2017.

[29] Other publications devoted to the artistic works of Kushnir include the C&O Canal, Potomac River, Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains and marine scenes as subjects.