Boris Zaborov

He moved to Paris, France in 1980 to begin a career in painting that resulted in numerous exhibitions and increasing recognition in European, American, and Russian art circles.

He described his time at the Academy as a wonderfully self-contained existence, relatively isolated from the Soviet system.

When he left, he moved back to Minsk and began to illustrate books to earn money.

He found it increasingly difficult to paint according to a personal vision that fell outside of the Soviet government's approved style.

He used this loneliness, combined with a folder of family photos brought from the Soviet Union, to create a unified artistic vision that continued to inform his work.