Georgy Shishkin

Born in Ekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), Russian SFSR, son of a first violinist of the orchestra of the musical theatre, from the age of six, Shishkin began violin classes.

During his youth, he was deeply influenced by the atmosphere at his great-grandparents’ house, steeped with authentic Russian traditions conserved during the Soviet regime.

However, being multi-faceted, Georgy Shishkin made the interior decorations for the Ekaterinburg Opera Museum (1982–1985), with two large frescoes and a portrait gallery of the most famous soloists.

The portrait of the ballet star Piotr Gusev was acquired by the Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music.

At Christie's, during an auction in the Principality, one of his paintings reached fourth place among works of famous artists like Arman, Botero, Folon or Matta (Le Figaro, 20 March 1999).

The artist has made two series of paintings for the Royal Palace of H.M. Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi.

Invited to design Monaco’s postage stamps in 2005, Shishkin (CHICHKINE) won the competition for drawing the effigy in profile of H.R.H.

Bely Gorod, Moscow, 2006, p. 882; - "Russian Art Guide"; - Catalog "Christie's Interiors", London, September 28, 2008; - Victor Ignatov «The Season Russian to Cardin» Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, «La Pensée Russe / РУССКАЯ МЫСЛЬ», Paris - London, № 17 (4744), May 1–7, 2009, p. 22; - Victor Ignatov "Monte-Carlo and the Russian Ballets" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, «La Pensée Russe / РУССКАЯ МЫСЛЬ», Paris - London, № 21 (4748), 29 May - Juin 4, 2009, p. 24; - T. Stojanov "Les "Ballets Russes" de Chichkine présentés au quai Antoine Ier", Nice-Matin (Monaco-Matin), October 19, 2009; - The Year of Russia in France.