Illustrator

Igor Babailov, MFA, is one of the most sought-after artists of our time. Recipient of numerous awards, Babailov received his master of fine arts degree doctorate level, from the prestigious Surikov Academy. His works are in museums, galleries, and private collections worldwide. He has painted officially commissioned portrait of world leaders, celebrities, and social, business, and political elite, including Pope Benedict XVI (Vatican Museum); Pope John Paul II (Vatican Museum); President George Washington (Mount Vernon Estate and Museum); President George W. Bush (Presidential Collection); President Nelson Mandela (Presidential Collection, South Africa); President Vladimir Putin of Russia (Presidential Collection – Kremlin); Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada (House of Commons – Parliamentary Gallery); America’s Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani (Giuliani Partners, NYC); Secretary of State and Former First Lady Hillary R. Clinton (Clinton Presidential Library); The Honorable Joseph P. Sullivan, Justice, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York; the renowned pianist Byron Janis (Steinway Hall Museum, NYC); the legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (Starlight Starbright Foundation, Japan), Bob Costas (Joe DiMaggio Collection); Reggie Jackson, Tiki Barber, Boomer Esiason, Bobby Hull, James Gandolfini, Regis Philbin, and many others. New York Magazine featured Babailov as one of America’s top artists of our times and is acclaimed by critics and his contemporaries as ‘Living Master”. He serves on several distinguished boards, including the Child Art Foundation in Washington, D.C.; is a member of the prestigious National Arts Club in New York; recipient of the international arts award 2009 “The Golden Star” medal and order of “Serving the Arts 1st Degree”; and he is an exclusive speaker of the celebrated Harry Walker Speakers Agency of New York. See www.Babailov.com.