Alexi Zaitsev was born in 1959 in Ryazan, Russia. He graduated in 1983 from the Ulianov Art School
and worked as a book and magazine illustrator at the Union of Journalists of the USSR. In 1990, Zaitsev
began to show his work at various fine art exhibitions and soon became one of the most talked about young Russian artists.
His paintings are in great demand and his work is known to sell out at each exhibition.
Alexi’s composition and style, albeit Impressionistic, seems to come alive in three dimensions.
His works often include his three favorite subjects: children, animals, nature and the sea. Zaitsev’s
works are in the permanent collections of the Institute of the Russian Economy and Culture,
the Russian Embassy in Ireland, the Russian Embassy in Hungary and The Art Centre of Belfast, Ireland.