Igor Tulipanov

Igor Tulipanov began to paint in early childhood. He was a student at M. Gorohova's paint shop. He studied at Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy, St. Petersburg for a year. Later he was enrolled at St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute for four years. After that, Igor studied at Repin State Academic Institute of Painting Sculpture and Architecture, St. Petersburg. He did not graduate from these institutions.

In 1959, Igor Tulipanov became a student of Nikolai Akimov, artist, critic, stage director and teacher. It was under his guidance that Tulipanov received his art education. In 1964, Tulipanov graduated from Ostrovsky St Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. After graduation, he started a career in production design. He worked at theaters in Moscow and St. Petersburg until 1968. Igor's early exhibitions often provoked scandals, early terminations, and scathing publications in Soviet mass media.

In May 1979 Tulipanov moved to the United States to live and work.

Igor Tulipanov's paintings were sold for as much as $120,000 in the 1980s by Edward Nahkamkin, a fine art connoisseur and dealer, according to the Jewish Advocate newspaper. His paintings are exhibited in private collections and museums throughout the US, Russia, Japan, Argentina, and other countries.

• 1962 – Hostel of Polytechnical Institute, Russia
• 1963 – Cafe Rovestnik, Russia
• 1964 – Pylcovo Observatory, Russia
• 1975 – Nevsky Palace of Culture, group exhibition, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 1994 – Alex Edmund Gallery, New York, NYC
• 1995–1996 – United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
• 1997 – Consulate General of the Russian Federation, New York, NY
• 1998 – United Nations, New York, NY
• 2001 – Artist on the Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
• 2003–2004 – St. Petersburg 300th Anniversary, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY

In 1977, Igor married Elena Tulipanov, who is also a painter. Elena frequently assists with the meticulous detailing in the patterns and designs in Igor's acrylic paintings. When Elena contributes to the creation of a painting, Igor includes an "E" next to his trademark signature of an "IT" monogram to acknowledge her contribution.

• Rozenfeld, Alla; Dodge, Norton T. (1995). From Gulag to Glasnost. Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. New York: Thames and Hudson, in association with New Brunswick, The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. pp. 110–117.
• Kuznetsov, V; Lyukshin, Y (December 1993). Russia: Tradition and Discovery, Program Guide. Washington, D.C.: The Art Society of the International Monetary Fund. p. 5.
• Rothchild, Robert (2010). Absolutizm. Igor Tulipanov. Hawthorne, NY: Color Group. p. 150.
• "Russian Art Attracting Viewers". The Jewish Advocate. Boston, MA. 16 August 1984.

• Official website