Aleksandr Trachishin (Sasha Kandimir) a Ukraine born artist Alek moved to the United States in 1992, where he has lived in New London, Westerly, and Mystic. A graduate of Minsk Art School in 1986 and Rhode Island School of Design in 1996, Trachishin has explored many genres and mediums of painting: from realistic to abstract and expressionism to pop art. He enjoys painting a variety of subjects as well, and his show at Studio 33 Art and Frame Gallery will feature a sampling of many of these styles. Be sure to look for his encaustics, acrylics, watercolors, charcoal drawings and more which will hang from July 2nd until July 31st.
Trachishin has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Minsk (Belarus), Kiev (Ukraine), Boston, MA, Old Lyme and New London, CT, Portland, OR, Portland, MN, Jersey City, NJ, etc. Works are represented in private collections in the Ukraine, Russia, Netherlands, Canada, Italy, Czech Republic, USA, and in C.A.S.E. Museum of Contemporary Russian Art in Jersey City, NJ.
