'''Mikhail Evstafiev''' (Михаил Александрович Евстафьев) b. [[1963]], [[Russian]] [[artist]], [[Image:red flowers.jpg|thumb|Red flowers by Mikhail Evstafiev. [[oil]] on [[canvas]]. 2003.]]
[[photographer]], [[writer]].
He began [[painting]] and photographing at an early age. His mother (Olga Evstafieva), grandmother (Olga Tayozhnaya) and great grandfather ([[Piotr Tayozhny]]) - all prominent Russian [[sculptors]] - inspired him to develop his own [[style]] in [[art]].
His work is listed in "Allgemeines Kuenstlerlexikon" (The World Biographical Dictionary of Artists).
In the 80s he served in [[Afghanistan]] for two years and later published the novel [http://artofwar.ru/e/ewstafxew_mihail_aleksandrowich/indexdate.shtml "Two Steps From Heaven"]about the [[Soviet]] [[war]].
Mikhail Evstafiev has exhibited broadly, including in [[China]], [[Europe]], [[Russia]] and the [[United States]]. His paintings and photographs are in the collections of the [http://www.mdf.ru/english/ Moscow House of Photography] and SOLMS, Gallery der [[Leica]] Camera AG, as well as in private collections in [[Austria]], [[Britain]], [[France]], Russia and the United States. His work appeared in leading [[international]] [[magazines]] and [[newspapers]] and was published in numerous [[books]].
