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Igor Valerievich Babailov (born February 9, 1965) is a Russian-born American portrait painter, known for his officially commissioned portraits of global leaders, celebrities and distinguished individuals in both Europe and North America. His notable commissions include Pope Benedict XVI (Vatican), President of Russia Vladimir Putin (Kremlin), United States Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Sullivan (The Appellate Division, Supreme Court of New York), Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (House of Commons) and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York (Giuliani Partners). Recent notable portraits also include George Washington for the historic collection of the Mount Vernon Museum in Virginia; official portrait of General David H. Petraeus, Commander of the United States Central Command, for West Point Academy and Templeton Prize recipient Michael Novak of the American Enterprise Institute.
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'''BACKGROUND and ACADEMIA'''
Igor Babailov began his formal art education at the age of nine. Studying with leading Masters of painting and drawing, he graduated from the Surikov Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow, founded by the fathers of the Moscow school of painting famous Russian artists Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin and Abram Arkhipov.
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In 2009 the International Academy of Culture and Art awarded Babailov a prestigious public Order “For Service to Art” (The Golden Star).
'''SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS'''
1989 First Prize Winner – Annual Graphic Works Competition, Surikov Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
1993 Award “For Outstanding Achievement in Portrait Painting” – National Portrait
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'''REFERENCES'''
Harry Walker Agency
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