10 Facts About Alexander Kostetsky

Alexander Kostetsky's name has various transliterations into English and variants include Aleksandr Kostetsky, Alexander Kostecky, Alexander Kostetski and Aleksandr Kosteckij.

Alexander Kostetsky's father was the academician painter Vladimir Kostetsky and his mother the sculptor Galina Novokreshchenova.

Alexander Kostetsky was the grandson of the biologist Nikolai Danilovich Kostetsky.

Alexander Kostetsky developed his artistic talent under the guidance of his parents and attended the Shevchenko State Art School in Kiev, where he graduated in 1975.

Alexander Kostetsky extended his studies at the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture in Kiev and graduated it in 1979 before beginning work in an art workshow.

Alexander Kostetsky travelled widely in Ukraine and visited the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Alexander Kostetsky painted icons for Eastern Orthodox churches in New York.

Alexander Kostetsky continued to hold regular exhibitions in Kyiv, usually in the gallery "Nef" in Laurel, where some of his work is on permanent display.

Alexander Kostetsky continued to travel widely, visiting Egypt in 2007 and India and Nepal.

However, while studying at the institute, the young Alexander Kostetsky had to obey to the canons of socialist realism and his early works do not always reflect his true interests.