Simon Kozhin

Simon L. Kozhin (Kojin) (Семён Кожин) (born 1979 in Moscow) is a contemporary Russian artist. His art varies among genres, such as landscapes, portraits, still life, and historical photography. He also has an excellent knowledge of oil, tempera, and watercolor painting. He paints scenery whilst traveling the world, so there are a series of works such as England, Ireland, Malta, Turkey, Switzerland and others. He also painted a series of works devoted to Russia's war with Napoleon in 1812.

Biography
Artist’s father – Kozhin Leonid Arcadievitch. Artist’s Mother – Kozhina Irina Mikhailovna (Dayshutova). In 1998, he graduated from the Moscow Academic Art Lyceum. N.V. Tomsky. From 1998 to 2003, he studied art at the Fine Arts Academy in Moscow and completed his education in studio landscapes under the direction of Professor V. Afonin. He now lives and works in Moscow.

From 2000 to 2010, he participated in exhibitions in Russia and abroad.

Steps creativity
2001 Creative trip to England. Exhibition: Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

2002 Joint Exhibition of creative association «Primavera» Central House of Artists. Moscow. Regular participation in the auction, "Az-Art".

2002 2nd Creative trip to England.

2003 Exhibition in London «Fresh art».

2003 Participation in the exhibition "All we're a little horse", organized by an antique gallery "On Staromonetny.Moscow.

2004 Graduated from the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Moscow.

2004 Exhibition "Winter, winter, winter range," in an antiques gallery "on Staromonetny".Moscow.

2004 Series of paintings of Moscow for the interior design of the bank.

2004 Exhibition in London at the gallery Collyer-Bristow, «Flower Power».

2005 Joint Exhibition of creative association «Primavera» in Central House of Artists.

2005 Exhibition in London at the gallery Collyer-Bristow, «Russian Contemporary».

2005 Exhibition "Russian tradition" in Russian Restoration Center.

2005 Exhibition "Four Seasons" in an antiques gallery on Staromonetny.

2005 Exhibition "Russian tradition" in Washington, DC, USA.

2005 Exhibition of "New Russian Art" (gallery Oriel) in Dublin, Ireland.

2006 Exhibition of "Contemporary Russian Painting» (The Carlton Hotel) in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

2006 Exhibition in London at the gallery Collyer-Bristow «London-Paris-New-York».

2007 Exhibition in the Arena, "20 Years of the Academy, devoted to the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

2007 Exhibition «Life Circles» (organizer of the gallery Bash Creation Art) in the crypt of the St Pancras railway station, London.

2007 Official Show Rossport All-Russia Exhibition Center "Sports-7" ("Art Olympus).

2007 One of the works included in the collection of paintings Buckingham Palace.

2007 Exhibition at the arcade "Feast of the capital."

2007 Exhibition at the Exhibition Center "Master 2007".

2007 Exhibition at the Exhibition Centre "Russian miracle".

2008 Exhibition at the gallery «Les Oreades» Poetry of Truth "The Central House of Artists.

2008 Exhibition of UES of Russia within the «Academia +» with the support of Culture of the Russian Federation.

2008 Exhibition "Europe in the spring" (Gallery «Oriel») in Dublin, Ireland.

2008 Participation in the auction number 11 "Russian genre painting of the twentieth century" organizer "Russian Art Gallery, Moscow.

2008 Exhibition, Opening Day at Pushkinskaya waterfront organized with the support of the Sports Marketing and Agency «JSA» in Moscow International Regatta (September 6, 2008).

2008 Auction Modern Painters-realists "№ 72 in the gallery" SOVCOM "(September 11, 2008).

2008 received a grant from the "Cultural Heritage" for excellence in fine arts. 2008 Exhibition young landscape painter in the gallery «N-prospect» in Saint Petersburg. 2009 Members of the Moscow Association of Artists' Union.

2009 member of the International Art Fund.

2009 Exhibition of Contemporary Russian paintings in the gallery «Oriel» in Dublin, Ireland.

2008–2009 Participated in several exhibitions in the Gallery "Elena", Moscow.

2009 Exhibition "Tradition of modernity" in the framework of the "imagination" in the gallery "Chaliapin" Moscow.

2009 International Exhibition of the North-East Asian painting, photography, sculpture and kaligrafii.Prohodila China's Changchun city from August 31 to September 15, 2009.Pri support Altai Union collectors.

2009 Solo exhibition and gallery "fantasy" in the room FSUE Publisher "The News", Moscow.

2009 2nd International Exhibition of Contemporary Art "Russian Art Week" was held in the two capitals – Moscow and St. Petersburg.

2009 Exhibition of young artists-realists in GUK "group delay" gallery Izmailovo "" Attraction of realism. "

2010 Participation in a charity auction in support of victims of the terrorist attack in the Moscow Metro on May 29.

Works in collections

 * Picture Gallery, "Obraz" Kaluga.
 * STMC Kaluga Regional Art Museum Kaluga.
 * Museum Fund of the Moscow Academic Art Lyceum Moscow.
 * Museum of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Moscow.
 * Foundation "Cultural Heritage ", St. Petersburg.