Zufar Bikbov

Zufar Bikbov’s passion for oil painting and the dynamic nature of the plein air art form has led him to avidly explore and paint the American landscape for a decade. Zufar embraces experimentation in his artwork and today, his painting style exhibits elements of both realism and impressionism, and reflects a more high key color palette.

A native of Russia, Zufar was influenced by his father’s unrealized dream to become a professional artist in the Stalin era post WWII Soviet Union. He trained from the age of nine at Zelenodolsk Youth Art School in Kazan in the Russian realism tradition, and was 11 when he painted his first plein air painting. As a young adult, Bikbov embarked on a career in medicine. Zufar became a full-time artist and art teacher in 2017. His works are widely represented in private collections in the United States – from New England to California – in the UK, Spain, and of course in Russia.

Submitted by The Guild of Boston Artists