Alexey Golovin
Russia, 1977
Artist's works
Artist Profile
Helen of Troy
Introduction and Experience
Alexey Golovin (b. 1977, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a contemporary painter whose work blends classical tradition with modern sensibilities. Trained at Repin’s Fine Art Academy and raised in a family of artists, Golovin draws inspiration from Greek mythology, still life, portraiture, and landscape, combining meticulous technique with a mastery of light and depth. He believes that the essence of painting is beauty: even when depicting tragedy or difficult subjects, the artist’s task is to create works that are expressive and aesthetically compelling, offering space for reflection and meditation in a fast-moving world.
Exhibitions and Awards
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Alexey Golovin Solo Show —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Group Exhibitions
2025
Myths and Legends —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Contemporary and Classic —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
2024
Classics Revision —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Mythological Times —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
2023
Scarlet Symphony: A Rouge Reverie in Art —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Autumn Light —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Artistic Alchemy —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Elegant Masculinity —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
2022
Shaping Sensitivity —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
2021
Romantic Twists —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
The Spring 2021 —Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russia
2020
The Real You —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Looking for the Colour —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Festive Times —Eclectic Gallery, London, UK
Cryptogram of Still Life —Museum of History of Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Autumn 2020 —Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, Russia
2011
4th Tashkent Biennale of Contemporary Art —Academy of Arts, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2009
The Spring —Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, Russia
Teachers of the Repin State Academic Art Institute —Russian Academy of Arts Museum, Russia
2008
Union of Russian Artists: 75 Years —St. Petersburg, Russia
Kitsch Biennale 2008 —Munich, Germany
2007
250 Years of the Russian Academy of Arts —The Kiev Museum of Russian Art, Ukraine
2005
Group Exhibition—Sanchuan Gallery, Beijing, China
2004
Person of St. Petersburg —I.I. Brodsky State Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
2003
Independence Day of Ukraine Exhibition —Embassy of Ukraine, Russia/Ukraine
1996
Youth Autumn Exhibition —National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Nikolaev, Ukraine
1995
Art Plus —The Crimean Art Museum, Simferopol, Ukraine
Art Fairs
2021
Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.)—Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Parallax—La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, London, UK
Awards
2004
Finalist—All-Russia Competition of Young Artists, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2000
Academic Merit Award ("For Success in Study")—Russian Academy of Arts, Russia
Collections
Museum & Institutional Collections
- Museum of History of Saint Petersburg—St. Petersburg, Russia
- Russian Academy of Arts Museum—St. Petersburg, Russia
- The Kiev Museum of Russian Art—Kiev, Ukraine
- I.I. Brodsky State Museum—St. Petersburg, Russia
- The Crimean Art Museum—Simferopol, Ukraine
Private Collections
Works held in private collections in the USA, Germany, Israel, Canada, Taiwan, China, Ukraine, and Russia.