Was born in 1966 in Nijni Novgorod in Russia. He lives and works in Le Havre since 2006
Oleg Batrakov began to draw while in elementary school. In his native city Nijny Novgorod he attended the After- School Art Classes and was highly encouraged by his teacher to continue his art education.After his four-year studies at the Art School of Nizhny Novgorod he was elected one of the top pupils of the School.
He continued his education at the Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg at the restoration faculty where he was taught to master various restoration methods and techniques, the engineering and technology of painting, received extensive training in drawing and painting, and a solid foundation in art history and culture.
Over the course of six years at the Academy of Fine Arts Oleg Batrakov performed the art of copying at the Hermitage State Museum that gave him the opportunity to study the methods and styles of the old masters and to understand their craftsman. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts he experimented with different abstract styles and techniques.
In 2006 Oleg Batrakov left Moscow. He started his artistic career in France adopting a realistic style in his painting.
The artworks of Oleg Batrakov reflect his interest in the works of great artists from Rembrandt and Canaletto to Mark Rothko and Anselm Kiefer.
For the last few years he has been travelling regularly to Paris, Venice, Milan, Rome and Naples. This experience has given him the freedom of working on the contemporary cityscapes and created his own vision of urban life.
Main Exhibitions :
2021
Duo d’artistes – Galerie Corinne Le Monnier – Le Havre
2020
Galerie Corinne Le Monnier – Le Havre
Charity sale for the benefit of caregivers – Galerie Artima – Paris
2019
Galerie de Normandie – Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
2018
Galerie Corinne Le Monnier – Le Havre
C’est l’été ! – Solo show – Galerie Artima – Paris
Here comes the sun — Group show with Joan Longas – Galerie Artima – London
Galerie de Normandie – Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
2017
One man show – Galerie Corinne Le Monnier – Le Havre
Galerie de Normandie – Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Sous les pavés, la plage – Galerie Artima – Paris
2016
Les parisiennes – Galerie Artima – Paris
Galerie de Normandie – Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Galerie Corinne Le Monnier – Le Havre
2015
Un été à paris – Galerie Artima – Paris
Un avant-goût d’été – Galerie Artima – Paris
2014
Galerie Corinne Le Monnier – Le Havre
2014
Galerie Rollin – Rouen
2013
50 years – 50 paintings — Contemporary Art Centre MATMUT – Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville
2012
Galerie Alfa – Le Havre
Galerie Rollin – Rouen
2011
Recent works – Galerie l’Estuaire – Honfleur
2010
Galerie Alfa – Le Havre
2009
Galerie Rollin – Rouen
2008
Galerie Corinne Le Monnier – Le Havre
2007
Galerie Samagra – Paris
2004
Recent works – Galerie Delarue – Etretat
2002
Galerie Delarue – Etretat
1997
Russian Oil Paintings exhibition – Galerie Alma Mater – Museum of Chinese historical relics – Hong-Kong
1996
Painters of Saint-Petersbourg – Germany
1995
A knight’s dream – Galerie Cariatide – Hungarian Cultural Centre – Moscow
1994
The Volga region painters of all trends – Galerie Cariatide – Central House of the Artists – Moscow
1993
Another generation-2 – Program of the 2nd festival A.D. Sakharov – Moscou – Nijni Novgorod
1993
Exposition Project – Galerie Navicula Artis – Palais Nikolaevskii – Saint-Petersbourg
1992
The color mystery – Maison de Bosse – Saint-Petersbourg
1992
Another generation – Program of the 1rst festival A.D. Sakharov – Nijni Novgorod