Shamil Ramazanov

Ramazanov was born in 1988, in Izberbash, Republic of Dagestan (Russia) located on the coast of the Caspian Sea. In 2002 after studying for two years to be an accountant it became abundantly that numbers were not for him and in 2005 Ramazanov entered the Dagestan Pedagogical University at the art-graphic faculty. Now living and working in Scotland, he travels its length and breadth painting its natural and architectural beauty in his distinctive expressionist style.

'My name is Shamil Ramazanov. I graduated from the Institute of Arts in Russia and have been devoting my life to art for twenty years. During my studies and after its completion, I travelled a lot, visited museums, worked from life and participated in various exhibitions and competitions, and repeatedly won first place in the competition for young artists.

'I had the honour of studying with famous Russian artists, visiting their studios and going to joint plein airs. In my creative activity I work in the styles of impressionism, post-impressionism and expressionism. My work is inspired by nature, its riot of colours, beauty and expression.

My works are kept in private collections and in the collection of the former President of Russia, now Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.'