Born in the Krasnodar Region, Andrei Rudyev graduated from the Mukhina Academy of Art and Design in St. Petersburg in 1993. A member of the Union of Artists in St. Petersburg since 1994, Rudyev is an active participant in exhibitions, festivals and biennials in Russia, America, Germany, Holland, France, Austria, Pakistan, Georgia and other countries. Working primarily in painting, collage and mixed media, Rudyev’s work explores the wide variety of socio-political models around us, challenging the viewer to contemplate how these multiple, often contradictory systems can coexist. – See more at: http://www.cecartslink.org/wordpress/2013/02/25/andrei-rudyev/#sthash.Pc7eDzkQ.dpuf