Artist: Viacheslav Bobarikin | Location: Taylors, SC
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Artist: Viacheslav Bobarikin | Location: Taylors, SC
Taylors, SC
Born in the former USSR, my family emigrated to the United States as refugees escaping religious persecution under the Vatican and Reagan administration‘s sponsorship, ultimately taking residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Upon completing high school, I joined the United States Marine Corps where I served as a recon marine with the USMC’s elite 1st Recon Bn., accruing multiple combat deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the global war on terror. After completing my enlistment, I moved on to study business administration at Tulsa Community College where I eventually discovered an interest in art at a figure drawing class. That interest escalated quickly and one year later moved to Brooklyn, NY to further my art education studying painting at Pratt Institute at the ripe age of 28. I now spend my days painting in my studio in Taylors, South Carolina.