Vladimir Ivanovich Singaevsky (1933-2007) was born in Shatrische, Zhitomir Province of Ukraine in 1933.  He was chosen as the Ukrainian Official Painter of the State in 1992.  Mr. Singaevsky studied at Kiev Art Institute until 1966.  Mr. Singaevsky remained active in Kiev, and enjoyed a prestigious career as a professor in the Kiev Art Institute from 1966 to 1988.