Chicago-based artist Andrei Rabodzeenko was born in 1961 in Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Union to a family of artists. From 1976-1980 he studied painting and drawing at the Benkov School of Art in Tashkent. From 1980-1985 he completed his studies in interior design and architecture at Mukhina School of Design in Leningrad. Since 1991 Andrei lives and works in Chicago. Many of his paintings, drawings, handmade books, and sculptures are in private and public collections in the US and abroad. Multiple media and styles are characteristic of Andrei’s artistic expression.