Vladimir Glynin

Vladimir Glynin (b.1975) graduated from Moscow State Academy of Choreography in 1993. In early 2000 he abandoned his career as Bolshoi Theater ballet dancer for photography. His debut works as a photographer were commissioned by leading Russian fashion magazines Vogue, L’officiel, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, etc. In recent years Vladimir gradually distanced himself from working for magazines and fashion industry and dived into abstract photography. His resume counts over ten personal exhibitions and at various times his works were featured in galleries in London, Zurich and Moscow as well as in Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow Museum of Modern Art and The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. He collaborates with Phillips, Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses. Vladimir is a member of the Artists Trade Union of Russia.

Vladimir actively supports socially relevant and charity project aimed at supporting arts and culture in Russia. He gives lectures on the art of photography at British Higher School of Arts and Design, Phillips Education modern art courses, The Lumiere brothers Center for Photography and other art institutions.