Nicholas Chistiakov, Belarusian-American. Conceptual artist, curator and painter. In May of 2007 he had a debut solo exhibition in New York: Time and Measures. This exhibition expressed a radical approach of the artist to the theory of art. Artist had a troubled period afterwards. Crisis lasted for a several years. Nicholas Chistiakov searched for the new themes: sensational and contemporary. Science, psychology, totem and taboo became the enduring subjects of his art. Chistiakov searches for a visual complexness, symbolism, perceptual shock, highly refined aesthetics and color harmonies. Among his most important works: The Genesis (2011), Deoxyribonucleic Acid series (2011), The Hysteria (2009), The Midday Suicide (2009), The Psychosis (2009), The Presence (2009), The Last Judgement (2007-2010), Human organs series (2007-2012). Nicholas Chistiakov studied painting at The Belarusian State Academy of Arts in Minsk. Solo exhibitions included: Time and Measures (2007), New York, USA. His works included in the international group exhibitions. Artist's oeuvre is represented in a private collections in USA, Moscow (Russia), Minsk (Belarus), Stockholm (Sweden), United Kingdom.