Vladimir Kopel'yevich Moshkovich was born in Paustovo of the Vladimir region in 1946. He attended the Mstera Vocational Art School, where he studied under Ekaterina Zonina until he graduated in 1963. His graduating work was entitled "Geologists" (1963). He gained the position of Master artist at the Proletarian Art Factory in 1963, and is currently still one of Mstera's leading artists! He has worked in the "People's Art" Factory, and is also a member of several artitstic groups. Moshkovich only paints original works.
 Vladimir has participated in many exhibitions, including the recent celebration of the 200-year anniversary of the birth of Alexander Pushkin, which took place in 1999 in Moscow. Moshkovich was awarded the jubilee medal, issued at the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Lenin. He has been an art exhibition participant since 1967 and a member of the USSR Union of Artists since 1990.
Mochkovich's works are displayed in the Russian Museum of St. Petersburg, the Museum of the Mstera Factory of Miniature Art, the Historical Museum in Moscow, and others, as well as numerous catalogs of miniature art. Among these, his name is mentioned in the Lucy Maxim catalog published in 1981.
The themes of pastoral life, fairytales, bylini, and songs interest Moshkovich in his painting. He considers that applied art is collective, which is why his art is influenced by his teachers, and by the works of his fellow artists whom he meets at various exhibitions.
When starting a new work, Moshkovich desires to find the zest of the new theme and then tries and portray it. Vladimir has his own personal methods of painting, to which he relates the quality, style, and paints of the piece. Moshkovich considers that all of his works are different--they, like character, are unrepeatable, and in them man's outlook on life is visible in them. He considers the drawing and the color choices to be the important elements in his work, and not his trademark indulgence. Moshkovich considers a work completed when the chosen theme is fulfilled--sometimes even before the overall painting is finished.
In his free time he loves to fish with his rod and reel. To admirers of his work Moshkovich wishes health, happiness, and pleasure from the works they have purchased.
Information on this artist and his works you can find in these books:
I. 1992, "RUSSIAN LACQUER BOXES, MSTERA, PALEKH, KHOLUY", JOINT - STOCK COMPANY "LAKIS", Moscow:
1. Casket "Oh, Ivan...", # 7.
II. Guliayev V., 1989, RUSSIAN LACQUERED MINIATURES, AURORA ART PUBLISHERS, Leningrad:
1. Casket "For the Russian Land" (1980, All-Russia Museum of Decorative and Folk Arts, Moscow), # 181.
2. Casket "The Decree on Land" (1977, All-Russia Museum of Decorative and Folk Arts, Moscow), # 182.
III. RUSSIAN LACQUERS, V/O ROSVNESHTORG, 1989, Moscow, USSR:
1. Casket "Silver Hoof", page 51, # 9.
2. Casket "Winter Troika", page 53, # 1.
3. Casket "Mermaid", page 55, # 7.
4. Powder-box "Troika", page 57, # 9.
5. Casket "Tale of the Magic Steed", page 61, # 3.
IV. Dugina G. N., Pozdnyakova V. V., 1996. THE ART OF MSTIORA. CATALOG OF MSTIORA ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS. Vladimir "POKROVA" Publishers ISBN 5-87393-002-3:
1. V.K. Moshkovich's biography: page 204.
2. Casket "Coming Back from Work" (1968), # 170.
3. Casket "Sowing in Ancient Rus" (1976), # 171.
4. Casket "By the Fire" (1977), # 172.
5. Casket "Golden September" (1978), # 173.
V. Maxym L., 1997, RUSSIAN LACQUER LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES, Corners of the World Inc., 855F Conklin Street, Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735, ISBN0 940202-01-8
V.K. Moshkovich's name is mentioned in Lucy Maxym's book, on page 79.
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