Alexander Rukavishnikov

Aleksandr Yulianovich Rukavishnikov (; born 2 October 1950) is a Russian sculptor.

Biography Alexander Yulianovich Rukavishnikov was born to a family of sculptors Yulian Rukavishnikov and A. N. Filippova. Alexander Iulianovich is the third in a dynasty of hereditary sculptors. In 1974 he graduated with honors from the Surikov Moscow Art Institute (workshop of Lev Kerbel). For his thesis “Northern Fisherman” he receives a diploma with honors.

In 1984 he was awarded the honorary title “Honored Artist of the RSFSR”.

The works of Rukavishnikov are kept in the collections of the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Ludwig Museum, Siemens, Hermes, John Wilson, and numerous private and corporate collections.

In 2012, the Workshop of Alexander Rukavishnikov opened on Zemlyanoy Val.