Leonid Mysakov (artist name, Leo Kundas)

1953 Born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Lives and works in New York City, USA

EDUCATION
1970-1975 M.F.A., Ural Academy of Art & Design, Yekaterinburg, Russia
1980-1981, 1985-1986 House of Graphic Arts, Moscow, Russia
1990-1991 Art Students League, New York City, USA
1995-1996 Robert Blackburn Printmaking Shop, New York City, USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1998, 2007, 2009 Art Gallery, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, England
2006 Frank & Dunya Gallery, Seattle, USA
1999, 2002 Museum of Fine Arts, Yekaterinburg, USA
1998 Synchronicity Space (SoHo), New York City, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009-2026 Arthur T. Kalaher Fine Art, Southampton, USA
2008-2009 Assorted Figures, Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York City, USA
2005 Manhattan Graphic Center, New York City, USA
2005 Clifton Art Center, Clifton, USA
2003 The LaGuardia Gallery, New York City, USA
1999 Marsha Child Gallery, Princeton, USA
1995, 1997 Lever House, New York City, USA
1997 Williams/Meadowlands Center for the Arts, Rutherford, USA
1996 LMG Gallery (SoHo), New York City, USA
1995 7th Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto, Canada
1995 Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City, USA
1994 24th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Peoria, USA
1994 National Art Competition, Witmer Art Center, University of North Dakota, USA
1994 Small Works Competition, Denise Bibro Gallery (SoHo), New York City, USA
1994 New York Academy of Sciences, New York City, USA

COLLECTIONS
Leonard Riggio, New York City, USA (Founder and Former Chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc.)
Norton Dodge Collection, Mechanicsville, USA
Zimmerli Art Museum of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA
Louise Thompson Collection, New York City, USA

RESIDENCES, GRANTS & AWARDS
2006-2026 Grants from Hellen Keller Burke Charitable Foundation, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Kolodzei Art Foundation
2006 Finalist for MTA Art for Transit competition for subway station design (NYC)
2000 Selected to design poster for MTA Art for Transit (NYC)
1981 Selected as member of Union of Artists of the USSR

SELECTED NOTABLE COMMISSIONS & PRESS
2009 Woodcut engravings designed for iconic series of shopping tote bags commissioned for Barnes & Noble, sold in the millions across the USA
2009 “Architectural Treasures of the Upper East Side”, 1000 square foot wall mural commissioned for the Barnes & Noble Bookstore on East 86th Street
1998 Featured in PBS documentary “Lasting Impressions” filmed at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in New York City

Contact Information
www.kundas.com | www.instagram.com/leokundas