is a Honored Artist of the Russian Federation,
academician of the Russian Academy of Arts,
professor of the Ulyanovsk State University,
professor of The Kosygin State University of Russia (Moscow).
Nowadays, Nikas is one of the most famous and highly demanded artist in contemporary Russia. He was graduated from Rostov Art College named after M.V. Grekov, Moscow Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts. Moreover, the artist received a degree of Psychology from K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management.
His first Solo Exhibition in year 1978, in Panevezys city, was the first step towards his successfully growing career as an outstanding symbolist, portraitist and experimental artist. The artist's fame is expanding from lecture to lecture, master class to master class, from one exhibition to another.
Also, it is important to note, that Nikas is the creator of the new unique style named “Dream Vision”that can be considered as a new art movement. Neverthless, the artist mostly involves classic painting aesthetics in his artistic practice.

Nikolai Stepanovich Safronov (nikas)