Founder

The Prosopon School of Iconology was founded by iconographer Vladislav Andrejev, who was born in 1938 in St. Petersburg, Russia. After receiving a formal education in fine art, Vladislav became interested in religious art, which was impossible to practice during the Soviet regime. The search for deeper meaning in art and life led him to solitary travels in parts of the Russian wilderness, and to the independent study of icon and fresco painting with a monk icon-writer. In 1980 Vladislav emigrated to the United States. He has written numerous icons which can be seen in many churches and homes throughout America and the world. Vladislav has been teaching iconography since 1985, during which time thousands of his students have been introduced to this ancient Christian art. Over the years Vladislav’s iconographic technique and teaching method developed into a distinct school of painting and interpretation. In 2000 he formally established The Prosopon School of Iconology with the blessings of his hierarchs, to promote this method and to promote the understanding of iconography and iconology. Vladislav lives in Whitney Point, NY with his wife Olga where they are visited by their children, Dmitri, Nikita and Melania, and their growing number of grandchildren, as well as by students from all over the world. Vladislav currently is working on a book about iconology and a dvd on iconographic technique.

In 2004, Vladislav and his son Dmitri, with the help of several of his students, painted the dome of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in St. Michael, MN. One of his students, Yevgeniy Vaskevich, made a short film about that project. To watch it click here.