Background
Veniamin Kostitsin was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia and grew up in Norilsk after his parents relocated.
Veniamin Kostitsin was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia and grew up in Norilsk after his parents relocated.
Kostitsin has enjoyed artistic training since early adolescence. Between 1964 and 1968, Veniamin Kostitsin studied at the "Grekov" Art College in Odessa. From 1972 to 1978, he completed his education at the WGIK (All-Union State Institute for Cinematography) in Moscow, as an art director
His oeuvre primarily incorporates painting, graphics and mixed media. Their son, Veniamin Kostitsin-Teterin, is a photographer.