Igor Babailov

Who is Igor Babailov?

Igor Valerievich Babailov is a Russian-born American portrait artist, known for his commissioned portraits of global leaders, celebrities and distinguished individuals. Some of his notable portraits include those of: Pope Benedict XVI, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, United States Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Sullivan, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, pianist Byron Janis, Templeton Prize recipient Michael Novak of the American Enterprise Institute, and numerous other prominent figures for public and private collections. Besides portrait works, Babailov is also known for his large scale multi-figurative paintings, such as his “For Gold, God and Glory” painting and “Believe” painted for the Vatican on the occasion of the World Youth Days.