Igor Medvedev was born in the former USSR and raised in a family distinguished in both the civil service and in the arts; he spent his life driven and inspired by both. His family survived Nazi occupation and a German labor camp and after the liberation, Medvedev attended the Academie Der Kunst in Munich; it was while he was there that he earned the prize that changed his life, the a scholarship to Dartmouth College given by the United Nations Relief Agency. It was at Dartmouth that Medvedev says he was influence by Paul Semple, an American Regionalist, and during his further education at Berkely he was exposed to Abstract Expressionism while earning his MA in Painting and Sculpture.

Through his powerful personal experiences, the broad and deep formal education in the arts, and later travels, particularly in Spain and Greece, Igor Medvedev had developed a unique and striking style of painting. His work resonates with people from all walks and life and is collected worldwide.