Leo Kundas Mysakov was born in Yekaterinburg (Ural Region), Russia to a family of amateur artists in 1953. He received MFA in 1975 from the Ural Academy of Art & Design. From 1975 to 1978 he had mentored students in senior level independent study of drawing and design graphics at the Ural Academy of Art & Design. Leo Kundas has been participating in Art Exhibition since 1976. He has had one-person shows at Museums and Exhibition Halls in Russia and Europe. His work has been featured in several group shows at museums and cultural centers and recently in the PBS documentary Lasting Impressions. In addition, his work is in public and corporate collections in Europe and USA. Leo Kundas has been residing in New York since 1990