Cross the park at Tennis Court Wharf and take the steps. Turn right. An easy 15 minute walk takes you to Studio Dimitri Lihacov, a favourite at WaterMarks 2009.
Dimitri Lihachov studied advanced painting and drawing at Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney. Later he undertook studies in traditional Byzantine iconography techniques at the Holy Trinity Monastery, New York, and the Mount of Olives Monastery, Jerusalem.
He has had numerous group and solo exhibitions and has been selected as a finalist in Australian art prizes such as the Mosman Art Prize, The Moran Prize for Portraiture, and the Blake Prize for Religious Art.
In the past his practice has undertaken two distinct forms. Firstly there is his oil on canvas work which is usually figurative. 
In this part of his practice he experiments with laying down a combination of thick impasto mediums with thin washes. The other part of his practice has been in the form of traditional iconography in egg tempera or encaustic with gold leaf. This is a reflection of his Russian heritage and his interest in this ancient art form.
More recently his practice has evolved to include aspects of these two interests, creating contemporary works that explore the fluidity of the egg tempera style as well as pushing the boundaries of his oil painting techniques to create works that are more structured in a thick impasto medium.
