Alexandr Karpushkin

Alexandr Karpushkin (born 1949, Stryi, Ukraine) is a graphic artist who graduated from the Ukrainian Polygraphic Institute in Lviv in 1972. He became a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine in 1990.

Karpushkin works in independent and book graphics, including etching, gouache and watercolour. He has designed books, albums and catalogues, created exlibris, and collaborated on theatre posters. His works include the etching series Winter Sedniv and the bookplate series Varsoviana.

He worked in Odesa as head of the art and technical editorial department at Mayak publishing house from 1973 to 1992, and as chief artist at a book factory from 1992 to 1996. He has participated in national, regional and international art exhibitions since 1977. His work is represented in the Exlibris Museum in Warsaw.