Nicholas Shaplyko and Ekaterina Sorokina are born in Moscow, Russia.

According to the Oriental calendar  they are both Pisces and it is symbolic, that they met each other on the river during white water canoeing. Since then their life and art created together are dynamic and emotional,  and full of symbolism.

They were granted Permanent Residence in the USA as Artists with Extraordinary Abilities in 1994.

In Boston they had purchased old Masonic Temple and transformed it into Temple of Art, they named it “Museum of Modern Renaissance”.

“The first Renaissance brought beauty and humanity back to society, and we think it is time to do it again”.-Nicholas says

The Museum is one of a kind and is a piece of art by itself. It gives you a unique opportunity to enter another world, another dimension. The walls and the ceiling covered with fresco like paintings on mythological themes achieve stained-glass effect. Nicholas and Ekaterina work together on each painting and this union of male and female origin brings harmony to their art. They use black as a  base background color for all their artworks. It makes colors more refine, delicate and alive. Nicholas and Ekaterina have created a new style and called it “Magical Realism”.  

They travel a lot finding inspiration  in ancient art of different countries.  They write books and always look for new discoveries in their artistic journey.