The Most Famous
ARTISTS from Belarus
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belarusian Artists of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Artists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Ivan Fyodorov (1510 - 1583)
With an HPI of 60.32, Ivan Fyodorov is the most famous Belarusian Artist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Ivan Fyodorov or Ivan Fеdorov (Russian: Ива́н Фёдоров; Ukrainian: Іван Федоров or Федорович; born c. 1510 or c. 1525 – died December 16, 1583) sometimes transliterated as Fiodorov, was one of the fathers of Eastern Slavonic printing (along with Schweipolt Fiol and Francysk Skaryna). He was also a skilled cannon maker and the inventor of a multibarreled mortar. Fyodorov was forced out of Moscow because of his attempts to employ the “blasphemous” new printing techniques, and found refuge in Poland–Lithuania, first in Zabłudów, then most notably in Ostroh, where he was instrumental in the publication of the Ostrog Bible.
2. Leonid Shvartsman (1920 - 2022)
With an HPI of 54.16, Leonid Shvartsman is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Artist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Leonid Aronovich Shvartsman (born Izrail Aronovich Shvartsman, Russian: Израиль Аронович Шварцман; 30 August 1920 – 2 July 2022) was a Soviet and Russian animator and visual artist. He spent most of his creative career at the Soyuzmultfilm, in Moscow, where he worked as an art director on Cheburashka, 38 Parrots, The Golden Antelope, The Scarlet Flower, The Snow Queen, among others.
3. Ludmila Christeseva (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 37.13, Ludmila Christeseva is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Artist. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Ludmila Christeseva (alias L. Christeseva, Belarusian: Людміла Хрысцесева), is a Swedish visual artist with Belarusian roots. She was born in 1978 in Mogilev, Belarus and received a Master's of Arts degree from The Faculty of Artistic Design and Technology at the Vitebsk State Technological University in Belarus in 2001. Christeseva then moved to Sweden and joined the creative team of the Swedish fashion designer Lars Wallin. She also holds degrees from Stockholm University and The University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack). Her artistic research focuses on gender identity and the questions relating to representation across cultures. She actively participates in various art projects and exhibitions in Sweden and abroad. L. Christeseva runs an exhibition space, Artten, in central Stockholm, which is dedicated to women's empowerment and to the growth of consciousness within the community of art and fashion. L. Christeseva's institutional exhibitions include “War´s Unwomanly Face” exhibited at the Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm (2016) and in the US Ambassador to Sweden's residence in Stockholm (2016); “Sustainidentity” at the Belarusian National History Museum (2016); “The Toiles” at the Stockholm Costume & Fashion institute (2017) and at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm (2017-2018). A series of sculptures by L. Christeseva became a unique scenography for the performance of Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (USA) in Stockholm in 2016. L. Christeseva is an art director and was the executive producer for the international exhibition “Ingmar Bergman and his Legacy in Fashion and Art”, which was shown in more than 60 countries around the world in 2018. On July 14, 2018, L. Christeseva was invited to show her installation with “The Toiles" in the context of the harsh and unique nature of Fårö as part of the worldwide celebration of Ingmar Bergman's 100-year jubilee at the Bergmancenter. In 2019, given an empowering heritage of pride, momentum and purpose that honors the example of women's suffrage attained 100 years ago, L. Christeseva organized a fashion show for a Belarusian eco brand Historia Naturalis on Stockholm's streets bringing together a select number of Stockholm locals to participate and thereby support women who are on the way towards their creative dreams—facing both challenges and successes. Christina Johannesson, the Swedish ambassador to Belarus, and Maria Rashidi, the founder of the organization Women's Rights / Kvinnors Rätt, have participated in the project, to name a few. Since 2018, L.Christeseva is an invited artist to an international female art movement Artdom by Arghavan Agida. In her work, L. Christeseva has developed several artistic movements: Sustainidenity, Pinkism and The Sky Over. Since the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Christeseva initiated a global textile movement for peace and freedom “Crafts that unite, heal, and last”. The public presentations have taken places globally: in Turkey with support from the Swedish Institute ; in the United States within the ESKFF artists in residency program located at Mana Contemporary, at Times Square by invitation of a NGO Razom for Ukraine , in Sweden’s Royal Armoury museum located at the Royal Palace, and at Oslo Freedom Forum organized by Human Rights Foundation (HRF) with Garry Kasparov as a chairman. Christeseva´s activist work was noticed in media and in international artistic research including WMM fiscal documentary film project “The other side of the Sea”, directed by Hsuan Pan Yu (Taiwan/USA) and “In an act of weaving” with Nefeli Oikonomou (Greece/Sweden). In 2023, L.Christeseva founded Artten Foundation in order to empower women and children globally through culture and education. One of the initiatives, Yellow & Blue: All of Sweden Weaves (Swedish: Gul&Blå: hela Sverige flätar), has brought together more than 8,000 participants to weave the Swedish flag from textile strips bearing messages of peace. The artwork marks 100 year anniversary of Stockholm City Hall, which was celebrated in 2023. The production of the artwork and its public presentations have taken place in different Swedish cities including Stockholm, Visby, and Gothenburg and important political events including Järva week (Swedish: Järvaveckan) and Almedalen Week. Ludmila Christeseva won Impact of the Year by IHM Impact Awards and has been nominated for Nelson Mandela Prize 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Stockholm Municipality. In 2024 and 2025, she was also nominated for the Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. In 2024, she joined the Swedish Institute’s Leadership Program. On May 25–26, 2025, Ludmila Christeseva was invited to participate in the Women’s Political Leadership Academy as part of the democratic movement led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Warsaw.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Belarusian artists born between 1510 and 1978. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Belarusian artists include Ludmila Christeseva. The most famous deceased Belarusian artists include Ivan Fyodorov, and Leonid Shvartsman. As of April 2024, 1 new Belarusian artists have been added to Pantheon including Ludmila Christeseva.
