Alex, a well-known and highly collected artist in his own right, is the son of Alexander Dzigurski 1911-1995, the famous painter who came to the United States from Slovenia after WWII and became internationally known for seascapes and majestic mountainscapes. Alex was born in 1968 in Atherton, California, and grew up with

the sights, scents and sounds of his father's working studio. As his father before him, he exhibited his talents early on. He studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, with teachers Ted Smuskiewicz and Irving Shapiro, and graduated in 1990. Afterward, he won a scholarship to the Institute of Fine Arts of Los Angeles, and then continued under the professional guidance of his father. He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, belongs to the California Art Club, and was in the Palette and Chisel Academy in 1989-1990. (Source: AskArt) He resides in Mountain View, California, where he maintains his studio. See his website.