His surreal paintings are an exploration of natural beauty, human consciousness, and the place where the two intersect.
His use of symbolic imagery, exquisite detail, and rich colors provides a unique mixture of mystery and beauty that both delights
and inspires you from within.
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A self-educated artist, screen printer, and sand carver, Boris began painting as a child under the instruction of his grandmother,
who encouraged him to look closely at things. That encouragement sparked a passion to investigate and reflect on the world
around him.
He was raised near San Francisco's storied Cliff House, the egyptian mummies that stood guard above the aging Sutro Skating
Rink, and The City's version of Coney Island, Playland at the Beach. Those surreal relics from the past left their mark on
him by igniting a fascination with the human psyche.
The desire to get beyond the surface of things has led Boris through a number of disciplines -- from Eastern and Western mysticism
to the skilled art of Apache tracking. He recently has served as director of the Vision Youthz non-profit program at San Francisco's
Log Cabin Ranch where he helped design a program for male juvenile offenders that focuses on nature, self-awareness, and rites
of passage.
Boris studied Advertising Art at City College of San Francisco. After graduating he worked as a freelance political cartoonist
for Zenger's Magazine at S.F. State, took on commissions as a portrait and landscape artist, and dabbled in set design.
In 1975 he co-founded a commercial t-shirt company and today he still owns and operates The Image Company in San Bruno, CA.
Having worked as an artist and printer since 1971, he has developed many creative and technical skills -- from printing the
multi-colored logo on the telephones used at the 1996 Democratic Convention, to a fine-detail sand carving on glass for one
of Joe Montana's MVP awards. Boris has also worked with Eileen Borgeson of Medici Arts in the translation of the John Lennon,
Maxfield Parrish, and Erte' collections to deep crystal carvings.
The journey has finally led Boris back to his first love of painting. With an acute sensitivity for detail and the tracking
skills needed lay a trail for you to follow, he invites you to look beyond the obvious.
In 2005 he completed a historical 40-foot mural commemorating 150 years of Jesuit education at St. Ignatius College Prep in
San Francisco. In 2008 he painted the five-piece mural on San Mateo Avenue in San Bruno entitled “A Dreamer’s
Song.” Today Boris Koodrin is busy developing the wooden interior door as his primary canvas and seeing where the journey
takes him. In 2009 he also partnered with his long-time artist friend, Kayte Van De Mark. Together they have assumed creative
oversight of the San Mateo County Fair’s fine art exposition and are exploring a much larger three-dimensional canvas.
(see Mural Doors)
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