Russian-born American painter Alexey Steele [Алексей Стил] was born in Kiev, Ukraine.
Steele began his art training at an early age in the studio of his father, renowned Russian artist Leonid Steele.
He furthered his professional education at the prestigious Surikov Moscow State Academy Art Institute, studying under internationally acclaimed artist Ilya Glazunov.
In 1990, Steele moved to Los Angeles where he still resides as he paints large-scaled figurative murals, commissioned portraits, and California plein air landscapes inspired by the classical color palette of the Moscow School.