Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai (b. 1969, St. Petersburg, Russia) lives and works in St. Petersburg. He graduated from the Art and Design Faculty of the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music, and Cinematography in 1995. He has been a member of the Russian Union of Artists since 1998 and , since 2010, he has been a member of the artistic collective PARAZIT. Solo exhibitions include: Wish You Were Here, Youth Educational Center, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (2016); Practices of Growing Up, X-Max Gallery, Ufa (2015–2016); and Friends’ Skulls, Borey Gallery, St. Petersburg (2015). He has received numerous awards in the field of theater design, including the Golden Mask (2008, 2011, 2012), the Golden Soffit (2010), and the Stanislavsky Prize (2009).