Andrey Lyssenko was born in a dynasty of artists, Lyssenko - Tereshenko, in 1974 (Moscow. Russia). The founder of the dynasty, Official Honored Artist of Russia, Andrey G. Lyssenko (1916-2000) was grandfather of Andrey. Andrey's mother and step-father  are also professional, high educated artists-painters. From early childhood, Andrey showed a predilection for art, and received training from his family members. Andrey's childhood took place in enclave within Moscow designated since ancient time to be the land for artistic community (Like Barbizon in France) so called as famous Verchnyaya Maslovka street, where such world-honored masters as Igor Grabar, Sergey Gerasimov, Yury Pimenov and many other world famous artists lived and worked.

Andrey Lyssenko began his professional art career in Grade School of Arts in 1981. In 1983 he successfully won the examination to a Moscow Central Lyceum of Fine Arts under patronage of  State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov. In 1992 Andrey Lyssenko enrolled in the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov, a branch of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts. While studying at the institute, Lyssenko’s teachers included professors A.Danilichev, I.Shatsky, L.Shepelev, V. Nekrasov. Upon graduation in 1998, Andrey was accepted to Moscow Artists Union and to International Federation of Artists. (That time it was very hard selection to these art-organizations. Only after couple of featured exhibitions and especial decision of honored elder artists it was possible to become a member).

Andrey Lyssenko art life is full of searching of new ways of development of own style of art. Every new work by master is a new research and test of art space. Artist has many travels and journeys for getting new art experiences, knowledge, impressions.

So in period since finalizing of official education he took part in many international and regional plen-air festivals, more than 100 art exhibitions, auction. Even he lucky organized and produced art-community and personal exhibitions and master classes in prestigious art-halls. Also Andrey Lyssenko had successful art-teacher’s practice as art instructor of academic drawing, painting and composition in famous College of Fine Arts and Design named after V. Vasnetsov, under patronage of Stroganoff Academy of Fine Arts.