Mark Kalnitsky (1890 — 1968), painter, and the artist's grandfather.

Yakov Kalnitsky (1922 — 1959), painter, and the artist's father.
Studied at the State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (VGIK).

Sketches for the film 'The Composer Glinka', 1952.

Ilya Kalnitsky, New York based painter, and the artist's son.
Studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York .