I was born in 1965 in Novokhopyorsk, Voronezh region. Only childhood fairy-tale memories remain of this place. Soon the family moved to Makhachkala, where I attended both a regular and an art school. After finishing school, I considered continuing my education at an art university, but in the end, I enrolled at MEPhI, as I also had an inclination towards the exact sciences. Then I was assigned to the Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna. After several years working in the scientific community, I moved to Moscow, and in 2020 to St. Petersburg. I work in project management in the oil and gas industry. Wherever I studied or worked, painting remained my favorite pastime. There were many studios, classes with artists, and plein airs. In 2012, I graduated from the Moscow School of Architecture and Design with a degree in painting. In 2013, I joined the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and the International Art Fund, and in 2021, the Moscow Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia (MOSH). In 2024, I became a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists (SPbSH). Since 2012, I have participated in various exhibitions of creative associations: "Sliding Light," "Art-Window," and "ArtPriority." In St. Petersburg, I participate in the creative associations "Apartment 16" of Anatoly Savelyevich Zaslavsky's workshop and "DAK Studio" of Daria Alexandrovna Kollegova. I also take part in exhibition projects of the "Hopeless Painters" association.