Born 1959, Leningrad, USSR.

1985 — graduated from Ioganson's art college at I.E. Repin Institute.

1995 — graduated from I.E. Repin Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

1995-1999 — probationeer at art studio of professor V.I. Reihet.

Since 1996 — member of the Russian Artists Union.

Awards:

2005 — Member of the American Society of Portrait Artists(ASOPA)

2008 — Member of the Portrait Society of America

2009 — Awarded Best of Show in International Portrait Competition of the Portrait Society of America,Boston,USA

2006 — Awarded Grand Prize in "Portrait Competition of the American Society of Portrait Artists At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Selected Exhibitions:

2012 — personal exposition. Exposition hall of Federation Council of Russia, Moscow, Russia

2011 — personal exposition. Ekaterinburg state art museum.

2010 — personal exhibition. Saint-Petersburg. Central exposition halls of the State museum of the Russian Academy of Arts.

2008 — personal exhibition. Memorial N. Feshin' museum, Taos, New Mexico, USA

2004 — USA, Palm Springs, "International Art Fair"

2004 — USA, San Jose,California "Personal Exhibition"1995- USA, Chattanooga Tennessee "Expressions from Russia"

2003 — USA, Las Vegas, "Galleria di Sorrento"

2003 — USA, Carmel, "Classic Art Gallery"

2003 — USA, Palm Springs, "International Art Fair"

2003 — USA, San Francisco, General Consulate of the Russian Federation "Personal Exhibition"

2002 — USA, Palm Springs "International Art Fair"

2002 — USA, New York City "Portrait Competition of the American Society of Portrait Artists

2002 — USA, Chicago,Personal Exhibition "Hilligoss Galleries"

2001 — USA, Palm Springs "International Art Fair"

2001 —‚ USA, San Francisco "Art Expo-2001"

2001 — USA, Chicago, Personal Exhibition "Hilligoss Galleries"

2001 — USA, Park City "Cultural Program of the 2002 Winter Olympics"

2000 — USA, New York "Art Expo-2000"

2000 — USA, San Francisco "Art Expo-2000"

2000 — USA, San Francisco "Richard Thomas Galleries"

1999 - 2000 — Netherlands, Den Haag. "Master Classes"

1999 — USA, LasVegas "Art Expo-1999"

1999 — USA, Carmel "Personal Exhibition"

1998 — China, Shanghai "St. Petersburg Artist's Exhibition"

1998 — France, Marseilles "Christmas Exhibition from St.Petersburg Academy of Art"

1997 — Belgium, "Autumn of the Artist Union, St. Petersburg"

1997 — Finland, Solo "Master Classes"

1997 — Belgium, "Autumn of the Artist Union, St. Petersburg"

1997 — Finland, Solo "Master Classes"

1995 — USA, Chattanooga Tennessee "Expressions from Russia"

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