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1963
I was born in Penza, Russia in a family of engineers. Kindergarten, school, art studio & summer holidays at my grandpa's — quite a usual childhood
1981
I used to work as a graphic artist at a plant. But 9 to 5 work wasn’t for me. I didn’t like getting to work by 8 AM and then checking my watch for when the work day would be over
1981
I was really into sports, was a Master of Sport of the USSR in rifle shooting
1981
Started studying on the graphic-pedagogical faculty at the Penza Art School named after K.A.Savitski
1982–1984
Served in the USSR army. I wasn’t the best soldier since I wouldn’t obey orders based on a whim only
1984
Got back to studying in the art school
1986
Got married, son Ilya was born
1987
Graduated from Penza art school, moved to Cherkasy, Ukraine where my wife is from, started working in the Ukraine Art Foundation. I did wood carving, worked with plaster, did mosaics, frescos, and stained glass art. At the same time I took up jewellery & was working with silver for some time
1995
Moved to a new apartment on a Dnieper river, got a dog
1998
I got back to my painting roots and made a painting of my wife. Then I held my first personal exhibition which was also an anniversary one — “Hudozhnye sriblo” (from Ukrainian - artistic silver)
2000
Started to take part in art exhibitions regularly, got more and more into painting and finally made a choice to have it as a primary occupation
2003
I became a member of the Ukrainian Designers Foundation as a jewellery designer
2004–now
I have been teaching drawing on the design faculty in the Cherkasy State business school
2010
I was admitted into the National Foundation of Painters of Ukraine.
I have held 11 personal exhibitions, my paintings are represented in the following museums: Cherkasy Regional Art Museum, Kaniv National T. Shevchenko Museum, Kamyanka State Museum Preserve. Also, my works are stored in private collections in Ukraine, Russian Federation, Europe, USA, and Asia.
2018
Got a magisters degree in Industrial Design from Cherkassy State Technological University.
2019
Got a title of Honored Artist of Ukraine
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In my paintings, I use brushes, palette knives, spatulas, fingers, palms, cloth & other objects. Sometimes I would even pour paint thinner on a canvas but I still consider myself to be a realist and a conservative person.
I am quite reverent in regard to painting techniques. In my paintings, I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone, as I believe that fine art should be honest, aesthetic, and made by a skilled professional. All those new isms and “I’m an artist, I see this way” are not my kind of thing.