Born in Novokuznetsk,
Siberia in 1946.
From 1960 to 1965,
attended Art Technical School in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia.
Moved to Moscow
in 1967 and studied in the Art University named after V. Surikov.
After graduation
in 1973, attended E. A. Kebrick master classes for an additional 4 years.
1980 Member of the
Professional Union of Artists of Russia.
Participant of numerous
art shows in the Soviet Union, later in the Russian Federation and around
the world.