Born in Aktjubinsk, former Soviet Union
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Education
1972 - 1977 Polygraphic Institute Moscow (painting and graphic art)
1977 first place citation for his Diploma, "Master of Fine Arts"
1978 member of the Association of Painters of Moscow, participates in numerous exhibitions of the Association of Painters and of nonconformist artists
1985 moves to the West, lives currently in Germany
1988 - 1993 studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
1993 "Magister artium" of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (painting and graphic art)
Gold medal of the Academy (Fueger Gold Prize)
Works are in numerous collections:
The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg; Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, USA; Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Marino; Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany; Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia; Freud`s Museum of Dreams, St. Petersburg; Hofstra University Museum, USA; St Mary's Church of Cadaques, Spain; St. George Church, Ulm, Germany