I was born in 1975 and grew up in Moscow. In 1999 I got my Master’s degree in design from the Moscow State Stroganoff Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts. This university has its tradition for studies of academic art forms such as drawing, painting and sculpture from it's establishment in 1825 and is considered the Bauhaus of Russia.

I have exhibited several places in Norway, and my works have also been bought by private collectors in Russia, Norway, USA and Germany.

I use several techniques such as lithography, linography and aquatint, but Ink & Pen is my main technique. Over the last few years my style has shifted from the monochrome towards including gradients in addition to coloured ink, water colour and marker.

My drawings are always figurative and rich with detail and ornaments and the more you look, the more layers of hidden meaning will reveal themselves. My main theme is decadence as esthetic, a style or fashion, in a modern consumer society. The dark atmosphere contrasts the beauty expressed through detailed and refined lines. The classical technique enhances the timeless theme but is not created to inflict a message, but rather invites to resonate with the audience's own emotions.