My Life's Story

Art, in some form or another, was in my life from the first day that I remember, always drawing, painting, performing, playing music, sewing, or creating something.

During my time studying in college as an art student, I realized that I didn’t want to be the sort of artist who is always sitting in a studio, painting on a canvas for my pleasure. I understood that I wanted to bring my art out of the studio and onto the street for everyone to enjoy. That’s when I decided to become a muralist.

Main Dates and Facts:

• My story starts in Belarus, in Soviet times, in the small town of Baranovichi. There I was born, grew up, and went to art school.

• At 16, I went to Minsk to study at an art college with a degree in classic painting and art teaching.

• In 2002, I started my career as a muralist. I took part in many mural and decorative projects in Moscow, Russia.

• In 2005, I moved to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where I entered and graduated from The Saint Petersburg Arts Academy with a degree in Monumental Public Art.

• In 2007, I joined a community of artists, set up to achieve our creative goals and realize our projects, private and public,. (www.33plus1.ru)

• 2008, I accomplished my first outdoor wall mural in St. Petersburg, Russia

• In 2012, I moved to the Bay Area, Oakland, California

• 2014 I accomplished my first outdoor mural in the US (Oakland, CA)
• In 2015, I moved to Denver, Colorado
• In 2022, I moved to the Washington DC area.