* 1981 in Penza, Russia, lives and works in Berlin since 1999
1997 – 1999: Study of Fine Arts at the "Savitsky" Art School in Penza
2002 – 2007: Study of Fine Arts at the Universität der Künste, Berlin, Class of Prof. Frank Badur
2005: Study of Fine Arts at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2008: Graduate Study at the UdK, Berlin
2009: Artist in Residence at the Studio Kura, Fukuoka, Japan
2017: Artist in Residence at the Art House Tulum, Mexico