Was born in 1978. grew up in KHMAO p. of khulimsunt, Berezovskiy district.
In 1997 he graduated from Krasnoturyinsk art school on a speciality the artist-designer, then the St. Petersburg academic Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture. I. E. Repin. faculty of easel painting. Battle workshop under the leadership of Honored artist of Russia, Professor S. D. Kichko. Learner E. E., Moiseenko. Specialty painter. Copy practice was held at the Hermitage Museum. In 2003 he defended his thesis "Waiting" with a rating of excellent SAC approved A. A. the Board of Directors,
S. D. Kichko on Mercalova - "Her works are characterized by skillful compositional structure, in an unexpected decision, and certainly his own vision of the world." Vladimir Zagonek O. A. Mertsalov - "a Talented artist, a thinking artist who found their visual language in the works".
Dean of the faculty, Professor A. V. Chuvin - "Extremely hardworking and talented artist O. A. Mertsalova the characteristic love of the fine arts, the talent of the painter and composer. Her works are distinguished in different competitions".
A member of the "Union of artists of Russia" since 2005, member of the international Association of fine arts IAPA UNESCO. in the period с2003по2010 participated in more than 50 exhibitions of different scale city, district, County, regional, national, international. Held personal exhibitions in the cities of Khanty-Mansiysk, Yekaterinburg, Surgut, Novorossiysk Yugorsk, Sovetskiy, Kemerovo. Birch, villages Kondinsk, Light, of khulimsunt, nyaksimvol, Mesopotamia, Igrim., Long-Yugan. Participant of a number of national and international plein air.
The winner, the medallist, winner of many art exhibitions and festivals.
2004 Diploma 1 all-Russia festival "Russia-Art-Yugra", 2004. Khanty-Mansiysk
2005 Winner of the 2 all-Russia festival "Russia-Art-Yugra" 2005. Khanty-Mansiysk
2005 Medal of the international art exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Victory in great Patriotic war, Moscow, 2005.
2005 Laureate in the nomination "New name Ugra art" art exhibition for the 75th anniversary of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous district Khanty-Mansiys
2006 participated in the International art plein air, Zalaegerszeg Hungary with the result of the plein-air exhibition robots artist was selected for an art gallery, Zalaegerszeg.
2006 all-Russian art exhibition of landscape "the image of the Motherland", Vologda.
2007 Diploma of the "Union of artists of Russia" for successful participation in all-Russian exhibition "Young artists of Russia" Moscow
2007 Diploma of the international art exhibition in the festival "Slavic spring" in Rimini. Italy.
2008 diploma of the international art exhibition at the end of the plein air
Tobolsk 2008
2008 "Grand Prix" district exhibition" Ugra art" .
2009 Diploma for the successful participation of the regional exhibition "Young artists of Ural". 2009 Silver medal "of the Union of artists of Russia" in a regional exhibition of Ural-11. 2010Участник of the project "Golden map of Russia".
2010 Diploma-regional exhibition "Easter".
2010 Winner of the district exhibition "Ugra art". 2010 Laureate of the 1st degree of the International festival of arts My Ugra
Twenty personal exhibitions.
Works are in the museums of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous district, the house-Museum of V. A. Igoshev. the Foundation of the Academy of arts im. Repin, the Fund Tonino, Guerra Italy, the art gallery, Zalaegerszeg Hungary, and in private collections.
The list of exhibitions from 2003 to 2010.
Spring exhibition - 4.
Autumn exhibition - 8.
Solo exhibitions - 20.
Regional - 3.
Russian - 7.
International - 4.
Other-13.