Born on March 5, 1956, in Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky). In 1972 he entered the theatrical Department of Penza Art College named after K. A. Savitsky, from which he graduated in 1976. In the same year he was admitted to the suricov art Institute in theater workshop M. M. Kurilko-Ryumin.
After graduating from College, the distribution taught in art school in Kronstadt, and then, from 1983 to 1986, in LGITMiK im. A. Cherkasova. Participant of Moscow, regional, Republican and international exhibitions.
In 1985 he joined the Union of Artists (loskh).
Since 1987 lives and works in Moscow. Since 1991 teaches at the Academy of ARTS Mahli.