Painter. Born in the city of Kungur of the Perm region, but the whole of his adult life was spent in the suburbs, in the city of Dzerzhinsk. Love for drawing led the young Valentines in the art Studio, which existed from the time of drugcompany them. Dzerzhinskogo, which is led by an outstanding artist BV Johanson. Art Johanson has brought many talented artists ( N. Gorlov, V. Sorokin, V. Dikov and others).
In 1958, after serving in the army, V. Ogoltsov entered the Moscow art school "Memory of 1905" and graduated in 1963. His art education he continued at MVHPU (b. Stroganov), and then in MGHI them. V. I. Surikov, who graduated in 1973 (workshop Tsyplakova). In 1977 V. Ogoltsov became a member of the Union of artists of the USSR.
Valentin Ogoltsov worked in the field of easel painting, was a member of the zonal, Moscow, Republican and all-Union exhibitions. Throughout his life the artist drew inspiration from nature and beloved Moscow. He left behind a large number of paintings, many of which are not yet known to a wide audience.
The pictures presented on this page will help to understand what he lived and what the artist felt.