Born in Kiev, Ukraine, 1982. Moved to Canada in 1994. Prolifically creative and gifted in visual art, ephotography, philosophy, poetry and music from a young age. Graduated with honors from University of Toronto.
Began his artistic career in 2005 and began to exhibit in local art galleries immediately. Traveled extensively in the Americas, Europe and Asia, creating and exhibiting art. In 2008, was one of the founders of the Art Healing program for refugees in Canada, where he worked with refugee children, using art as a healing tool.
In 2009, was invited to exhibit at the 5th Annual Amazonian Shamanism Conference in Peru. His painting was used for the conference banner and he shared the exhibition with such great artists as the late Peruvian painter of Ayahuasca Visions, Pablo Amaringo.
In 2010 visited Mexico, creating a new body of larger scale pieces. In 2011 turned increasingly towards photography and digital art, with his focus shifted to color and composition.
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