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Selected dates:
1971
Born in Brest (BSSR, now the Republic of Belarus) in a family of artists.
1989
Graduated from the Republican College of Arts of the Akhremchik estate.
1995
Graduated from the graphics department of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts.
1997
He joined the Belarusian Union of Artists.
1999
Received the prize of the 40th International Biennale of Illustration "The Golden Pen of Belgrade" for the book "Princess in the Underworld".
2001
Received the "Golden Apple" prize at the international biennale "BIB'2001" for illustrations for the book "Princess in the Underworld".
2009
Received the "Golden Apple" prize at the international biennale "BIB'2009" for illustrations for the book "King Arthur".
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The artist about his practice:
"The task of an illustrator is to create an image. Not to describe, not to repeat the text with a drawing, but to add some kind of reality. Then the book itself will turn out as a whole work, and the illustration in it as a special kind of art. This is not a picture that can be seen on wall in a frame. Here you need to think in turns, and all the details should appear at a distance of 30-50 cm from the eyes when a person holds a book. "