★ Graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Design at the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts

★ Took a 2D animation course at Animation club

★ Studied in the "Directing of Author's Short-length Animated Films" course by Vanya Maximov

★ Upgraded skills in the 2D Graphics Pro course by Lisa Parfenova at Skills Up School

★ Worked as a background artist on the feature-length animated film "Flintlock", in the animation studios "Delai" and "Soyuzmultfilm", developed characters and illustrations for a children's book

★ Specializes in character design and visual development for animation

**What is important to you in work?**

As a character designer and concept artist, I strive to transport the audience to different worlds, and here experiments with form, color, composition, and all previous experience help me.

**And in teaching, what is important to you?**

I try to motivate students to experiment, pay more attention to ideas, stories, personal experience, and details, try new things and explore the world around them, not be afraid to make mistakes, and just enjoy the process! Together, this helps to create charming and unique things.

**Did you always dream of being an artist?**

As a child, I did not plan to be an artist, but I really loved to come up with stories, heroes, and worlds. I think that this is what influenced my choice of profession the most.