Biography

         I was born and grew up in a very small village in Turkmenistan, by the southern border of the former Soviet Union. I graduated from the Art School for the youth, but after the high school, I didn't choose an artist career, I wanted to be a scientist in Biology and graduated from the Turkmenistan State University. Unfortunately the reality ruined all my dreams. USSR became history and I found myself being a foreigner in my own country without any citizen's rights. I tried many different jobs in order to survive in the big city of Moscow where I moved after Turkmenistan became an independent country. But sometimes our losses can create new opportunities. I moved to the United States and found another passion of my life - ceramics. Ever since I've been dedicating all my time and creativity to studying Ceramics and working on numerous art projects.

Education

De Anza College, Cupertino CA, USA
Ceramic Arts, Applied Graphic design