Nikolay Ovchinnikov
Born on November 29th, 1905 in the town of Karagaevo of Bryansk Province (Russia). He has come to the professional art from the amateur performance. A Great Patriotic War Veteran. Since 1940 he took part in art exhibitions. One of the organizers of the Brest regional branch of the Belarus-sian Artists' Union (1946). Worked in the easel painting in genres of a picture, landscape, still life, portrait. The works are in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus and the Museum of Defence of Brest fortress-hero. A BAU member since 1960. Died on October 30th, 1980
