Yuriy Somov was born in Sludyanka – the town located on the banks of Baikal.
Studying at secondary school Yuriy has attended a local fine art studio.
He was considered to have a talent and dreamed to devote his life to painting.
But everything turned the other way. His teacher and master died and Yuriy gave up painting.
1975 – 1981 - Study at the Kyiv Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers.
Candidate of engineering sciences.
In 2011 Yuriy started to paint again and in February his first works were born.
Credo: “Beauty of the nature is in its variety”