Sergei Marshennikov was born in 1971 in
Ufa (Bashkiria, USSR). His grandfather was the general manager of a
horse breeding company, his father, an electrical engineer and his
mother was in pre-school education. Freom the earliest of times, Serge
was always drawing, painting and sculpting from any material he could
land his hands on. His Mother encouraged Serge to study and from early
childhood and he had a succession of private teachers and art studies he
attended. After receiving a number of awards for his children’s
watercolor and pastel paintings, Serge decided to become a professional
painter.