Oleg is a professional graphic-artist, sculptor, ceramist, member of the Russian Fine Art Association and farmer. Working for 26 years in ice and snow, he won first prize at the Crystal Seal competition on the Lake Baikal, Russia in 2010 and received an invitation to the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska in 2011 where he debuted with third place in Single Block with Shaman and third place in Multi-Block with White Silence, this year’s event logo. Oleg is fascinated with Native American culture especially everything Tlingit.