Vladimir graduated from Petersburg Architectural College and the Art faculty of Pedagogical University in Saint-Petersburg. He was a participant of underground exhibitions. He taught painting in art colleges and schools of Saint-Petersburg.

"The Petrovsky courier" wrote about the "The Russian Van Gogh": "The style of this master is referred to by art critics as an intellectual expression. Vladimir is a true Russian painter. He opens the mysterious world, which "The Russian Soul" refers to.