Dmytro Tronov (b.1966) was born in Odessa. He graduated from the M.B. Grekov Odessa State Art School. He began his creative career in the 1980s and actively participated in the activities of the Society of Odessa Artists. At the age of 30, he took on the role of a priest. In 2008, a solo exhibition of the artist’s works was held at the Museum of Odessa Contemporary Art.