Born in St Petersburg in 1977, has lived and worked in Berlin since 2000. From 2000 to 2005, he completed a degree in Fine Arts under Prof. Georg Baselitz at the Berlin University of the Arts, and from 2005 to 2006 he was a master student with Prof. Daniel Richter. In 2017 he was recognized with the Canadian Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. His works have been exhibited in Eupope, and United States. Akulin’s works are held in private and public museum collections, including the art collection of the German Bundestag.