Valery Korchagin was born in Krasnouralsk (Sverdlovskaya Oblast). He graduated from the Faculty of Art History and Culture Studies of Ural State University (Yekaterinburg, 1999) and the Interior Design Department of the Professional Development Faculty of Ural State Academy of Architecture and Art (Yekaterinburg, 2010). He headed the Artist’s Book Studio (National Center for Contemporary Arts, ROSIZO, 2015–2018). He is co‑founder of the Artist’s Book Museum (Moscow, 2020). He is a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (New Trends Section).
