Lomakin Mykola Oleksandrovych was born in 1967 in Kirovograd. Finished Kirovograd children's art school. In 1996 graduated from Kharkiv Art-Industrial Institute, majored in graphic arts. Since 2001 has been working in the sphere of book illustration.
   Participant of All-Ukrainian and foreign exhibitions; also took part in numerous regional book illustrations exhibitions. In 2002 his personal exhibition took place in House of Artists of Kharkiv organization of the National Union of artists of Ukraine.
   69 graphic works are presented at the current exhibition "Graphic Ballads" - illustrations to literary works by Ukrainian, Russian and foreign writers: "Foud" (the novel is a winner of Oles Gonchar Award) by Ya.Yarish, "The Kreutzer Sonata" by L.Tolstoy, "Ivanhoe" and "The Talisman, or Richard the Lionheart in Palestina" by W.Scott, "The Suicide Club" by R.L.Stevenson, "Aroun the World in Eighty Days" and "Michel Strogoff" by J.Verne, "Karlsson-on-the-Roof" by A.Lindgren, "The Red Rover" by F.Cooper, "Under the Southern Cross" by L.Boussenard, "Robinson Crusoe" by D.Defoe, "Stay Alive" by N.Vanier and also illustrations to Ukrainian folk tales and encyclopedias for children.
   His works are notable for decorativeness and picturesqueness, careful attitude to the details and high graphic culture. The artist often uses traditional graphic materials and techniques in his works - graphic pencil or crayon, drawing with a pen, watercolours.