Venski was born on 6 June 1962 in Krasnodar, Russia, and he began drawing and painting very early in his youth. He studied painting at Krasnodar School of Fine Arts. Igor Venski is adhering to the aesthetic principles and the classical traditions. The artistic formula he employs is that of romantic impressionism with a marked infusion of realistic elements. Sometimes he paints in manner such as of post modernism.