Anatoli Efmenov was born in 1945 in St. Petersburg. He graduated from the V. I Mukhina technical school and became a member of the Artists’ Union in 1975. His works have been exhibited in Russia and abroad and can be found in state museum collections as well as private collections. He exhibits in England, France, Denmark, and Germany. Many of his works were created together with his wife, artist Galina Efmenova.