He attended the NAA under professors Ivan Mrkvička, Anton Mitov and Ivan Angelov. Between 1899-1900, he studied ecclesiastical painting in Kazan, Russia, and from 1900 onwards he continued his studies at the Russian Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. He made his return to Bulgaria in 1906 and painted the Saint Aleksandar Nevski and the Seven Saints churches, as well as others. He was a master of multi-figure compositions and icons.