Zavgorodniy Daniil А. was born in Stavropol. In 1973, he moved to Moscow. He began to paint since the age of 10. Daniil spent his childhood in the art studio of his father, Anatoly Danilovich Zavgorodniy, who worked as a portrait painter throughout his life. Daniil also took classes in an art studio. Currently he is writing lyrics and composing music for Russian pop artists. Laureate of the festival «Song of the Year - 2000». His main creative areas include naive art, impressionism, primitivism.