Oleg Lomakin was born on August 26, 1924 in Krasny Kholm, Tver Province. In 1952, Oleg Lomakin graduated from the Ilya Repin Institute (Boris Yoganson's workshop). He was engaged in Mikhail Platunov, Leonid Ovsyannikov, Alexander Zaitsev. Participant exhibitions since 1952. Member of the Leningrad Union of Artists since 1952 goda. Painted portraits, genre and historical compositions, landscapes. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1981). Oleg Lomakin's works are in the State Russian Museum, in art museums and private collections in Russia, the United States, France, Japan and other countries.