Born in Murmansk in 1952.
Between 1972 and 1976 he studied arts and graphics at the Moscow teachers college. In 1981 Dmitry Iconnikov graduated from Savostyuk workshop of the Surikov Academy of fine arts.
Since 1987 Mr. Iconnikov has become the member of UNESCO's International Federation of Artists.
The artist has been cooperating with "Image LTD" and "Literature for children" publishing houses since 1990.
Since 1993 he has been the member of the International Arts fund.
In 1998 Mr. Iconnikov was admitted to the Russia's artists Union.
Since 1974 the artist has taken part in over 100 exhibitions in Russia and abroad, seven of them were author's personal exhibitions.
Dmitry Iconnikov's works are in the property of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, the Central Purchasing Commission of the Union of artists Rossi and are kept in private collections in Russia, Germany, USA, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Holland, Norway, Ireland.