About
Hi, I’m Andrey Drobitko, a tech entrepreneur and multidisciplinary artist known as Adno. Besides my creative practice, I invent and build digital tools and platforms that speed up visual artists’ work and careers.
Based in Vilnius, Lithuania
highlights
15M+
people have used Sketchar, among the world’s Top 100 AR and AI companies.
- Member of the International Federation of Artists (UNESCO)
- Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)
- Inventor: two patents on a computer-vision tracking system
- Judge at the Webby Awards
- Speaker at the biggest creative and tech conferences: OFFF, Singularity University, AWE, MWC
- Startup mentor
talks
- 2022, Nov 3–4“Development of creativity using immersive tech and web3” – NFT.London
- 2022, Sept 28–30Immerse Global Summit Europe – Madeira Island, Portugal
- 2022, Sept 13–14“Can any creator succeed in Web3” – 3We, a Web3 Summit by GatherVerse · Video
- 2021, Sept 3–4“The role of immersive technologies in the development of creativity of the person of the future” – OFFF Moscow · Interview with Ivan Pupyrev (Google)
- 2021, Aug 27Sber keynote: “Technology in creative education” – Russian Creative Week
- 2021, Aug 14Internationalisation of the cultural and creative industries in the Baltic Sea region – Creative Port, Saint Petersburg
- 2021, July 15Public talk: “Immersive tech in the creative industries” – CannesXRussia
- 2021, June 7“The whole truth about AR technology in consumer mobile apps” – European Immersive Computing Summit, Venice
- 2021, Mar 5“Europe’s media in the digital decade: a role for virtual and augmented realities in the recovery and digital transformation of Europe” – European Commission roundtable
- 2021, Feb 15“A role of AI in products with AR. Pros and cons” – AVRA Days, Moscow
- 2020, Oct 21“Pandemic as an impulse for AR/VR” – Open Innovations Forum, Moscow
- 2020, Sept 22“New principles of human interaction with the environment through a virtual layer” – Cho Fest, Ekaterinburg
- 2020, July 10“Creators vs. AI” – The Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
- 2019, Sept 13–15Lecture and workshop – Industria Fest, Izhevsk
- 2019, Aug 9–11Sketchar featured on the main stage – Huawei Developer Conference, Dongguan
- 2019, July 18–19A roundtable about art and tech – Stenograffia festival, Omsk
- 2019, June 27–28European Immersive Computing Summit – Venice
- 2019, Apr 2A lecture about multidisciplinary thinking, tech and art – MMoMA, Moscow
- 2019, Feb 25–28A joint booth of Sketchar and Huawei – MWC Barcelona
- 2018, Nov 12The China-Europe Artificial Intelligence Summit – Dongguan
- 2018, Nov 7The partnership of Sketchar and Huawei announced – Huawei eco-Connect, Rome
- 2018, Oct 18World Conference of VR Industry – Nanchang
- 2018, Oct 5G8 Festival of Creative Industries – Moscow
- 2018, June 273rd International Conference “Citizen and People: Communications and Digitalization” – Yakutsk
- 2018, June 12A lecture at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University – Kaliningrad
- 2018, Mar 25European Immersive Computing Summit – Venice
- 2017, Dec 8“AR as a new era of education” – CG Event
- 2017, Nov 27Digital Fest, a festival of tech and science for teens – Moscow
- 2017, Nov 21Augmented World Expo (AWE Asia) – Beijing
interviews
- 2026«Андрей Adno: как научить весь мир рисовать, обогнать время и приручить ИИ» – RADIO•R
- 2021Art as meditation (World Mental Health Day) – Apple App Store
- 2021Interview with Egor Golopolosov – Pinok, in Russian
- 2021#Warmintro by Parin Shah (Lego Ventures)
- 2021“Den of Rich” – UHNWI, in Russian
- 2021«Российские мастера стрит-арта: 5 перспективных уличных художников» – GQ
- 2019Top 10 revolutionary companies in AR/VR 2019 – Analytics Insight
- 2019Start-up of the day – Innovation Origins
- 2019«Стрит-арт-художник создал приложение для рисования при помощи AR» – vc.ru
- 2018New Huawei HiAI partnership with Sketchar brings a better AI drawing experience – Huawei
- 2018«Я могу сделать Калининград культурной столицей России» – Балтийский Бродвей
- 2018«Главный прикол искусства – придумывать новые формы и смыслы» – Балтийский Бродвей
- 2018«Заменить человеку реальный мир на 100% сложно, но можно» – Design Mate
- 2018Sketchar as the most promising Lithuanian startup – Startup Lithuania
- 2018Video interview after the Webby Awards ceremony – Voice of America
- 2018Realtà estesa e nuove tecnologie. Un convegno a Venezia – Artribune
- 2018Winner highlights: learn to draw with Sketchar – The Webby Awards
- 2016Stroim Club
- 2014«Москва как центр мирового стрит-арта» – Snob
- 2014Интервью к выставке «Части стен» – FurFur
- 2013Interview on the joint show of Adno and Gera 9 – FurFur
- 2013Диагноз: «артоголизм» – Vltramarine
- 2012Vivacity
Exhibitions
- 2021“Всё”, first solo exhibition – TechArts (Pakrante), Vilnius, May 24–30
- 2018“Wall Elements II”: a mural, a diptych and an exhibition stand, “Complexity and simplicity” – Manege, Saint Petersburg
- 2018“GR#D”, sculpture-installation for the Adidas exhibition “Deerupt” – Moscow
- 2016“Independent dependence”, sculpture-installation for ArtMosSphere – #project64, VDNH, Moscow · VDNH
- 2016“Through”, interactive projection for the II Biennale of street art ArtMosSphere – Manege, Moscow · Manege
- 2015“Absolut space”, interactive projection; collective show with Scheme, Nootk, Kasay, Pokras Lampas, KReal, Zenya Zelvakov, Wert159 – Au Pont Rouge, Saint Petersburg
- 2015“Endangered Species”, collective exhibition with Morik1, SatOne, 3ttman, Pantonio, Fintan Magee and others – MYA Gallery, London
- 2014“Wall Elements”, exhibition and book about Russian street artists by Alex Partola – RuArts Gallery, Moscow
- 2014“Artify workout” (Reebok) – Museum of Moscow
- 2014The sculpture “In Myself”, Biennale of street art ArtMosSphere – included in the Google Cultural Institute – ArtPlay, Moscow
- 2013“Equally different” («Одинаково разные»), joint exhibition with Gera 9 – Fabrika, Moscow
Sketchar in the press
Awards
- 2022One of the top vendors for computer vision tools and services – Gartner
- 2021Europe’s 100 hottest young scaleups – The Next Web
- 2020One of the leading European AI companies (Sketchar) – TNW × XEurope
- 2019One of the top revolutionary companies in AR/VR (Sketchar) – Analytics Insight, Digi-Capital
- 2018Webby Award winner – the best use of augmented reality
- 2017№1 of the most promising tech startups from Lithuania – Startup Lithuania
- 2017One of the best apps of 2017 – Product Hunt, WIRED, TechRadar, Tom’s Guide, Digital Trends
- 2015App Store Best of 2015 – BigMag – Russia
- 2013Best Design – Dish.fm – The Next Web Russian Startup Awards
in books
- WeArePlay by Google
- Russian Street Art Encyclopedia by ArtMosSphere
- Augmented Reality by Chetankumar G Shetty
- Wall Elements II
- Europe Street Art & Graffiti
history
Born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, grew up in Kaliningrad, Russia. Graduated from the Penza Art College named after K. A. Savitsky (2004–2008) as a graphic designer. Founded my first company in 2008 – the branding agency Art Family Group (2008–2011). Art Family Group ↗