Dmytro Hunts was born in 1958 in Lviv. He is a graduate of the Lviv Art Academy, Department of Interior Design. He started painting under the tutelage of such renowned artists as Merited Artists of Ukraine Vitold Manastyrskyi, Stepan Koropchak and artist Yuri Skandakov. He is a member of the National Artists Guild of Ukraine. His preferred genre is easel painting. Some of his works can be found in private collections in the United States, Canada, Germany, Poland and Israel.