Alexander was born in the small town of Zolotuchino, not far from Moscow, to the family of an Engineer who loved art and encouraged his son to pursue an artistic career.

Alexander was fascinated with painting from an early age.  He left his first masterpieces on fences, the walls of his parent’s apartment and on the pages of his schoolbooks.  After high school he decided to dedicate his life to painting.  In 1978 he entered Art School in Zeleznogorsk and after four years of academic training he graduated with honors and received an Art Teacher’s Diploma.

Alexander started his professional career by teaching and working for various institutions as a commissioned painter.  Later he entered the most prestigious art in the USSR-The Academy of Fine Arts.  Many of his works have been selected for exhibitions in the USSR, Europe, and the US.

He moved to the western United States in 1990.  He was motivated by the Native American culture and in his unique way he stated working on related subjects.  His still life images of Indian moccasins, Indian headdress and Anasazi pottery have been his main interest.

His work can be found in many private collections as well as the permanent collection of Springville Museum of Art and the Huntsman’s Medical Center.