Alexander Semenov was born on February 18, 1922 in Torzhok. In 1940 he graduated from the Leningrad Artistic and Pedagogical School. He studied at A. Gromov, S. Butler, V. Oreshnikov, V. Levitsky, M. Aslamazyan. In 1941, Semionov went to the front as a volunteer, passing through all the trials of wartime from the beginning to the end. He was awarded with many orders and medals. He has participated in exhibitions since 1954. Member of the Leningrad Union of Artists since 1957. He painted urban and landscape landscapes, genre and thematic paintings, portraits, still lifes. Personal exhibition in Leningrad (1987). Works by Alexander Semenov are in museums and private collections in Russia, France, USA, Canada, Great Britain and other countries.