Alexander Korovyakov was born on November 16, 1912 in the village Berdskaya Orenburg province. In 1947 he graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts named after IE Repin, the studio of Victor Oreshnikov. He studied with Boris Vogel, Henry Pavlovsky, Semyon Abugov. He has participated in exhibitions since 1949. Member of the Leningrad Union of Artists since 1955. He painted portraits, urban and landscape landscapes, genre compositions, still lifes, etudes from nature. In 1954-1983 he taught and headed the School of Art (now the Art Lyceum named after B. V. Ioganson). The works of Alexander Korovyakov are in museums and private collections in Russia, France, the USA and other countries.