Alexander Borisov

November 2, 1866 (s Deep Creek Vologda) - August 17, 1934 (s Krasnoborskaya Arkhangelsk region)

painter, graphic artist, architect

from a peasant family. Original art education in the icon workshop Solovetsky monastery, where he worked in 1884-1886. In 1886 he moved to St. Petersburg, continued education in the Drawing School of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts (1886-1888), IAH - Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1888-1897; until 1894 was a volunteer, then became a regular student). Worked under the guidance of Ivan Shishkin and AIKuindzhi. In 1889, 1891-1893 incentive awarded medals. In 1897, for the painting "In the eternal ice. Summer "and" Walrus "was the title of the artist.

lived in St. Petersburg in 1909 - in the village Krasnoborskaya Arkhangelsk province. He worked as a landscape painter, his work in developing the traditions of Russian landscape school.

From 1890 to travel regularly to the North. In 1894, he was accompanied by Sergei Witte on the steamer "Lomonosov" in the journey to the North. In 1896 traveled to the Far North as part of the expedition of the Academy of Sciences. In the 1898-1899 built yacht "Dream" and the house on the Pomeranian Bay to prepare for the next northern expedition. In 1899 he undertook an expedition by sea, in 1900-1901 - sledding trip to New Earth, was refined map of the territory, naming a number of geographical places names of Russian artists. In 1905, was among the founders of the Northern mug lovers of fine arts in Vologda, in 1909 - the Society of Artists. AIKuindzhi. Member and exhibitor of the Group of artists »(1909-1911).

Participated in the Spring exhibition in the halls of IAH (1896-1897, 1900, 1902, 1905, 1909, 1911), shows the Moscow Society of Art Lovers (1897), TPHV (1915-1916), the World Exhibition in Paris (1900) and others. Held solo exhibitions in St. Petersburg (1903, 1904, 1914), Vienna, Munich, Prague (1905), Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Dusseldorf (1906), Paris, London (1907), New York, Washington, DC (1908).

After the October revolution, continued to work, exhibit, participated in social activities. Exhibited his works at VI art exhibition of paintings of northern artists in Vologda (1918), 1-st OMAHRR exhibition in Moscow (1928), the exhibition "Contemporary book art" in Cologne (1928). Since 1927 - Member of the Society and the exponential realist artists. Held solo exhibitions in Petrograd (1919), Vologda (1920), Great Ustyug (1922).

In the early 1930's in charge of economic development projects of the northern lands, was a member of the Commission to facilitate the construction of the Great Northern Way, has created a draft railway stations and hotels along the Northern Railway. The study's author: "I Samoyed. From Pinega to the Kara Sea "(St. Petersburg, 1907)," In a country of cold and death "(St. Petersburg, 1908)," Far North: Album "(Leningrad, 1931).

Retrospective exhibitions were held in Moscow, Borisov (1934), Vologda (1966), Archangel (1966-1967, 1991), Museum-Reserve "Gorki Leninskie, near Moscow (1996).

Works Borisova are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, Vologda Regional Art Gallery, the Arkhangelsk Regional Museum, Nizhni Novgorod State Art Museum and others.