 From 1907 to 1917 Alexander studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (MUZHZV).In 1917 he became a member of the "Moscow Professional Union of Artists" in Moscow together with Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandra Ekster, Vadym Meller and Vladimir Tatlin.From 1918 to 1919 he studied in the studio of Aleksandra Ekster in Kiev, Ukraine.