[1] Deyneka was born in Kursk and studied at Kharkov Art College (apprentice of Alexander Lubimov) and at VKhUTEMAS.

[citation needed] He was a founding member of groups such as OST and Oktyabr,[2] and his work gained wide exposure in major exhibitions.

His paintings and drawings (the earliest are often monochrome due to the shortage of art supplies) depict genre scenes as well as labour and often sports.

He is in the highest category "1A - a world famous artist" in "United Art Rating".

One modern critic, however, suggested that Deyneka's posters are less radical than his fore-bearers like Alexander Rodchenko, and as a result, less interesting.