Born may 9, 1921 in the village Pavlitsevo Ivanovo-Voznesensk province. Member of the Union of artists of Russian Federation since 1953. In 1937-1947, he studied at the Palekh art school. Teacher - V. I. Astakhov, V. T. Bondarenko, I. P. Vakurov. The participant of the great Patriotic war. Since 1947 worked at the Association of Palekh artists.
Worked monumental (boarding school in the city of Ivanovo), Teatralna decorative painting (the design of ballet I. Schwartz "Wonderland" (1968)), restoration (frescoes of the assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin (1947)). Themes of works: folklore, literature, history, battle. Participated in exhibitions since 1947. A. I. Zaitsev are in museums: gmpi, timing, SHIMS, Ivanovo OXM, OXM Irkutsk, GMAN, CMS.
