Honorary diploma of the Ministry of culture of Russia (1979). Tonkawa was born in the village of Gorky region. Semenov graduated from technical school of mechanical processing of wood (1970-1974). Artist decorative arts (Khokhloma painting). Member of the Union of artists of Russia since 1994. 1974 - the constant participant of regional exhibitions. Exhibitor of zonal "Big Volga" (1979, 1985, 1991, 1998, 2003), Republican (Moscow, 1985) and national (1981, 1984) art exhibitions.
Personal exhibitions: Moscow, 1997; N. Novgorod, 2002. He teaches in the GHEE when ngasu from 1999 to the present.