Was born on December, 31st, 1943 in Kalinin (nowadays Tver).
In 1974 passed art faculty of All-Union state institute of cinematography (VGIK).
Since 1982 is the member of the Union of artists of the USSR.
The participant of many exhibitions in the USSR, Russia and abroad.
His personal exhibitions were carried out in the House of cinematographers (2006), Bulgarian cultural center (2004), Central House of Artists (2003, 2005, 2008), Moscow City Hall (2005), Federation Council (2005), Russian Federation Government House (2007), Moscow Kremlin.
The first personal exhibition of young painter Vladimir Krylov who was then in the Soviet army, took place in the garrison House of officers of little city Gvardeysk in November 1965. His rank was corporal of guard, and his works were exposed in several local showrooms and in soldier's clubs. Krylov, after some debate was appointed as instructor of division political department. During the next soldier's holiday corporal Krylov has shown his works to painters of M. Grekov Army Art Studio. Art council of this art studio highly appreciates his works and reported it to decision makers. After several months of deliberations in Army instances corporal Krylov was transferred to Central Soviet Army theatre as scene-painter. During two next years of military service Vladimir Krylov passed cum laude four courses of drawing classes of Sourikov State Art Institute Moscow and after army discharge has entered on Art faculty of All-Union state institute of cinematography (VGIK).
According to this artist, his most important painting is the composition "Sunlit dear land - pictorial hymn of Russia". This composition includes 70 pictures jointing in triptychs and forming enormous oeuvre of 140 meters in length and 110 cm in width.
Entire panorama includes 12 small compositions according to number of months and expresses the transformation of Russian nature from January till December. Every preceding month is separated from the next by an architectural landscape - the image of one of great monuments of Russian national architecture. Each season is separated from the next by a dividing triptych, in centre of which a monument of Russian national architecture, and on each side two waterscapes because Russia from all sides is surrounded by seas and oceans. The painting of this composition took 15 years. And this composition has no analogues in fine arts history. Each picture of composition is accompanied by verses of great Russian poets Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev and Rubtsov. The composition is similar to pieces of music "Seasons" of Vivaldi's, Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Glazunov. Thus, linking together painting, poetry and music, Krylov tried to create a major artistic image of our Fatherland.
On our site you can see elements of this composition:
"Sunrise in a fog", oil, canvas, 110 х 130 cm, 1999.
"Autumn, November", oil, canvas, 110 х 120 cm, 1997.
"January", oil, canvas, 110 х 120 cm, 1997.
"Novodevitchi nunnery", oil, canvas, 110 х 120 cm, 1996.
"Light rain in June", oil, canvas, 110 х 120 cm, 1996.
Krylov works in different genres of the painting including portrait, still life and nude. There are also a lot of book drawing in his oeuvre. The book drawing gives him the new opportunity for artistic imagination and Krylov works actively in this genre.
Exhibitions:
1991 - Tokyo international art salon (TIAS).
- An exhibition of painting of artists of the USSR in Seoul.
- An exhibition of works of artists of cinema of the USSR in London.
1995 - first exhibition of the International art foundation.
1998 - personal exhibition in Berlin.
2003, 2004, 2009 - personal exhibitions in Moscow (Central House of Artists)
2005 - personal exhibition in the House of cinematographers (Moscow).
2006 - personal exhibition in the Bulgarian cultural Center (Moscow).
- Personal exhibition in the Moscow City Hall.
- Personal exhibition in the Federation Council of Russia.
2009 - personal exhibition in the Russian Federation Government House..
From 1985 to 2006 artist works over a composition of 70 pictures "Sunlit dear land - pictorial hymn of Russia".
In 2006 he is winner of IV Victor Popkov exhibition - competition.
Works at cinema:

In 1984 painter Krylov became member of the Union of cinematographers of the USSR.
As artistic director he participated in filming of 51 movies.
- Film "Adventure of Science" - won the main prize at the international festival of children's films in Bombay "Gold elephant" (1979)
- Film "Remembering Mendeleyev" - won prize for the best popular-science film at all-Union film festival in Vilnius (1980).
- Film "And happiness in life" - won special prize of Academy of pedagogical sciences at all-Union film festival in Vilnius (1980).
Krylov's publications:
In 1998 was published his book "Art - what is it?" where Krylov expose his understanding of art definition and mission. Since 2000 Krylov's articles concerning the fine arts theory are published in magazines "Who is who in Russia", "Person", "Our contemporary", "Rising", "Art council", "Russian Federation today", "Policy", "Delphos", "Search", "Bratina". Krylov in detail analyzes the possibilities of using in the figurative arts of multiple image, treating cubism and conceptualism, studying oeuvre of Pablo Picasso and Kazimir Malevich, revealing interlinks between modern avant-garde and prospects of a human civilization. In 2005 was published his book "Kill the art".
Nowadays Vladimir Krylov is active; has a lot of art projects and exhibition plans.
Vladimir Krylov's documentary film about his picturesque composition "Sunlit dear land".

The report of the honored artist of Russia Vladimir Krylov at the first International conference "Art and a science in the modern world".