Born in Vidin, died in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany under professors Caspar and Schinnerer. In the late 1940s, he immigrated. He settled in Argentina in 1951 and became a teacher of painting at the Manuel Belgrano National High School of Fine Arts. Alshekh created in all painting genres – pure painting, the power of colour, avoiding lines.