Born in Romania, Ghilchik studied at Manchester School of Art, 1907-15, and then attended the Slade School of Fine Art under Henry Tonks and Ambrose McEvoy.
He exhibited widely, including RA, ROI, NEAC, RP and Walker Club and contributed to Punch between the wars and Daily Sketch. . He was featured in Manchester City Art Gallery’s 1976 exhibition of Valette.
