Fundamentals of modern art. Preparatory course - course 108,000 rub. from the British Higher School of Design, training 3 months, date February 27, 2024.

In her art practice, Zhanna combines art with modern philosophy. Her work addresses concepts of replication, repetition, rhythm and simulation. Graduate of Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in London with a Masters of Arts in Photography. Zhanna collaborates with the Tate Gallery in London, for which she was one of the developers of the educational program Reach Out. She is interested in the topic of rethinking the role and place of photography in the modern world. Actively works with new forms and materials. For example, her graduation work “My Name is Legion” is an installation of 30 porcelain figures (of a pregnant army) occupying gallery space. This work was praised by the public and selected by curators to participate in the London Visual Arts Festival in the summer of 2015.

Education
2015 — 2016
Mastered with Nick Knight, London
2015
Certificate in How to Become an Independent Curator, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London

2013 — 2015
Master of Arts in Photography, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, London
2010 — 2011
Diploma in Photography, London College of Communication, London

Awards and nominations
Winner of the Best of Russia 2009 competition
Winner of the Best of Russia 2010 competition
Best Photographer 2009 shortlist
Member of the Russian Union of Photographers since 2009

Exhibitions

2016

START Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London
Art in Interior fest, Bo Concept, Moscow
Mozhno Poznakomitsa, Untitled art hub, Moscow

2015

Fluorescent, Soho Visual Arts Festival, London
New Weapons, Blitz Gallery, Malta
UALARM Art Festival, Dewar’s Powerhouse, Moscow
Granfalloon, Central Saint Martins, London
Reach Out, Tate Modern, London
Metaphonica, Art and Sound Festival, Central Saint Martins, London
Dialogic Assemblages, Artry Gallery, Kochi Muzhris Biennale, India

2014

Global Art Spaces, UB City, Bangalore, India
Big Space III, Central Saint Martins, London
Art Auction 2014 by Sotheby's, Lethaby Gallery, London
Big Space II, Central Saint Martins, London
Tomorrow: Today, Bargehouse OXO Tower, London

2013
Antibodies, Central Saint Martins, London

2011
Degree Show, London College of Communication, London

2010
Best of Russia 2010, WINZAVOD Сenter of Contemporary Art, Moscow

2009
Best of Russia 2009, WINZAVOD Сenter of Contemporary Art, Moscow

Education:

2010-2011 - Institute of Contemporary Art, course "New artistic strategies".
2007-2009 - The Royal Drawing School, London, postgraduate diploma.
2003-2007 - The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, BA in Contemporary Art.
2001-2003 - The Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, drawing course.

Experience:

10.2020 - Founded the U Contemporary exhibition space at Winzavod.
01.2020 - Became director of the Moscow School of Contemporary Art.
04.2016 - Became curator of the further education program “Contemporary Art”.
10.2014 - Became head of the “Pre-Foundation Diploma in Art and Design” program.
11.2011 - Started teaching at the British Higher School of Design.

Curatorial projects:

04.2022 - Exhibition-intervention “Save as...”, Museum of the History of the Gulag.
04.2022 - Exhibition “Process. Job. Continuation" U Contemporary, Winzavod.
02.2022 - Group exhibition “Mythologems”, Rostokino gallery, exhibition halls in Moscow.
01.2022 - Exhibition “Accumulated”, U Contemporary, Winzavod.
09.2021 - Group exhibition of graduates of the “Reunion” school, U Contemporary, Winzavod.
07.2021 - Group exhibition “In Search of Light”, U Contemporary, Winzavod.
06.2021 - Graduation project "Axiology of Renewal", Bellogo Workshop, Winzavod.
05.2021 - Exhibition-intervention “We lived so strangely for 2000 years”, All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts.
10.2020 - Group exhibition “The Path to the Beginning”, U Contemporary, Winzavod.
08.2020 - Graduation project "Decentralization", Red Workshop, Winzavod.
10.2019 - Group exhibition “Obsession”, CUBE Moscow.
09.2019 - Group exhibition “In Search of the Beginning”, Media Center, Zaryadye Park.
06.2019 - Graduation project “Coexistence: marking boundaries”, Krasnogo Workshop, Winzavod.
02.2019 - Group exhibition “Labyrinth”, Richter space.
09.2018 - Group exhibition “Roads of Communication”, Fragment gallery.
06.2018 - Special project “britanka_coop” as part of the Youth Biennale of Contemporary Art at the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art.
04.2018 - Group exhibition “Tastes and symbols of the times”, Danilovsky market.
09.2017 - Exhibition of the best student projects, Small Hall, Artplay.
08.2017 - Group exhibition “Essam”, gallery on Solyanka.
07.2017 - Exhibition of final student works of 1 year of study in the K35 gallery.

Selected solo exhibitions:

09.2019 - “Amber Room”, Apartment Space, St. Petersburg.
09.2018 - “The Error of the Environment”, Museum of Russian Estate Culture, Moscow.
03.2018 - “Space will be ours”, Film Museum, Frankfurt.
04.2017 - “East-West: Next everywhere?” Art-Constantis gallery, Red October, Moscow.
02.2014 - “Dialects”, residence of the Ambassador of the European Union, Moscow.
12.2013 - “View”, Space K136, Berlin.
10.2013 - “Visions”, Film Museum, Frankfurt.
03.2012 - “Faces”, synagogue on Bronnaya, Moscow.
02.2011 - “The Other Side of the World”, cultural center “House on Patriashrikh”, Moscow.
10.2008 - “Nearby”, Babylon Gallery, Samara.
02.2006 - “Revelation”, Shepherd Market Gallery, London.
09.2002 - “YOU”, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
09.2001 - “Here I am”, Gallery Cork street 27, London.
07.1998 - “Look up” as part of the 10th International Music Festival V. Spivakova, Colmar.

Selected group exhibitions:

04.2022 - “Process. Job. Continuation" U Contemporary, Winzavod.
10.2018 - “Breakout”, Art Pegars gallery, Riga.
09.2017 - “In search of freedom”, City Museum, Liepaja.
12.2015 - “The Pushpin Museum”, Zverev Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow.
09.2011 - “There is no space” within the framework of the 4th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, parallel program.
07.2011 - “Today-Tomorrow”, Moscow Museum of Modern Art.
04.2009 - “Dialects 2”, Pushkin House, London.
03.2008 - “Dialects 1”, Pushkin House, London.
10.2007 - “SaLon Art Fair 2007 Show”, SaLon Gallery, London.
11.2003 - “Art-Moscow”, Manege, Moscow.

Publications:

07.2020 - “The art community really needs professionals,” Colta.
08.2019 - “Contemporary art material: marking boundaries”, Radio Liberty
01.2019 - “Art on the surface”, Tatlin.
09.2018 - “Trends in contemporary art”, Tatlin.
07.2018 - “Fiction”, No. 30, City magazine.
10.2017 - “Grey or Pink: Why We See Colors Differently,” The Village.

Performances:

07.2021 - “The influence of contemporary art on urban changes”, Moscow Urban Forum.
06.2021 - “Dialogue of traditions and modern art”, All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts.
11.2020 - “New heroes in contemporary art”, VII Moscow International Biennale of Young Art.
09.2018 - “Art industry for youth”, Museum of Moscow.
08.2018 - “Trends in contemporary art: do they exist?”, Festival of the 90th anniversary of Gorky Park.
06.2017 - Discussion “ART & Fashion”, ARKH Moscow, Central House of Artists.

Prizes and awards:

09.2018 - Award for the best exhibition of the year “britanka_coop”, BHSHD.
09.2017 - “Ambassador School” Award, BHSAD.
03.2013 - At the Phillips auction “Under the influence” in New York, the work “Roll of Honor” was sold for more than three times the auction estimate.
10.2010 - Became a member of the Moscow Union of Artists.
01.2009 - Awarded a medal for his contribution to the development of art at the First International Art Salon “The Path of Unity”, dedicated to the 285th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Arts.
04.2007 - Received a special award “Young Artist” at the 1st Moscow International Arts Festival “Traditions and Modernity” in Manege.

Museum collections:

State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Taft Museum in Cincinnati, USA.
Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, USA.

Public collections:

Works are in the collection of: Queen Elizabeth 2 of Great Britain, Prince Charles of Wales, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess of Thailand, 1 Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

Private collections:

Leonid Mikhelson, Alexander Smuzikov, Andrey Cheglakov, Mikhail Alshibaya, Vladimir Spivakov, Mark Kurtser.