Anastasia Kurakina

She studied in Moscow and in Rome. At present, she lives and works in Paris, London, Monte Carlo, Milan, Moscow, and Rome.

Her psychologically analytical works are a kind of art fables. A simple image or object from life transforms into a metaphora of life itself in her paintings.

Her portraits and graphic works are philosophical essence of visible and seeming reality.

Anastasia Kurakina

Art education:

2012-2014 – MA Fine Art at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome;

2007-2012 – Academy of Fine Arts of Rome;

1998-2005 – Moscow Academic Art Lyceum of the Academy of Fine Arts of Russia.

Personal exhibitions:

2018 – Rome, Marino Gallery;

2018 –Milan, Zanuso Gallery;

2017 – London, Russian Cultu al Centre;

2017 –Luzern, Switzerland, International Comic Festival; 2017 – Rome, Russian Center of Culture and Science;

2016 – St.Petersburg, the Pushkinskaya 10 Art Center, Art League Gallery;

2016 – Porto Cervo, Sardinia, evening solo show at MDM Museum of Contemporary Art; 2016 – Rome,

American Embassy;

2013 – Tolentino (MC), International Art Museum of Tolentino;

2006 – Moscow, Central House of Artist.

Awards:

2017 – Rome, I prize of the national award “Arte &sport" of the AONI (National Italian Olympic Academy);

2015 – Rome, Adrenalina prize I prize;

2013 – Rome, Adrenalina prize under 35 and prize of the public, Museum of Contemporary Art MACRO;

2013 – Chieti, Milan, Golden Medal of «Illustrate Manzoni»award, Chieti-Milano Manzoni's Museum, Italy;

2012 – Milan, Winner of the scholarship for the artistic research of Socetà Umanitaria of Milan;

2011 – Tolentino, I prize “City of Tolentino" of the 26th edition of the International Bienniale of Art Humor of Tolentino;

2008 – Modena, I prize “Under 25" of the national Competition of Contemporary Sacred Art “Familia Sancta“.

Collective exhibitions:

2018 – Sunderland, UK, Sunderland Museum un Winter Gardens;

2018 – Edinburgh, UK, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, BP Portrait Award;

2017 – Vatican, Vatican Museums, “Antico Presente" exhibition;

2017 – London, UK, Sunny Art Award exhibition, Sunny Art Center;

2017 – Exeter, UK, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, BP Portrait Award;

2017 – London, UK, National Portrait Gallery, BP Portrait Award;

2017 – London, Works on paper Art Fair, Royal Geographic Society;

2016 – Sardinia, live painting at Il Novecento gallery;

2016 – Rome, live painting at Brasilian Embassy at Simone Ghera's “Dance inside Brasil" exhibition;

2016 – Oxford, UK, Oxford International Art Fair;

2015 – Mexico, MUMEDI Mexican Museum of Design;

2015 – Cambridge, UK, Cambridge International Art Fair;

2015 – Rome, Museum of Contemporary art MACRO;

2013 – Los Angeles, La luz de Jesus Gallery;

2013 – Shanghai, International Art Fair of Contemporary Art;

2013 – Rome, Embassy of Iraq, Embassy of Egypt;

2013 – Venice, Arte Laguna Prize's exhibition at Venice's Arsenal;

2012 – Rome, «Green blood» at Dorothy Circus Gallery;

2011 – Museum of Roman Cilvilization in Rome;

2010 – Naples, “Biennial of the artist's book";

2009 – La Paz, Bolivia, 4° Bienal Internacional Siart;

2008 – Bari, 28th International Fair of modern and contemporary Art;

2008 – Moscow, “Art Manezh 2008", Central Exhibitions Hall Manege.

Collections:

Vatican Museumss, Vatican;

Nina lobanova-Rostovskaya (London), National Museum of Art Humor of Tolentino, National Museum of Sacred Art of Nonantola(Italy), Marchese Sacchetti(Rome),National Centre for Manzoni's Studies (Milan);private collections in Italy, UK,Russia, Germany.