Presentation

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.


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Print, Blue orgasm, Anastasia Kurakina

Blue orgasm

Anastasia Kurakina

Print - 246 x 199 x 1 cm

$2,117

Painting, Tiger In Balance, Anastasia Kurakina

Tiger In Balance

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm

$1,581

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 2014, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait 2014

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 59 x 0.1 cm

$678

Design, Lady, Anastasia Kurakina

Lady

Anastasia Kurakina

Design - 25.5 x 25.5 x 1 cm

$542

Sculpture, Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 32.5 x 32.5 x 2 cm

$565

Print, Sleeping as a baby, Anastasia Kurakina

Sleeping as a baby

Anastasia Kurakina

Print - 100 x 135 cm

$994

Print, Sleeping as a baby, Anastasia Kurakina

Sleeping as a baby

Anastasia Kurakina

Print - x cm

$1,016

Print, Banana sea, Anastasia Kurakina

Banana sea

Anastasia Kurakina

Print - 22 x 30 x 1 cm

$508

Painting, Spring Thoughts, Anastasia Kurakina

Spring Thoughts

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Lemons, Anastasia Kurakina

Lemons

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Sea Bound, Anastasia Kurakina

Sea Bound

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$734

Painting, Pollen and Snow, Anastasia Kurakina

Pollen and Snow

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 70 x 90 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 102 x 94.3 x 0.3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Red Passion, Anastasia Kurakina

Red Passion

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.4 cm

$1,581

Painting, Horse, Anastasia Kurakina

Horse

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 80 x 80 x 0.4 cm

$1,581

Painting, Clown, Anastasia Kurakina

Clown

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Nostalgia, Anastasia Kurakina

Nostalgia

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm

$1,750

Painting, Portrait, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$734

Painting, Portrait of a Boy, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait of a Boy

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,073

Painting, The mirror of the Past, Anastasia Kurakina

The mirror of the Past

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, The Flight of David, Anastasia Kurakina

The Flight of David

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 28 x 0.1 cm

$768

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 2, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait 2

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$768

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait of Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$768

Painting, Greetings, Anastasia Kurakina

Greetings

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$960

Painting, Lying Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Lying Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 18 x 38.5 x 1 cm

$734

Painting, Portrait, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 39.3 x 64.7 x 0.1 cm

$655

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of a Woman 2019, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait of a Woman 2019

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 57 x 76.5 x 0.1 cm

$678

Painting, Still life with lemons, Anastasia Kurakina

Still life with lemons

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of Man, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait of Man

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 78 x 0.1 cm

$655

Sculpture, Eyes, Anastasia Kurakina

Eyes

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 24.5 x 24.5 x 1.5 cm

$395

Design, Woman Perspective, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman Perspective

Anastasia Kurakina

Design - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2.5 cm

$508

Sculpture, Laila, Anastasia Kurakina

Laila

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 21 x 21 x 2.5 cm

$508

Design, Smiling Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Smiling Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Design - 33 x 33 x 2.5 cm

$452

Painting, Ice Eyes, Anastasia Kurakina

Ice Eyes

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 33 x 33 x 2.5 cm

$452

Sculpture, Teardrops, Anastasia Kurakina

Teardrops

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 24.5 x 24.5 x 3 cm

$395

Sculpture, Golden Ringlets, Anastasia Kurakina

Golden Ringlets

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 26.5 x 26.5 x 2.5 cm

$429

Sculpture, Yellow Brush, Anastasia Kurakina

Yellow Brush

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 24.5 x 24.5 x 3 cm

$395

Sculpture, A Kiss of Autumn, Anastasia Kurakina

A Kiss of Autumn

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 21 x 21 x 3 cm

$429

Sculpture, Sight, Anastasia Kurakina

Sight

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 26.5 x 26.5 x 3 cm

$395

Sculpture, Yellow Stains, Anastasia Kurakina

Yellow Stains

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2 cm

$395

Sculpture, Chinese Man, Anastasia Kurakina

Chinese Man

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 21 x 21 x 2.5 cm

$418

Fine Art Drawings, Happy, Anastasia Kurakina

Happy

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm

$553

Painting, Portrait of a girl, Anastasia Kurakina

Portrait of a girl

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 28 x 38 x 1 cm

$1,491

Print, Vinnly 10/22, Anastasia Kurakina

Vinnly 10/22

Anastasia Kurakina

Print - 55 x 45 x 1 cm

$1,446

Sculpture, Kiss, Anastasia Kurakina

Kiss

Anastasia Kurakina

Sculpture - 30 x 35 x 25 cm

$4,054

Painting, Oscar, Anastasia Kurakina

Oscar

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 50 x 50 cm

$3,953

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19 x 0.1 cm

$768

Painting, Untitled, Anastasia Kurakina

Untitled

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Awoken Sky, Anastasia Kurakina

Awoken Sky

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 20 x 30.5 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Fire Siren, Anastasia Kurakina

Fire Siren

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 70 x 85 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, The Safe, Anastasia Kurakina

The Safe

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Happy Monkeys, Anastasia Kurakina

Happy Monkeys

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm

$1,242

Painting, In the Water, Anastasia Kurakina

In the Water

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 80 x 80 x 0.4 cm

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, The War, Anastasia Kurakina

The War

Anastasia Kurakina

Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 17 x 0.1 cm

$768

Painting, Nude of Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude of Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Woman in Orange, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman in Orange

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 60 x 55 x 1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Nightingale, Anastasia Kurakina

Nightingale

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,412

Painting, Beyond What You Desire, Anastasia Kurakina

Beyond What You Desire

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 13 x 20 x 0.1 cm

$768

Painting, Nude, Anastasia Kurakina

Nude

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 31 x 22 x 1 cm

$768

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Who is the artist?

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.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Anastasia Kurakina’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Naïve-Style Illustrations, Colorful Minimalist Patterns