Tova
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Tova

United Kingdom • 1986

TOVA is a distinctive artist who transforms her financial research and discoveries into the authorial form of the TOVA NUT, where knowledge becomes a sculptural art object.

Biography

Education
2024 — PhD in Finance, Bayes Business School (City, University of London), UK
2009 — MSc in Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
2008 — BSc, Financial Management, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia
1999 — Musical Education Degree, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Training / Methods
2025 — Installation-oriented presentation: digital transformation of the exhibition space through screen works and live elements
2024 — Multimedia narrative format: painting, poetry, and song assembled into short films for large-format screens
2023 — Screen-based performance practice: live painting with original music and voice; video storytelling and light as part of the installation

Galleries / Platforms
Since 2024 — Tova Gallery (Founder), Dubai, UAE
Since 2012 Gallery heritage: Moris Bigo, developed into Tova Gallery, Saint-Petersburg

Selected Exhibitions

2026 — “Body landscapes", TOVA NUTS premiere in Berlin, Zimmer48, Berlin, Germany
2025 — “The eye of happiness", solo exhibition and artistic performance in PAS art space, Berlin, Germany
2025 — “Body&Emotions", international group exhibition, TAPIR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2024 — “I'm a Woman", international group exhibition, Phoenix Art Space (Project Space), Brighton, UK
2023 — “What is coming next", multidisciplinary artistic project, 21 Windows Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2022 — World Art Dubai (art fair), exhibitor listing: Tatiana Franus, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE

Art Fairs

2024 — Frieze London (off-site digital showcase), London, UK — works presented by Plogix Gallery on six digital screens during Frieze London period
2022 — World Art Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE — art fair participation

Publications

2026 — Interview about TOVA visual practice, Visual art journal, issue 51.
2026 — Interview with TOVA, Artwork Gallery, published online.
2024 — Video feature, “Tatiana Franus: The Artist Who Paints Your Feelings", Plogix Gallery (YouTube) — documenting a showcase of Tatiana Franus' works presented on six digital screens.
Academic profile and publications list.
Google Scholar profile (citations / papers).

Collections
Works in private collections in the UK, UAE, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Europe.

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