23/06/2026
Seven years ago today, I graduated from the Moscow State Academic Institute of Art. I was 31 years old. It was my third degree.
My higher education journey started with marketing at Moscow University of Print. By my second year, I had enrolled in a second program in interior design.
I worked in design and worked with great projects, ran my own business, and had several assistants. But at 26, I realized that I already knew how to work and make money. It was time to do what I had always dreamed of. So I went to art school.
While working on my graduation project, I completely left design behind and devoted myself to art. I saved enough money for a very modest year of living, rented a tiny studio, and started working
Then the pandemic happened, and we all ended up in isolation. I had no idea what to paint. I simply turned off my mind and made
“something”. That’s how my most well-known series, Control Is an Illusion, was born.
When galleries reopened, I took part in my first serious exhibition. I didn’t show paintings.
Instead, I presented a performance and installation project called Burning.
That’s how my life in art began.
A year later, I started organizing exhibitions, and art management became part of my life too.
But that’s a completely different story 💛