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IHOR KONOVALOV

Born: 1965, Novyi Buh, Ukraine.

Lives and works: Kyiv, Ukraine.

EDUCATION

• 1987 – 1993: National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture (NAOMA), Kyiv. Painting Department.

• 1983 – 1987: Dnipropetrovsk State Art College. Design Department.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• 1993 – 2015: Active member of the "Squat on Olegivska" art commune.

• 1996 – 2006: Founder and author of the Fiction Gallery Expedition (FGE) project.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2024: Equilibrium. Kirisenko Art Gallery, Kyiv.

• 2022: Connection. Lavra Art Gallery, Kyiv.

• 2020: Rest Room. Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv.

• 2019: Voices. CCA Soviart, Kyiv.

• 2018: Two Pages. Kyiv History Museum, Kyiv.

• 2017: Fulcrum (Point of Support). CCA Soviart, Kyiv.

• 2016: Presidentation. CCA Soviart, Kyiv.

• 2016: Relax. CCA Soviart, Kyiv.

• 2015: Wi-Fi. DTEK Academy, Eurasia Business Center, Kyiv.

• 2013: Infa & Infadelika. 8-bit Gallery, Kyiv.

• 2011–2012: Infa. Les Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

• 2011: Infa. RA Gallery, Kyiv.

• 2010: Igor Konovalov. Museum of Contemporary Art of Ukraine (MACU), Kyiv.

• 2009: Golden Mountains. RA Gallery, Kyiv.

• 2008: Ctrl-Z. RA Gallery, Kyiv.

FICTION GALLERY EXPEDITION (FGE) & HILL-ART

(Site-specific environmental projects and interventions)

• 2011: Golden Mountains. Mount Shchekavytsia, Kyiv.

• 2006: Om. Detinka Hill, Kyiv.

• 2004: Trinity. Mount Shchekavytsia, Kyiv.

• 2002: Semiryonka. Zamkova Hill, Kyiv.

• 2001: Station-1. Zamkova Hill, Kyiv.

• 2001: Birds. Olegivska St., Kyiv.

• 2000: The Stop (Ostanovka). Mount Shchekavytsia, Kyiv.

• 1996: The Departure of FGE. Olegivska St., Kyiv.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2019: From the Lantern. CCA Soviart, Kyiv.

• 2018: Temporary Autonomous Zone: Kyiv Squats. "Rechovyi Dokaz", Kyiv.

• 2018: ART CAPITAL. Salon Comparaisons. Grand Palais, Paris, France.

• 2017: Squat on Olegivska. Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum / Sumy Municipal Gallery.

• 2016: Recipe for Utopia. Modern Art Research Institute (MARI), Kyiv.

• 2016: Three Generations of Ukrainian Artists (Grynyov Collection). YermilovCentre, Kharkiv.

• 2015: Museum Collection. Ukrainian Contemporary Art (1985-2015). Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.

• 2015: Art for Life. Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.

• 2014: Ukrainian Landscape. Beyond Despair. Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.

• 2014: Man and Woman (XXI International Nude Art Exhibition). Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia.

• 2013: Spring Wind (Land-art festival). Kyiv.

• 2012: Squat on Olegivska. M17 Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv.

• 2012: Art Moscow (16th International Art Fair). Les Gallery Stand, Moscow.

• 2011: INDEPENDENT. New Art of a New Country 1991-2011. Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.

• 2011: Space Odyssey 2011. Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kyiv.

• 2008: Flashback. RA Gallery, Kyiv.

• 1994: Rehearsal. Karpenko-Kary Theatre Institute, Kyiv.

• 1993: December. "Ancient Kyiv" Historical Reserve, Kyiv.

AUCTIONS

• Phillips (London): New Now Auction (Dec 9, 2015), Lot 201.

• Golden Section: Multiple appearances (2011–2019).

• Dukat: Multiple appearances (2012–2015).

• Lozhkin Foundation: Art for Life Charity Auctions (2015–2019).

PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

• Museums: National Art Museum of Ukraine (NAMU) / Museum of Contemporary Art of Ukraine (MACU); Dnipro Art Museum; CCA Soviart.

• Private Collections: Abramovych Foundation, Grynyov Art Collection, Voronov Art Foundation, Collections of O. Krasnoselsky, V. Khamatov, V. Kashirsky, and others.