Dobrinya Ivanov

Dobrinya Ivanov
1987 Born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Lives and works in Kiev.

Emerging in Ukraine's cultural landscape in 2009, Dobrynya Ivanov's artistic journey sidesteps traditional chronology. His multifaceted creative approach masterfully balances impudent gestures with underlying romanticism. While traversing the boundaries of memory, history, and prospective futures, Ivanov consistently seeks out the profound truth—whether it's found in everyday objects, fragmented tales, or the most intricate of human gestures. His ability to interpret and reimagine moments, both lived and imagined, has solidified his status as a keen observer and commentator in contemporary art.

Solo Exhibitions
2021 True Copy, Dymchuk Gallery, Kiev
2019 How to…?, Noch, Odessa
2014 Autonomous Republic Borshagivka, Detenpyla gallery, Lviv
2012 Retrospective, Project Space, Kiev
2011 Agglomeration, Ya Gallery art-centre, Kiev

Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Skiz melodji v rozmiarze zeczywistim, curated by Stas Turina, Galeria Labirynt, Lublin
2019 Kyiv Art Week, Kiev Ukraine
2018 Reality, Constructruction festival V, Arsvit gallery, Dnipro
2018 How to be cool, Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev
2017 Documenta14, Kassel, Germany, curated by Soshenko33 collective
2017 Above God, Vinnitsya, Ukraine, curated by DENEDE
2017 Odessa Biennale, Odessa
2017 Shukhliada exhibition environment, Kiev
2017 Portal, Kiev City Hall, Kiev, curated by Lyolya Goldstein
2017 mocumenta, Kiev Bienalle 2017, Soshenko33 , Kiev, Ukraine
2015 The School of Kyiv, Kyiv, curated by Hedwig Saxenhuber and Georg Schöllhammer
2014 Through Maidan and Beyond, Vienna, Austria
2013 Exhibition of the 20 shortlisted artists for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2013, Pinchuk Art
Centre, Kiev, curated by Bjorn Geldhof
2013 Place (with Open Group), Closer, curated by Ksenia Malyh, Kiev, Ukraine
2013 Introversion, M-17, curated by Ksenia Malyh, Kiev, Ukraine
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