Veronica Shimanovskaya

VERONICA SHIMANOVSKAYA is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist grounding herself in metaphysics. Veronica’s main themes are pure subjectivity and cultural contextuality. Her practice includes conceptual art, painting, sculpture, installation, and moving image. Born in St Petersburg, Veronica is based in the USA and exhibits internationally. She has shown her work at the London Art Week, Thessaloniki Art Week, 57th and 58th Venice Biennale, Oaxaca Contemporary Art Museum (MACO), Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, and more.
She studied art, architecture and theatre and has her MA and Doctorate degrees from the University of East London, University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and Harvard University respectively. She is a recipient of the 2019 Mayor of Kobe Art Award, and a Certificate of Merit of the Luxembourg Art Award 2021.

DFA, MA Fine Art - UEL
ALM (MA) - Dramatic Arts - Harvard University
MA Architecture - SPSUACE

SOLO
2021, Dreaming of Andy and the Times Changed, The Old Riverbank, Vallejo, CA
2016, Splashing On, Shamineh Gallery, London UK
2014, Solo at Door Gallery and Parnik/Greenhouse, St.Petersburg, RU
2011, Places, All Saints Church, Brookline, MA USA
GROUP
2022, Memento Mori, hArtslane, London, UK
2022, Memento Mori, Palazzo Ducale, Atina, IT
2022, Ephemereye, World Art Dubaï
2022, Artbox Projects, Arsenale, Venice Biennale
2022, ESSENCE / ABSENCE, curated by Matteo Campula newart.city and on thewrong.tv
2021, Altered Scores, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA USA
2021, Plague and Locusts 2020, Ephemereye.com Virtual Show, USA
2020, Memory and Landscape, Biscuit Factory, London UK
2019, Modern Ulysses, Kobe Municipal Art Centre, Kobe, Japan
2019, Miniscule, Fondamenta Santa Anna, curated by Vanya Balogh, Venice Biennale
2019, Miniscule Part 2, curated by Vanya Balogh, London UK
2019, EMPIRE II, MACO, Oaxaca, Mexico
2018, Modern Ulysses, curated by Maria Papatzelou, Thessaloniki Art Week
2018, Passaggi Atina London Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
2017, Passaggi Atina, Art residency and exhibition. Atina, Italy.
2017, EMPIRE II, Vénice Biennale, Castello, Venice, Italy
2017, Passages Crypt Gallery, London UK
2016...