Ekaterina Smirnova

is a Seattle based artist. She is highly inspired by science (astronomy, physics and chemistry). Ekaterina's recent project, 67P, has been noticed by the European Space Agency (ESA), where she presented her work in 2016. The artist collaborates with scientists from around the world, interpreting their research into art. Ekaterina often travels, in the past few years she went to art residencies in Japan, Ireland, Austria and throughout the USA. Ekaterina works in different media: large scale watercolor paintings, ceramic sculptures, music collaborations and interactive electronics.

In 2016-2017 Ekaterina:
participated science symposiums:
50th ESLAB, DPS/EPSC, EGU and Art + Environment;
had solo shows at: ESTEC and 4Bid gallery, Netherlands;
gave public talks at: ESA and NASA;
Ekaterina’s work was presented at the World Science Festival in Brisbane, Australia.

Press:
Astronomy & Geophysics Journal, Oxford Press
NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory blog
Gizmodo
The Discovery Channel

Nov 2006 - 2012 Print making, mixed media, oil paintings, watercolor paintings, sculpture, Art Students League of NY
Feb 2009 - May 2009 Photography, Photo Manhattan, NY
Sep 2006 - Oct 2006 Flash, Hunter college, NY
Aug 2006 - Aug 2007 Graphic design, SVA, NY
Sep 1998 - Jun 2003 Diploma in Jurisprudence – The Siberian University of Consumers Cooperative Society, Russia
Sep 1991 - Jun 1996 Art School N3, Novosibirsk, Russia

Solo Shows

2017 Union Arts Center, Sparkill, NY
2017 Tenjimyama Art Center, Sapporo, Japan
2016 European Space Agency (ESTEC), Noordwijk, the Netherlands
2016 4bid gallery, Ansterdam, the Netherlands
2014 Neuhauser Kunstmühle Galley, Salzburg, Austria
2013 A very Small Part of Something Very Big, Solo show - collaboration, Kofu City Hall, Japan
2013 Villa del Arte, Barcelona, Spain
2013 Novosibirsk City Center of Visual Arts, Novosibirsk, Russia
2012 Tabla Rasa Gallery, NY
2012 “Rethinking Watercolor”, Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, NY
2011 Watercolors by Ekaterina Smirnova, Chashama Gallery, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2016 “Mixing Medias”, Carole A. Feuerman Sculpture Foundation, Mana Contemporary, NJ
2015 On + Of Paper, Art345 gallery, NY
2013 Transiti, 3 person show, Punto Sull’ Arte Gallery, Varese, Italy
2013 Fall Open Group Art Show, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, NY
2012 Neuhauser Kunstmühle, Salzburg, Austria
2011 Wide Open, Brooklyn Waterfront Art Coalition (BWAC), NY
2011 Museum of Russian Art, NJ
2011 Allied Artists of America, 98th Annual Exhibition, NY
2011 Collision and Equilibrium - American Youth Printmaking Exhibition, Shanghai, China
2011 “Fusion VIII - Synesthesia”, Ar...