Alexandra B Sokolov

Alexandra is a British contemporary artist whose visual practice is closely intertwined with writing, theatre, and philosophical inquiry. She is currently working on a novel, The Woman with a Thousand Names Who Lives in a House with a Sea View, a long-form exploration of identity, memory, and the idea of home.

Trained originally as an actress and theatre practitioner, and with a formal background in theology, Alexandra approaches painting as both a dramaturgical and contemplative space. Her work engages with questions of presence, silence, and meaning beyond language.

She lives and works between the UK and Southern Europe, continuing to develop her practice across painting, writing, and theatre.

Russian State Institute of Performing Arts
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Acting
2000–2005
St Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg Theological Academy and Seminary
Theological Studies
2005–2008
St Petersburg, Russia

365 DAYS
An internationally coordinated theatrical project conceived, initiated, and produced by Alexandra Sokolov, presented simultaneously across five countries on the first anniversary of the war. The project brought together original anti-war texts and local performers to create a shared moment of reflection, resistance, and collective memory.

Pushkin House, London, UK
365: Rehearsed Reading of Three Anti-War Plays — London
Artistic Director & Creative Producer
24 February 2023
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365: Rehearsed Reading of Three Anti-War Plays — Berlin
Artistic Director & Creative Producer
Berlin, Germany
24 February 2023
On the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, five cities worldwide hold a reading of three anti-war plays written in 2022. Professional actors and playwrights will meet in Tbilisi, London, Berlin, Belgrade and San Francisco to read three plays about the tragedy of war. They will document its horrors and consequences and talk about theatrical ways to counter the rhetoric of hostility and Russia's imperial ambitions.

DUST Tbilisi, Georgia
365: Rehearsed Reading of Three Anti-War Plays — Tbilisi
Artistic Director & Creative Producer
24 February 2023

KROKODIL Center, Belgrade, Serbia
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