Ekaterina Kruchkova

Artist Photographer and painter, member of the French Photographers Federation (FPF), since 2006, Member of the Union of Russian Artists and International Federation of Artists, since 2014

Russian-born artist, I live and work in the Netherlands, and find inspiration in my travels around the world.
The millennium was a time of great change in my personal and professional life; I fully dedicated myself to art and found in this my vocation.
There are two main directions in my work, and they are interdependent.
One results from deep reflection, meditation and expression of emotional and the most elusive moments of my inner life. This gives a character of spontaneity and uniqueness to each artwork. So I create my drawings and paintings
Another one is whole impression of everyday life around me, reflected in artistic research in photography. My intention is to show ordinary items in such a way that details are present that would normally be overlooked. I want people to be able to distinguish all the particulars of the subject, thereby bringing the subject to life. In this way, the ordinary becomes something extraordinary.
In photography I use a variety of mediums and techniques, such as aluminum and acrylic; in the same w...

2015
- Dynamic Pulsation, Galerie Saint-Fiacre, Paris, - solo show

2014
- International Art Fair, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Casteel Ammersoyen, The Netherlands, - solo show
- New World (Новый Мир), 3-d edition, International Art Festival, Moscow, - laureate
- Russian Myths, International Festival of Art and Litterature, Dzenovici, Montenegro, - laureate
- Trevisan International Art (TIA), Bologna, Italy

2013
- Vienna Showcase, International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Global Art Agency, Vienna
- Geysers of subconscious (Гейзеры подсознания), International Artistic Avant-Garde and Esoteric Project, of Andreï Nekrasov, Central Artist House, Moscow
- Nati Gallery, Exhibition with Armen K Kay and Hrayr Karapetyan, London

2012
- Amsterdam Showcase, International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Global Art Agency, Amsterdam
- Artistic Photography of Ekaterina Kruchkova, Châteaux d’Esclimont, Saint-Symphorien-le Château, France – solo show
- East at West, The Queen Victoria Gallery, Chelsea, London
- Galerie Arteconte, Paris – solo show

2011
- Kunstgalerie Yvonne Hallema, Exhibition with Ruurd Hallema and Louis Nagelkerke, Borne, The Netherlands

2010
- Artex 2010, European patent office, The Hague, T...