Ksenia Malurika

Hello, l’m Ksenia and I am an Artist/Illustrator and Musician.
My art is a way of seeking answers by asking questions of the world. Sincerity is my foundation. I strive for the images I present to breathe, like a forest or a dress filled with the memory of the person who recently wore it. Since childhood, I've always felt a deep connection with nature, walking through forests or observing the changing seasons. It seemed to me that in every tree, in every wind, there was something magical waiting to be discovered. I don't separate nature and humans, for me, they are one. I enjoy observing people, their emotions, so I often create portraits where I show a sharp image/emotion as in the series "The Person Inside". Once, I decided to paint many different states of the ocean. Not just a portrait of the sea, but to convey its essence, its spirit. I wanted people, looking at these paintings, to peer into its very heart. I think oceans are not just blue expanses; they are a metaphor for humanity's endless quest for depth, diversity, and changeability.
I was born in Siberia in 1993, my work delves deeply into themes of personal experiences, exploring liminal states, the sensual realms of human existence, and our connection with nature. In ...

2016-2020 - Saint Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after Ilya Repin, Faculty of Painting/Theatrical and Decorative Arts
2009-2014 - Novosibirsk State Art School Faculty of Painting

2024 – “White: The beginning / The end” at tmp_space,
Batumi, Georgia
- “Far From Home/ vol.2” festival “Human” Zazercal’e,
Tbilisi, Georgia
- “Eco festival Ecology & Art” at tmp_space,
Batumi, Georgia
2023 – «Fragile structure» at tmp_space, Batumi, Georgia
- «Borders» online exhibition, zoom opening/offline exhibition, Machindgauri, Georgia
- Art laboratory "Being Here: Particles”, Machindgauri, Georgia
- "Being Here: Particles" at Tato ART SPACE
Bridge Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
- "February" at tmp_space, Batumi, Georgia
- "Closure" at tmp_space, Batumi, Georgia
2022 - "Presence" at tmp_space, Batumi, Georgia
- "Old Batumi Market" at kahaberi_showroom, Batumi, Georgia
2020 - "Premiere Vision Paris" at Maison de la Mutualite, France
2019 - "Poetic Petersburg" Igor Minakov Award, Raphael Hall of the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg
2014 - "Retrospective Exhibition of Student Works" City Center of Fine Arts, Novosibirsk
2013 - Interregional Youth Exhibition of Fine Arts – "Young Siberia" International Exhibition and Business Center "Siberia," Krasnoyarsk (publication of works in the catalog)
- Interregional Exhibition of Young Art of Siberia "Az Esm" Museum of Fine Arts, Kemerovo2012...