Egor Zigura

Born in Dnipro (Ukraine) in 1984, Egor Zigura currently lives and works in Nice, France.

The artist creates sculptures, installations, and art objects.

As a sculptor, Egor Zigura seeks to explore the legacy of the classical antiquity. His sculptures combine canonical forms with contemporary notions, highlighting the issue of identity in the multicultural world, consumerism, ecological challenges, and other problems of the global society. Egor works both with traditional and with contemporary materials. His arsenal includes bronze, metal and polyester.

His works have won acclaim on the international level: they have been represented at international auctions (Phillips, Sotheby’s) and participated in art fairs (Spectrum Miami, Kölner Liste, Tokyo International Art Fair, Volta Basel and more).

Egor Zigura’s sculptures were acquired by numerous collections in Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, France, Monaco, Portugal, the UK, Singapore, the USA, Japan, China and Italy. His sculptures installed in public spaces, including Ukraine, France, Australia, the USA.

He graduated from Taras Shevchenko Art School in 2003, from the Department of Sculpture of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2009, and from the graduate program of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2012. He taught sculpture and graphic art at the Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University. A member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine and L'Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques in Monaco.

Spaces.Boundaries. Borders, National Center Ukrainian House, Kyiv

White and Black, National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv

My Story: 32 Years of Independence, Museum of Kyiv History, Kyiv

Origin(s): A Sky-Blue Horizon, Biblioteca Comunale, Palermo, Italy, 2023;

Empreintes, Centre Culturel de la Providence / La Semeuse, Nice, France, 2023;

Shift & Peaceful Sky Project, Centre Culturel d'Ukraine en France, Paris, 2023;

Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Australia, 2023;

Lost & Found, Association Internationale des Artistes Plasticiens, Monaco, 2023;

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 2022;

Ukrainian Revival, Association Internationale des Artistes Plasticiens, Monaco, 2022;

Sculpture on the Lawn, Orlando, USA, 2021;

Burlington Sculpture Park, Vermont, USA, 2021;

Niwot Sculpture Park, Colorado, USA, 2020;

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 2019;

Genezis, Dancing House Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic, 2019;

Project Bifronte, Spazio GIOELE CHI Gallery, Castell'Arquato, Italy, 2019;

ArtUnity Espacio de artes Granada, Spain, 2017;

Art Rooms, Melia White House, UK, London, 2016;