From the series "Photoshopped?" Photograph - Limited Edition of 10

Evgeniya Strygina (b. 1989) is a London-based contemporary artist who specialises in landscape and architecture photography as she captures urban and natural environments to highlight both their relation to and their autonomy from human beings. Following her early essays in film and digital photography as a teenager, Evgeniya took a real interest in the art of picture-taking while studying for her degrees in journalism and Spanish in Moscow. After graduating, she completed two courses at the Fine Art Photography School, also in the Russian capital, and a year-long course on contemporary art theory and practice at the Free Workshops, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA). A perfectionist in her work, Evgeniya has stuck to digital photography, a medium she believes helps her attain the result she is after as she is prepared to spend hours making dozens of shots to get the few mesmerising images that would satisfy her. Between 2017 and 2019, Evgeniya took part in at least a dozen group exhibitions in Moscow, including two shows at the MMOMA, art fairs, biennales and festivals, including the Festival of Visual, Sound and Performing Arts in Brindisi, Italy. After taking a hiatus from art photography, Evgeniya relocated to the UK in 2022 to resume her artistic career and work on new projects further exploring her preferred themes such as the nature of space and longing for home. The change in her environment brought new opportunities and recognition for her work. After relocating, her photographs have been showcased in numerous exhibitions, including Mall Galleries, London Lighthouse Gallery, PH21 Gallery, LoosenArt Gallery. She has received notable awards such as the Top 150 MIRA Mobile Prize, MonoVisions Photography Awards, and Photometria Awards judged by Martin Parr. Additionally, her work has been published in The Courtauldian, Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine, Artdoc Photography Magazine, and F-Stop Magazine. In 2023, Evgeniya held first solo exhibition as a result of her art residency in the Czech Republic.