Xenia Prokhorova

My art is based on a single principle: artistic presentation of esthetic interests. These interests define the goals which I set to myself as an artist.

Creating the Portrait of a Human Being is at the center of my interests, it is the end goal of my artistic work. I like watching people, their facial expressions, their body language, movements and silhouettes. Revealing human character and individuality through uncovering those of their aspects that prompt adoration and admiration—this task never makes me bored, and it will always be the source of my inspiration. I have a feeling that a person’s inner character, the portrait of his soul is always expressed through his special, unique, yet very tangible and specific body mobility. At times, when I am absorbed in my work, I feel as if I were like clay, pliable, clinging to someone and surrounding his form without omitting even a single small bump or corner so that the person’s inward nature can be experienced through the physical sensation of his movements. I encounter such people everywhere, those, whom I cannot but draw or paint when I see them, noticing their facial expressions, their movements and silhouettes, their choice of clothing. My artistic inspiration, my creative imp...

Born in Nizhni Novgorod on January 18, 1984.
2016-2018 – Animationclub.ru Animation School, Classical and Short Animations Course
2014-2017 – Ilya Repin State Academic Institute of Fine Arts, Sculpture and Architecture in St. Petersburg, Deferred Matriculant with the workshop of I. V. Petrov
2016 – St. Petersburg Higher School of Film Directors and Script Writers, Script Writing Intensive Refresher Course
2010 – Moscow Academy of State and Municipal Management, TV Program Director Professional Retraining Course
2001-2006 – National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Legal Studies
1990-2001 – Nizhni Novgorod Youth Activity Center, Arts and Design Studio directed by S. I. Rodionov

Russian Art Awards, Danilovsky Event Hall (Moscow, 2018)
Russian Art Week, Danilovsky Event Hall (Moscow, 2018)
Exhibition of the works of art students from the S. I. Rodionov Studio commemorating its 35th anniversary, Nizhni Novgorod Fine Arts Museum (Nizhni Novgorod, 2014)