Nadia Kisseleva

My studies in art begun when I was 12 years old; yet, I believe I become a fully ‘formed’ artist only in recent years. My induction into diverse concepts of Western art was, apparently, a ‘late coming’ event. Fortunately, I carried with me the skills and knowledge acquired in other art schools; this allowed me to combine different skill and approaches and apply them to my work. Throughout my studio practice, I was committed to a media of painting. The main attraction of painting for me, among many other traits, is the qualities that I value the most - emotional energy and intellectual drive.

I was born in a small industrial town in USSR and brought up under the influences of Russian cultural heritage. I was trained as an artist within a philosophy dominated by Socialist Realism and after attending the Art College in Ryazan and Academy of Arts in Leningrad, I moved to Kenya, East Africa. Over the next sixteen years, I lived and worked in Africa, establishing myself as an artist, illustrator and interior designer. Eventually, I moved to the United Kingdom to study contemporary art. A few years ago I completed my MA Fine Art course with a distinction and the prestigious first prize award from Aston-Bowater Bequest. The studies int...

School of Art, Margaret Str., Birmingham, Birmingham City University, MA Fine Art (distinction and the 1st prize from the Aston-Bowater Bequest (2015 – 2016)

Wimbledon School of Art, University of Arts, London (2003 - 2006)

University of Central England (1998 - 2000)

Leningrad Academy of Art (1976 - 1979)

Ryazan College of Art (1971 - 1975),

Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions

2020

‘Open Encounters’, Recreation Gallery, United Nations Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

2018

‘Stripped’ BV Galerie Klagenfurt , Klagenfurt, Austria

‘The Other Kind of Beauty’, National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

2017

‘Very Far - Very Near’, Lipetsk Art Exhibition Hall, Lipetsk, Russia

2016

‘Post Card From…’, BV Galerie Klagenfurt , Klagenfurt, Austria

2014

‘Document’, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham, the UK

‘Linia Sublime’, Ganggalerie, Wirtschaftskammer Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020

‘BV –ART EX20’, Alpen Adria Gallery, Klagenfurt , Klagenfurt, Austria

‘Die Bereicherung’ Galerie im Kraigher Haus, Festritz im Rosental, Austria

2019

‘Personal Structures: Identities’ 2019, Venice Biennial 2019, Italy

‘BV Sommerausstellung’, BV Galerie Klagenfurt , Klagenfurt, Austria

2018

‘Inspired by Words’, The Birmingham Art Circle at The RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, the UK

‘Perennial Favorites’, Fillingdon Art Gallery, London, the UK

‘BV Sommerausstellung’, BV Galerie Klagenfurt , Klagenfurt, Austria

‘New Threads’, The Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya

2017

‘Looking Through’, The Birmingham Art Circle a...