Roma Manikhin

I am an artist currently living and working in Germany. My primary artistic media are painting and sculpture.
I'm drawn to narratives about human relationships, often inspired by family stories, whether mine or others'. Despite our similarities, it's a deeply personal journey. My art aims for a humorous, life-affirming perspective, exploring modern subcultures and urban life.

My goal is to create life-affirming art, and that's why I want my art to be perceived with humor. I am also interested in life with its modern subcultures and what surrounds me in urban spaces. Now I speak more about my life and memories, whereas before, I created emotions. My art in 2025 is more complex in terms of color; it is created under the conditions of stress, war, and the consequences of the pandemic. The change of country and paradigm, the shift in values, and, ultimately, age. What I go through as part of society enriches me and is reflected.

I'm actually more receptive to the outside world and more vulnerable to life in general. In the last 2-3 years, I feel a stronger connection to my childhood and my children. In the sense that they now live far from me, and I (a new person in Berlin) perceive myself and them as a whole. It's as if I got lost b...

Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry
Communication design 2008

Selected exhibitions include presentations at Galerie Vonwegen Gallery in Hamburg and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery in Berlin in 2026.

In 2025 the artist participated in Final Art Auction at Weserhalle in Berlin, presented a solo exhibition in Copenhagen, took part in UVNT Art Fair in Madrid with GAERNA Gallery, and joined a group exhibition at Affenfaust Galerie in Hamburg.

In 2024 works were shown at Saatchi Gallery in London and ATM Gallery in Hamburg.

During 2023 the artist exhibited in Berlin at ROAM, CSR Contemporary Show Room, Redd Gallery and Not A Gallery. International presentations included LUV Contemporary Art in Seoul, Hashimoto Contemporary in New York and Karen Gallery in Australia. The artist also participated in Art Busan.

In 2022 exhibitions and fairs included DIAF in Seoul, a group exhibition at Artflash Gallery in Berlin, a solo exhibition in Seoul, and a presentation at Sandberg Gallery in Odense.

In 2021 the artist participated in Charity Auction Cosmoscow in Moscow and presented a solo exhibition with Lazy Mike Gallery in Moscow.

In 2020 the artist took part in Cosmoscow Contemporary Art Fair in Moscow.

In 2019 the artist held solo exhibitions in Tokyo and Moscow, completed an art residency at Pocke Art...