SELECTED WORKS
About the artist
Nikolay Alekseyev is a Russian artist, curator, teacher, and one of the founders of the Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art. Born in 1986 in Voronezh. Graduated from the painting and pedagogical department of the Voronezh Art School. Alekseyev works with the aesthetics of discovered objects, forms, videos, images and stories. He assembles collections and constructs a fictional, “fairy tale” narrative from them.
In 2014-2015 received a scholarship from the young artists support program of the Garage Museum of Modern Art. The artist’s works are in the collections of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the History Museum of the Vyksa smelter, as well as private collections of Anton Belov, Pierre-Christian Brochet, Olga Sviblova, Andrey Malakhov, Dmitry Aksyonov and other collectors in Russia and Europe.
Awards:
2013 Nominee of the Kandinsky Prize in the nomination "Young Artist. Project of the Year";
2012 Nominee of the VII Innovation Award in the nomination "Regional Project";
2011 Nominee of the VI Innovation Award in the nomination "Regional Project";
2011 Finalist of the Kandinsky Prize in the nomination "Young Artist. Project of the Year";
2011 Special mention by the jury of the video art festival "Now&Then `11".
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2022 "Two notes on moles". Gallery "Recycling", Voronezh, Russia;
2020 "Joints". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2019 "It's as cold and empty there as it is here." Zarya Art Residence, Vladivostok, Russia;
2018 "Five thousand Eyes". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2017 "Tales of Italy". VYKSA, Vyksa, Russia;
2016 "Round table: Something important". Gallery 21, Moscow;
2015 "Twelve jumps overboard". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2015 A Journey Beyond the Three Seas. Büro für kulturelle Übersetzungen, Leipzig, Germany;
2013 Leipzig Museum of Civilization, together with Ilya Dolgov. Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany;
2012 "Regnum". Gallery 21, Moscow;
2012 "Sphere of fixed stars". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2009 "NOT FOR LONG." H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 "Room for Everyone". STAGE Gallery, Moscow;
2022 "Is close. Far away. Closer", Victoria Gallery, Samara (curated by Sergey Bratkov), Russia;
2021 "Habitat", CCA Vinzavod, Moscow;
2019 "Heroes of Our Time", Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow;
2019 «A princess doesn’t (give a) shit». Ta•da, Copenhagen, Denmark;
2018 "Stories of the Present". Governor's House, Voronezh, Russia;
2017 "Purple Sails". Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Voronezh, Russia;
2016 "Sensory experiences" (curator Andrey Misiano). New Holland, St. Petersburg, Russia;
2016 "In the glorious city of Voronezh". CCA "Vinzavod", Moscow;
2014 Short History of Voronezh Art. Vienna Art Fair, Vienna, Austria;
2014 "If...". Divnogorye Museum-Reserve, Voronezh region, Russia;
2014 «Detective». The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2014 "Priceless City" (curated by Ekaterina Inozemtseva). Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow;
2013 New space — new vision. Leipzig international art program, Leipzig, Germany;
2012 "Something seems to be missing here." CCA "Vinzavod", Moscow;
2012 "Inconclusive analysis". The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2012 "Waiting Environment". Gallery 21, Moscow;
2011 "Kandinsky Prize 2011". Central House of Artists, Moscow;
2011 "Now&Later." The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2011 "Forms of life. A return to reality." The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow;
2010 "The Living Museum of Performance". Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2010 "XX years of love". The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2010 "The only difference". II Biennale of Young Art, Fabrika Project, Moscow;
2009 Can`t take it anymore. Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Voronezh, Russia;
2009 "Care". Armenian, 13, Moscow;
2009 Land Art Festival "Care". Divnogorye Museum-Reserve, Voronezh Region, Russia;
2009 "We will continue to act." Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Voronezh, Russia.
In partnership with the H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh.
2013 Nominee of the Kandinsky Prize in the nomination "Young Artist. Project of the Year";
2012 Nominee of the VII Innovation Award in the nomination "Regional Project";
2011 Nominee of the VI Innovation Award in the nomination "Regional Project";
2011 Finalist of the Kandinsky Prize in the nomination "Young Artist. Project of the Year";
2011 Special mention by the jury of the video art festival "Now&Then `11".
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2022 "Two notes on moles". Gallery "Recycling", Voronezh, Russia;
2020 "Joints". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2019 "It's as cold and empty there as it is here." Zarya Art Residence, Vladivostok, Russia;
2018 "Five thousand Eyes". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2017 "Tales of Italy". VYKSA, Vyksa, Russia;
2016 "Round table: Something important". Gallery 21, Moscow;
2015 "Twelve jumps overboard". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2015 A Journey Beyond the Three Seas. Büro für kulturelle Übersetzungen, Leipzig, Germany;
2013 Leipzig Museum of Civilization, together with Ilya Dolgov. Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany;
2012 "Regnum". Gallery 21, Moscow;
2012 "Sphere of fixed stars". H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia;
2009 "NOT FOR LONG." H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh, Russia.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 "Room for Everyone". STAGE Gallery, Moscow;
2022 "Is close. Far away. Closer", Victoria Gallery, Samara (curated by Sergey Bratkov), Russia;
2021 "Habitat", CCA Vinzavod, Moscow;
2019 "Heroes of Our Time", Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow;
2019 «A princess doesn’t (give a) shit». Ta•da, Copenhagen, Denmark;
2018 "Stories of the Present". Governor's House, Voronezh, Russia;
2017 "Purple Sails". Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Voronezh, Russia;
2016 "Sensory experiences" (curator Andrey Misiano). New Holland, St. Petersburg, Russia;
2016 "In the glorious city of Voronezh". CCA "Vinzavod", Moscow;
2014 Short History of Voronezh Art. Vienna Art Fair, Vienna, Austria;
2014 "If...". Divnogorye Museum-Reserve, Voronezh region, Russia;
2014 «Detective». The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2014 "Priceless City" (curated by Ekaterina Inozemtseva). Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow;
2013 New space — new vision. Leipzig international art program, Leipzig, Germany;
2012 "Something seems to be missing here." CCA "Vinzavod", Moscow;
2012 "Inconclusive analysis". The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2012 "Waiting Environment". Gallery 21, Moscow;
2011 "Kandinsky Prize 2011". Central House of Artists, Moscow;
2011 "Now&Later." The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2011 "Forms of life. A return to reality." The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow;
2010 "The Living Museum of Performance". Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2010 "XX years of love". The Moscow Museum Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2010 "The only difference". II Biennale of Young Art, Fabrika Project, Moscow;
2009 Can`t take it anymore. Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Voronezh, Russia;
2009 "Care". Armenian, 13, Moscow;
2009 Land Art Festival "Care". Divnogorye Museum-Reserve, Voronezh Region, Russia;
2009 "We will continue to act." Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art, Voronezh, Russia.
In partnership with the H.L.A.M. Gallery, Voronezh.
