SELECTED WORKS
About the artist
Yuri Shabelnikov was born in 1959 in Taganrog, lives and works in Moscow since the 1990s. At an early age studied at the Taganrog Children’s Art School of Leonid Stukanov. Graduated from Rostov State Pedagogical University (1977-1979), and then from Rostov Art School named after M. Grekov, the Faculty of Painting (1979-1982). Took part in the Rostov “Association of Art or Death” in the late 1980s, which also included Avdey Ter-Oganyan, Valery Koshlyakov, Alexander Sigutin and others. Since 2005 has been teaching “Current Practices of Contemporary Art” at the School of Contemporary Art “Free Workshops” at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Since 2020 has been teaching “Contemporary Painting”, the Master’s program at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL.
The artist’s works were exhibited in Paris, London and New York in the 1990-2000s. The works are now in the collections of the Tretyakov Gallery, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, as well as in private collections in Rome, Paris, London, Bern, New York and Chicago.
Awards:
2012 Kandinsky Prize long-list in the category "Project of the Year"
2007 Kandinsky Prize short-list in the category "Artist of the Year"
Selected solo exhibitions:
2019 "The End of the Film (Second Episode)." "The Flying Inn" Gallery, Moscow
2013 "Requiem á la Volonté". Pechersky Gallery, Moscow
2013 "Mystery-beef II". 16thLINE art-gallery, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2011 "Biblical Post". M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
2009 "The End". Orel Art Gallery, Paris
2007 "Esoteric Football". ARTERIUM - Orel Art Gallery, as part of the 2nd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow
2006 "Requiem á la Volonté" (Requiem á la volonté). Orel Art Gallery, Paris
2006 "The Names of Rembrandt". Reflex Gallery, Moscow
2005 "15 years ago I was still painting". ArtStrelka Projects, Moscow
2004 "To the Soldiers of Labor". M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
2003 "To the Soldiers of Labor". Art-Moscow Workshops, Central House of Artists, Moscow
2000 "Mystery-beef". Museum of Nonconformist Art, St. Petersburg, Russia
2000 "Mystery-beef". M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
1999 "Pushkin is always with us". "Dar" Gallery, Moscow
1998 "Golden Fund" (together with Yury Fesenko). "Art-Manezh", "Moscow Palette" gallery, Moscow
1998 "Mausoleum: ritual model" ( together with Yury Fesenko). "Dar" gallery, Moscow
1995 "Fuocoso" ( together with Valery Koshlyakov). M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
1995 "Necroacademy". Exhibition hall of the Children's Art School, Taganrog, Russia
1995 "Two offerings: bitter and sweet" ( together with Alexander Kislyakov). Taganrog Museum of Architecture and Urbanism, Taganrog, Russia
1993 "In a New Light." / OR??? "In a New Perspective." Gallery in Tryokhprudny Lane, Moscow
1993 "Bogudon School". "Velta" Gallery, Moscow
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 "Gold". Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2018 "Open Collection." PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2016 "19/92 at first." Moscow Museum of Modern Art, as part of the V Moscow International Biennale of Young Art, Moscow
2016 "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman. A Personal Affair." Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Exhibition Center, Moscow
2013 "Reconstruction. Part I". Cultural Foundation "Ekaterina", Moscow
2013 "Lost in translation". Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
2012 "ICONS". PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2012 " Motherland". PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2010 "South Russian Biennale of Contemporary Art". Rostov Regional Museum of Fine Arts, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2010 " Museum Night". PERMM Museum of Modern Art, Perm, Russia
2010 "Doors Open Day: a mansion — a gymnasium — a clinic — a museum". Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
2009 "Not Toys!?". State Tretyakov Gallery, as part of the 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow
2009 "Russian Povera". PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2007 "Baroque." Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
2007 "New Angelarium". Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
2006 "New in the Collection". State Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2006 Art attack! (art contemporain russe). Orel Art Gallery, Paris
2005 "Russian Pop Art". State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2005 "International festival of contemporary art in the open air "ArtKliazma". Moscow region
2003 "International Festival of Contemporary Art in the Open Air "ArtKliazma"". Moscow region
2000 " The South Russian New Wave". State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
2000 "Poor Art". State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
2012 Kandinsky Prize long-list in the category "Project of the Year"
2007 Kandinsky Prize short-list in the category "Artist of the Year"
Selected solo exhibitions:
2019 "The End of the Film (Second Episode)." "The Flying Inn" Gallery, Moscow
2013 "Requiem á la Volonté". Pechersky Gallery, Moscow
2013 "Mystery-beef II". 16thLINE art-gallery, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2011 "Biblical Post". M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
2009 "The End". Orel Art Gallery, Paris
2007 "Esoteric Football". ARTERIUM - Orel Art Gallery, as part of the 2nd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow
2006 "Requiem á la Volonté" (Requiem á la volonté). Orel Art Gallery, Paris
2006 "The Names of Rembrandt". Reflex Gallery, Moscow
2005 "15 years ago I was still painting". ArtStrelka Projects, Moscow
2004 "To the Soldiers of Labor". M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
2003 "To the Soldiers of Labor". Art-Moscow Workshops, Central House of Artists, Moscow
2000 "Mystery-beef". Museum of Nonconformist Art, St. Petersburg, Russia
2000 "Mystery-beef". M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
1999 "Pushkin is always with us". "Dar" Gallery, Moscow
1998 "Golden Fund" (together with Yury Fesenko). "Art-Manezh", "Moscow Palette" gallery, Moscow
1998 "Mausoleum: ritual model" ( together with Yury Fesenko). "Dar" gallery, Moscow
1995 "Fuocoso" ( together with Valery Koshlyakov). M. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
1995 "Necroacademy". Exhibition hall of the Children's Art School, Taganrog, Russia
1995 "Two offerings: bitter and sweet" ( together with Alexander Kislyakov). Taganrog Museum of Architecture and Urbanism, Taganrog, Russia
1993 "In a New Light." / OR??? "In a New Perspective." Gallery in Tryokhprudny Lane, Moscow
1993 "Bogudon School". "Velta" Gallery, Moscow
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 "Gold". Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2018 "Open Collection." PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2016 "19/92 at first." Moscow Museum of Modern Art, as part of the V Moscow International Biennale of Young Art, Moscow
2016 "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman. A Personal Affair." Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Exhibition Center, Moscow
2013 "Reconstruction. Part I". Cultural Foundation "Ekaterina", Moscow
2013 "Lost in translation". Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy
2012 "ICONS". PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2012 " Motherland". PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2010 "South Russian Biennale of Contemporary Art". Rostov Regional Museum of Fine Arts, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2010 " Museum Night". PERMM Museum of Modern Art, Perm, Russia
2010 "Doors Open Day: a mansion — a gymnasium — a clinic — a museum". Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
2009 "Not Toys!?". State Tretyakov Gallery, as part of the 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow
2009 "Russian Povera". PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia
2007 "Baroque." Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
2007 "New Angelarium". Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
2006 "New in the Collection". State Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow
2006 Art attack! (art contemporain russe). Orel Art Gallery, Paris
2005 "Russian Pop Art". State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2005 "International festival of contemporary art in the open air "ArtKliazma". Moscow region
2003 "International Festival of Contemporary Art in the Open Air "ArtKliazma"". Moscow region
2000 " The South Russian New Wave". State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
2000 "Poor Art". State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
