About

Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1996. Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University in 2018. In 2022, completed a master’s degree in Curatorial Studies through a joint program by Saint Petersburg University and Bard College, NY. Currently enrolled in the Erasmus Mundus Media Art Cultures master’s program, studying across Austria, Denmark and Poland. Curator with experience in organizing contemporary art exhibitions across established galleries and emerging independent spaces.

Education

— Master’s in Media Art Cultures

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree (2023-2025)

Specialization: MediaAC

— Master’s in Curatorial Studies

Saint Petersburg State University (2020-2022)

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Specialization: Arts and Humanities

— Bachelor’s in Philosophy

Saint Petersburg State University (2014-2018)

Faculty of Philosophy; Department of Cultural Studies, Philosophy of Culture, and Aesthetics

Work experience

— Art Manager

NAMEGALLERY (Nov 2021 - Sep 2023)

Archival management, exhibition logistics, and interdepartmental coordination facilitating seamless collaboration between artists, curators, and gallery staff.

Conceptualized and implemented PR and social media strategies, developing content plans to amplify gallery presence and engage new audiences.

Curated public programs, led art mediations, and strengthened relationships with collectors, enhancing the gallery’s community impact and commercial reach.

Directed the design and launch of a new gallery website, improving user engagement and digital presence.

— Art Mediator

The Russian Museum of Ethnography (Jun 2021 - Sep 2021)

Preparing and conducting art mediation for the audience at the exhibition Qatar Between the Sea and the Desert. Art and Heritage in the Russian Ethnographic Museum.

Internships

— Sound Art Lab & Struer Tracks

Struer, Denmark (Mar-2024 Aug 2025)

Volunteering

— Art Mediator

The State Hermitage Museum (Dec 2017-May 2018)

Curatorial projects

— Death by a Thousand Cuts

In collaboration with Carlos Velandia, Habiba Sallam, and Hong Nguyen (May - June 2024), Aalborg University, Denmark

— Meeting of an Umbrella and a Sewing Machine

In collaboration with Tanya Kolpakova and Dasha Sai, Antonov Gallery (Oct - Nov 2023), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— IVANONA

Sevkabel Port, Humanist Space (Aug 2023), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— Locked Up

BlindSpot (Apr 2023), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— Contemporary Art Performance Week

NAMEGALLERY (Nov 2022), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— New Era / New Tribe

BlindSpot (Oct 2022), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— Don’t Tell Mom

NAMEGALLERY (June 30 - July 22, 2022), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— Perfotachka Festival

Сo-curator of the Performance Festival (Sep 6 - Oct 6, 2021), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— CRTR

Co-founder of Educational Online Project (Mar - Jul 2021), Saint Petersburg, Russia

— Dust Us

Co-curator of the Online Project (Feb 2021)

Academic writing

— The Role of the Curator in the Formation of the Contemporary Art Canon: Criteria for Work Selection in Curatorial Practices

Master’s Thesis, 2022 (Unpublished)

— Boundaries of National Identity in Contemporary Art: The Case of Japan

Bachelor’s Thesis, 2018 (Unpublished)

Publications:

— Conversations with Paolo Cirio: Discussing 'Capture' and the Evolution of European Facial Recognition Tech Over 3 Years (2024, syg.ma);

— Fabric of Life (2023, article in St.Art magazine);

— Man. Who is it? (2023, article in the psychoanalytic journal Lacanalia).

Academic writing:

— Actual criteria for the selection of works in curatorial practices. (2022, thesis, unpublished);

— Boundaries of National Identity in Contemporary Art on the Example of Japan. (2018, Bachelor thesis, unpublished).

Courses

— Machines of No More War

Smolny Beyond Borders / Bard College (Jan - Jun 2024)

— Dissent! Politics, Justice, Dignity

Smolny Beyond Borders / Bard College (Jan - Jun 2023)

— War and the Decay of Language

Smolny Beyond Borders / Bard College (Nov 2022)

— Workshop for Curators and Art Managers

Curatorial Forum (Dec 2021)

— Psychology of Consciousness

Open Education (Mar - Jun 2020)

Languages

— Russian (native)

— English (C1)

Tools + Tech

Figma, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere), Tilda, 1C, Targeted Advertising

Knowledge

Curatorial Practice, Art Management, Academic Research & Writing, PR & Marketing Campaigns, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Organizational and Communication Skills