I was born in Moscow in 1977. I arrived in Belgium when I was 18 to work as an au pair, where I subsequently studied law and management. After 15 years’ career working in international companies, I decided to take up sculpturing, thus renewing a childhood passion.
I have been described as someone full of energy. It is this energy that I would like to breathe into the pieces I work on. I am fascinated by the idea of infusing movement into a sculpture. It is a wonderful challenge, working in bronze, to capture a movement at that moment of intensity and to give an impression of lightness! My desire is that my works dance, jump and play … that they are alive!
I am inspired by life around me. At the same time, I have realised that in my bronze sculptures, I re-create my childhood dreams.: figure-skating, ballet, gymnastics … I watched these for hours on television when I was a little girl in Moscow. I admire these women (and men) who through effort and determination manage to give us an incredible impression of elegance and lightness … This is also what I aim to achieve in my work …
My atelier is in the Tervuren Park. You can contact me if you want to come visit me.
Awards:
– Prix du Public, Montreux Biennale, 2021
– Prix du Public, Lasne Sculpture Biennale, 2020
Monumental sculptures:
– Big Freedom (255 cm), Montreux, Leman Lake, Switzerland, 2021
– Infinite Flight (250cm), Tervuren centre, Belgium, 2021
– Infinite Flight (100-120 cm on wall), a Federale Real Estate order for their Falcone building, Grand-Bigard, Belgium, 2020
Represented in following galleries:
-Philippe Heim
Rue Ernest Allard, 16, Sablon Brussels
-Fondation MAG
Chemin Bleu Léman 1, 1844 Villeneuve, Switzerland
Exhibitions:
2022
-l’Art pour l’Acceuil, charity exhibition, Brussels
-Art Truc Troc & Design 2022, Tour & Taxi, Brussels
-Kunst in de Troost, charity exhibition, Vilvoorde
-Tervuren Rotary Gala, charity exhibition, Tervuren
-Duo show with Aldo Balding, by OFI Asset Management Mecenat, Paris
-Brafa in the galleries, Philippe Heim Gallery, Sablon, Brussels
-PAD with Philippe Heim Gallery, Paris
-Art in the Park, duo show with Dana van der Bijl, Tervuren Park
-Lasne Sculpture Biennale, guest of honor, Lasne
2021
-Fetes de la Saint-Martin
-Montreux Biennale, Switzerland
-SAB by Philippe Heim in the Costermans gallery, Grand Sablon 5, Brussels
-Château Coloma, Art Valley on the tours, Sint-Stevens-Wolume
– Art in the Park, duo show with Dana van der Bijl, Tervuren Park
2020
– Lasne sculpture Biennale, Public Award
– Installation of the “Infinite Flight”, Falcone building, Grand-Bigard, Belgium
– Art in the Park, open atelier personal exposition with Tiet, Tervuren Park
– Tourinnes-la-Grosse art walk
– Sculpture offer to «Chaîne de l’Espoir» charity
2019
– Salon des arts, Association de la Noblesse du Royaume de Belgique, Bruxelles
– Charity auction for Rotary club, Tervuren
– Chastre art walk
– Gallery Van De Velde, personal exhibition with «Les délires de Josephine», De Haan
– L’art pour l’Acceuil, charity art exhibition, Brussels
– Tervuren Artiestentoer
– A Posteriori, art project of Valou Kervyn, Sablon, Brussels
– Air du temps, personal exhibition with Maria Mamkaeva, Cultural center of the Russian Embassy in Belgium
2018
– Operation 111111, contribution to the charity campaign with www.naojo.com
– ProfondArt- Limal art walk
– Ongezien#3, Museumnacht Antwerpen
– Charity art exhibition in favour of l’ASBL Papillon d’Armandia, la Hulpe
– Tervuren Artiestentoer
– A Posteriori, art project of Valou Kervyn, Tervuren
– Galerie Sablon d’art, Sablon, Brussels
– ART Truc Troc & Design, Bozar, Brussels
2017
– Noël approche, Watermael-Boitsfort
– Women’s ART, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
– Tervuren Artiestentoer
– Sculpture offer to the art auction in favour of “Eglantier”, Tervuren
