ARTIST PROFILE

Anna Tolkacheva

  • Russian Federation (b. 1985 in Gorky)
  • Currently in Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.
  • Media artist, poet. The main sphere of interests are mediapoetry and video. Works where presented in several festivals & screenings in Amsterdam, Helsinki, London, Moscow, New York, Riga, St Petersburg, Sydney. Work "The Freedom" won the ISF Moscow 14

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • The Less Powerful Rhymes Of The Word Utopy, Skolkovo Art Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2014

  • Mediapoetry presentation and artistic talk, Open Scene , Moscow, Russian Federation.

2013

  • Mediapoetry presentation and artistic talk, Hiap Art Center, Helsinky, Finland.
  • RGB Performance, Waterman Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
  • Mediapoetry presentation, Kingston University, London, United Kingdom.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • FILE, Fiesp Cultural Center - Ruth Cardoso, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Algorythms and Inspiration, Skolkovo Art Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  • #randomisity, Accelerator of new Moscow, Troitsk, Russian Federation.

2014

  • Blood of Poet, Kanabis Art Center, Riga, Latvia.
  • In this story there are too many\none contradictions, MMoMa, ZERKALO VIII ANDREY TARKOVSKY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Russian Federation.
  • International Short Movie Festival, Moscow Photography House (MDF), Moscow, Russian Federation.

2013

  • 24 ru/nl, Garage Art Center, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  • Textology, Chetvert Art Space, Sankt Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • KinoFotoLudoGus, NCCA, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  • What is behind of this curtane , The Random Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  • P-Variable, Rodchenko Art School, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2012

  • Round Circle Sphere, Antipods, Sydney, Australia.
  • Poetry on the Islands, New Holland Art Center, Sankt Petersburg, Russian Federation.

2011

  • Congress Of Young Artists, NCCA (National Contemporary Art Center), Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.

2010

  • THE CITY AS A WAY OF LIFE, The House of Architecture, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.
  • Food and Death, Record Art Center, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.

2009

  • Ours Forever, Record kino center, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.

2008

  • Green Art in Green City, Green City Business Center, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.

LOCATION

  • Born 1985 in Gorky, Russian Federation.
  • Lives and works in Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation.

EDUCATION

  • 2012 - 2015
    Rodchenko Art School, Moscow, Russian Federation
    none in New media (Alexey Shulgin & Aristarkh Chernishov)
  • 2012 - 2012
    Author's Video Course Unlimited Expances, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
    none in Video (art group ProvMiza)
  • 2002 - 2010
    Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
    Diploma specialist in Applied Informatics

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2014
    First Prize in International Short Movies Festival
    ESF, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 2013
    Google award for one year research
    Google, Enschede, Netherlands
  • 2011
    Audience Award in VideoPoetry Festival The Figth Leg
    5-th Leg, Perm, Russian Federation

RESIDENCIES

  • 2015
    Mediapoetry residence, Skolkovo Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 2013
    Tokkamak Residence, hiap, Helsinki, Finland
  • 2009
    Green Art for Green City, National Center for Contemporary Art (NCCA), Nizhny Novgorod
  • 2008
    Green Art in Green City, National Center for Contemporary Art (NCCA), Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation