ABOUT AUTHOR
NINA MURASHKINA
“I interpret reality according to my perception and recreate it in my works. The main character is a woman. The woman I express in my work is a powerful entity, a type of triumphant divinity, she can ride an animal or a wise man, or entire world.
This representation of women, in my opinion, is feminist. And it’s magical because it enhances feminine qualities from a mythical point of view.”
Magical feminism is my way of seeing the world.
Nina Murashkina makes sensual and metaphorical art which is built on her own sexuality and empirical knowledge of herself.
The artist crystallizes her own intimate experiences and reproduces her own vision of a woman through the vivid feminine images. The women with ambiguous and discredited positioning today are the Goddess: strong and weak at the same time with their snakelike plasticity and delicate sense, rational aspiration and irrational doubt that is able to capture but is more often to be captured.
She lives with the infinite thirst for the harmony of all her entities. Murashkina and her female characters are integral to each other, her stories are the ones of her own experiences and metaphorical self portraits. From a young age she subtly compiled her female image. The elegance of the 19th century was borrowed from the Victorian literature and boldly combined with the ghostly memories of the gloomy, late-Soviet life of Donetsk - the smell of nylon stockings and worn out mother’s pearls.
The realities of the environment where the artist formed are deliberately adorned by the aesthetics of the sentimental era. The fairy fabulousness of Nina's world scares and the imaginary intimate images of her diaries arise their erotic tone. The artist openly and ironically speaks of one-time love, self-sacrificing trust and the naive play of a young woman towards maturity. With acquiring experience a young woman ascends the peak, where she could for the first time entirely embrace herself in artistic practice and peer into new perspectives.
Murashkina blatantly juggles with a variety of symbols in her works and among the accumulated cultural codes of the epoches the perceiver will meet the attending symbols which will lead them through the tunnels of the artist’s world.
For example, the eyes on the nipples are a long-standing image of hypersensitivity, the ability to rely on deep irrational inner instruments of cognition of the world.
A book unfolded on the knees is the pursuit of rational knowledge, which borders on physical desires and emotional elusiveness.
The bed is the space of the most important life events like sleep, dreams, love, conception, birth and death.
And the snakes, which are identified by the artist with femininity represent the elastic fineness, silence and fascinating sexuality.
Art critic, Galina Gleba.
1985 – born in Donetsk, Ukraine.
2000 – 2005 – studied at Donetsk Art College (Graphic Design).
2005 – 2009 – studied at Kharkiv Art Design Academy (Monumental Painting).
2011 - Studied at the Kyiv Academy of Art (Stage design and Film)
2012 - Poland, Krakow. Jan Mateyko Art Academy (Paintings).
Since 2017 lives and works in Sant Cugat Sesgarrigues, (province of Barcelona, Spain).
Awards and Grants:
2023
A-FAD Award in recognition of the career of Nina Murashkina / Best Design of the Year / Barcelona Design Museum / Barcelona, Spain.2012
Gaude Polonia / Grant Program, Krakow, Poland.Solo exhibitions:
2025
“Her Beasts”, solo exhibition / John David Mooney Foundation / Chicago, USA.2024
“Water drops on Burning Rocks”, duo exhibition with Xavier Escala / Rukh Art Hub / Mriya Gallery, New York, USA.“NAXOS”, duo exhibition with Xavier Escala / Unlimited Art Gallery, Nice, France.
“Apple and Needle” / Eye. See. Gallery. Kyiv, Ukraine.
2023
“Your Sweet Lies” / Centre Culturel d'Ukraine en France, Paris.“Somniadors”, duo exhibition with Xavier Escala / chapel of Sant Joan, Vilafranca del Penedes, Spain.
“Dreamers”, duo exhibition with Xavier Escala / Test Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2021
“Woman and Man” / Mironova Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.“Allegory of Innocence”, solo exhibition / Triptych Art Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2020
“Sensual Tamer” / Mironova gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.“Spirit animals” / solo show / Coya gallery, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
“Beach. Beauty.” / solo exhibition / Dukley art gallery, Budva, Montenegro.
2019
“Lysistrata” solo exhibition / Korsak´s Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art, Lutsk, Ukraine.2018
“On the Top!” / solo exhibition at the “Ermilov contemporary art center”, Kharkiv, Ukraine."NINOCHKA" within the framework of the project "Equally different" / Institute of Contemporary Art of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
“NINOCHKA” / presentation of an artbook / BOOK Arsenal, “Art Arsenal” Kyiv, Ukraine.
“BAD / BED” Performance / KYIV ART FAIR, Toronto Business Center, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2016
“I am not afraid!” / Museum of Dreams in Kyiv, Ukraine.“The Full Moon!...” / «Spasskaya 45» gallery, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
“I want Love!” / “A3 - Gallery” Moscow, Russia.
“SERENDIPITY” / “KZ” gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
“Baby, please forgive me!” Performance and exhibition at “The Chocolate House” / Kyiv, Ukraine.
2015
“INSATIABLE”, Contemporary Art Kyiv 10 / “Art Arsenal Gallery” in Kyiv, Ukraine. / art centre “Yagallery”, Dnipro, Ukraine.Group exhibitions:
2025
“A Gaze through Reality” / Lavra Art Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.“My Fairy Tale” / “Ruzy Gallery”, Istanbul, Turkey.
2024
“Design Art Market” / Mironova Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.“Kronos Festival” / Palau Martorell, Barcelona, Spain.
“NordArt” 25 anniversary edition / ¨Contemporary Art Exhibition, Budelsdorf, Germany.
“LÁGE D´OR” / Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain.
“SHERO” / Rukh Art Hub, New York, USA.
2023
“Diamond Jam” / First Ukrainian Gallery / New York, USA.A-FAD Award in recognition of the career of Nina Murashkina / Best Design of the Year / Barcelona Design Museum / Barcelona, Spain.
“Sonya” Gallery Project / The Pavilion at Century Park / Los Angeles, USA.
“Resistance Path” / Helms Design Center / Los Angeles, USA.
“Ukrainian Art Auction” / Cromwell Place / London, UK.
2022
“Ukraine Exhibition”, group exhibition / Port Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.“Nord Art”/ Contemporary Art Exhibition, Budelsdorf, Germany.
“Artists against war” / Palo Alto, Barcelona, Spain.
2021
“Time is not wasted” / Biruchiy 021 / Zaporizhia, Ukraine.“Kniga” / Golden Gates Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine.
“Kronos Festival” / Santa Monica Exhibition Center, Barcelona, Spain.
“Nord Art” / Contemporary Art Exhibition, Budelsdorf, Germany.
2020
“Out of Scope” / Izolyatsia, contemporary art center, Kyiv,Ukraine.“Univers intim” / chapel of Sant Joan, Vilafranca del Penedes, Spain.
2019
“Summer Show” / Golden Ratio Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.“Nord Art” / Contemporary Art Exhibition, Budelsdorf, Germany.
“Intro” / The Korsak´s Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art, Lutsk, Ukraine.
2018
“Contemporary Art Women” / Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine / Kyiv, Ukraine.“The GODDESS” collaborative project with Xavier Escala / “Sala dels Trinitaris” exhibition hall, Villafranca del Penedes, Spain.
“Marry Me!” women's project / museum of Kyiv history, Ukraine.
2017
“Forbidden Dreams”, exhibition and performance “TOGETHER” with Xavier Escala / “Arteria BCN” gallery, Barcelona, Spain.“Women’s project” / “Nicolas Treadwell’s Gallery”, Vienna, Austria.
“Artists Childhood” / “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” / Kyiv, Ukraine.
“Artists Childhood” / “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” / Kyiv, Ukraine.
2016
“Artists Childhood” / “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery” / Kyiv, Ukraine.“ZINE art festival” / Vienna, Austria.
2015
“Green Life” / Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Kyiv, Ukraine.Shanghai International Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition / “Chun Gallery” / Cnina, Shanghai.
“Imagination Format Studio” / Theatre presentation / “Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
“Dialogs. Time to listening” / “Lavra Gallery”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Art project “Independence coefficient” / American house, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Art project “Practice of Modifications” / Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine / Kyiv, Ukraine.
Group art show / “Honzik” Gallery. Aigen, Austria.
“Ridicule” /DymchukGallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
“The charitable Art project for the safe of life” /“Mystetsky Arsenal Gallery”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Project “Let my people go!” / Vozdvizhenka Art House, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Pre - auction exhibition “Golden ratio”, / М17 art centre, Kyiv. Ukraine.
Project “To be a place” / hotel hall InterContinental and ArtCult Foundation Kyiv, Ukraine.
Contemporary-art auction. Pre - auction exhibition / Museum “Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine”. Auction house “Dukat and fund of cultural initiatives «Art Huss» Kyiv, Ukraine.
Project “ZERO” / Ermilov art centre, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
“Other Land” / “Come in Gallery”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
2014
“I LOVE YOU” / Forum of the art ContemporaryArtKyiv projects - 9, “Art Arsenal Gallery”. Kyiv, Ukraine.National forum "Donkult" / Museum of Spiritual treasures of Ukraine. The exhibition program, Kyiv, Ukraine.
“Probability theory” / Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine / Kyiv, Ukraine.
“The War is She” / exhibition hall “Magelan”, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Exhibition at the Auction House “Golden ratio” / Kyiv, Ukraine.
“New Ukrainian Dream” / Forbes project, “Art Arsenal Gallery”. Kyiv, Ukraine.
“Aggression” / 10 exhibition hall “VDNKH”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
“Hi, Naivety!”, exhibition of naive art / Vereshchagin's museum, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
2013
“Samovar” / “ISOLYATSIA”, platform for Cultural Initiatives, Donetsk, Ukraine.Antin’s Collection Gallery / ContemporaryArtKyiv, Art Arsenal Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
Curatorial Projects:
2015
“TOY STORY” / Voloshin Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.“Woman Secret” curatorial project in the Contemporary Art Kyiv project 10. / “Art Arsenal Gallery”, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2014
“Golden Rain over us” curatorial project /10 exhibition hall “VDNKH”. Kyiv, Ukraine.Art residencies:
2025
Art residency at the “John David Mooney Foundation” / Chicago, USA.Art Fairs:
2025
"Maison&Objet" / art project "Hidden Passions" / Paris, France"Volta Art Fair" / contemporary art project "Beyond Her: Gentle Strenght of Female Power" / represented by Rukh Art Hub, New York / Basel, Switzerland
2024
Context Art Miami / represented by Lysenko Gallery / Miami, Florida, USA2023
“Hamptons Fine Arts Fair” / represented by Lysenko Gallery / New York, USA2022
"Scope Art Show" / represented by Lysenko Gallery / Miami, Florida, USA“Fresh Art Fair” / represented by Lysenko Gallery / Ascot, United Kingdom
“Affordable Art Fair”/ represented by Lysenko Gallery / Scotland, United Kingdom
“Hamptons Fine Art Fair”/ New York, USA
“Affordable Art Fair UK”, 10th anniversary edition / represented by Lysenko Gallery / Hampstead Heath London, United Kingdom
“Affordable Art Fair UK” / represented by Lysenko Gallery / New York, United States
“Affordable Art Fair UK” / represented by Lysenko Gallery / London, United Kingdom
“Fresh Art Fair” / represented by Lysenko Gallery / Ascot, United Kingdom
“Aberdeen Art Fair” / represented by Lysenko Gallery / Scotland, United Kingdom
2019
“Kyiv Art Fair” / Toronto Business Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
Art collections:
“Bene Stiftung” foundation, Hannover, Germany.“Treadwell gallery” art collection, Vienna – Burgenland, Austria.
“Odesa Fine Arts Museum” art collection, Odesa, Ukraine.
“Korsak´s museum of Ukranian modern art” art collection, Lutsk, Ukraine.
"Grynyov Art Collection", Kharkiv, Ukraine.