Afanaseva Dariya

Biography

I have graduated Academy of Architecture and Art (Faculty of Arts).

Thrice I had a few summer courses in Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London (UK).

2008 Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York (USA) - Altered States of Reality
A Collective Exhibition

2009 V International Exhibition of Modern Art competition "RUSSIAN ART WEEK / ASSEMBLY OF ART"
Nomination «avant-garde painting»
Section «Abstract»
2 nd place: Dariya P. Afanaseva, competitive work «Hand off» http://artnow.ru/ru/gallery/3/2362/picture/3/206145.html
3 rd place: Dariya Afanaseva (Moscow), the entries "At first i couldn` t remember ur name, and now i can `t forget it… "
http://artnow.ru/ru/gallery/3/2362/picture/4/147503.html

One-day conceptual collective exhibition "FARSH" (Kursk railway station in Moscow) 09.10.10 curator Jura Kuevda

One-day conceptual collective exhibition "BORSHCH" (Kursk railway station in Moscow) 21.05.11 curator Jura Kuevda

Participation in the contest OPENARTMILANO Made in Russia 2011 (Milan, Italy).

2014 Online Competition: The Body Electric Showdown competition Saatchi Art, Los Angeles (USA).

2016 Art - festival "Art in the interior" Moscow, BoConcept Russia

2017 "The continuity of generations. Legacy AZLK" in the technopolis "Moscow" Russia

2018 02.02-13.04 "White Exhibition" At the Central Scientific Library named after Zheleznov - the main library of the Timiryazev Academy.

2018 29.03-05.04 "polka dots VS strips"

13.06-10.09 2018 "Russian-Chinese seasons 2018" POPUPMUSEUM, the design business center Neo Geo

INTROSPECTIVE
Exhibition ran: Tuesday 21st - Sunday 26th August 2018 (Bath, Somerset)
INTROSPECTIVE is an exhibition arranged by Jimmy Galvin, Bristol based autodidact Artist, Composer and Curator, whose work has been exhibited alongside many leading artists including Sir Peter Blake, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Julian Opie, Banksy and the Chapman Brothers.
Accompanied by Ryoko Minamatani from Japan and Dariya Afanaseva from Russia, this much anticipated free admission exhibition was open at 44AD artspace in central Bath from 21 - 26 August 2018.

2018 September 14-20 "At the End of the Earth… "

2018 09-15 november Orange LEGA Workshop

2018 November 25 Creative evening "The Temptations" Beavers and Ducks · Moscow

2019 28 FEBRUARY-13 MARCH Stages of Life, Harrow Arts Centre, London, UK

2019 March 12-17 "RETRAINED REALITY" - ABSTRACTION FESTIVAL (Moscow)

2019 April 12-17 "Size Matters" LEGA Workshop

2019 10-24.04 New multimedia project "Female Image. Transformation 2019" in the Art Deco Museum (Moscow)

Key themes and styles of work:
Abstract Art, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Pop Art and Expressionism.

My works are in private collections in UK, Europe, USA, Australia, Canada and Russia.