Tanya Akhmetgalieva (b. 1983, Kemerovo) is a visual artist based between Saint Petersburg and Moscow who works with such media as painting, video, and installation. Her works have been exhibited at major Russian institutions, as well as at London’s Calvert 22 Foundation and the Venice Biennale. Akhmetgalieva is a recipient of many prestigious prizes, including the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award that she won in 2015. She works with Galerie Forsblom in Helsinki and Marina Gisich Gallery in Saint Petersburg.
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The Chrysalis Phase, 2009. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
Clotho installation, 2010. The First Ural Biennale, Ekaterinburg. Courtesy of the artist and Marina Gisich Gallery, Saint Petersburg
Hello My Dear Friend 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
Take Care My Dear, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
Syndrome #5, 2012. Courtesy of the Kiasma Museum, Helsinki
Do You Know Me?, 2013. Courtesy of the artist and and Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
Allergy to Dust installation, 2014. Courtesy of the artist and Marina Gisich Gallery, Saint Petersburg
Still from the Disappearing Staircases video, 2015
Princess Nocturne video installation, 2016 (in collaboration with Victor Mazin). The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Three-channel video installation Ghost Ship, 2017. Group show Man as Bird, Parallel program of Venice Biennale
The Poisonous Berries, 2019. Tanya Akhmetgalieva solo show at the Galerie Forsblom. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
The Poisonous Berries, 2019. Tanya Akhmetgalieva solo show at the Galerie Forsblom. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
A Day Full of Hope video installation, 2018 (sound by Victor Mazin)
