About

Sofya was born in 1984. In 2007 she graduated from  Press University, then studied at Vadim Gushchin’s photoschool, The Rodchenko  School of Photography and Multimedia (classes of Vladimir Kuprianov, David Riff, Ekaterina Degot’).
She is a member of the Photographic Union.

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Personal exhibitions (selection):

 

The missing image“ 2021, Freistadt, Austria
“Hanging at poise” 2019, Electromuseum, Moscow, Russia
“Landscape in focus” 2018, Park Igls, Igls, Austria
“Landscape in focus” 2017, Kotor, Montenegro
Traumwald 2017, Fotoforum Braunau, Braunau, Austria
On the beach 2016, Vorbrenner, Innsbruck, Austria
From Russia with love 2016, Galerie Reinthaler, Vienna, Austria
Udmyrtya 2014, Academia Fine Arts Museum, Photobiennale, Moscow
Udmurtya 2013, Gallery «Glaz», Moscow
Babes in the wood 2011, anika handelt Galerie, Vienna, Austria
The big gap 2012, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Fotofest, Houston, USA
Home reading 2009, Gallery «Glaz», Moscow

Group exhibitions (selection):

«Migrants» 2016, Galerie on the corner, London, UK
«Volga», 2016, CHA (central house of artists), Moscow
«Happy end» 2013, Multimedia Museum, Moscow
«The stone flower» 2012, The Government Centre of Contemporary art, Moscow
«Was geht ab?» 2012, Fotoforum Braunau, Braunau, Austria
«Remont» 2012, TOP, parallel program Documenta 13, Kassel, Germany
«Life in motion» 2011, International Centre of Photography, New York, USA
«DKNY» 2009, Gallery «Glaz», Moscow
«Volzhskoe photobiennale» 2008, State Russian Museum of Photography, Nizhny Novgorod
«Silver Camera 2006» 2007, Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», Moscow

Awards:

2019 – 100 best young artist (6th place), Forbes/ Inart
2012 — the Glocal Rookie Award, Italy
2010 — the special prize of the Museum «House of Photography», Moscow
2008 — the government grant from the Russian Ministry of Culture, “Young Photographers”, Moscow

Publications:

TT Zeitung 2016
Harper’s Bazaar Art 2015
Wall paper magazine London 2014
7 Infra-mince\ revue de photographie, 2012
DATUM 12/2011
ZOOM 11-12/2008

Collections:

Private collections in Germany, Canada, USA, Italy, Austria, Japan, South Korea
The collection of “Bank of America”
The collection of “Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse”

Self-published books:

The sea, 2016
Udmurtya, 2015

 

Personalausstellungen (selektive):
«Home reading» 2009, Galerie «Glaz», Moskau
«The big gap» 2012, Zoya Tommy Galerie,Fotofest, Houston, USA
«Babes in the wood» 2011, Agnes Reinthaler Galerie, Wien, Österreich
«Udmurtya» 2013, Galerie «Glaz», Moskau
«Udmyrtya» 2014, Academia Fine Arts Museum, Fotobiennale, Moskau
«From Russia with love» 2016, Galerie Reinthaler, Wien, Österreich
“Landscape in focus” 2017, Kotor, Montenegro
“Landscape in focus” 2018, Park Igls, Igls, Austria
“Hanging at poise” 2019, Electromuseum, Moscow, Russia
“The missing image” 2021. Freistadt, Austria

Gruppenausstellungen (selektive):

«Silver Camera 2006» 2007, Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», Moskau
«Volzhskoe photobiennale» 2008, Museum Fotografie, Nizhny Novgorod, Russland
«Before and after» 2009, Galerie «OST», Moskau
«Silver Camera 2008» 2009, Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», Moskau
«Life in motion» 2011, International Centre of Fotografie, New York, USA
«Was geht ab?» 2012, Fotoforum Braunau, Braunau, Österreich
«The stone flower» 2012, Centre of Contemporary art, Moskau
«Ремонт» 2012, TOP, parallel program Documenta 13, Kassel, Deutschland
«Happy end» 2013, Multimedia Museum, Moskau

Auszeichnungen:
2008 — Stadtstipendium «Young Photographers», Moskau
2010 — sonder Prämien von Museum «Moscow House of Photography», Moskau
2012 — Glocal Rookie Award, Bozen, Italien
2019 
— 100  besten jungen Kunstlern (6 Platz)/ Forbes, Moskau

Publikationen:
ZOOM (Russian) 11-12/2008
DATUM 12/2011
7 Infra-mince revue de photographie, 2012
Wall paper magazine London 2014
Harper’s Bazaar Art 2015
TT Zeitung 2016

Sammlungen:
Private Sammlungen in Russland, Deutschland, Frankreich, Kanada, USA, Italien,
Österreich, Japan, Südkoreas
Die Sammlung «Bank of America»
Die Sammlung «Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse»

Kamera:

Canon
Hasselbla