Artist Statement

Veronica’s main themes are pure subjectivity (a concept known as apperception), and iconogenesis.

bio

VERONICA SHIMANOVSKAYA is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist grounding herself in metaphysics.She is a recipient of the 2019 Mayor of Kobe Art Award, and a Certificate of Merit of the Luxembourg Art Award 2021. Her practice includes conceptual art, painting, sculpture, installation, and moving image. Born in St Petersburg, Veronica is based in the USA and exhibits internationally. She has shown her work at the London Art Week, Thessaloniki Art Week, 57^th and 58^th Venice Biennale, Oaxaca Contemporary Art Museum (MACO), Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.

exhibition

SOLO

2021, Dreaming of Andy and the Times Changed, The Old Riverbank, Vallejo, CA

2016, Splashing On, Shamineh Gallery, London UK

2014, Solo at Door Gallery and Parnik/Greenhouse, St.Petersburg, RU

2011, Places, All Saints Church, Brookline, MA USA

GROUP

2022, ESSENCE / ABSENCE, curated by Matteo Campula newart.city and on thewrong.tv

2021, July-Aug – Altered Scores, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA USA

2021, Plague and Locusts 2020, Ephemereye.com Virtual Show, USA

2020, Memory and Landscape, Biscuit Factory, London UK

2019, Modern Ulysses, Kobe Municipal Art Centre, Kobe, Japan

2019, Miniscule, Fondamenta Santa Anna, curated by Vanya Balogh, Venice Biennale

2019, Miniscule Part 2, curated by Vanya Balogh, London UK

2019, EMPIRE II, MACO, Oaxaca, Mexico

2018, Modern Ulysses, curated by Maria Papatzelou, Thessaloniki Art Week

2018, Passaggi Atina London Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK

2017, Passaggi Atina, Art residency and exhibition. Atina, Italy.

2017, EMPIRE II, Vénice Biennale, Castello, Venice, Italy

2017, Passages Crypt Gallery, London UK

2016, DEAL No7, curated by Vanya Balogh for London Art Week, UK

2016, 2^nd No Barking aRt Biennale, Espacio Gllery, London UK

2016, REM – Brand, Lola Nikalou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece

2016, Directional Forces Residency and Exhibition, Prespes, Greece.

2016, Professional Doctorate Showcase, AVA gallery, UEL London

2015, Purification by Colour, Directional Forces Exhibition, Prespes, Greece.

2015, 18 – 24.06. Professional Doctorate Annual show, AVA gallery, UEL London

2015, 15 – 21.10, Art Masters, Old Truman Brewery, London

2014, 16.04 – 14.05. Gallery 263 Spring Show, Cambridge USA