ARTEM VOLOKITIN

Born in 1981 in Eskhar town, Kharkiv region, Ukraine.
Lives and works in Kharkiv and Kyiv.

Education

1989-1995 • Art Studio – Eskhar, Ukraine
1998-2005 • Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2010 • Internship at Anthony Gormley’s Studio – London, UK

Awards and Residences

2019 • International Symposium of Modern Art “Biriuchyi 019” – Biriuchyi Island, Ukraine
2015 • “The Connection”, Bereg Art Residence – Crimea, Ukraine
2015 • “The Communication”, Sky Art Foundation Residence – Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
2014 • Nominee for Future Generation Art Prize
2011 • Nominee for Future Generation Art Prize
2009 • The Grand Prize of PinchukArtCentre
2008 • The Winner of the Youth Art Projects Festival: Non-Stop Media
2008 • “Content”, Grand Prix of the International Exhibition of Modern Painting “Kolorfеst” – Minsk, Belarus
2007 • Laureate of the first degree of the visual arts competition: Eidos 2006-2007
2006 • Grand Prix of Youth Art Projects Festival Non-Stop Media

Personal Exhibitions

2014 • “The Manipulation”, Hudpromo Gallery – Odessa, Ukraine
2013 • “Instructions”, Dymchuk Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2013 • “Subtraction”, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2013 • “Inner Light”, Karas Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 • “The Houses”, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2009 • “The Hero”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 • “The Hero”, within the framework of the Week of Actual Art, Dzyga Gallery – Lviv, Ukraine
2009 • “Touch”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2008 • “Sisters”, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine

Group Exhibitions / Art Fairs / Projections / Festivals

2019 • “Afterimage”, Voloshyn Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 • “AMPLITUDE”, Mironova Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2018 • “PERMANENT REVOLUTION. Ukrainian Art Today”, Ludwig Museum – Budapest, Hungary
2017 • “LOVE.contemporary by Zenko Foundation”, Zenko Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 • “New Perspectives: 8 Contemporary Artists from Ukraine”, Voloshyn Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 • “Botanics”, Lavra Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2016 • “PHOTOSYNTHESIS”, Voloshyn Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2015 • “Hope!”, Pavilion of Ukraine at the 56th Venice Biennale – Venice, Italy
2015 • “Appeal to beauty”, Lavra Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2015 • “The Time, Focus Project”, Lavra Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Through Maidan and Beyond”, Vienna Art Week 2014 – Vienna, Austria
2014 • “Premonition: Ukrainian Art Now», Saatchi Gallery – London, UK
2014 • “Art Vilnius’ 2014”, Lithuanian Exhibition Centre – Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 • “Probability Theory”, Modern Art Research Institute – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Fear and Hope”, PinchukArtCentre – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Motherland”, Art center of Korobchynskyi – Odessa, Ukraine
2014 • Collection Platform, PinchukArtCentre – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “New Ukrainian Dream”, Mystetskyi Arsenal – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Ukrainian Landscape”, Mystetskyi Arsenal – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Motherland”, Focus magazine project, Mystetskyi Arsenal – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “The Beauty”, Institute of Contemporary Art – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Art Voyage”, Museum of Contemporary Art – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Cinema”, within the framework of Odessa Cinema Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art – Odessa, Ukraine
2014 • “Source of Pride 2”, Yermilov Center – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Art Voyage”, Museum of Contemporary Art – Kyiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Carpets”, within the framework of Non Stop Media – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2014 • “Freedom Square”, Yermilov Center – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2013 • “Modern Ukrainian Artists”, Saatchi Gallery – London, UK
2013 • “Industrial Eden”, Modern Art Research Institute – Kyiv, Ukraine
2013 • Presentation of Non Stop Media, Moscow Museum of Modern Art – Moscow, Russia
2013 • “Beauty”, Modern Art Research Institute – Kyiv, Ukraine
2013 • “Source of Pride”, Yermilov Center – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2013 • “Weakness”, within the framework of the 3rd Odessa Biennale of Contemporary Art, Khudpromo gallery – Odessa, Ukraine
2013 • “Exit”, ice media objects in the city center – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2012 • Collection Platform, PinchukArtCentre – Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 • Art Kyiv Contemporary, Mystetskyi Arsenal – Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 • Construction, Yermilov Center – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2012 • Collection Platform, PinchukArtCentre – Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 • “Arsenale 2012”, International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Mystetskyi Arsenal – Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 • “Absolute Black Body”, media objects in the city environment – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2012 • “Kharkiv Stop Station”, Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine – Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 • “Landscapes”, Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine – Kyiv, Ukraine
2012 • “Social Euphoria”, Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine – Kyiv, Ukraine
2011 • Collection Platform, PinchukArtCentre – Kyiv, Ukraine
2011 • Art Kyiv Contemporary, Mystetskyi Arsenal – Kyiv, Ukraine
2011 • “New Old Artists”, Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum – Kyiv, Ukraine
2011 • “New Old Artists “, National Gallery of Art – Lviv, Ukraine
2011 • “Mr. Gold”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2011 • “Independent”, Mystetskyi Arsenal – Kyiv, Ukraine
2011 • “Heavy Artillery”, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2010 • “Entrance Exit”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 • Future Generation Art Prize, Pinchuk Art Centre – Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 • “Bebibum”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 • “Якщо/Если/If”, PERMM – Perm, Russia
2010 • “At Home”, Municipal Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2010 • “Folk Relevant. Landscape”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 • “Mini Art”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 • “Folk Relevant. Portrait”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 • “Fence”, HoholFEST – Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 • “Tuning”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2009 • “New Art from Ukraine 7”, ARTVILNIUS 09 – Vilnius, Lithuania
2008 • “Paper/not paper”, Art Kyiv Contemporary, Ukrainian House – Kyiv, Ukraine
2008 • “Mixture”, Ya Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine
2008 • “Content” within the framework of the festival HoholFEST – Kyiv, Ukraine
2008 • “Carpets and Combinatorics” within the framework of the festival Non Stop Media, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2008 • “Golden Section” – Poznan, Poland
2007 • “Around the Sun”, Kharkiv State Art Museum – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2004 • “Exercises” within the framework of the festival Non Stop Media, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2003 • “Meeting” within the framework of the festival Non Stop Media, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine
2003 • “Poster. Question” within the framework of the festival Non Stop Media, Municipal Gallery – Kharkiv, Ukraine