Alina Zamanova

BIO

Alina Zamanova (b. 1993) is a figurative multimedia artist who lives and works in Ukraine, Kyiv.  Her paintings and sculptures reflect the complexities of the human condition, exploring themes such as identity, mortality, search for meaning and purpose in a conflict-thorn world, that is often filled with trauma, suffering and tragedy but also perseverance, dignity  and compassion.  Influenced by her personal philosophical reflections, life experiences as an artist living in a country in a state of war, and by an existential psychology theories, Zamanova draws attention to important issues such as an impact of conflict on people and the planet and the resilience of the human spirit.

With a deep research of trauma's insidious nature Zamanova delves into the intricacies of the human mind, exploring how the scars left behind by trauma shape our very being. Her artworks are a reminder of the long-lasting effects of war, and the way in which it can irrevocably alter our understanding of the world.

For all enquiries please contact info@alinazamanova.com


CV

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions:

2024
Vibrations of Nature, Mechelen, Belgium
2022
Our Children Are Fighting Too, The Smallest Gallery in Soho, London, UK
2021
Distorted Reality, Chrome Hearts gallery space, Miami, USA


Group Exhibitions:

2024
Crisis of Imagination, зараз Ukraine, Galerie Bleekstraat 7, Mechelen, Belgium
Modern Ukrainian Art Exhibition, Mot x The Collectyv Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine
Fierce Form, Art MegaStar, Los Angeles, USA
Atelier of Dreams, National Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine
Art For Change, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2023
The Loudness of Silence, Cicada Curatorial, curated by Alina Perez and Arel Lisette, Online
Self-Portrait Prize Exhibition, Ruth Borchard, Atkinson Museum, UK
The Allegory of Power, Modern Art Research Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine
Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland

2022
Bodyland, curated by Lauren Taschen, Max Hetzler Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Aphrodite to Mars, curated by Nina de Maria, Daniel Benjamin Gallery, London, UK
Women Art in times of chaos, Simon De Pury, Online
Dance Macabre, Samuele Visentin, London, UK
Stand With Ukraine, Hales Gallery, London, UK

2021
Overexposed, The Visionary Projects, Online
In A New Light, Art City Works, Online
My Love is You Love, The Copeland Gallery, Every Woman Biennial, London, UK
Get a load of this, Daniel Raphael Gallery, London, UK

2019
The Art Odyssey, Raum Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Origins, The Art Vacancy , NYC, USA
100 Women, SHOWstudio Gallery, London, UK

Residencies:

2025
Upcoming Tracey Emin Residency, Margate, UK
2024
Upcoming Radar, Mechelen, Belgium

Awards:

2023
Art For Change Prize Europe Winner at Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Shortlisted for Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, London, UK
Royal Scottish Academy Meyer Oppenheim Prize
Shortlisted for John Moores Painting Prize

Education:

2015
BA (Hons) Illustration, University of the Arts London, UK
2012
Certificate Higher Education, University of the Arts London, UK
2011
BA (1 Year) , Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine