Victoria Kovalenchikova

Statement

I have travelled the world, from my native Belarus to Asia, the Americas, and other parts of Europe. I have had the great fortune to interact with people from around the globe and absorb its many cultures.

What I wish to show in my new Earth series is that our planet itself is a work of art---a kaleidoscope of colors, a patchwork of patterns; an interconnected sphere without beginning or end. Viewing it from space, using Google images, I want this collection to showcase this amazing entity, in order that we may appreciate and ultimately save it.

We sometimes need a new perspective. I want people to see the wonder of the world from above; perhaps as an eagle sees it from a mountain aerie, a pilot from the cabin of his airplane or the astronaut from the surface of the moon. A mufti-hued orb spinning among thousands of other stars, yet unique.

While my earlier series zoomed in on the tight confines of urban life in our metropolises--connecting people to the intimacy of their living spaces--the Earth series zooms out, taking the long view of our home from the skies above. My mixed-media creations radiate the colors of each continent; I try to bring the textures of the planet alive, so that you can feel the heat of the volcanoes, the parched thirst of the massive deserts, the cool blues of our all-encompassing oceans. Some parts are smooth, and some are rough and rugged.

Although we humans may feel like disconnected, independent fragments, Earth reminds us that we are all united on this place: notes within a larger symphony of life. No different from the massive whale in the ocean or the tiniest needle of a pine tree. There is no way out; to save ourselves we must save our home.

 

CV

Victoria Kovalenchikova was born in 1978 in Mogilev, Belarus

lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands since 2008.

Education

1996 - 2002 - Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Painting Department, professors M. Dantzig, V. Gerasimov and V. Tyurin, Minsk, Belarus

1990 - 1996 - I. Akhremchik National Art College, Minsk, Belarus

Professional experience

2002 - 2004 - Teacher of painting and drawing at Belarusian State Pedagogic University, Minsk

Since 1997 more than 100 solo shows and group exhibitions in Belarus, The USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, China and The Netherlands.

Since 2003 member of Belarusian Artists' Union

Awards

2011 – Award from The Ministry of Culture of The Republic of Belarus for Enriching and Promoting Arts and Culture.

2011 – First Prize and Gold Medal of Honor “LORENZO Il MAGNIFICO” at the VIII International Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art 2011 for her paintings “NO EXIT”, 2011 and “Reflected Reality”, 2010.

Kovalenchikova's works can be found in art collection of company Philips in High Tech Campus, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; RABO Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, The USA; Museum of Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Minsk; Contemporary Fine Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus; The National Art Museum of The Republic of Belarus, Minsk; Maslennikov Art Museum, Mogilev, Belarus; Romanov Regional Study of Local Lore Museum, Mogilev, Belarus; Mogilev Museum of Ethnography, Belarus; Belarusian Embassy in Berlin, Germany; Belarusian Embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands; Belarusian Embassy in London, United Kingdom; collection of the municipality of Coevorden, The Netherlands; collection of The Kolodzei Art Foundation, NYC, NY,The USA; other private collections in Germany, Poland, Russia, Belarus, The USA, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, Lebanon, Singapore, China, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Turkey, France, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong and India.

Solo shows

2019 - "Summer Show VK",Port Authority Bus Terminal. NYC,NY,The USA
2017 - "Dutch Diaries"(Paintings from 2008-2017). Kasteel Wittenburg ,Wassenaar,The Netherlands
2017 - Context Art Miami (Art Basel Week).VK Gallery. The CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilion. Miami, FL, The USA
2017 - "Dutch Diaries"(Paintings from 2008-2017). International VIP Gala event ,organized by Russian European Cultural Foundation, Grand Hotel Nachtegaal,The Netherlands
2017 - VK Solo Show,Art Porters Gallery. Singapore
2016 - "Our Earth". Art Blue Studio. Singapore
2016 - Art 16. Hay Hill Gallery. Olympia. London, UK 
2015 - SCOPE Basel, Switzerland
2014 - "The EARTH", ARTIFACT Gallery. NYC,The USA
2014 - "The EARTH", Sixty One  Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
2013 - 2014 – WTC Schiphol Art Center. Schiphol, The Netherlands 
2013 - SCOPE Basel. Witzenhausen Gallery. Basel, Switzerland.
2013 - Russian New Year. De Industrieele Groote Club. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 - Realisme Art Fair. Witzenhausen Gallery. Passenger Terminal. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2012 - Russisch IGC-buitenevenement. Landgoed Beukenrode. Doorn, The Netherlands
2012 - Art Exhibition "Our Corloful World". RCC "Our Texas". Houston, TX, The USA
2011 - "REFLECTED REALITY". Contemporary Fine Art Museum. Minsk, Belarus
2011 - VK Art. Peception of Belarusian embassy in The UK. Langham Hotel, London, UK
2011 - "HEAVEN'S TEARS". The Museum of Russian Art. Jersey City, NJ, The USA 
2011 - "REFLECTED REALITY". MWB Business Exchange. London, UK
2010 - "CLOSED LOOP". Kasteel van Brasschaet. Brasschaat, Belgium
2010 - "Summer Exhibition" in Ten Elsenhuyze. Brasschaat, Belgium
2009 - Diary. Moscow Public Culture Foundation. Moscow, Russia
2009 - Paintings of Victoria Kovalenchikova. Cultural exchange Belarus - The Netherlands. The exhibition was organized by patronage of Belarusian Embassy in The Hague. CQ Art Centre. Emmen, The Netherlands
2009 - Just Childhood. Victoria Kovalenchikova Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009 - Colourful Emotions. Victoria Kovalenchikova Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008 - Dagboek. Victoria Kovalenchikova Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008 - Victoriart. Schloss und Gutshofanlage Ludwigsburg , Germany. The exhibition was organized by patronage of Belarusian Embassy in Berlin
2008 - Paintings. Griebenow Palace, Greifswald, Germany. The exhibition was organized by patronage of Belarusian Embassy in Berlin 
2007 - Paintings. Gallery "Voorhaven One". Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 
2007 - Parallelen. Club Spittelkolonnaden. Berlin, Germany. The exhibition was organized by patronage of Belarusian Embassy in Berlin
2006 - Paintings. Oud Atelier Hendrik Luyten. Brasschaat, Belgium
2006 - BelArt. Wereld Gallery. Maastricht, The Netherlands
2005 - Paintings. Kleine Haag. Antieke meubelen en brocante. Buuurmalsen, The Netherlands
2005 - Paintings. "Dadali" Art & Design Gallery. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005 - Paintings. Wereld Gallery. Maastricht, The Netherlands
2004 - Mirror. City. Soul. SWR. Ratzeburg, Germany
2004 - Mirror. City. Soul. Castle. Burg Warberg, Germany
2004 - Mirror. City. Soul. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Belarus. Minsk, Belarus
2004 - Associations. M-Gallery. Goethe Institute. Minsk, Belarus
2003 - City Rhythms. Contemporary Fine Art Museum. Minsk, Belarus
2000 - Art 2000. Belynitsky-Birulya Art Museum - Branch of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus - Mogilev, Belarus