Viktoria Kovshikova (b. 1992, Ustyuzhna, Russia) is an artist and independent photographer based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Viktoria works with the theme of personal and collective memories. She is a member of the Union of Photographers of Russia.

Education 

  • 2023 — Nizina workshop
  • 2022-2024 — BBE Graphic Design
  • 2020-2023 — Full course at the Academy of Documentary and Art Photography “Fotografika” (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
  • 2020 — Sophie Pankevich’s workshop “Experimental Photography. Mordançage” at Photo-secession (Moscow, Russia)
  • 2019 — Sergey Maximishin’s documentary photography workshop (Moscow, Russia)

Group exhibitions

  • 2023 — Loosenart CLOSE-UP Group Exhibition, Italy, Rome
  • 2023 — “Touching Transcendence”, UltraSuperNew, Tokyo
  • 2023 — Loosenart CLOSE-UP Group Exhibition
  • 2023 — LIGHTREADINGS “Family” thematic group exhibition (website)
  • 2023 — “Zin-Zin” photo book and zine festival (Khabarovsk, Russia)
  • 2022 — “Nizina” photo book and zine festival (Samara, Russia)
  • 2022 — “Zherdela” photo book festival (Rostov, Russia)
  • 2022 — “Nizina” photo book and zine festival (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
  • 2021 — “A Family Portrait” exhibition, “Fotografika” gallery (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
  • 2021 — Young Photographers of Russia, Innovative cultural center (Kaluga, Russia)
  • 2021 — “Inner Circle” thematic group exhibition (website)

Publication / Awards

Artist Talk

  • 2023 — Artist Talk, NIZINA Fest, online

Projects

  • 2023 — “The Cursed Triangle”
  • 2021 — Zine “I Hear the Birds”
  • 2021 — Photo book “A Month With Mom”


My books “A Month With Mom”, “I Hear the Birds” and “The Cursed Triangle” are in the collection of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, Russia.

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