Viktoria Kovshikova (b. 1992, Ustyuzhna, Russia) is a contemporary artist and photographer. Viktoria works with the theme of personal and collective memories.
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
- 2024 — ARC TRIBE (Text by SARINYA OLSSON)
- 2024 — JUP | Photography Magazine
- 2024 — Musée Magazine (Text by Oman Morí)
- 2023 — Yogurt Magazine
- 2023 — OUTLAST JOURNAL
- 2023 — Charta Award 2023 Shortlist
- 2023 — ZONE Magazine
- 2023 — Fraction Media issue 169
- 2023 — Republic
- 2023 — LIGHTREADINGS «Family» Issue#02
- 2023 — F-Stop, Community issue #120
- 2023 — CTypeMag
- 2023 — Youthies Magazine
- 2023 — Zerofeedback, online magazine
- 2022 — Group photo book «Сats», DITO Publishing, Italy
- 2021 — Young Photographers of Russia, honorary mention of the jury
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.