ANNA ABRACHINA - MAJOUGA
The Pursuit of Happiness
ANNA ABRACHINA - MAJOUGA
Born in 1977 in Leningrad (now St.Petersburg), USSR
Education:
1995-2002 Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2002-2003 Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France
Additional education:
1994-1995 Studied painting in Elena Artzutanova's workshop
1994-1995 Studied drawing in Aleksandr Spitzin's workshop
1993-1994 Studied drawing in Roman Kurilyak's workshop
1992-1994 Superior School of Art, St.Petersburg
1987-1992 Art School, St.Petersburg
Professional Experience:
Since 1998 - freelance graphic designer and illustrator, collaborates with various advertisement agencies
2006 - curator of exhibiton "Le bonbon de la connaissance" (The Candy of Knowledge) dedicated to children and childhood, Cultural Forum, Paris, France.
Since 2012 has worked with special needs children.
Grants, prizes, etc.:
2002 - Prizewinner of La Figure, international competition dedicated to Jean Dubuffet, under the auspices of LVMH-group (LOUIS VUITTON / MOET HENESSY) and Pont Neuf foundation (France)
2002 - prizewinner of competition for young artists, Muses of Saint Petersburg
Exhibitions:
1999 - International Book Fair, Central Exhibition Hall Manеge, St.Petersburg, Russia
2001- No Concept, group exhibition of Small Polar Station artgroup, State Union of Artists, St.Petersburg
2002 - Muses of Saint Petersburg, prizewinner exhibition, St. Petersburg Academy of Art and Design, St. Petersburg
2002 - Sunny Days, personal exhibition, Agora Russian-British cultural centre, St. Petersburg
2002 - Hommage a Jean Dubuffet, Foundation of J.Dubuffet, Paris, France
2002 - Hommage a Jean Dubuffet, Pont Neuf gallery, Paris, France
2006 - Le bonbon de la connaissance (The Candy of Knowledge), Le Forum Culturel, Paris, France
2007 - Endorphins, group exhibition of Small Polar Station artgroup, Borey gallery, St. Petersburg
2008 - Festival of workshops at the artists' village, St.Petersburg
2008 - Fun Pictures, RA-fashion design showroom, St.Petersburg
2009 - Festival of workshops at the artists' village, St.Petersburg
2010 - The Village Goes to Town, Central Exhibition Hall Manеge, St. Petersburg
2011 - Raft-5, art action and exhibition on water of lake in artists' village in Shuvalovo, St. Petersburg
2012 - Art in a Pocket. Contemporary Creativeness, New Exhibition Hall of the State Museum of Urban Sculpture, St. Petersburg
2013 - Petersburg-XX, Central Exhibition Hall Manеge, St. Petersburg
2013 - InterMuseum, Central House of Artists, Moscow
2013 - Friend/Stranger, ZOOM-gallery, St.-Petersburg