KRISTINA VALENKOVA

LIVES AND WORKS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN

As a graphic artist, I have extensive experience working with printmaking techniques. Monotype is my preferred method: I am drawn to the tactile nature of the process and the ability to make each print a unique piece of storytelling. My works often depict empty, uninhabited interiors, deserted landscapes, and still lifes that resemble isolated, intermediate frames from a film.

EDUCATION

Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture, Book Graphics Workshop. Speciality: graphic artist (2008-2014)

 

PERSONAL / DUO EXHIBITIONS: 2025 - Any Coincidences Are Accidental -Kvaka22 gallery, Belgrade, Serbia 2023 - Nomadic Studies 1.0 - CCA tmp space, Batumi, Georgia 2021 - Corpus Callosum - Sevcabel Port, St. Petersburg, Russia 2021 - Monotype - Library named after M.Y. Lermontov, St. Petersburg, Russia. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2024 - Anonymous Drawings & Lines Fiction - Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany 2024 - Wanderings Inside A Waiting Room - Galeria Szczur, Poznan, Poland. 2024 - School of Listening: (Im)possible conversations (featuring Ofri Cnaani) - Museum der Moderne Art Rupertinum, Salzburg, Austria 2024 - No Middle Ground - Mikser Festival, Dorcol Platz, Belgrade, Serbia. RESIDENCIES: 2025-2026 - ‘My Home is Your Home’ residency in the Quings Academy, Lucerne, Switzerland 2024 - Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts. (Course by Ofri Cnaani) 2023 - CCA tmp space. Particles Laboratorial program. Batumi, Georgia 2023 - Lost And Found. Wandering Residency. Tbilisi, Georgia  

COLLECTIONS

Works are presented in private collections in Georgia, Korea Republic, Serbia, Romania, Italy, Chile, Russia.

 

ARTIST VOICE

One of the important themes for me is the perception of the material world through the creation of a new visual nature. My method of graphic embodiment of this idea is the hyperbolized depiction of objects and spaces, spiritualizing routine things and phenomena.

The monotype technique itself allows for the creation of the necessary depth and effect, similar to a cinematic filter, encapsulating a frozen moment in time on the flat surface of the paper.

In my works you can often find deserted landscapes, uninhabited interiors, and still lifes that, at first glance, may seem simple and even devoid of content. The essence of my method lies in capturing the quiet and often overlooked beauty of the ordinary and the silent. By focusing on these elements, I create opportunities for contemplation and introspection. Thus, empty landscapes, interiors, or surfaces with objects arranged on them, reminiscent of still lifes, are not just barren lands or abandoned places, but spaces filled with the potential for stories and memories, solitude, and reflection.

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