Andrew Polushkin.
Andrew Polushkin was born in Leningrad, USSR, in 1972.
A self-trained artist from 1986. Until 1999 made ink and pen graphics.
In 1999 begins to work with computer graphics, and through this came to photography.
Beginning from 2000 works in digital photomanipulation techniques.
In 2004 he combines digital technologies and traditional silver-gelatin printing.
In 2008 mastered in bromoil printing.
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2010 - VAGUE TIME A.Blok Apartment Museum, St.-Peterburg, Russia
2009 - RECONSTRUCTION OF MEMORY
Month of Photography 2009, Bratislava, Slovakia, Galeria Univerzitnej kniznice.
Curators: Evgeny Berezner, Natalia Tarasova, Irina Tchmyreva.
2009 - 100 YEARS OF THEATRICAL LIFE. State Theatre NA LITEINOM, St.-Peterburg, Russia
2009 - RECONSTRUCTION OF MEMORY. The Museum of the History of Photography (MHP), St.-Peterburg, Russia
2007 - THINGS THAT THINGS ARE DREAMING OF. Gallery ARS MAGNA, St.-Peterburg, Russia
2006 - VIRUS DECORATIVE. The Museum of the History of Photography (MHP), St.-Peterburg, Russia.
2005 - A PRIVATE LIFE NATURES (The joint project with Katya Belkina). DEART'2005. The higher school of the British design, Moscow, Russia
2003 - LeVall Art Gallery, Novosibirsk, Russia
1996 - The First Museum of Private Collections. St.-Peterburg, Russia
1993 - Gallery 10X10 at the cultural center at Pushkinskaya, 10, St.-Peterburg, Russia
PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITIONS:
2010 - REFLECTION. Photographic Museum House of Metenkov, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2010 - PETERSBURG-2009. Project Reflection. Central Exhibit Hall MANEGE, St.Petersburg
2009 - REFLECTION. Museum House of the Blackheads, Riga, Latvia
2007 - CHESHIRE LANDSCAPE
Gallery BOREY, St. Petersburg, Russia
2007 - MECHANICS OF DREAMS
The State Museum of the History of St.Petersburg, Russia
2007 - PHOTOGRAPHERS ARTINDEX 2006
Central Exhibit Hall «Manege» , St.Petersburg, Russia
2007 - PETERSBURG-2006. Project THE WARDROBE OF A LADY
Petersburg's Photo Workshops Fund, Central Exhibit Hall MANEGE, St.Petersburg
2006 - Project THE WARDROBE OF A LADY
Petersburg's Photo Workshops Fund, The State Museum of the History of St.Petersburg
2006 - MODERNISM OF LENINGRAD. A SIGHT FROM XXI CENTURY
Architect's House, St.Petersburg, Russia.
2006 - CHESHIRE LANDSCAPE
Photogallery RACHMANINOW GARDEN, St.Petersburg, Russia.
2006 - THE DECISIVE MOMENT
Petersburg's Photo Workshops fund,
Central Exhibit Hall MANEGE , St.Petersburg, Russia.
Photography Museum METENKOV'S HOUSE, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
2005 - HOMO PHOTOS
The State Centre of Photography, Museum of city sculpture, St.Petersburg, Russia.
2005 - ART-project ILLUSION
City Art Center of Rogal, Irkutsk, Russia.
2005 - THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH
The international festival of the modern art, Irkutsk, Russia.
2005 - The video-project 54 CHARACTERS
The center of the modern art «MARS», Moscow, Russia.
ZERO CINEMA, St.Petersburg, Russia.
2005 - GUCHKIN, POLUSHKIN, DEMENKOVA. ST.PETERSBURG.
Photocafe BLOW UP, St.Petersburg, Russia.
2004 - BUDU ART 2004 - THE KEYS OF UNDERSTANDING.
The 2nd festival on contemporary art, Tomsk, Russia
2004 - IMPEROR PAVEL I: THE PRESENT IMAGE OF THE PAST
The State Russian Museum, Mikhailovsky Palace, St.Petersburg, Russia
2003 - The 6th open exhibition of photography STILL LIFE 2002,
dedicated to the memory of Alexander V. Khlebnikov.
Moscow Photoclub NOVATOR, Moscow, Russia
2003 - The annual international exhibition COMPART.
Toms Art Museum, Russia
2003 - PHOTOGRAPHY BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPHY
The Museum of Photography, Shaulay, Litva.
2003 - ANIGMA
The 1st international festival of digital graphic arts and animations.
LEVALL Gallery, Club ROCK CITY, Novosibirsk, Russia.
2002 - International Digital Awards (IDAA) hard copy exhibition (Australia, Russia, US)
2000 - The 1st exhibition of digital art DIGITAL PODGALLERY (NY USA/Russia).
The Museum of Nonconformist Art, cultural center at Pushkinskaya, 10,
St.Petersburg, Russia
1991-1993 -Annual exhibitions of The Fund of Free Contemporary Russian Art at The First St.Petersburg Museum of Private Collections.
AWARDS:
2008 - IPA competition. Professional Honorable Mention in category Fine Art.
2008 - First Prize in category Fine Art Nudes. PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (Px3).Paris, France
2007 - Honorable Mention Award DIGITAL CREATION AWARDS (DCA) 2006, Japan
2007 - A nominee of ARINDEX 2006 PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD in FINE ART category.
2003 - Excellence Award DIGITAL CREATION AWARDS (DCA) 2003, Japan
2002 - Grand Prize PHOTOGRAPHER.RU competition NONSTOP PHOTOS 2002
PUBLICATIONS:
2007 - Magazine Il Fotografo, Portfolio, Italy
2007 - THE WARDROBE OF A LADY. Catalogue.
2006 - Magazine FOTOMASTERSKAYA. Portfolio, Russia
2006 - IMPERIA N. NABOKOFF AND THE INHERITORS collection of articles, Russia
2006 - Magazine THE LOMOND REVIEW, Russia
2006 - Magazine R.I.P., Russia
2006 - Magazine AFISHA, Russia
2006 - Magazine ADRESA, Russia
2006 - Magazine NA NEVSKOM, Russia
2006 - Magazine CIFROVIK, Russia
2005 - Exhibition catalogue A PRIVATE LIFE NATURES, Russia
2005 - Magazine PHOTOMAGAZINE. Portfolio, Russia
2003-2004 - Magazine AFISHA. Illustrations, Russia
2003 - HIERO calendar, Russia
2002 - Magazine DIGITAL, Portfolio, Australia
2002 - Magazine VODKA, Russia
2002 - Magazine E-PHOTO, Portfolio, Russia
2001 - Magazine COMPUART, Portfolio, Russia
Artworks in collections:
The State Russian Museum, St.-Peterburg, Russia
Moscow House of Photography, Moscow, Russia
The Museum of the History of Photography (MHP), St.-Peterburg, Russia
The First St.Petersburg Museum of Private Collections, St.-Peterburg, Russia
and in some private collections in the USA, France and Germany