From Non-Conformism to Feminism

This exhibition is a selection from the Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art, and covers three generations of 20th century women artists. The show includes work in many media: painting, works on paper, photography, and video. This exhibition is arranged thematically and features the work of emerging, mid-career and established artists. The artists, ranging in age from under thirty to over seventy, represent several stages in the evolution of non-conformist and independent art in Russia. The exhibition is a visual exploration of the development and accomplishments of women artists from Russia. The event is designed to enhance mutual understanding, to generate public awareness of Russian women in art, and to empower women artists to pursue their calling.

The first group, the artists who began their careers at the time of Khrushchev’s Thaw of the 1950′s and took part in the first, crucial, unofficial exhibitions, includes Lydia Masterkova, Maria Elkonina, Valentina Kropivnitskaya, and Rimma Gerlovina. The next group includes some artists who participated in the initial exhibitions and some who became involved in the early 1980s, including Bella Levikova, Natalia Nesterova, Tatyana Nazarenko, Olga Bulgakova, Natalia Shibanova, Nonna Goriunova, Tatiana Levitskaia, and Valentina Lebedeva. A final group is made up of artists whose works date from post-perestroika and post-Soviet period from the late 1980′s to the present, including Natalia Kamenetskaia, Irina Danilova, Alla Esipovich, Marina Koldobskaya, Marina Gertsovskaia, Tatiana Antoshina, Natalia Elkonina, Marina Karpova, Irina Salnikova, Natalia Sitnikova and Elena Kallistova.

From Non-Conformism to Feminism
Kuratorin: Natalia Kolodzei

Künstler: Lydia Masterkova, Maria Elkonina, Valentina Kropivnitskaya, Rimma Gerlovin, Bella Levikova, Natalia Nesterova, Tatyana Nazarenko, Olga Bulgakova, Natalia Shibanova, Nonna Goriunova, Tatiana Levitskaia, and Valentina LebedevaNatalia Kamenetskaia, Iri Danilova, Alla Esipovich, Marina Koldobskaya, Marina Gertsovskaia, Tatiana Antoshina, Natalia Elkonina, Marina Karpova, Irina Salnikova, Natalia Sitnikova, Elena Kallistova