Kirtsova Alyona

Alyona Kirtsova

1954
Born in the settlement of Barentsburg, Spitsbergen, Norway

1973–1975
Studied painting at Vasily Sitnikov’s private school, Moscow

1986
One of the founders of the Hermitage Amateur Society, Moscow

1993
One of the founders of the Utopia Foundation, Moscow

Lives in Moscow


Selected Solo Exhibitions
1990
Alyona Kirtsova. Moscow State University, Moscow

1991
Alyona Kirtsova. First Gallery, Moscow.
Walls and Ladders (with Yuri Avvakumov). Shusev State Museum of Architecture, Moscow

1994
Alyona Kirtsova. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

1996
Frankfurt-Aufenthalt. Galerie im Karmeliterkloster, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Red Wine – Green Grass. Roza Azora Gallery, Moscow

2002
Retrospection. Moscow Center of Art, Moscow

2006
Color Guide. Stella Art Foundation, Moscow

2010
North. Stella Art Foundation, Stella Art Foundation, Moscow


Selected Group Exhibitions
1986
Art vs. Commerce. Bitsa Park, Moscow

1987
Dwelling. Hermitage Amateur Society, Exhibition Hall at 100 Profsoyuznaya, Moscow
Representation. Hermitage Amateur Society, Exhibition Hall at 100 Profsoyuznaya, Moscow
Retrospection 1957–1987. Hermitage Amateur Society, Exhibition Hall at 100 Profsoyuznaya, Moscow

1988
Shock Workers of Art. ASSA Art-Rock-Parade. House of Culture of Moscow Lamp Factory, Moscow
A. Kirtsova, R. Meel, V. Salnikov. Exhibition Hall of the Kirov District, Moscow

1990
Avantgarde 20 / 90. Manege Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow

1992
Magnitsky Lessons. Geometric Abstraction: Moscow Experience. National Center of Contemporary Art, Moscow

1995
La Terra Ritrovata. Villa Ormond, San-Remo, Italy 
Arte Russia. Villa Zorn, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy

1997–1998
Russian Constructivist Roots: Present Concerns. The Art Gallery, University of Maryland; The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire; New Hampshire; Dickinson College, Pennsylvania; World Bank, Washington 

1998
Russian Manchester. Ivanovo Regional Art Museum, Ivanovo, Russia 

2001
Manufactory. New Manege State Exhibition Halls, Moscow
Abstraction in Russia. 20th century. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

2002
Femme Art. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Melioratsia. First Open Air Festival of Contemporary Art. Klyazminskoye Reservoir
Vacation Center, Moscow region

2003
Moscow Abstraction. Late 20th century. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

2007
Ceci n’est pas nourriture. Era Foundation, Moscow

Collections
Krasnoyarsk Cultural Historical Museum Complex, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Museo d‘Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy
National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Stella Art Foundation, Москва
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

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