• Yelena Popova

    1. 1978born in Urals, Russia
    2. lives and works in Nottingham, UK
    3. 2000BA degree in Set Design & Technology, Moscow Art Theatre School, Moscow
    4. 2007Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art, Byam Shaw at Central Saint Martins, London
    5. 2011MA degree in Painting, Royal College of Art, London

  • Soloshows

    1. 2013The Futures of the Past: Annette Amberg, Asier Mendizabal and Yelena Popova (curated by Heidi Brunschweiler), Kunst Raum Riehen, Basel (upcoming)
    2. The Protrait Gallery, Cole, London
    3. 2012Viennafair 2012, presented by Figge von Rosen Galerie, Vienna
    4. Zabludowicz Collection Invites: Yelena Popova, Zabludowicz Collection, London
    5. TWOFOLD (with Gregor Hylla), Outpost / Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Norwich
    6. Unnamed, Figge von Rosen Galerie Berlin
    7. Yelena Popova (with Granddad Hill), Trade Gallery, Nottingham
    8. Solo show, NN Gallery, Northampton
    9. 2010Unnamed, Wallner Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
    10. 2009Josto Flowers (curated by Dmitry Zimin), 40 Kvadratov Gallery, Smolensk, Russia
    11. Martian Gardener, Hand & Heart Gallery, Nottingham
    12. 2008Clamour, Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey

  • Groupshows

    1. 2013Nuclear Culture on Film - Mark Aerial Waller / Isao Hashimoto / Sandra Lahire / Otolith Group / Eva & Franco Mattes / Chris Oakley / Yelena Popova, The Arts Catalyst, London (upcoming)
    2. Michiel Ceulers, Oliver Osborne, Yelena Popova and Stefan Sandner, Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles
    3. 2012Gaiety is the most outstanding feauture of the Soviet Union, Saatchi Gallery, London
    4. Abstract Possible, Eastside Projects, Birmingham
    5. OPEM2, The Collection Museum, Lincoln
    6. An_Eignungen, Kunstverein Langenhagen
    7. Red Mansion Prize Winners Show, Royal Academy Schools, London
    8. A Joyful Archipelago, Guest Projects, London 
    9. Unterm Strich, Figge von Rosen Galerie, Cologne
    10. East Meets West, Quad, Derby
    11. 2011New Sensations 2011, Victoria House, London
    12. Bloomberg New Contemporaries, at S1 Artspace and Site Gallery, Sheffield; and ICA, London
    13. RCA MA Show 2011, Battersea, London
    14. The Bookmark Project, The Study at Nottingham Contemporary
    15. Never Let Me Go, Project space, Quad, Derby
    16. E=MC2 at The Toilet Gallery, Kingston, London, curated by Kate Renwick
    17. Keep Doors & Passages Clear (curated by Tom Godfrey), White Columns Gallery, New York
    18. Tracing Shadows in the Dark, Blyth Gallery, Imperial College, London
    19. 2010Salt, RU Arts Gallery (curated by Anna Buivid), Young Artists Biennale Moscow
    20. Ztime, Era Foundation (curated by Anna Buivid), Young Artists Biennale Moscow
    21. Oasis (curated by Catherine Hemelryk), Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, Bury St Edmunds
    22. Interim Show, Royal College of Art, London
    23. Ztime (curated by Mindy Lee & Yelena Popova), Blyth Gallery, Imperial College, London
    24. Goshka Macuga’s cabinet installation, Star City Show, Nottingham Contemporary
    25. Memory & Migration (curated by Saira Lloyd), DEDA, Derby
    26. 2009Indoor Life (curated by Tom Godfrey), Walden Affairs, Den Haag
    27. Pan-Demonium (curated by Gillian Whiteley), Art Currencies Institute, New York
    28. VI International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Arts, Novosibirsk
    29. Laika Sam und Felix, Carolyn Heinz Galerie, Hamburg
    30. Free Wi-Fi (curated by Andrey Bartenev), Zurab Tsereteli Gallery of Arts, Moscow
    31. Glitch, Zverevsky Centre of Contemporary Art, Moscow
    32. Drawing with Dolphins (curated by Marcus Cope), Crimes Town Gallery, London
    33. 2008Gold Soundz (curated by Geoffrey Litherland), at Southwell Artspace, Nottingham
    34. UFO, Moscow Young Artist Biennale (curated by Andrey Bartenev), Moscow
    35. Homoludens Festival, Warsaw
    36. 2007Chichester Open Art Exhibition, Chichester

     

  • Works in public collections

    1. Saatchi Gallery, London
    2. Zabludowicz Collection, London
    3. Louise Clarke, London
    4. Outset Purchase Prize, RCA Permanent Art Collection, London
    5. Parallel Media Group Collection, London
    6. RU Arts Gallery, Moscow
    7. Elke and Harold Einsmann, London