Tanika Yezhova (b. 1993, Dzerzhinsk) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, and film. Initially trained in traditional oil painting, she now works across a range of media, refusing to be confined by a single form. Her current interests lie in exploring the relationships between tangible and intangible elements—such as sculpture and digital art—and in uncovering artistic meaning in the empty spaces between objects. Nature, both animate and inanimate, often serves as a point of departure in her work. Themes of intermaterial communication, memory and possible transformations are central to her practice. Some of her works are autobiographical/autofictional.
Education
| 2023 – 2026 | BA, Bard College, NY, USA. Majors: Film and Electronic Arts, Studio Art |
| 2021 – 2023 | Smolny College (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences of St.Petersburg State University), St.Petersburg, Russia. Major: Film and Video |
| 2020 – 2021 | Pro Arte Foundation for Culture and Arts, School for Young Artists, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2020 | Sculpture School by Ekaterina Sokolovskaya, Intro to Contemporary Sculpture, St.Petersburg, Russia / NYC, USA |
| 2020 | Paideia – School of Interpretation of Contemporary Art, Art Center “Pushkinskaya-10”, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2012 – 2015 | Penza Art College, Penza, Russia. Major: Painting |
| 2010 – 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod Art College, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
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Personal Exhibitions and Projects
| 2026 | 300 Self-Defense Techniques, Massena Exhibition Hall, Barrytown, NY, USA |
| 2022 | Biography of the Place, art laboratory at the ecological volunteer campus World Tree Camp, Nickel, Russia |
| 2021 | In This Place, Flowers Will Grow Up, installation at the artist’s studio, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2021 | One Hour to Deadline, PRO ARTE Foundation, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 2020 | Cold, Gallery “Bogorodskoye”, Moscow City Galleries Network, Moscow, Russia |
| 2019 | The Far / Grenseløse, as a part of the Russian-Norwegian festival “Border Free”, Nickel, Russia |
| 2019 | The Rusted North, Visit Center of the Pasvik State Nature Reserve, Nickel, Russia |
| 2015 | Epigraph, Dzerzhinsky Museum of Local Lore, Dzerzhinsk, Russia |
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Selected Group Exhibitions and Projects
| 2026 | Staff Infection or The New Structure, Bard MFA Staff Show, Fisher Studio Arts, Red Hook, NY, USA |
| 2025 | Ceramics Club CC 2052, White Columns, New York, NY, USA |
| 2025 | Deep Fryer, Bard MFA Staff Show, Fisher Studio Arts, Red Hook, NY, USA |
| 2024 | un-due, Judy Pfaff’s Installation Class, UBS Exhibition Center, Red Hook, NY, USA |
| 2024 | Turn the Corner, Judy Pfaff’s Installation Class, UBS Exhibition Center, Red Hook, NY, USA |
| 2024 | Contrapposto, Judy Pfaff’s Installation Class, UBS Exhibition Center, Red Hook, NY, USA |
| 2023 | SONYASHNIK AUCTION, charity auction for Ukraine, online |
| 2023 | PARAZIT, Borey Art Center, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2022 | Koridor. Border Art Chatt, international project for russian and norwegian artists, online |
| 2022 | The Sixth Extinction. Plant Encyclopedia, Bomba Gallery, CCI Fabrika, Moscow, Russia |
| 2022 | 27/4 colour, Smol Gallery, Smolny College, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2021 | Stuffy vs. Blowing, Gallery “Izmailovo”, Moscow City Galleries Network, Moscow, Russia |
| 2021 | Aesthetical Dissensions, Gallery “Namegallery”, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2021 | Migranto: Personal Trajectory, Gallery “Bogorodskoye”, Moscow City Galleries Network, Moscow, Russia |
| 2021 | Art Revolution Taipei – Another Chapter, The Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2020 | Man in Translation, a parallel program of the Polish Film Festival “Vistula”, Gallery “Izmailovo”, Moscow City Galleries Network, Moscow |
| 2020 | Perfopai, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2020 | Environmental Art, Museum of Actual Realism, Tolyatti, Russia |
| 2020 | The Petersburg’s Youth, Saint Petersburg Artists’ Union Exhibition Center, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2019 | Waterscapes, Exhibition of Finalists of the International Online Competition “Water”, Camelback Gallery, USA |
| 2018 | The Water Project, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, USA |
| 2014 | Pictures Don’t Grow on Trees, Lermontov Park, Penza, Russia |
| 2014 | ColoRitm, Dzerzhinsky Museum of Local Lore, Dzerzhinsk, Russia |
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Art Residencies
| 2019 | Nickel Art Residence, Project “The Rusted North”, Polar Day 2019, Nickel, Russia |
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Film Festivals
| 2026 | Bard Student Showcase: B.U.G., Upstate Film, Rhinebeck, NY, USA |
| 2024 | Junk Dump Film Festival, Documentary Semi-Finalist (film “Kateryna”, 2023), Museum of the Moving Image, NY, USA |
| 2024 | SmolShorts, International Festival of Student Video Works, long list of the Experimental Documentary category (film “Kateryna”, 2023), St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2023 | SmolShorts, International Festival of Student Video Works, Jury Mention in the Experimental Animation category (film “Puddle’s Story”, co-authored with Maria Pashedko, 2023), St.Petersburg, Russia |
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Art Nominations and Awards
| 2026 | Elizabeth Murray and Sol Lewitt Studio Arts Prize, issued by Bard College, NY, USA A prize given annually to two deserving seniors whose work exemplifies dedication, commitment and integrity |
| 2026 | Margaret and John Bard Scholars Prize – (The Arts), issued by Bard College, NY, USA An honorary prize awarded annually by the faculty of each division of the College in each division for outstanding academic achievement in the field of major interest |
| 2022 | Interval Art, short list of the Interval Foundation for the Support and Development of Contemporary Art, St.Petersburg, Russia |
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Curating
| 2025 | Art Box, Red Hook, NY, USA |
| 2023 | GYM, online exhibition, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| 2020 | Perfopai, online platform and a series of events for showing and discussing works, St.Petersburg, Russia |
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Conferences
| 2024 | ASEEES Annual Convention, Panel “Liberal Arts and Sciences Education in Russia: Past and Future”, Paper “Student Film Festival: Past and Future” |
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