Personalities of Saint-Petersburg - Tsekhomskaya Natalia

Tsekhomskaya Natalia

An artist,
a member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art (SPACA),
a member of the Russian Artist's Union.

Education

1960-1963	Muchina Art School, Leningrad, the USSR. Diploma in the Fine Arts.
1964-1967	The Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, Leningrad, the USSR. Major: Experimental Physics.
1967-1972	The Leningrad Institute of Architecture and Building Construction, Leningrad, the USSR. Major: Architecture; Bachelor Degree in Architecture.
1977-1978	The Journalists' Union of the USSR, Leningrad, Course in Photojournalism.

Personal exhibitions

2004	State Center of Photography, «One picture show», St.Petersburg, March.
2003	Museum of Nonconformist's Art, «Butterfly under St. Petersburg», with Felix Volossenkov, St.Petersburg, October-November. «ASTI» gallery, «Fantom Appearance», Moscow, February-March.
2002	«Art & Actualite» gallery, with Felix Volossenkov & Anatoly Vassiliev, Paris, France, July.
2001	«Impressions of Alien Visitors from the Yungoor Constellation», with Felix Vollosenkov & Alexei Yarygin, gallery «2000» Planetarium, St. Petersburg, Russia, July-August.
1999	«City. Dust. Flowers and Crescent». In the Board of «City and flowers-99» Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1998	The St. Petersburg State Museum of the Theater and Music Art, «Garden of the Diverged Pathes».
1995	Solo exhibit in the final of work of Art-Omi Seminar, New York, USA.
1994	«Feodor» Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1994	«New Passage» Gallery, St. Petersburg.
1986	Tsurupa Culture House, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1984	The Leningrad Youth Palace, Russia.
1982	The Leningrad Institute of Technology, Russia.

Group exhibitions

2004	CEH «Manege», «Second Graphic Bienale», St. Petersburg, June-July CEH «Manege», «New Time», «Master-class», St. Petersburg, June. State Museum of Ethnography, «Master-class», St. Petersburg, June. State Museum of Saint Petersburg History, «50 views of Petropavlovskaya Fortress», May-June. State Center of Photography, «Dedication», St. Petersburg, April. «The Ship», CEH «Manege», St. Petersburg, March. «Bird's Bazaar», «Grand-Art Gallery», St. Petersburg, March. «Handmade», State Museum of Saint Petersburg History, March. «All Petersburg - 2003», CEH «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
2003	St. Petersburg, «Delta» gallery, «Invitation», December. «N.O.S.», Russian National Library, St. Petersburg, Russia. «All Petersburg - 2002», CEH «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
2002	«White Christmas», SPACA Exhibition, Museum of City's Sculpture, St. Petersburg, December-January. «We Are – 70», CEH «Manege», July. «Contemporary Graphic», Surgut State Art Gallery. «Photographic», Novosibirsk State Art Gallery. «Photography & Portrait», The State Museum of History of St. Petersburg, May-June. «Coast», exhibition's center «Coast», March-April. «Zooart», CEH «Manege», March. «First Graphic Biennale», Union of Artists, March. «All Petersburg - 2001», CEH «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
2001	Second Graphic Biennale, Novosibirsk State Art Gallery. «In search of the missing link», exhibition of SPACA, Union of artists, St. Petersburg, December-January. «Still-life & Photography», Museum of St. Petersbubg History, May-June. «From Avangard till our Days», Union of Artists, March. «Family Portrait», Anna Akhmatova Museum, March. «About Love…», Saint Petersburg Academy Of Contemporary Art, CEH «Manege», March. «Petersburg Monuments in View of Immortals», Museum of City's Sculpture, St. Petersburg, April-May. «All Petersburg - 2000», CEH «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
2000	St. Petersburg, Museum of Nonconformist Art, project «Mezhsezonie», December. «5 year anniversary of Photo Image Gallery», Nonconformist Art Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. «40 undying lines» SPACA Exhibition, Anna Akhmatova's Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. «St. Petersburg - 99», Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
1999	Novosibirsk State Gallery, «International Biennials», Novosibirsk, Russia. «Autumn photo-marathon 1999», Art-Collegium Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia. «St. Petersburg Ateliers» The Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia. An Exhibition of Contemporary Russian Photography, pARTs Gallery, Minneapolis, USA. «Contemporary Art Anatomy No.2», Gallery «Art Collegium», St. Petersburg, Russia. «St. Petersburg - 98», the Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
1998	The exhibition of St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, «Reflex of Silver Age in the Creativity of Immortals», Museum of Anna Akhmatova, St. Petersburg, Russia. Kinetic Installation «The Seasons in Black Square Scene», The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, The State Hermitage Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia. The V Biennial Exhibition «Autumn Photo Maraphon», Gallery «Art Collegia», St. Petersburg, Russia.
1997	Renewal and Metamorphosis Fitchburg Art Museum, Massachusetts, the USA. Petersburg-96, the Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia. Exhibition of the projects rewarded with the Eltsin grant, Central Artists' House, Moscow, Russia. Second exhibition of the St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, State Museum of St. Petersburg History, Russia.
1996	Renewal and Metamorphosis; The M.I.T. Museum, Massachusetts, the USA. Christmas Exhibition, the Artists' Union, St. Petersburg, Russia. Autumn Exhibition of the Artists' Union, St. Petersburg, Russia. The First Exhibition of the St. Petersburg Academy of Contemporary Art, the Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia. The IV International Biennial Exhibition, St. Petersburg, Russia. Petersburg-95, the Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia.
1995	Christmas Exhibition, the Artists' Union, St. Petersburg, Russia. Autumn Exhibition of the Artists' Union, St. Petersburg, Russia. Petersburg-94, the Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg, Russia. Participation in the Art/Omi Seminar, International Colony of Artists and Writers, NY, the USA.
1994-1996	Self-Identification, Kiel, Berlin, Oslo, Sopot, St. Petersburg, Copenhagen.
1993	Moscow International Photofestival, Russia. «Borsh», the Artists' Union, St.Petersburg, Russia.
1992-1993	«Garderop» the Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St.Petersburg, Russia. Traveling Exhibition from Rutgers University, NJ, the USA.
1992	«Litsa», Exhibition of Contemporary Portrait photography from Russia, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1989	«Photostroika», Exhibition of the Soviet Photography, NYC, the USA.
1988	International Plenary «Bieszczady-88», Poland.
1986	«Leningrad Photomasters», the Journalists' Union of the USSR, Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia.
1985-1987	Exhibition of Photographers' Group «Leningrad», the Leningrad Youth Palace, Russia.
1983	Exhibition of Studio «4th Floor», Tsurupa Culture House, Leningrad, Russia.
1978	Graduation Exhibition, Courses for photojournalists, Leningrad, Russia.

Organizer and teacher experience

2001	Teacher of synography master classes at Summer Photo School, Poprad, Slovakia.
1999	Deliver a lectures at St. Thomas University, St.Paul, & part Gallery, Minneapolis, USA.
1979-1989	Teacher and Instructor of Photostudio «4th Floor», Tsurupa Culture House, Leningrad, Russia.
1984-1987	Head of the Photographers' Group «Leningrad», the Leningrad Youth Palace, Russia.

Permanent collections

Russian State Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia;
State Museum of St. Petersburg History, Russia;
the Russian National Library;
Museum of the Fine Arts of Karelia, Petrozavodsk;
State Museum of Arts of Tatarstan, Kazan, Russia;
State Museum of Arts, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Russia;
Novosibirsk Regional Gallery, Novosibirsk, Russia;
Anna Akhmatova's Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia;
Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, the USA;
Museum of the Fine Arts, Massachusetts, the USA;
Harvard University Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, the USA;
Zimmerly Museum, Dodge Collection, NJ, the USA;
Collection of the Navigator Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, the USA;
Collection of Art/Omi, New York City, NY, the USA;
Art Museum, Crosno, Poland;
Astrakhan State Art Gallery;
Stavropol State Art Gallery;
Diaghilev Art Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia;
Malikin Collection, Boston, The USA;
Private Collections in Russia, Germany, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, the USA.

Theater works

(costume designer)

1994	Á. Áðåõò, «Ìàìàøà Êóðàæ è åå äåòè , Þæíàÿ Îñåòèÿ.
1991	B. Brecht, «Mother Courage and her Children», South Ossetia.
1989	V. Narokov, «Superflej» the Moscow Tchechov Art Theater, Moscow, Russia.
1989	V. Shukshin, «Until the third crowing of the cocks», Dmitrovgrad, Russia.
1988	S. Marshak, «Terem-Teremok», the Novgorod Drama Theater, Russia.
1986	J. Offenbach, «Jan and Jannette», «Supper with an Italian», the Musical Comedy Theater of Rostov.

Publications

«Chas Pick»;
«Beauty Planet»;
«Izograph»;
«Arguments & Facts»;
«The New World of Art»;
«Leningradskaia Panorama»;
«Science in the USSR»;
«Leningradskaia Pravda»;
«Smena»;
«Leningradskii Rabotchii»;
«Nevskoe Vremia»;
«Niva»;
«Natali»;
«Literator»;
«St. Peterburgskie Vedomosti».

Program «Rakurs»;
«5 koleso»;
«Inform TV».

Criticism

Article of Zinaida Arsenieva «Mystery of Emulsion», June, 2004;
Article of Svetlana Makhlina «Natalia Tsekhomskaya»;
Article of Natella Voiskunskaya «Fantom Appearance», February, 2003;
Article of Dmitry Polischuk «Mirages of Natalia Tsekhomskaya», February, 2003;
Article of Tatiana Yurieva «Garden of the diverging Pathes», June, 1998;
Article of Mikhail Guerman «Space of Nostalgie in the pictures of Natalia Tsekhomskaya», April, 1993.

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Photo Album of Tsekhomskaya Natalia.