ILYA IVANKIN

 
1977 – Born in Moscow
2003 – Graduated from the St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Institute, faculty of Church arts; qualification – painter
2000 – Participated in the exhibitions, devoted to religious art
2008 – Participated in the creation of the creative team of icon painters "Iconosphere"
Among my works:
2007-2008 – Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Vienna
2016-2017 – the Iconostasis of the Cathedral of the Assumption of our Lady and All Saints in London.
Use photography for art since 2005.
In the period from 2007 to 2014 have created several large-format portfolios dedicated to the landscapes of Europe and North America.
2009 – Graduated from the course of black and white photography in the school of modern photography Photoplay under the direction of Valery Samarin.
Currently work using the silver bromide black-and-white photography, whith alternative printing techniques, digital processing, involving drawing, sculpture, video and music.
Exhibitions:
2015 – Exhibition of contemporary art "Behind the glass" in the gallery "Noise" in Saint-Petersburg.
2017 - Personal exhibition at the international festival of photography “Photovisa” in Krasnodar.
2018, august-september -  Personal exhibition "Resentment" in the Cultural Center of Memory Haroldo Conti, Buenos Aires, Argentina, within the framework of the XX Festival de la Luz.
2018 - october - participate in video program of the international festival of photography “Photovisa” in Krasnodar.
2019 - shortlisted in the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2019, participated in Shortlist exhibition in London.
2019 - personal exhibition in Pinguao, China. Awarded in the cathegory “exellent international photographer”

 

since 2010 – member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, Department "Art-Photo".