Curriculum vitae

Anna Volkova

Curriculum Vitae: Volkova, Anna L.

21 May 1974 Born in Leningrad ( Russia ). Russian/Dutch (obtained in 2002).

Resident in the Netherlands since 1998.

Education:

2005-2006 Study at the Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam

1998-2001 Study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy , Amsterdam . Graduated July 2001

1992-1998 Study at the State St-Petersburg Academy of Art and Design. Graduated May 1998

Exhibitions:

2007 solo exhibition, De Nederlansche Bank, Amsterdam

2007 “Pretty Dutch”, group exhibition, Princessehof museum, Leeuwarden

2007 Inside Design Amsterdam, Marthouse, group exposition

2006 “White, Bright and Delighting Home” group exhibition, Marthouse, Amsterdam

2006 KunstVlaai, Amsterdam

2006 IMM Cologne , group exhibition “SHOW”, Germany

2005 KunstRAI 2005 , solo show, Schr?der Gallery, Amsterdam

2005 “In Tijdelijk Gebruik, museale kunst en cultureel erfgoed in de Hoftoren”, Ministry of Education,          Culture & Sciences.

2004 KunstRAI 2004 , Amsterdam

2004 Exhibition at the BLIK gallery, Rotterdam

2003 Exhibition about contemporary ceramics, Museum”Princessehof” , Leeuwarden

2003 KunstRAI 2003 , Amsterdam

2003 Solo exhibition at Schroder Galerie/Ateliers , The Hague

2002 Solo exhibition at the museum “Princessehof” , Leeuwarden , pub. [8]

2002 KunstRAI 2002 , Amsterdam

2002 Exhibition at the Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam

2001 Group exhibition at Shell Research Center , Amsterdam , in collaboration with BLIK, pub. [5-6]

2001 Graduation exhibition at the Rietveld Academy , pub. [4]

2000 “Rietveld naar de Beurs 2000”, sale exhibition in the Beurs van Berlage

1999 Participation in the 8 th International Ceramic Symposium (Ceramics Millennium) Amsterdam ;          group exhibition at the Rietveld Academy , ceramics department

1999 Group exhibition devoted to Max Heymans , pub. [3]

1999 “Rietveld naar de Beurs”, sale exhibition in Beurs van Berlage

1999 Group exhibition “The Magic of Gold” in “De Nederlandsche Bank”, pub. [2]

1999 International AIAS Student Seminar “Park of the Future”, Amsterdam ; park sculpture “The          Hand of Life”, pub. [1]

Commissions

2007 Designing an award for a One Minute Video Festival , Amsterdam

2007 Designing objects for the Frozen Fountain Gallery/Shop , Amsterdam

2005 Designing mosaics and bath interior in a private house , Amsterdam

2004 Project for the interior of the FMO bank, The Hague

2003 (2006) “The Hand”, floor mosaic for the entrance of the Slotervaart Hospital , Amsterdam

2000 “The Arc of Noah”, project with ARTIS for Sail 2000 in collaboration with other artists

2000 (2002) “Klaagmuur”, project with Amnesty International for Colombia ( Trujillo ) in collaboration          with an architect

Prizes :

2001 Winner of the Shell Young Art Award 2001 , pub. [5-6]

2000 Prize in the photo competition for the Siemens Art Calendar 2001

Work in collection:

Museum Het Princessehof, Leeuwarden

FMO Bank, The Hague

Private collections

Publications:

[1] “Kunstacademies onder vuur”, Metropolis M, jaargang 15, nr. 5 (1999)

[2] “De magie van goud”, De Florijn, 12 May 1999

[3] “Kunststudenten recyclen kleding Max Heymans”, Het Parool, 26 May 1999

[4] “De bv Rietveld”, Het Parool, 29 June 2001

[5] “Tegelvloer wint 1 e prijs”, SiteView, 6 October 2001

[6] “Shell Young Art Award 2001”, Kunstblad, 6 December 2001

[7] “Hoofdzaken in glas”, Status, nr. 5, jaargang 11, April 2002

[8] “Tegelinstallatie van Anna Volkova , Het verleden op de vloer”, Keramika nr. 2 zomer 2002

[9] “Anna Volkova/Renze Koenes keramiek en schilderijen”, Tableau Fine Arts Magazine 2004

Practice / Workshops:

1999          Workshop “Beyond Gravity”, ceramics in the visual world,‘s-Hertogenbosch Art Academy

1999          Workshop with the Makkum Majolica factory, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

1995-1996 Practice at the St-Petersburg Porcelain Factory