Alexandra Demenkova, RU (1980, Kingisepp, RU)
Education
Union of Journalists, PhotoFaculty, Saint-Petersburg, RU, 2000-2002
Russian Pedagogical University, Department of Foreign Languages, Saint-Petersburg, RU, 1998-2003
Residencies
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, 2008-2009
Fellowships/stipends
2008 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Amsterdam, NL, (Russisch Cultuur Fonds)
Awards
2008 Krasnodar, RU, ‘Photovisa’, 2nd prize, Documentary Photography
2007 Moscow, RU, ‘Russian Press Photo’, Best of photojournalism 2007
2007 Siberian Biennale, Nizhny Novgorod, RU, ‘Young Photographers’, Press Photography; Honourable
2007 Photo Espana, Madrid, ES, Finalist of ‘Descrubimientos’
2006 Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The best press-photographer 2006’, Grand Prix
2006 Bielsko Biala, PL, ‘No Borders’, 3rd prize in the nomination ‘People’
2006 Siberian Biennale, Nizhniy Novgorod, RU, ‘Young Photographers’, 2nd prize Press Photography
2006 Velikiy Novgorod, RU, ‘The Golden Lens’, 2nd prize in the nomination ‘A place of living’
2006 CN, ‘Humanity Photo Award’, documentary prize in the nomination ‘Daily Life’
2005 Velikiy Novgorod, RU, ‘The Golden Lens’, 1st prize in the nomination ‘A place of living’
2005 London, GB, ‘The Ian Parry Scholarship’, 3rd prize
2005 Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The best press-photographer 2003’, nomination ‘Daily Life’
2005 Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The best press-photographer 2005’, special nomination of the jury ‘for the best B/W photographer’
2004 Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The Northern Palmyra’, Grand Prix
2003 Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The best press-photographer 2002’, special nomination of the jury ‘For the best sense of composition’
Solo exhibitions
2009 Fotogalerie Fotogram, Amsterdam, NL, ‘Territory of broken dreams’
2009 Lazagne, Frederik’s StreetView, Amsterdam, NL
2009 Museum of the History of Photography, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘Obrazy i Podobija’
2007 Ufat Photography Festival, Bursa, TR
2006 ‘Alone’ gallery, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The Night Bus’
2006 Anna Akhmatova Museum at Fountain House, Saint-Petersburg, RU ‘Homeless’
2005 Mayakovsky Library, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The ropewalkers’, part of the project ‘The latest stories’
(Selected) group exhibitions
2010 LUMC Gallery, Leiden, NL, Familiezaken
2010 ECAM Gallery, Paris, France, Jeune Photographie Russe
2009 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, NL, ‘RijksakademieOPEN’, (exh. cat.)
2009 Art-Sobes, Festival of Social Art, “Windows of M/F grows”, Loft Project Etazhi, Saint-Petersburg, RU
2009 “Krasnoye Znamya” Factory, International Festival of Queere Culture, “Fiolet”, Sankt-Peterburg, RU; other venue: Art-cafe GAZ 21
2009 Stratford-upon-Avon, GB, “A New Place to Live”, Royal Court Theatre Company
2009 Ghosts of the Past: everyday life 20 years after the fall of Communism, exhibition at the conference at the University of East London, London, GB
2009 UIT de Provence Arles, France, Jeune Photographie Russe
2009 Fotofestival ‘Horizonten’, Zingst, DE
2009 Gallery.Photographer.ru, Moscow, RU, “Russian Style”
2009 Galerie Domus, Lyon, France, Jeune Photographie Russe, (exh. cat.)P
2009 Chobi Mela V, International Festival of Photography, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2009 Loft Project Etazhi, Saint-Petersburg, RU, “Who Am I?”
2008 Lumix Festival of Young Photojournalism, Hannover, DE
2008 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, NL, ‘RijksakademieOPEN’, (exh. cat.)
2008 Fotofestival ‘Horizonten’, Zingst, DE
2008 House of Cinema, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘Open your eyes’, exhibition within the framework of the festival against racism
2008 Saint-Petersburg, RU, exhibition of Photodepartment
2007 Kaliningrad Photographic Festival, Kaliningrad, RU
2007 Bliz-R Photographic Festival, Saint-Petersburg, RU, Artists’ Union
2006 The 9th International Photography Gathering, Aleppo, Syria, “Motherland, Part 2: East/West”
2006 Kamerseuran Galleria, Helsinki, FI, ‘Walk through the city’
2006 The Saint Peter’s Church, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘World through the eyes of a child: Black and
2006 House of Journalists, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ’Beloved Women’
2006 Museum of Anna Akhmatova in the Fountain House, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘Love’
2006 Central Exhibition Hall ‘Manege’, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘Decisive Moment’, other venue: The Central House of Architect, Moscow, RU
2005 photo-café ‘Blow-up’, Saint-Petersburg, RU
2005 Manege, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The latest stories’; also in Petrozavodsk, RU and Almaty, RU
2003 House of Journalists, Saint-Petersburg, RU, ‘The Exhibition of one photograph’
2002 House of Journalists, Saint-Petersburg, RU, Graduation Show
2001 House of Journalists, Saint-Pertersburg, RU Final Show of the students of PhotoFaculty
(Selected) publications
2009 “Future images”, book, edited by Mario Cresci, 24 ORE Motta Cultura slr, Milan, IT
2009 “This Day of Change”, book, (132 photographers capture “Hope”) Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, JP
2007 ‘14th Joop Swart Masterclass: Fragile’, book, World Press Photo, Amsterdam, NL
(Selected) articles and reviews
2009 De Fotograaf, ‘Dubbelexpositie – Babic en Demenkova’
2008 de Volkskrant, ‘Pogingen greep te krijgen op de wereld’, Marina de Vries, (29 November)
2008 De Telegraaf, ‘Groepshuwelijken en rinkelende wekkers’, Paola van de Velde, (28 November)
2008 B&W Magazine, issue 58
Other
2009 Presentations in StreetLevelPhotoworks Art Gallery in Glasgow, Stills Gallery in Edinburgh and other venues in Scotland
2008 Jeffersonville (NY), US, Eddie Adams Workshop, Barnstorm XXI
2008 MJA, Toulouse, France
2007 Amsterdam, NL, 14th annual World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
2007 collaborates with the Agency Photographer.ru, Moscow, RU, 2007 -
2006 collaborated with the New Eurasia Foundation, Moscow, RU, 2006-2007
Collections
CBK (Centrum Beeldende Kunst) Zuidoost (Fine Arts Centre, Southeast), Amsterdam
Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (The Dutch House of Representatives), Hague
Website
www.alexandrademenkova.com
E-mail
aleks.da@gmail.com
