Bio
Born in Minsk in 1990.
She graduated from the Gymnasium-College of Arts and the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, both in Minsk, in the department of easel graphics.
Since 2008 she's been a member of the creative community, "Neon Head", regularly participates in exhibitions. In 2019, she became a member of the Union of Artists of Belarus, and founded the Belarusian House of Graphics; the only printmaking workshop in Belarus.
She's also worked as a curator,organised exhibitions and festivals, held master classes and contributed in every possible way to streaming art in her homeland.
Afterthe controversial Belarussian elections of 2020, Sviatlana was subject to political repression and persecution and in December that same year, she was forced to flee the country. she moved to Vilnius, Lithuania, where she lives and works since then.
Education
2023 - 2025 - VDA, Master of Art (Graphic department)
2015 - 2016 - Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Master of Arts (incomplete)
2009 - 2015 - Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Graphics, Bachelor of Arts
1997 - 2009 - Minsk State Art Gymnasium-College, College of Arts, Textiles, Specialist
Work experience
2024 - Curator, GODO Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2023–2024 – Graphic Foundation, Lithuanian Artists’ Union
2023 - Curatorial project “Microtura”, GODO Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 - Member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union
2022 - Energy and Technology Museum, Vilnius (project work)
2020 - Jury member of the International Art Competition “Wave of Ideas”
2020 - Jury member of the Republican Printed Graphics Competition “Graphics of the Year”
2020 - Founder and curator of the Visual Arts Festival “Art Is…”
2019 - Founder and printmaker of the Belarusian House of Graphics
2018 - 2020 - Curator of the Republican Art Gallery, Minsk
2015 - Curator of the Art and Design Festival “Cross Point”
2013 - 2016 - Artist of the National Center for Contemporary Art
Recent Solo Exhibitions
2024 - Project “Confession”,Bernardinu church, Vilnius, Lithuania2024 - Project “ARTIFACTS”,GODO gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2024 - Project “Detailing”, Create Culture Space, Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 - Project “Footprints”, GODO gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 - Solo exhibition “Project 27”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 - Solo exhibition “Make Love”, GODO gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 - Solo exhibition “Project 27”, Lukiškės prison, Vilnius, Lithuania
2020 - Virtual solo exhibition “P+B”
2015 - Solo exhibition “Maturity”, Gallery “Academy”, Minsk, Belarus
2014 - Solo exhibition “Under The Water”, Gallery “New Day”, Minsk, Belarus
2013 - Solo exhibition “Neon Life”, Film House, Minsk, Belarus
2012 - Solo exhibition “All My Life”, Gallery-club “Graffiti”, Minsk, Belarus
Recent group exhibitions
2024-finalist Nida OFF –“NIDA. Meet photography” 2024.
2024 - “Photography weekend, National Gallery of Art. Vilnius, Lithuania
2024 - Group exhibition “Arte in Esilio”, RFK INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, VIA GHIBELLINA, 12, FIRENZE
2024 - Group exhibition “Arte in Esilio”, Palazzo d'Accursio - Bologna, Italy
2024 - Vilnius Analog Photography Festival, Vilnius Photography Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2024 - Group exhibition “Takumas”, Culture and Leisure Centre - Stakliskes, Lithuania
2024 - Group exhibition “Graphics Value/s”, Lithuanian Artists Union Project Space
2023 - Group exhibition “Mokritura”, GODO gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 - Photography Weekend, Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 - Group exhibition “Interwoven”, Belarusian Culture Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 - Brussels Art Fair, Belgium
2022 - Group exhibition, Menų Zona art residency, Nida, Lithuania
2022 - Group exhibition “New members!”, Lithuanian Artists’ Union Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 - Charity auction “Help Ukraine”, Restaurant Bohema, Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 - Charity auction “For your and our freedom!”, Lithuanian Artists’ Union Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 - “Art Minsk 2021”, Republican Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
2021 - “Why is freedom a woman?”, Belarusian Culture Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
2020 - Charity auction “Safe The Life”, Brest, Belarus
2020 - Participant of the Republican Plein Air in Memory of Ferdinand Ruschis
2020 - “II Biennial of Lithography”, Belgrade, Serbia
2020 - “Triennial of Painting, Graphics and Sculpture”, Minsk, Belarus
2020 - “Graphics of the Year”, Minsk, Belarus
2020 - “Art Minsk”, Republican Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
2020 - “Autumn Salon”, Republican Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
2020 - Contemporary Art Festival “Art Minsk”, Republican Art Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
2020- “Art is...”, Belarusian National Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus
2019 - “Graphics of the Year”, Minsk, Belarus
2019- “Autumn Salon”, Republican Art Gallery gallery, Minsk, Belarus
2017 - “Vogue Italy Magazine” Award, Main prize, Fashion Week, Minsk, Belarus
2016 - Group exhibition “The Hundred”, Berlin, Germany
2016 - Main prize at the festival “Minsk Art Week”
