I explore the ephemerality of our current existence. Despite of the fact that we are in material space, our life is increasingly flowing into the net. The possibilities of modern technologies allow you to transfer most of your time into the nets of electronic devices, leaving real life outside of it. Thus, a person begins to live more and more not in the real world, but in the world of information phantoms. In my paintings, I try to fix a person in the material space. My characters perform intelligible, tangible actions within recognizable physical objects. I portray an ideal world where everything is in its place."  I often turn to the theme of childhood. After all, childhood is the beginning of a person, the basis of his relationship with the outside world. By placing an object in canvas space, I show the situation or stage that the person is going through. That is, the picture is like a portal through which the viewer can look back, plunge into their memories or suggest some events in the future.  

Svetlana Kornilova

Date of birth: the 11 of May 1981.  

Works with traditional materials (canvas, oil), portraits and multi-figured compositions.

Studies the theme of a human being in the space of the modern world.    

Educacion:  

2015  Completed a professional development course at the St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin, St. Petersburg, Russia.  

2014  Graduated from the Moscow State University of Art and Industry. Stroganov (department of monumental and decorative painting), Moscow, Russia.  

2013  Graduated from the summer school program for drawing and painting at the St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin, Moscow, Russia.  

1992-1996  Art School, Dmitrov , Moscow region, Russia. 

Exhibitions  

2022 

• Solo exhibition "The Secret Garden". Curator Elina Gritchina. House-Museum of Marina Tsvetaeva, Borisoglebsky per. 6 p.1 November 20-December 4, 2022. 
• “London Biennale: Masterpice”, “Gagliardi Gallery”, London , UK 
• «Royal Society of Women-artists annual exhibition», Mall Galleries, London, UK 
• Pop up Museum, general exposition, Moscow 

2021 

• London Art Biennale, 5th edition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
• ArtFan FEST 2021 - “Breakthrough of the Year”, curator A. Alekseeva, co-curator A. Kurgina., Saint-Petersburg, Russia  

2020  

• «Annual exhibition of Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2020», Mall Galleries, London, UK  

2019 

• «Affordable Art Fair NYC»,  Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC, USA
•  "The Venetian Guests" - a joint project of the "Loreta Larkina Gallery" (Venice) and "ROSE gallery" (Moscow), Venice, Italy & Moscow, Russia  

2018 

• “Art for a little brave heart”,  international charity exhibition and sale,  Rossotrudnichestvo, London,  UK  
• 2018, 2017 Art Festival “Dulwich Festival. Artists' open House, London, UK 

Prizes & awards  

2021 

• London Art Biennale 2021. 2 notifications in “Others Award”category:            Gagliardi Gallery, King's Road, London, UK.         Chiancianto Art Museum, Italy and  in the Chianciano Terme,Tuscany, Italy.   
• “Into nature” contest,  Gallery “White Bear Center for the Arts Painting “,    honorable mark of judje's choice (Judge Marc Hanson), Minnesota, USA.  
• SWA London used background of S. Kornilova's painting (placement in the network and 2 magazines (The Artist, Artists and Illustrators, April 2021 )

2020 

• International competition “Art. Excellence. Awards”, nomination - painting, bronze medal of the AEA-2020 competition, Moscow, Russia.  

2019 

• Art Room Gallery, exhibition-competition "Skies / Heaven", special mark "Honorable mention for excellent artwork", Online gallery, USA  
• “The Venice Guests Contest 2019”, 3rd place in the competition, participation in an exhibition in Venice. Gallery ROSE Moscow, Russia and Gallery of Loreta Larkina, Moscow, Russia.  

2018 

"Colors of Humanity". Project "Blue 2018 Show", category "Noteworthy", Everett, Washington, USA.  

2017 

• "Artist of the Year 2017", Circle Art Foundation, "Honorable mention", Lyon, France  
• The State Tretyakov Gallery on Instagram @Tretyakov_galery # moscow through. Publication on the official gallery page, Moscow, Russia. 

2015 

• "Colors of Humanity". Project "Landscapes", First place, Everett, Washington, USA. 

Others  

2020 

A book with illustrations by S. Kornilova "Accidental and not entirely random fairy tales" by I. Cherkassky was published.