NIKITA SHOKHOV

1988
Born on 15 February in Kamensk-Uralsky, Ural Region of Russia.
Lives and works in the United States and Russia.

EDUCATION:
2013 BFA in photography, The Rodchenko Art School, Moscow
2009 Cinematography, Sverdlov Film Studio, Yekaterinburg
2008 A.A. in Law, Ural Law College, Yekaterinburg

MASTER CLASSES:
2016 Robert Wilson, The Watermill Center International Summer Program, NY
2014 Hannes Wanderer from Peperoni Books, Berlin
2013 Davide Monteleone from Rome
2012 Bas Vroege from Paradox Media Projects, Amsterdam
2011 Ed Kashi from International Center of Photography, NYC

MAIN ART PROJECTS:

2015-2016 ICE video installation
2013-2016 Scan digital photography and installation
2010-2015 Moscow Nightlife stage and documentary photography
2013-2014 Utrish-Crimea stage photography
2011-2014 Sacred Procession documentary photography and installation

AWARDS:
2015 Silver Camera, "Kids"
2014 World Press Photo, Utrish

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2017
Scan, Alvitr Gallery, Ekaterinburg
2015
"Sacred Procession", State Art Gallery, Baltic Biennial of Photography, Kaliningrad
"Children: personal space", Gallery Peresvetov (Grinberg Gallery), Moscow
2014
"Moscow Night Life, Moscow Biennial of Photography
2013
"Black Sea vacations", Biennial Fashion and Style in Photography, Moscow
2012
"Empty Hills. The Space of Joy", Galerie Iragui, Moscow
"Sochi. City of the future Olympic Games", White Nights Festival, Perm

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2016
"ICE", The 23rd Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit & Auction | FADA: House of
Madness, Water Mill, NY
2015
"Sacred Procession", The 5th Photoquai, muse du quai Branly, Paris
"GAZ. Hope", The 6th Moscow Biennial, Moscow
"Borderlands", Gallery for Russian Arts and Design, London
2014
"Twelve Reflective Photographers", Manifesta 10, St. Petersburg
"Moscow. Barocco", Triumph Gallery, Moscow
"Artistic invention of yourself and the pure enjoyment of life and love", Austrian Cultural
Forum, Moscow
"Moskovia. Research", All-Russian Decorative Art Museum (Triumph Gallery), Moscow
Young, GUP gallery, Amsterdam
2013
Stability. Ghosts", Random gallery, Moscow
"Trash", RuArts gallery, Moscow
"The Happy End", Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
"What is behind this curtain?" Gallery Random, Moscow
2012
"The Stone Flower", NCCA, Moscow
2011
"Life in Motion", International Center of Photography, NYC

PUBLICATIONS:
The Guardian (UK), Le Monde (France), Interview Russia, Harpers Bazaar Art Russia,
ELLE Russia, TV Rain (Russia), LExpress (France), Courrier International (Italy), IL (Italy),
Fluter (Germany), China Newsweek, LInsense Photo (France), Calvert Journal (UK),
Afisha (Russia), Lenta.ru (Russia), Snob (Russia), Time Out Moscow, Kommersant
(Russia), Colta.ru (Russia), YET magazine (Switzerland), Revista Colada (Argentina).

AGENCIES:
Institute Artist, USA and UK
LUZ, Italy
Salt Images, Russia