Bio
Arina Zinoveva is an artist working with painting and sculpture. She explores the themes of quantum physics and its interconnection to abstract painting.
Growing up in post-soviet Russia, she knew from early age that she wanted to become an abstract painter, but she couldn’t even imagine pursuing a creative profession in her home country. Not many people in her home town, Komsomolsk-on-Amur dared to try and earn the living by making art, and she couldn’t dream about it either. Only after she began exploring the world, she realised that being an artist is also regarded as a job. She found her community, like-minded people. But the tension still exists: is she allowed to be just an artist? Arina had to look for answers by working in other industries: education, localisation, translation… She likes to explore the world beyond the art world, hoping that one day she will find equilibrium.
EDUCATION
2019 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), International House London
2015 Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary/Visual Art), Australian Catholic University
2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Distinction), University of New South Wales
2012 Diploma of Fine Arts, Sydney Institute TAFE
2006 – 2007 A freshman year of BA (Honours) Architecture, Manchester School of Architecture
2005 – 2006 A freshman year of Bachelor of Management Studies (International organisations), St. Petersburg Institute of International Economic Relations, Economics and Law
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Shelves, The Shop Gallery Glebe
2011 Vibrant Collection, TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst
2010 Journey of Emotions, Gallery of Contemporary Art “Metamorphose”, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia
2010 Associations, Art-holding “Palazzo”, Khabarovsk, Russia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 The Year of Mercy: The Ripple Effect,Australian Catholic University National Creative and Performing Arts Showcase, Strathfield
2015 Smart Arts Exhibition, Pine Street Creative Art Centre, Chippendale
2014 Back to Black, Black Penny Art Gallery, Redfern
2014 Confluence, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Chippendale
2014 Annual Exhibition at UNSW Art & Design, Paddington
2013 Beyond a Thousand Words, Verge Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2013 Portal, College of Fine Arts (COFA) Space Gallery, Paddington
2013 What on Earth are we eating, At the Vanishing Point, Newtown
2013 Show Us Your Bits and Pieces, At the Vanishing Point, Newtown, Sydney
2013 Pulp fiction, Newtown Art Hut, Newtown
2012 End of the Year Show, St George College of Fine Arts, Sydney Institute TAFE, Kogarah
2012 One Year Anniversary, Fire Gallery, Newtown
2012 Hangover, Newtown Art Hut, Newtown
2012 St George TAFE Student Show, Union Hotel, Newtown
2012 Arncliffe Art Festival, Arncliffe Community Centre, Sydney
2012 St George TAFE Student Show, Art Gallery at NSW Department of Education and Training, Martin Place
2012 St George TAFE Student Show, Kogarah Library at Kogarah City Council
2012 Still lifes and abstractions, Alexander’s Café, Kogarah
2011 End of the Year Show, St George College of Fine Arts, Sydney Institute TAFE, Kogarah
2008 Manchester School of Architecture Exhibition, Cube Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
1997 Architecture and design objects, Fine Arts Museum, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia