biography

Olga Chernyshova was born in Moscow in 1962. In 1986 she graduated from the State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow and in 1996 – the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam.

Selected personal exhibitions:

1992 – Olga Chernyshova. Gallery 1.0, Moscow; Black and white exhibition. Olga Chernyshova – Anton Olshwang. Cinema museum, Moscow.

1993 – Olga Chernyshova. Krings – Ernst Gallery, Cologne.

1995 – Pro – portions. The state Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.

1996 – More Chocolate ( with Stiven Shanabruck), L Gallery, Moscow

1997 – Single Works. Galerie Singel 74, Amsterdam.

1998 – Olga Chernyshova – Andrey Khlobystin. Christine Konig & Franziska Leffner Gallery, Vienna.

1999 – Ties of Blood. Gallery  ‘’Moscow Fine Art’’, Moscow.

2000 – light is coming. XL Gallery, Moscow; Die, der, das Fremde. Christine Konig Gallery, Vienna.

2001 – Life / Style. Gallery ‘’New collection’’, Moscow.

            Second life, 49th  Venetian bienalle, Russian pavilion.

2003 – Olga Chernyshova. Moscow house of photography, Moscow.

2004 – Zone of Happiness. Heckenhauer Gallery, Berlin.

            Zone of Happiness. The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.

2005 – Zone of Happiness. Stella Art Gallery, Moscow.

            Emerging Figures. White Space Gallery, London.

            Sections. Moscow multimedia complex of actual arts.

2006 – Sites. Biennale of Sydney, Sydney.

2007 – Isle of Sparks. Foxy Production Gallery, New-York.