EDUCATION
2013 - 2014, LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (UK), Master of Arts in Architecture.
2012 - 2013, UAL, CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (UK), Interior and Spatial Design, Graduate diploma with distinction
2007 - 2015, STROGANOV MOSCOW STATE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND INDUSTRY (Russia, Moscow, Master of Arts in Interior design
2003 - 2007, MOSCOW STATE ACADEMIC ART COLLEGE IN MEMORY OF 1905 (Russia, Moscow), Diploma with distinction in Fine Arts
1999 - 2003 , ART SCHOOL N 5 (Russia, Moscow) Diploma with distinction
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023, “Becoming a Body of Water”, David Kovats, London, UK
2023, “Primeval”, Unit 1 Gallery Workshop, London, UK
2023, “Winter Garden”, APT Gallery, London, UK
2022, “Ancient Mew”, Conditions studio programme, London, UK
2022, “Conjure”, Arusha Gallery, Bruton, UK
2022, “Still Life/Life Still”, OHSH Project, London, UK
2021, “Start Art Fair”, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2021, “When Personal becomes Vernacular. Mythology of Everyday”, Solo Show, Shtager Gallery, London, UK
2021, “Les Danses Nocturnes”, Eastcontemporary, Entrevaux, France
2021, “A Palace Spinning on Duck Feet”, Everywoman biennial, Copeland Gallery, London, UK
2021, “Quartet”, Daniel Benjamin gallery, London, UK
2021, “Artists Oracle”, White Crypt project, London, UK
2020, “Forging the Self”, the Koppel Project Hive, London, UK
2019, “Detritus”, Wellsprojects, London, UK
2019, “Objects of Desire”, ASC gallery, London, UK
2019, “Stuff of the Universe”, Artesian Well, London, UK
2018, Picture the Heath, Hampstead, London, UK, 1st Prize
2019, Alarm Salon Auction Fundraiser, Moscow, Russia
2018. Royal watercolour society, Bankside gallery, London, UK
2018, The Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London, UK, highly commended by The de Laszlo Foundation Prize
2018, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Bankside gallery, London, UK
2017, National Open Art Competition. OXO Tower, London, UK
2017 , The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RSBA) PORTRAIT PRIZE exhibition, RBSA,Gallery, Birmingham, UK, 1st Prize
2017 ,The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RSBA) PRIZE exhibition, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2017, The Pastel Society 118th UK Annual Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London, UK
2016, Pintar Rapido. Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
2016, Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2016. Mall Galleries, London, UK
2016, RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK Shortlisted
2015, Pintar Rapido. The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
2013, AIA UK Student Design Charrette, Roca London gallery, UK
2012, AIA UK Student Design Charrette, Roca London Gallery, UK
2011, NEUHAUS GALLERY, Moscow, Russia
COMPETITIONS
2018, Picture the Heath, Hampstead, 1st Prize
2018, The Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London, UK, highly commended by The de Laszlo Foundation Prize
2017, The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RSBA) PORTRAIT PRIZE exhibition, RBSA,Gallery, Birmingham, UK, 1st Prize
2013, AIA UK Student Design Charrette(team work) 1st Prize. Roca London gallery, UK
2013, Stand for a company „ORGANIC BURST” for Olympia Natural Food Show, UK (team work) 1st Prize
2012, Competition Christmas Tree for Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, UK (team work), 1st Prize
2012, AIA UK Student Design Charrette (team work), 3rd Prize. Roca London Gallery, UK
2012, Scholarship granted by the President of The Russian Federation for 21012/2013 academic year
2011, Competition of young designers NEUHAUS GALLERY 2011/2012 (Moscow) 1st Prize
2006, Open Interregional OPEN AIR students of art colleges, 1st Prize
PUBLICATIONS, PRESS
https://issuu.com/brixtonbugle/docs/bugle_apr18i Brixton Bugle magazine, page 6.
RBSA gallery blog https://rbsagallery.blog/2018/02/15/rbsa-portrait-prize-katia-kesic-self-portrait-and-self-portrait-of-masha/
Publication on Mall Gallery website http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/royal-society-portrait-painters-annual-exhibition-2016#block-views-exhibition-content-block-2
Publication in “Russian Gap” magazine. Issue N3. Art & Culture. Page 23.
Publication on NEUHAUSE site http://www.anthology.ru/contest/winners/139/
Publication on architime 2012 http://architime.ru/competition/compexibition101211.htm
Publication on archi. ru 2012 http://www.archi.ru/events/extra/event_current.html?eid=5602&fl=2
Publication on Russian Design Hub http://rdh.ru/developments/81-bonuses-and-contests/2137-itogi-konkursa-molodyh-dizajnerov-neuhaus-2011.html
Publication on arhinovosti http://www.arhinovosti.ru/2012/03/28/itogi-konkursa-na-luchshijj-dizajjn-interera2011/
Publication on designstory http://designstory.ru/news/view/3272
Publication in interior magazine “IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME” issue number 3, 2011 (p. 155).
Publication in interior magazine “IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME” issue number 10, 2010 (p. 118-119)
Publication in magazine INTERNI RUSSIA , issue number 14b, September-October 2009. (p. 22).
Publication in magazine «Young Artist», issue number 9, 2005 (p. 35).