Artist Statement
Ilya Komov
5, 59 Bolshoy Dev’atinskiy pereulok, Moscow, Russian Federation, 121 099
(007) 903 538 21 21
artikomov@yandex.ru
www.ilya-komov.com
Education
1989, BFA, MFA Surikov State Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow, USSR
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Shows
2016, Residence of the European Union Ambassador to Russia, Moscow, Right to light
2015-16, Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow Ilya Komov: My way
2015, State Alexandre Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia Duel
2015, Capelletta Gallery, Ceret, France Face of Catalonia
2014, Novinskiy Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Ilya Komov : recent works
2013, State Alexandre Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russian Federation Shape-Space-Color
2011, I-Gallery, Montmartre, Paris, France Ilya Komov: Recent Paintings
2011, The State Museum of musical culture, named after Glinka, Moscow, Russia Images of Music
2011, Framelessgallery, London, United Kingdom, The Inner light
2011, Petite gallerie, rue de Seine, Paris, France, The great in the Small
2010, Vincent Artgallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Recent Paintings
2010, Union’s of Painters Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Ray of Light
2010, Etienne de Causans Gallery, rue de Seine, Paris, France, Voice of Light
2009 , International of Artist’s Unions and Art-Agency gallery, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russian Federation, Life as Miracle
2008, Vincent Art Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Choir
2007, Vincent Art Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Going over three seas
2007, Residence of the Great Duchy of Luxembourg Ambassador to Russia, Moscow Soirees Russes
2006 , State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russian Federation , Russian Portrait of India
2005, India International Center, New Delhi, India, Russian Portrait of India
2005, World Bank Gallery, World Health Organization, Moscow, Russian Federation Mother and Child
2003, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russian Federation, Russian portrait and Landscape
2002, Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation, recent works
2002, Residence of Finland Ambassador to Russia, Moscow, Russian Portrait
2001, World Health Organization in Russia, Moscow, Healing People
2001, Moscow House of Sculptor, Moscow, Russian Federation, Dilemma
2000, UNO Information Centre Gallery, Recent Paintings
1999, Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation, Russian Portrait
1998, “Our Heritage” Magazine Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Recent Paintings
1997 Academic Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Recent Paintings
1997 State Historical and art museum, Serpukhov, Russia, Recent Paintings
1994 Russian Cultural Centre, Helsinki, Finland, Recent Paintings
Two Persons Shows with Olga M. Komova
2015, Chistye Prudy Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, 1 + 1 = 1
2014, Crypt Abbey Saint-Marie, Arles sur Tech, France, Recent Paintings
2014, Les Toiles du Soleil shop’s gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation, Recent Paintings
2013, Moulin des Arts gallery, Arles sur Tech, France, Recent Paintings
2012, Moulin des Arts gallery, Arles sur Tech, France, Recent Paintings
2011, Les Oreades gallery, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia, Romanov, Volga’s town
2011, Ferme des Jeux gallery, Vaux-le-Penil, France, Recent Paintings
Selected Group Shows
2017 Les Oreades Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Art-Studio Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2016 Les Oreades Gallery, Moscow, Russia Leave Me in Oreades
2011, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France, National Society of Fine Arts, 150th Anniversairy Salon of Fine Arts
2003, State Historical And Art Museum , Pereslavl Zalesskiy, Russian
1995, Kuznetskiy Most Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia Museum’s space
1993, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia, Contract № 13
1996-2016, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia, Art-Wednesdays Club
1986-2016, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Moscow, Russia
Memebership
Russian Academy of Arts, N.A.A., since 2013
Union of Artists of Russia, since 1991
Union of Artists of Moscow, since 1991
Creative Union of Artists, since 2009.
Awards
2015, Medal, Moscow Union of Artists
2011, Golden Medal, Creative Union of Russia
2008, Silver Medal of the Creative Union of Russia
2007, Silver Medal, Russian Academy of Arts
1999, Honorary Diploma, Russian Academy of Arts
1997, Grand Prix, Moscow Artist’s Union
1993, Best of Show, Golden Brush Competition
Residencies
2012-2014, Arles Sur Tech, France,
2009, Cite Des Arts, Paris, France
1984-1994, Kardovskiy, Pereslavl Zalesskiy, Russia
Collections
Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russian Federation
State Museum Of Musical Culture, Moscow, Russia
State Historical And Art Museum, Pereslavl Zalesskiy, Russia
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Sonia Gandhi, Chairman of the Indian National Congress Party
Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland
Bibliography and publications
Ilya Komov: I love Paris, But Prefer Tutaev, by Ksenia Vorotyntseva, “Culture” newspaper, January 20-26, 2017
Ilya Komov: Je peins en russe avec un fort accent francais”, by Valeria Tretyakova, “Russie Info” magazine, May, 21, 2016
Ilya Komov- Glavnaya Role, TV-show by Julian Makarov, “Culture” channel, April, 15, 2015
”Dramatis personae” by Vladislav Boretskiy, Cultradio Radio, April, 6, 2015
Actor-models of Ilya Komov’s show “Duel”discuss the exhibition, by Alexandra Zagriazhskaya, Art-Reliz magazine, June 17, 2015
Simple and Complex in Art of Ilya Komov, by Alexander Yakimovich, “Sobranie” (“Collection”) magazine, № 3, 2014
Arles et les Arlesiens se font tirer le portrait, by Denis Dupont, “L’Inependant” newspaper, November, 17, 2013, France
Les mysteres de Paris d’Ilya Komov, by Natalia Medvedeva, “Perspestive” magazine, France, March, 2012
”Dramatis personae” by Vladislav Boretskiy, Cultradio Radio, November, 23, 2010
Zhivu kak v horoshem avtorskom kino by Irina Saminskaya, Kultpohod magazine, №2, 2009
Russian Portrait of India Museum of Oriental Art show catalog by Lubov Evdokimova , 2006
India without elephants, by Irina Saminskaya, Kultpohod magazine, June, 2006
Russian portrait and landscape, show catalog by Lubov Evdokimova 2003
Persons and landscapes, by Alla Mikhailova, “Nashe nasledie”, (“Our Heritage”) magazine, 1998
Paintings of Ilya Komov, by Valentina Azarkovitch, “Yunost” (“Youth”) magazine, 1994