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Born in Lithuania in 1991 and adopted by the UK at an early age, Simona takes her personal experience as the point of departure to trace a displaced identity through image-making.
In her work she explores the mystical totemism of the body where it is used as a site for identity-formation and transformation. She is interested in the liminal nature of the body, its bearing of trauma, consciousness and sexuality.
She lives and works in London.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 October, Palingenesis, SET Lewisham, London
2017 December, SPLEEN, Burlington Camden, London
2016 December, There are no borders in dreams, Laboratoire BX, Bordeaux
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Salon Group Show, TSIVRIKOS SHAKE, London
2021
Metamorphoses, NEON Gallery, London
Mythologies, NEON Gallery, London
2020
KINESIS, NEON Gallery, London [performance]
2018
Whitechapel Gallery Presents 02, Whitechapel Gallery, London _Denial_[performance]
AROUND/HERE, ASTRA Spoleto, Italy
Space-Honey, Safehouse 1, London
One Not Be A Chamber, EXPOSED ARTS PROJECTS, London
2017
Studiomakers, The Vinyl Factory, London
SURVIVE!, L’agence en Residence, Bordeaux
COME: Show One, Central Saint Martins, London
Being in two places at the same time, GAM - Galeria de Arte Mexico, Mexico City
#flowspiral, The Saturday Museum, London
CSM Art Auction, The Lethaby Gallery, London
thisisanartshow.jpg, HTH Art Centre, London
2016
Our Laughter Will Drown Your Sorrows, The Laundry, London
2015
New Genes: Dark Matter, Studio 74, London
Art Gemini Prize 2015, The Menier Gallery, London
EDUCATION
2017 MA in Contemporary Photography, Central Saint Martins, UAL
2013 BA Media & Journalism (Photography & War), Birkbeck School of Art, University of London
RESIDENCIES
2018 ASTRA, Spoleto, Italy
2016 L’Agence en Residence, Bordeaux, France
AWARDS
2017 Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Awards
SELECTED PRESS
Harpers Bazaar, November 2017, Women In Arts: “Lease of Life”
Another Magazine, September 2017, “Introducing the Most Exciting Emerging Artists in London Now” link
The Telegraph, September 2017, “Tiffany & Co announces winners of the Studiomakers Prize” link
Hey woman!, September 2017, “Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Prize 2017” link
Central Saint Martins, May 2017 “Take Five: Simona Sharafudinov” link
In her work she explores the mystical totemism of the body where it is used as a site for identity-formation and transformation. She is interested in the liminal nature of the body, its bearing of trauma, consciousness and sexuality.
She lives and works in London.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 October, Palingenesis, SET Lewisham, London
2017 December, SPLEEN, Burlington Camden, London
2016 December, There are no borders in dreams, Laboratoire BX, Bordeaux
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Salon Group Show, TSIVRIKOS SHAKE, London
2021
Metamorphoses, NEON Gallery, London
Mythologies, NEON Gallery, London
2020
KINESIS, NEON Gallery, London [performance]
2018
Whitechapel Gallery Presents 02, Whitechapel Gallery, London _Denial_[performance]
AROUND/HERE, ASTRA Spoleto, Italy
Space-Honey, Safehouse 1, London
One Not Be A Chamber, EXPOSED ARTS PROJECTS, London
2017
Studiomakers, The Vinyl Factory, London
SURVIVE!, L’agence en Residence, Bordeaux
COME: Show One, Central Saint Martins, London
Being in two places at the same time, GAM - Galeria de Arte Mexico, Mexico City
#flowspiral, The Saturday Museum, London
CSM Art Auction, The Lethaby Gallery, London
thisisanartshow.jpg, HTH Art Centre, London
2016
Our Laughter Will Drown Your Sorrows, The Laundry, London
2015
New Genes: Dark Matter, Studio 74, London
Art Gemini Prize 2015, The Menier Gallery, London
EDUCATION
2017 MA in Contemporary Photography, Central Saint Martins, UAL
2013 BA Media & Journalism (Photography & War), Birkbeck School of Art, University of London
RESIDENCIES
2018 ASTRA, Spoleto, Italy
2016 L’Agence en Residence, Bordeaux, France
AWARDS
2017 Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Awards
SELECTED PRESS
Harpers Bazaar, November 2017, Women In Arts: “Lease of Life”
Another Magazine, September 2017, “Introducing the Most Exciting Emerging Artists in London Now” link
The Telegraph, September 2017, “Tiffany & Co announces winners of the Studiomakers Prize” link
Hey woman!, September 2017, “Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Prize 2017” link
Central Saint Martins, May 2017 “Take Five: Simona Sharafudinov” link
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