1996 2002 Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department Minsk (Belarus)
ANNA TIKHONOVA
07.11.1977 – Born in Minsk – Belarus.
Education:
1989 – 1996 Republican School of Fine Arts – Minsk (Belarus). Diploma work – illustrations to the own poetry cycle “By touch” (paper, aquarelle).
1996 – 2002 Belarusian State Academy of Arts, graphic art department – Minsk (Belarus).
Diploma work – illustrations to the own play “Dreams of a dialogue” (hand-made book, colour etching techniques).
Since 2004 post graduated education, department of theory and history of art, Belarusian State Academy of Arts. She is the author of scientific research publications both about Belarusian and European exlibris of XX-beginning XXI Century.
Member of the Belarusian Union of the artists and Union of the Belarusian Writers.
Main exhibitions:
1994 Exhibition at the “Lecrin Arte” – Marina del Este (Spain).
1997 Exhibition at the Bildungs-und-Begegnungstatte (IBB) – Minsk (Belarus).
1998-2001 Students exhibitions at the museum of Belarusian Academy of Arts. Minsk (Belarus).
1998 Republican Youth Exhibition “Time. Space. Person.” Special prize. The Art Palace – Minsk (Belarus).
1999 Solo exhibition “Triangle” (graphic, poetry, body-art), gallery “Vilnius” – Minsk.
1999 Exhibition at the “Diamonds & Dust art gallery” – Amriswil (Switzerland).
1999 Exhibition at the Regensburg-University – Germany.
2000 Republican Youth Exhibition “New names”. The Art Palace – Minsk (Belarus).
2000 Republican Exhibition “Parents and children”. The Art Palace – Minsk (Belarus).
2000 Exhibition “Artist & Book”. Prize “Young Hope – 2000”. The Art Palace – Minsk.
2000, 2002 Took part at the International workshop of Ex libris – Krzyzowa (Poland).
2001 Exhibition at the gallery “Ja ptak”, Wroclaw (Poland) – Weimar (Germany).
2001 Exhibition “Artist & Book”. “P.S. gallery” – Minsk (Belarus).
2002 Print exhibition at the gallery “Terre des Hommes” – Minsk (Belarus).
2002 Republican Youth Exhibition. “The Third Prize” at the “Graphic-art nomination”. The Art Palace – Minsk (Belarus).
2003 Exhibition “Artist & Book”. Prize “Golden double”. Minsk (Belarus).
2003 Moscow International Art Salon “CHA-2003” (Russia).
2003 International Ex libris Competition – Acqui Terme (Italy).
2003 XII International Print Biennial Varna -2003 (Bulgaria).
2003 International Print Triennial – Krakow 2003 (Poland).
2003 III International Graphic Biennial – Novosibirsk (Russia).
2003 “Drowing-2003”. The Art Palace – Minsk (Belarus).
2003 Exhibition-presentation of the own book “Dream-filters”. Museum of the Belarusian literature history. Minsk (Belarus).
2003 International exhibition “Eurographic-Kiyv”. Lavra gallery. Kiyv (Ukrain).
2003 VII International Print Biennial “JOSEP DE RIBERA”. Xativa (Spain).
2003 V International Graphic Competition for Ex Libris. Gliwice (Poland).
2003 The 1st International Ex libris Competition Sofia-2003 (Bulgaria).
2004 International exhibition “Eurographic-Moscow”. Museum of Contemporary Art – Moscow (Russia).
2004 Auction of the Contemporary art. Antiquarian-auction house «PARAGIS». Minsk (Belarus).
2004 The International Print Triennial – Krakow 2003 hosted by the city of Oldenburg (Germany).
2004 VI Bienal Internacional de Ex-libris “La Mariposa” (“Butterfly”). Zacatecas, Guadelupe (Mexico).
2004 Grand Prix at the 4th Triennial Exlibris Bratislava 2004 (Slovakia).
2004 BIN-2004 – Graphic-art Competition. St. Petersburg (Russia).
2004 Family-exhibition. Regensburg (Germany).
2004 International Exlibris-Congress. Wels (Austria).
2004 International graphic workshop. Gorlitz (Germany).
2004 Exhibition in “Galeria Kolegium”. Wroclaw ( Poland).
2004 Exhibition in “Galeria Impart”. Wroclaw ( Poland).
2004 Republican Youth Exhibition “Travelling.” Special Prize. The Art Palace — Minsk (Belarus).
2005 Prize of the City of Sint-Niklaas for Intaglio Printing. 15 International exlibris Biennial Sint-Niklaas-2005 (Belgium).
2005 The 3rd Prize at the 1 International Biennale Exhibition of Exlibris and Small Graphic Forms “EUROPE IN SIGNS” Gniezno-2005 (Poland).
2005 ХХ International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris. Malbork-2005 (Poland).
2005 L’ARTE E IL TORCHIO / ART AND THE PRINTING PRESS. 4th International Small Engraving Exhibition – Cremona 2005 (Italy).
2005 The 2nd International Exlibris Biennial Sofia-2005 (Bulgaria).
2005 International competition for exlibris Elias Canetti 1905-2005. Rousse (Bulgaria).
2005 VI International Graphic Competition for Ex Libris. Gliwice (Poland).
2005 1st International Ex-libris Trienale of Lefkas (Greece).
2005 XII Biennale Internationale de la Gravure et des Nouvelles Images de SARCELLES-VAL DE France.
2005 VIII International Print Biennial “JOSEP DE RIBERA”. Finalist, Honorable Mention. Xativa (Spain).
2006 BIN-2006 – Graphic-art Competition. St. Petersburg (Russia).
2006 Exhibition “The best bookplates created with traditional graphic techniques between 2004 and 2006”. XXXI Congress FISAE, Nyon (Switzerland).
2006 Exhibition of small graphic forms “Boundless”. International project of Armenian and Belarusian artists. Museum of Contemporary Art. Minsk (Belarus).
2006-2007 Exhibition “Young Belarusian Contemporary Exlibris”. Museum of Calligraphy “Bartlhaus” in Pettenbach (Austria).
2007 VII International Graphic Competition for Ex Libris. Gliwice (Poland).
2007 16 International exlibris Biennial Sint-Niklaas-2007 (Belgium).
2007 ХХI International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris. Malbork-2007 (Poland).
2007 2 nd International Exlibris Competition Ankara-2007 (Turkey).
2007 International Biennal Contest “GRAMARINA 2007”. Odessa (Ukraine).
2007 Exhibition of small graphic forms. International project of Armenian and Belarusian artists. Yerevan (Armenia).
Artist’s works represented at the Art-gallery-Varna (Bulgaria), Municipal Library in Gliwice (Poland), Art-gallery in Novosibirsk (Russia), Österreichische National Bibliotek (Vienna, Austria) and private collections in Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, China, Belgium, Israel, Poland, Turkey, USA, Slovakia, Russia and Belarus.
International Prizes:
2004 Grand Prix at the 4th Triennial Exlibris Bratislava 2004 (Slovakia).
2005 Prize of the City of Sint-Niklaas for Intaglio Printing. 15 International exlibris Biennial Sint-Niklaas-2005 (Belgium).
2005 The 3rd Prize at the 1 International Biennale Exhibition of Exlibris and Small Graphic Forms “EUROPE IN SIGNS” Gniezno-2005 (Poland).
2005 VIII International Print Biennial “JOSEP DE RIBERA”. Finalist, Honorable Mention. Xativa (Spain).
2007 Nomination in the International Small Engraving Salon 2007, Florean Museum (Romania).