'I wanted to capture some of the impacts of climate change in a region of Canada which has experienced some of the highest warming rates on the planet – Yukon, Northwest Territories, and the Rockies in Alberta. I was lucky enough to be able to join scientists, as they made routine visits to some of their observation stations and study sites. ' Gennadiy Ivanov, 2019
Gennady’s works is a wide variety of media, including paintings, installations, drawings, and photography. Bringing these media together into a provocative collision, Gennady’s work mine a territory defined by not only the specters of recent world political history but also the deeply flowing social veins of underground style as manifested in the popular culture realms of street art fashion and experimental dance and music.
Gennady’s works walk a tightrope between Russian-West-East remembrance and the rigorous anti-logic of dream analysis while also touching on art historical references ranging from Van Gogh to Frances Bacon.
It might be possible to trace Gennady’s focus on the vagaries of memory, history and subcultural style to his parallel life as a poet, fiction writer, and historian. His curatorial projects 2014-2018 evidenced a refined display of the artists multitasking painterly practice as well as his oneiric* Historical analytic. The artist brought into proximity a series of canvases that ranged from quasi-psychedelic non-representational liquid (oily) pours to expressively figurative large-scale canvases. The artworks painterly invocations of phyla-political analysis of the history of the 20-21st century globalist’s masculinity. To his credit, he creates a level of narrative ambiguity in these works that is suggestive without being dogmatic.
Gennadiy combines formal elegance with innovation, and as many modes of representation, from sketchy to smooth and realistic. This simultaneous application of different style and the use photographic imagery as a starting point continues to under grid his practice. A number of large-scale paintings based on images from the scenes of urban life. Inserting multiple layers of experience between him-self and the object (and hence the viewer and the work) underscores the intermediate status of the images and extends the journey of that image as it travels toward its final, painted ‘destination’. The combination of distorted and blurred effects with more precisely rendered passages in a given painting acts as something of a metaphor for the ways in which people experience ‘real’ events, focusing on certain details while perhaps only peripherally glimpsing others, and how those moments are shaped by their means of delivery.
His works addressed the acts of looking and seeing, and considers the way in which painting can stake a claim for itself amid the proliferation of contemporary visual formats. Elements from public activities such a walking, literature, music, history, mythology, philosophy and travel appear in this work as a way to make there elements accessible to a broad audience.
Gennady’s works walk a tightrope between Russian-West-East remembrance and the rigorous anti-logic of dream analysis while also touching on art historical references ranging from Van Gogh to Frances Bacon.
It might be possible to trace Gennady’s focus on the vagaries of memory, history and subcultural style to his parallel life as a poet, fiction writer, and historian. His curatorial projects 2014-2018 evidenced a refined display of the artists multitasking painterly practice as well as his oneiric* Historical analytic. The artist brought into proximity a series of canvases that ranged from quasi-psychedelic non-representational liquid (oily) pours to expressively figurative large-scale canvases. The artworks painterly invocations of phyla-political analysis of the history of the 20-21st century globalist’s masculinity. To his credit, he creates a level of narrative ambiguity in these works that is suggestive without being dogmatic.
Gennadiy combines formal elegance with innovation, and as many modes of representation, from sketchy to smooth and realistic. This simultaneous application of different style and the use photographic imagery as a starting point continues to under grid his practice. A number of large-scale paintings based on images from the scenes of urban life. Inserting multiple layers of experience between him-self and the object (and hence the viewer and the work) underscores the intermediate status of the images and extends the journey of that image as it travels toward its final, painted ‘destination’. The combination of distorted and blurred effects with more precisely rendered passages in a given painting acts as something of a metaphor for the ways in which people experience ‘real’ events, focusing on certain details while perhaps only peripherally glimpsing others, and how those moments are shaped by their means of delivery.
His works addressed the acts of looking and seeing, and considers the way in which painting can stake a claim for itself amid the proliferation of contemporary visual formats. Elements from public activities such a walking, literature, music, history, mythology, philosophy and travel appear in this work as a way to make there elements accessible to a broad audience.
Nationality:
British
Education:
2010-2011 Graduated for a MA Fine Art Norwich University of the Art.
Membership:
2010 Member of The Outpost Studios
2017 Member of Norwich 20 artists group
Work:
from 2005 permanently at Norwich Studio Art Gallery
2019-2021 Artist-in-Residence, The Canadian Centre for Water Forecasting and Prediction at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Grants:
2018-2019 The Canadian Centre for Water Forecasting and Prediction at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2018 The Norfolk County Council Arts Project fund
2017 The Norfolk County Council Arts Project fund
2017 East Anglia Art Fund
2016 The Norfolk County Council Arts Project fund
Research expeditions and residency:
2019-2021 Residency at the Canadian Centre for Water Forecasting and Prediction at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, https://gwf.usask.ca/outreach/artist-in-residence.php
Expeditions:
1st expedition, visit national reserves in arctic, Canada’s boreal forest, Rocky Mountains, Yukon, NWT, Hydrology and Climate Laboratory, Canmore, March/April 2019
2nd expedition, art-science expedition to western Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Toronto , August/September 2019,
Solo Exhibitions:
2022-2023
Transitions Project, Whyte Art Museum , Banff , Alberta, Canada
2021
Cold Regions Warming , Russian Academy of the Science, Moscow, Russia
2020
Cold Regions Warming, A Transitions exhibition, Rossotrudnichestvo, London,https://youtu.be/PeAnY8dMssc
The artsPlace, 5 March-8 April, Canmore, Canada
The Three Sisters Gallery, 2 March-29 April, Canmore, Canada https://canmore.ca/residents/public-art/three-sisters-gallery#
The Hub Gallery at artsPlace, 5 March-5 April, Canmore, Canada, https://artsplacecanmore.com/whats-on/the-hub-gallery
The Arctic Forum Transitions exhibition , 20-30 June, Yakutsk, Russia, moved to 2021
2019
'Transitions'. The Norwich Cathedral Hostry art space
'Transitions' The Canadian Centre for Water Forecasting and Prediction at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada
'Transitions' The Coldwater Laboratory in Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Residency at the Canadian Centre for Water Forecasting and Prediction at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada https://gwf.usask.ca/outreach-km/outreach/artist-in-residence.php
GWF 2ND ANNUAL SCIENCE MEETING, MAY , 2019, SASKATOON, CANADA
GWF Conference, September, Bengaluru, India https://gwf.usask.ca/events/2019/09/water-future-conference.php
WMO High Mountain Summit 2019, Geneva, Swiss, October https://highmountainsummit.wmo.int/en
GWF Operations Committee Meeting, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, November, Art Gallery of Hamilton https://gwf.usask.ca/events/2019/11/operations-meeting-nov19.php
2018
'Bedlam', The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich
Wymondham Arts Centre
2017
'Art of Revolution' , Bang&Olufsen, Norwich
'Floral Emotions' Maddermarket theatre,Norwich
2015 The Cactus Cafe, Magdalen street , Norwich
2015 " The gentle touch", Bobruisk, Belarus
2014 'First love and other stories',Stew gallery,Norwich,UK
2013 'Follow Van Gogh footsteps in Provence'Studio Art Gallery,Norwich
2012 "Dialogue",SAG
2011 "Naked Autograph",NUCA,Norwich "Metamorphosis",
2010 “Happy Campers” London, A-Art Gallery
"Metamorphosis",SAG, Norwich
"Open Studio",Outpost Studios,Norwich
"Norfolk Life",The Forum,Norwich
2008 “Soul mate” The Forum ,Norwich
“Favourites” Café-Pizzeria “Expresso”,Norwich
2007“Carnival” ,SAG
“Summer Time”, A-Art Gallery, London,
“Norfolk Air”, The Forum ,Norwich, UK
2006“My Studio”, SAG, Norwich,
Featured Artist on “Pictures of Norfolk”, Norwich,
“New Paintings”, A-Art Gallery, London,
2005 Resident Artist, SAG
Group Exhibitions:
2020
Transitions, The Undercroft gallery, Norwich
2019
YNAFestival The Forum, Norwich
'Metamorphosis' N20 artists group show, The Undercroft gallery, Norwich
N20 artists group at Hostry art space, Norwich Cathedral
'Stray', Group exhibition with Cambridge artists, The Undercroft art space, Norwich
75 years N20 Artists group, St Margarets Church art space, Norwich
Winter Exhibition, Mandells gallery, Norwich
2018
The Bedlam, The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich
'Pattern', Wymondham Art Centre, Norfolk
20 into 18 artists group exhibition, Norwich Royal theatre
H2O exhibition, The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich
Nasty Women Norwich, The Undercroft Gallery
Rejuvenation, UNA Gallery, Shoe Factory Social Club exhibition
Changes, N20 artists group at the Undercroft, May 2018
N2018G at the Forum, Norwich
N20 artists group at Hostry art space, 2018-19
Connection: Open Call 2018 Wells Maltings, Norfolk, Wells-next-the-sea
2017
'The Art of Revolution', The Undercroft gallery, The Forum, Bang&Olufsen shop, Norwich
'Paint Body Paint'-Nunns yard, Norwich
En Plein Air at Russia
'Light' N20 artists group exhibition,The Undercroft gallery
N20 Annual exhibition , The Forum
'Scene&Seen' exhibition, the Nunn's yard, Norwich
'Bohemian Agenda',Em-Re-Un, St Margarets church, Norwich
'Back to the USSR' Raf air defence museum, Norfolk, Horning
Paint Out Norwich 2017, plain air competition, October, Norwich
Paint Out Norwich, Hostry, Norwich
IEA Open Art Exhibition ,Picturecraft gallery, Holt
Inside the box, The Forum, Norwich
2016
En Plein Air at Bali, Indonesia
'Beneath the surface', the Undercroft gallery, Norwich, UK
The Urban Art Fair, Norwich,UK
'Asylum', The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich, UK
The Spring Art Show, The Forum, Norwich
'40 years art studios' Group of Bobruisk artists exhibition, Belarus, Bobruisk
En Plein air at Florence, Italy
En Plein air at Rome, Italy
The Royal Norfolk Show, Norfolk, UK
2015
The spring art show, The Forum, Norwich
The Royal Norfolk Show
'War and Peace',The Undercroft, Norwich
Windsor Art fair
Buy Art Fair , Manchester
Open Studios, Norwich - Norfolk
'Dreams:Hurt, Hope & Happiness', The City Arts and The Institute of mental Health, Nottingham
En Plein air,Paint Out Competition, Norwich (Judges Commendation prize)
Norwich Cathedral exhibition, Paint out
Norwich Maddermarket Theatre exhibition, Paint Out
The Paint, Undercroft gallery, Norwich
2014
Fairhurst Gallery, X-mas show, Norwich
New Forest Plein Air, Hempshire,UK
Knapp Gallery, Regent's park, London
En Plein Air at Ludlow Castle
En Plein air at New Forest, Avon water
Reading Contemporary Art Fair
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
Anteros art foundation, Norwich
Royal Norfolk Show, Norfolk
'The Musturd' cafe,Norwich
Stew Gallery,Norwich
The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich Fringe Festival
2013
The Cut Gallery,Halesworth,Suffolk
'PAINT',The Forum,Norwich
Open Studios,The Green House,Norwich
'Beyond the Facade',Blickling Hall,Norfolk
Reading Contemporary Art Fair
Free of Colours, Belarus, Bobruisk
Plein Air at Saint-Remy de provence,France
Plein Air at Porto, Portugal
'From land to sea',Aldeburgh Gallery,Suffolk
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
Love Art Fair,Milton Keynes.
Edinburgh Art Fair, Arusha Gallery
Knapp Gallery, Regent's park, London
2012
Edinburgh Art Fair
Grand Designs Art Fair
Open Art Space,Cambridge Artworks LTD
'Tides in", Adelburgh gallery,Suffolk
Plein Air at Saint-Remy de provence,France
The International Postcard Show, Surface Gallery,Nottingham,
The Spring Art Fair, St Margarets Church,Norwich
Horseplay,i2Art Gallery, Saffron Walden
"Royal Norfolk Show"Norwich
2006-2011
Exhibiting across UK and Europe
Competition/Prizes:
2018 Money grant from The Canadian Centre for Water Forecasting and Prediction at the University of Saskatchewan
2017 Norwich Critical Camp Rainbow Awards/Artist of the year 2017
2016 The Norfolk arts awards 2016, The EDP People's Choice Awards. Nominated as a Best artist with Asylum exhibition by public.Top 3 artists (http://www.edp24.co.uk/going-out/edp_people_s_choice_awards_finalists_are_revealed_1_4708471)
2015 Pre-selected for the Royal Society of portrait painters exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London
Paint Out competition, Norwich. Judges commendation prize (Marcus Dickey Horley-TateModern)
Highly Commented Award , 'Dreams:Hurt, Hope & Happiness', The City Arts and The Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham
2013 'Cork Street Open Exhibition-short-listed
2012 'Cork Street Open Exhibition-short-listed
Art Space ,Cambridge Artworks LTD-short-listed
Commission 'Ideas Factory NUCA'
2011 'The National Open Art Competition' - short-listed
2007 “Art For City Living”, Money prize, The Forum, Norwich
Other Creative Ventures & Skills:
Gennadiy Ivanov is an independent Painter, Curator, Exhibitions Organiser and Arts Consultant with an ability to inspire and engage people in the Arts. As an Artist and Curator he is able to develop creative concepts, plan and deliver successful inspiring events and exhibitions, often involving large numbers of creative people to diverse audiences. His 25 years experience of working in the arts is particularly valuable as it straddles the worlds of Arts and Business, feeling equally comfortable in the gallery as well as the artists studio. Alongside his interest and natural ability to work within the context of Arts and Business Gennadiy also has a passion and belief in community projects.
2020 Creative Solutions for a New World, The Power of Visual Art-Creative Solutions for a New World webinar, October, 2020
2020 Creative Solutions for a New World, webinar, May, 2020
2019 Curation 'Transitions' exhibition , The Forum, Norwich (18 artists)
2017 Curation an exhibition at the Undercroft gallery 'Revolution' (25 artists)
2016 Nominated for the Norfolk Art Prize, public choice, Norfolk Hostry festival 2016 Top 3 artist
2016 Organised and curated exhibition at the Undercroft gallery 'Asylum' (27 artists)
2016 Illustrated talk about War and Peace and Asylum exhibition, 07/06/2016, N20 artists group, Norwich
2015 Won the individual Judges prize at Paint Out Norwich 2015. The Judge was Marcus Dickey Horley.
2015 Organised and curated exhibition at the Undercroft gallery 'War and Peace' (21 artists)
2015 Mural-painting fro the project 'War and Peace' for the exhibition at the Undercroft gallery (20 metres x 1.60cm)
2014 Organised and curated exhibition at the Stew Gallery 'First love and Other Stories' (3 artists)
2012 The Lecture 'Made in USSR' and the Masterclass-Vilnius Humanitarian University, Lithuania
2009 Designed the interiors of “Vine Cellar”, Norwich, UK
2011 "Beyond The Fire Station",mural commission for The Fire Station, Tooley Street, London
Collections:
Various private collections Canada, UK, USA, Europe, Russia, Belarus, Brazil, Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia, China
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Global Water Futures Lab, Canmore, Canada
Bobruisk art Museum, Belarus
Bobruisk museum of local lore, Belarus
Belarus bank art collection, Minsk, Belarus
Norwich Institute for Language Education
Chelyabinsk Art Centre, Russia
Moscow Infoglass Company, Russia (Art of Russia)
Saatchi Art Online - Artwork Featured
Publications:
Transition project , Catalogue 1: https://issuu.com/nsag/docs/transitions
Transition project , Catalogue 2: https://issuu.com/nsag/docs/transitions_2_issuu/s/10478819
http://www.edp24.co.uk/going-out/hostry-festival-set-to-return-for-a-seventh-year-1-5114017
N20 annual exhibition catalogue 2018
N20 annual exhibition catalogue 2017
The Hostry Festival brochure 2017 (cover painting and the mural for 'The eagle has two heads')
INTERVIEW: Gennadiy Ivanovhttps://bandonorwich.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/interview-gennadiy-ivanov-mafa/
The Art of revolution online book 12/01/2017
and many more publications: please, ask for more information...
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