Petrov Ievgen

Ievgen Petrov, born in 1972 in Kherson, Ukraine, is considered one of the best contemporary watercolourists in the world. He employs a very rare technique used in contemporary art. An artist who proves that he can stay actual even in a classical, traditional style. Size and accuracy of his works are astonishing however, for him, the technique is less important than his subject. Annoying social phenomena is the key topic of his work. Petrov is a unique documentary maker.

Hs is author of many individual projects, among them: «Petrov’s Dogs’» (2014 – Riga, Latvia) and “Breakwater” (2015 – TSEKH gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine), and participated in the group exhibition «Leap to Europe, 2016 », Vilnius, Lithuania and contemporary art fairs “Positions” in 2015 and 2016 in Berlin and “Contemporary Istanbul” in 2012, in Istanbul. Furthermore, even before his initial sculpture project «From Vacationers’ Life» 2016 – TSEKH gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine, he became widely recognized as sculptor, working in various original techniques.

Today he lives and works in Odessa, Ukraine and has an extensive fan base worldwide.

Education
1989-1994 – Grekov Art College, Odessa, Ukraine.
1994-1996 – International Academy of Arts, Odessa, Ukraine.

Exhibitions

“Archaeologists of Memory” Vitols Contemporary Art Collection, Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn, 2022

ArtVienna. 2022

Positions Berlin, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022

WopArt Lugano, 2019

Scope NY, USA 2019

Scope Miami Beach, USA 2017, 2018

Scope Basel, 2017,  Messeplatz, Germany

Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair, Holland 2017

SWAB – Barcelona international Contemporary Art Fair,  Spain 2017

Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey2012

ART-VILNIUS, Vilnus 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022
Art-Moscow 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Salon D’automne, Paris, France 2009
Self-acquisition, Tsekh, Kiev, Ukraine 2008