Alexander "Sasha" Povzner

Alexander Povzner (b. 1976) lives and works in Moscow. Studied sculpture in Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1993-1997) and at Surikov State Art Institute (1997-1999). Later graduated from Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2009). He works in mediums of sculpture, painting and drawing. Solo shows were presented in Moscow (XL Gallery, Project Fabrika), Voronezh, Russia (Voronezh Center for Contemporary Art), Leipzig, Germany (Büro für kulturelle Übersetzungen). Group shows include numerous Special Projects of Moscow Biennale of contemporary art (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015), Krasnoyarsk biennale, parallel program of Manifesta 10 (St.Petersburg), and others at such venues as Moscow Museum of Modern Art; Garage Museum of contemporary art, Moscow; Winzavod Center for contemporary art, Moscow; Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice; Lentos museum of contemporary art, Linz, Austria; Memorial Museum Presnya, Moscow.
Among residences he attended are Alanika symposium in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia (2015); LIA, Leipzig International Art Programme (2014); Divnogorye museum and natural reserve, Voronezh area, Russia (2014)