Oleksandr Checkmenev

Oleksandr Checkmenev

Born 1969 in Lugansk, since 1997 he works and lives in Kyiv

1988 - graduated from Lugansk Institute of Machine Building.

1990 - graduated from the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Since 1993 he is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Photographers and a member of The Russian Union of Photographers.

Main exhibitions and awards

2012

Winners, within The First Kyiv International Biennale of Contemporary Art ARSENALE 2012, Mystetskyi Arsenal, curated by David Elliott

2010

BabyBoom, Ya Gallery art centre, Kyiv, Curator - Pavlo Gudimov

Если/Якщо/If, PERMM, Perm, Russia

2008

4х4. Modern Ukrainian Photography, group exhibition, House of Photography, Vilnius

Color, personal exhibition, YA Gallery art centre, Kyiv

2007

Photography, personal exhibition, Ya Gallery art centre, Kyiv

2001

Personal exhibition, Osten, Poland

Personal exhibition, Green Gura, Poland

Personal exhibition, Zamek Gallery, Poznan, Poland

Ukrainian Passport, Personal exhibition, Zurich, Switzerland

2000

Winner of the European Documentary Photography Competition in Ve Vey, Switzerland (Series "Ukrainian Passport")

European Documentary Photography Prize for series "Ukrainian Passport" in Ve Vey, Switzerland

Lilies, solo exhibition, Poprad photo gallery, Ukrainian passport, Poprad, Slovakia

1994

UkrPressPhoto first prize. "New Names" Nomanation, Kyiv

Catalog of the author's works
Works
06.02.2024 – 24.03.2024
Exhibition Lviv Cathedral Square 9
01.12.2023 – 04.02.2024
Exhibition Lviv Cathedral Square 9
30.11.2023 – 11.02.2024
Exhibition Lviv Ya Gallery
12.09.2023 – 04.11.2023
Exhibition Lviv Sensoteka, Ulas Samchuk Street, 22
20.09.2023 – 11.10.2023
18.08.2023 – 18.08.2024
Exhibition Lviv Stryiskyi park
08.08.2023 – 24.09.2023
Exhibition Lviv Ya Gallery
26.07.2023 – 17.09.2023
Exhibition Kyiv Ya Gallery
17.06.2023 – 06.08.2023
Exhibition Lviv Soborna Square 9
01.06.2023 – 01.09.2023
Exhibition Lviv Ya Gallery
08.06.2023 – 17.09.2023
Exhibition Lviv Ya Gallery
30.03.2023 – 05.06.2023
Exhibition Lviv Ya Gallery
15.03.2023 – 21.05.2023
Exhibition Kyiv Ya Gallery
24.02.2023 – 21.05.2023
Exhibition Copenhagen Ukraine House in Denmark