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