Sergey Sergeev

Works

1. New
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
2. Palimpsest 
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
3. Metal objects
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
4. New wave
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
5. Captcha
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
6. Still life, portrait, landscape
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
7. Grey Piter (St. Petersburg)
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Bio

SERGEY SERGEEV

Born in 1953 in Leningrad, USSR.

In 1973, he graduated from the Theatrical Design Department of the V. A. Serov Leningrad Art School (now the N. K. Roerich Saint Petersburg Art School).

From 1973, he continued his studies at the V. I. Mukhina Leningrad Higher School of Industrial Art (now the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design), which he did not complete for professional reasons.

During this period, Sergey Sergeev developed a deep interest in painting techniques (ground preparation and layering), etching, and the philosophy of the Northern Renaissance (Lucas Cranach, Rogier van der Weyden, Jan van Eyck, Hugo van der Goes, Pieter Bruegel, Hieronymus Bosch). At the same time, he was influenced by the artistic traditions of Northern China, particularly the imagery of Zen Buddhism. The central concept he developed is that of “simplicity and complexity.”

At that time, he also began working at the Mariinsky Theatre as a costume designer and contributed to the creation of costumes and stage sets for the renowned ballet The Creation of the World, with Mikhail Baryshnikov in the leading role. He later worked at the “Lennauchfilm” studio as an animation artist and assistant director.

From 1975, Sergeev became an independent artist and a participant in the nonconformist movement. For ideological reasons, he never joined the official Union of Artists of the USSR or of the Russian Federation. In 1975, he became one of the founders of the “Alipiy” group, whose first exhibition was held in his apartment.

From 1981, he was one of the organizers and active participants in all exhibitions of the Experimental Fine Arts Society (TEII).

In 1995, he became one of the founders and the permanent art director of the contemporary art gallery D137 in Saint Petersburg, which later became one of the iconic galleries of its time (www.d137.org).

From 2013, Sergey Sergeev began working in France and permanently settled there in early 2022. He holds the status of a professional artist in France and is a member of the artists’ association La Maison des Artistes.

In 2023, he participated in the founding of the FABLE association (France. Art. Beauté. Liberté d’expression), where he serves as secretary. FABLE is an international association of artists living in France or abroad, united by their appreciation of French culture.

Sergeev has a studio in Haute-Savoie, where he organizes exhibitions and meetings for members of the FABLE association. In 2024, he achieved notable success with an exhibition at the renowned contemporary art venue Écuries de Saint-Hugues in Cluny (France).

Today, his works, exhibited since 1975, are held in museums and collections such as the State Hermitage Museum (Vyborg branch), the State Russian Museum, the Sergey Kuryokhin Foundation, the ERARTA Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Nonconformist Art in Saint Petersburg, the Zimmerli Art Museum (New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA), the Kolodzei Art Foundation (USA), the Sandretto Foundation (Italy), the Jean Bonna Collection (Switzerland), as well as in numerous private collections, including those of Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford (USA).

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Personal exhibitions

1980 – Observatory, Crimea
1994 – Bread and Wine, Art Collegium Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1995 – Maxim Publishing House, Moscow, Russia
1996 – Paintings of Various Years, Palitra Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1997 – Selected, D137 Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2000 – Palimpsests, Palitra Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2001 – Shift, D137 Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2003 – Shift, joint exhibition (D137 Gallery / ARKA Gallery), ARKA Gallery, Vladivostok, Russia
2004 – Bull’s Whisper, D137 Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2006 – Einstürzende Neubauten, D137 Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2009 – Urban Architecture, D137 Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2011 – Inside/Outside, D137 Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2016 – Captcha, State Museum of Urban Sculpture, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2020 – Freedom from the Actual, Art Square Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2020 – Freedom from the Actual, CUBE Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2022 – Freedom from the Actual, ERARTA Museum of Contemporary Art, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2023 – Window to Paris, Sergeev’s studio, Annemasse, France
2024 – Anomaly, Sergeev’s studio, Annemasse, France
2026 – Exhibition of a single work and conference – La Croix de Leningrad, Maison des Mémoires,
Annemasse, France

Major group exhibitions

1977 – Apartment exhibition of nonconformist artists Alypius, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1978 – Artists of Leningrad, Observatory, Crimea
1979 – Alypius, University of Tartu, Estonia
1981–1987 – Exhibitions of the Experimental Fine Arts Society (TEII), Saint Petersburg, Russia
1988 – Contemporary Art of Leningrad, Manege, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1988 – Galerie Art-2i, Paris, France
1988 – Guernsey’s exhibition and auction, New York, USA
1989 – The Art of Contemporary Russia, New York, USA
1990 – The Russian Experiment, New Rochelle, USA
1991 – St. Petersburg Art, Helsinki / Porvoo, Finland
1992 – TIAS (Tokyo International Art Show), Japan
1993 – Russian Artists of Perestroika, Karlsruhe, Germany
1994 – Third Saint Petersburg Biennale, Russia
2000–2007 – Participation in Art Moscow (via D137 Gallery), Russia
2009 – Art Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 – Exhibitions at the State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
2013–2014 – Projects with D137 Art Club and ERARTA Museum
2018–2021 – Exhibitions at Gromov Cultural Center and Kuryokhin Center, Saint Petersburg
2022 – PAX MUNDI, Plexus Art Gallery, Montreux, Switzerland
2024 – FABLE, Écuries Saint-Hugues, Cluny, France
2025 – National Artists’ Days, Annemasse, France
2026 – Exhibition of Annemasse artists, CADREART Gallery, Annemasse, France
2026 – ART CAPITAL, Grand Palais, Paris, France

Museum and private collections

State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg (Vyborg branch), Russia
State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sevastopol Museum of Fine Arts, Ukraine
Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey, USA
Museum of Nonconformist Art, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Jean Bonna Collection, Switzerland
Kolodzei Art Foundation, Inc., USA
Sandretto Foundation Collection, Italy
Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford Collection, USA
D137 Art Club Collection, Russia–France