Bulgakova Olga

Olga Bulgakova is a famous Moscow seventy-seven artist, one of the representatives of an unofficial trend in Soviet art. Wife of the famous artist of the seventies Alexander Sitnikov.

She was born in Moscow in 1951 in a family of artists, from childhood she was in a creative environment. She received her first art education at the Moscow Secondary Art School (1962–1969). After graduation, immediately entered the MGHI them. V. I. Surikov, where she studied in the workshop of Professor D. K. Mochalsky until 1975. In this period, beginning in 1972, began exhibiting at youth and residential exhibitions. Throughout her career, Olga Bulgakova wrote many works that often corresponded to a specific subject and formed a separate series of works. In 1975–1985, Olga wrote the painting cycles “Theater”, “Transformation”, and also created a series of works dedicated to N. V. Gogol. In 1980-1990, the series “Dreams”, “Dwarfs”, “Woman and Still Life” were born. In 2002–2004, a series of “Archaisms” was created, which characterized a turning point in the work — abstract forms came to the hay from figurative scenes. In 2005–2006, Olga writes the “Names” series, and in 2007 the “Matriarchy” series is published. Since that time, Olga began to work on works on biblical themes, which in 2012 formed the cycle “Biblical sketches”.

Since 1976, Olga Bulgakova is a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (since 1993 — the Moscow Union of Artists). She received several awards, including the Grand Prix at the International Competition of Young Artists in Sofia (Bulgaria, 1979) and the Silver Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts (Russia, 2003). Since 2007 — Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, since 2012 — Full Member. Works are in private and museum collections both in Russia and abroad. Lives and work in Moscow.

Selected exhibitions:

1990 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov“. International Images, Sewickly, USA 1997 Zalman gallery, New York, USA 1999, 2001, 2004 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov“. De Twee Pauwen Gallery, Hague, the Netherlands 2004 “Threealogue: A. Sitnikov, O. Bulgakova, N. Sitnikova“. Moscow Museum of Modern Art 2005 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov: the Physics of Time“. The AIS Project, Art salon, Central House of Artists, Moscow 2006 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov: Signs of life“. Center of Contemporary Art “M'ARS”, Moscow 2007-2008 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov“. The State Tretyakov gallery, Moscow 2008 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov: painting, objects“. Saratov State Art Museum named after A. Radishchev, Saratov 2009 “Gogol. Portrait“. Square Gallery, St. Petersburg 2009, 2000 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov“. Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York, USA 2010 Personal exhibition in the literary exhibition project of “October“ magazine. Pokrovsky Gates Cultural center, Moscow 2011 “Bible sketches“. KultProekt Gallery, Moscow 2012 “Dialogue with the continuation: Olga Bulgakova, Alexander Sitnikov, Natalia Sitnikova“. Gallery on Clean Ponds, Moscow 2012 “Family Portrait in the Interior“. Olga Bulgakova, Alexander Sitnikov, Natalia Sitnikova. Museum and art center “the House of Korbakov“, Vologda 2013 “Bulgakova — Sitnikov: painting, objects“. Ryazan State regional Art Museum named after I. Pozhalostin 2014 “Garden of Eden“. Open club, Moscow 2015 “Trees and Birds“. DiDi Gallery, St. Petersburg 2017 “Olga Bulgakova. Alexander Sitnikov. Quotes“, KultProekt Gallery, Moscow 2018 “Sketches. O. Bulgakova, N.Sitnikova“. KultProekt Gallery, Moscow 2018 Personal exhibition. Yaroslavl Art Museum, Yaroslavl 2018 “Memory sketches“. DiDi Gallery, St. Petersburg

Collections:

The State Tretyakov gallery, Moscow State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg The Moscow Museum of Modern Art Vologda regional Art gallery Kemerovo regional Museum of Fine Arts Omsk regional Museum of Fine Arts named after M. Vrubel Pavlodar State Art Museum Ryazan State regional Art Museum named after I. Pozhalostin Saratov State Art Museum named after A. Radishchev The Museum of Modern Art. Sofia, Bulgaria Museum Jane Voorhes Zimmerli. New Jersey, USA Ludwig Forum of International Art. Aachen, Germany International Museum of Art of the twentieth century (TIMOTCA). Los Angeles, USA Museum Women in art. Washington, USA The Kolodzei collection of Russian and Eastern European Art, Kolodzei Art Foundation, USA Collection of the Centre of Contemporary Art M'ars. Moscow Collection Of International Images, Seville. USA Collection of Jack and Margaret Hennessy. USA Collection Of Christian Kesey. USA Collection Antonio Piccoli. Italy Collection of Michael Barcadera and Vladimir Barcadera. Belgium Collection Of Victor Bondarenko Collection Of Annamuhameda Zaripova