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E X H I B I T I O N S
Children of Vision and #COVtogether, Diffusion International Photography Festival, Cardiff, Apr 2019
#COVtogether, Artist-initiated Instagram project and an installation created with the public with the images submitted by young people from all over the world, IV Educational Festival Arsenal of Ideas, Kiev, Sept 2018
Children of Vision, Arsenal of Ideas Festival, National Art and Culture Museum Complex "Mystetskyi Arsenal", Kiev, Ukraine (solo) , Sept 2018
Children of Vision, "Mystetskyi Arsenal" Charitable Foundation, National Art and Culture Museum Complex "Mystetskyi Arsenal", Kiev, Ukraine (solo) 2017
Children of Vision and Archive Project, Art On A Postcard, theprintspace Gallery, London, 2017
The Disinherited: Children of Vision. New work commissioned by Photomonth East London, theprintspace Gallery, London, 2016
City of Home: New work commissioned by Light House Media Centre, England (solo), 2012-2013
City of Home, Aleppo International Photography Festival, Syria, 2012
Inner Space, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, England, 2012
City of Home, Singapore International Photography Festival, Singapore, 2012
City of Home, Street Level Photoworks @ Eastwood Park Gallery, Scotland, (solo), 2012
From City of Home, Format Festival, Derby, England, 2011
City of Home, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Scotland (solo), 2011
From City of Home, Kolya and Others and Inner Space shown in Thinking in Unity after Postmodernism - an international conference on innovative approaches to aesthetics, literature and film at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 2010
From Kolya and Others, SSA Annual Contemporary Art Exhibition, Dundee, 2009
From City of Home, Royal Scottish Academy Spring Exhibition, Edinburgh, 2009
Zerkalo|Mirror, Scotland-Russia Institute, Edinburgh (solo), 2008
Exhibition of Small Artworks, RSW/SSA/VAS, Princes Square, Glasgow, 2008
From City of Home, SSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, 2008
From Inner Space, Group Exhibition, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 2007
From City of Home and Inner Space Glasgow Group Art Fair, 2006
From Inner Space, Glasgow Group Annual Exhibition, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 2006
Inner Space: Crossing the Border; Window. Amber Arts Gallery, Edinburgh (solo), 2005
Patterns of Berlin, Cameo Cinema, supported by RBS, Edinburgh (solo), 2005
T A L K S & W O R K S H O P S
CIT Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork, Ireland - Visiting Lecturer, 2019
Solefield School, UK - Assembly speeches, Art Scholars seminar, Visual awareness workshops, 2017-2019
Diffusion – Cardiff International Festival of Photography: A Woman’s Work – Symposium (Wales Millenium Centre); invited speaker presentation: On engaging audiences in photography, Cardiff, 2019
Diffusion – Cardiff International Festival of Photography, In conversation event with Prof Raoul Eshelman (Munich)
UA: Ukrainian Radio, Interview on Children of Vision and the role of social media
Meadows School - Photography Workshops and talks, 2017-2019
PHOTOMONTH Talks for London Independent Photography and Book & Print fair, London, 2018
Talks and workshops for children and adults at the IV Educational Festival Arsenal of Ideas, Kiev, 2018
Public Programme Artist at Chisenhale Art Place 2015-2016
Photomonth Comission: 6 week project with young people, Chisenhale, London, 2015
Whitechapel Gallery, London - Photomonth workshop for Youth Forum: Duchamp and Sons, 2015
Chisenhale Art Place workshops for mental health group 'Shutter Nutters', London, 2015
Course on Inspiration and Self-expression through Photography, Chisenhale Art Place, London, 2014
Workshop on Twilight Photography, Chisenhale Art Place, London, 2014, 2016
University of Wolverhampton, England, Visiting Lecturer, 2013
RedEye Photography Network, Manchester, Guest Speaker, 2012
Street Level Photoworks @ Eastwood Park Gallery, Scotland, Portfolio Reviewer, 2012
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Visiting Lecturer, 2011
Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Artist in Conversation with prof. Raoul Eshelman, 2011
University of Derby, England, Artist Lecture, 2011
Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton, England, Artist Workshop, 2010
BBC Radio Cafe, Edinburgh, Scotland, Interview, 2008
Alina regularly gives talks on her work as a photographic artist, and teaches workshops and masterclasses. To enquire about a commission, workshop or talk, please email Alina at alina@alinakisina.co.uk
C L I E N T S
Chisenhale Art Place | Whitechapel Gallery | Photomonth East London | Subtitle European Film Festival Kilkenomics Festival | Cat Laughs Comedy Festival | Light House Media Centre | The Lisa Richards Agency
A W A R D S
Grants For The Arts, Arts Council England / National Lottery funding, for project "Children of Vision", 2016
Rhubarb-Rhubarb Bursary, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Winner, 2009
John Connor Award for Positive Impact, Edinburgh, Winner, 2008
Benno Schotz Prize for Creativity and Innovation, Glasgow, Winner ,2006
London Photographic Awards, All Along the Watch Tower, Series, Finalist, 2005
Barnardos, The Face of Multicultural Britain Today, London, Winner, 2005
P U B L I C A T I O N S / R E V I E W S
"Metamodernism: Historicity, Affect, and Depth after Postmodernism (Radical Cultural Studies)". Edited by Robin van den Akker (Erasmus University College Rotterdam), Alison Gibbons (Sheffield Hallam University) and Timotheus Vermeulen (University of Oslo). Essay by Prof Raoul Eshelman. Published by Rowman & Littlefield International, ISBN-10: 1783489618, ISBN-13: 978-1783489619. 2017
Uncertain States: A lens-based artists' project
Broadsheet, Edition N29, 'Children of Vision', 2017
The essay "Transzendente Räume. Performatismus in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie: Alina Kisinas Serien. Raoul Eshelman (Muenchen)" is featured in the book by Irina Hron (Hg.) "Einheitsdenken. Fihuren von Ganzheit, Präsenz und Transzendenz nach der Postmoderne". German edition. Pages 199-220. ISBN 978-3-88309-996-5, 2015
A video commentary on 'City of Home' by Raoul Eshelman (Munich) commissioned by Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, 2011
Artist Minigraph series published by Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow. Essay for 'City of Home' by Prof. Raoul Eshelman, 2011
Brighton Photo Fringe, Yves Chatap and Marina Noronha on City of Home, 2011
The Roaming Eye, Miranda Gavin on City of Home, 2011
1000words Photography Magazine, Tim Clark on City of Home, 2011
"Performatism in Contemporary Photography: Alina Kisina" (Series "New Critical Approaches". Article) by Raoul Eshelman (Munich) in Artmargins, 2010