Alina Kunitsyna
Alina Kunitsyna (b.1981 in Minsk, Belarus) lives and works in Vienna and Damtschach, Austria. She studied at Lycee of Art, Minsk and the University of Art and Design, Linz, graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna in 2007.
During her time in Minsk, Kunitsyna studied the still lives of the Renaissance period, both the theoretical and practical extensively. These artworks contained precious objects like orthodox garments, ancient decanters or featured vanitas motifs. The imitation of this époque made an experience that laid the foundation for her practice. Today Kunitsyna seeks inspiration in current pop culture, everyday life and art history combining these elements in the context of capricious jokes and allegories that capture the bewilderment of contemporary life.
Kunitsyna's recent solo exhibitions include: ‘Helium Ecstasy’, Galerie Kandlhofer, Vienna, 2019; 'Flux-Time', Museum moderner Kunst Kärnten, 2018; ’Simple Present’, Galerie3, Klagenfurt, 2018, ’In The Fold', Galerie Kandlhofer, Vienna, 2017.
Recent group shows include: Alina Kunitsyna und Markus Orsini-Rosenberg, Galerie Freihausgasse, 2023, Coda, Galerie Schloss Damatsch, 2022, BKS Sammlung, Stadtgalerie Klagenfurt, 2022, Zeit und Mensch, Wirtschaftskammer Klagenfurt, 2021, FREUNDE…des Gustav Moreau Museums…, Galerie Schloss Damatsch, 2021, Schau…8, Kunsthalle Kollitsch, Klagenfurt, 2022, Coppla Coronale, Galerie Vorspann, Bad Eisenkappel, 2020; 'There is no clock in the forest’, Galerie Schloss Damtschach, Damtschach, 2019; 'Shifts in Time’, Over the Influence, Los Angeles, 2019; '2. Törn’, Galerie 3, Velden am Wörthersee, 2019; 'Women In Print', Galeriekrems, Krems, 2019; '1. Törn’, Galerie 3, Velden am Wörthersee, 2019;
Kunitsyna has received the following awards: ArtPrize Volksbank, Klagenfurt, 2011; Prize for Visual arts of State, Carinthia, 2009 and the BACA Artprize, 2005. Her work can be found in significant collections such as: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Artothek des Bundes Wien, Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten and Bank Austria Kunstsammlung.
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Alina Kunitsyna I Le Bain of Love
17 Nov 2022 - 14 Jan 2023The bath of love. All beings, human as non-human, but also plants or minerals, all created objects, as well as virtual beings and all thoughts or figurations, do reveal themselves, and truly testify to their state, in and through their relationship to others. A relationship that may be random too,...Read more -
Alina Kunitsyna | Helium Ecstasy
27 Nov 2019 - 18 Jan 2020Opening: 26th November 7.00 pm Galerie Kandlhofer is pleased to present 'Helium Ecstasy' a solo exhibition by Alina Kunitsyna (*1981 Belarus, lives and works in Vienna and Damtschach). Kunitsyna studied at the Lyceum of Art, Minsk and the University of Art and Design, Linz, graduating from the Academy of Fine...Read more -
Galerie Kandlhofer | Sculpture Garden
8 Sep - 27 Oct 2019For the second time, Galerie Kandlhofer has created the only sculpture garden in Lower Austria celebrating 23 artists from 12 countries. In a medium normally dominated by male artists it was a paramount to the gallery to give a focus to emerging and mid career female artists. Thomas Baumann |...Read more -
Alina Kunitsyna | In The Fold
Main Room 18 Oct - 18 Nov 2017Alina Kunitsyna born 1981 in Minsk, Belarus, lives and works in Vienna and Damtschach. The title of the exhibition “In the Fold” refers on the one hand directly to the fold depicted as an object, which always had a strong presence as a subject of Kunitsyna’s works, and on the...Read more -
Group Exhibition I If Walls Are Trembling
23 Sep - 20 Oct 2016Artists: Athanasios Argianas / Alex Hoda / Alina Kunitsyna/ James English Leary Lindsay Lawson / Grear Patterson / Hannah Perry / Andres Ramirez Gaviria Patric Sandri / Marco Stanke / Pier Stockholm / Martin Vitaliti Painting has been declared...Read more
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Alina KunitsynaDon´t Disturb My Circles 4, 2022Ink on Paper60 x 45 cm
23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaBeach Babe, 2022Oil on canvas250 x 400 cm
98 3/8 x 157 1/2 in -
Alina KunitsynaDon´t disturb my circles 2, 2022Ink on paper60 x 45 cm
23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaDon´t Disturb My Circles 6, 2022Ink on Paper60 x 45 cm
23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaGrey Couple, 2022Ink on Paper76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 in -
Alina KunitsynaI Wanna Be a Plant with Fantasy and Kiss You, 2022Ink on Paper76 x 56 cm
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Alina KunitsynaI Wanna Be a Plant with Fantasy, I wanna Be a Plant with You, 2022Ink on Paper105 x 76 cm
41 3/8 x 29 7/8 in -
Alina KunitsynaInstallation view I, Le Bain of Love, 2022
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Alina KunitsynaLaundry Bags VI, 2022Ink on paper
110 x 110 cm
43 1/4 x 43 1/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaLe Bain turc I, 2022Ink on Paper76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 in -
Alina KunitsynaLe Bain turc IV, 2022Ink on Paper76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 in -
Alina KunitsynaLe Bain. Melancholie und Schönheit, 2022Oil on Canvas180 x 180 cm
70 7/8 x 70 7/8 in -
Alina KunitsynaLeon Bakst was Born in Grodno, 2022Ink on Paper76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 in -
Alina Kunitsynams.unseen & mr.unknown, 2022Ink on Paper76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 in -
Alina KunitsynaThe Secret School, 2022Ink on Paper76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 in -
Alina KunitsynaWhite sneakers2, 2022Ink on Paper70 x 50 cm
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaNachgedacht II, 2021Tusche auf Papier50 x 50 cm
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaSomaticPunk (small), 2021Oil an canvas100 x 70 cm
39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in -
Alina KunitsynaBelieve in magic, 2020-21Oil on canvas270 x 170 cm
106 1/4 x 66 7/8 in -
Alina KunitsynaOFF., 2020Öl auf Leinwand120 x 120 cm
47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaVenus Cayetana, 2019-2022Oil & Bronze Casting33 x 20 x 16 cm
13 x 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 in4/5 + 1 AE -
Alina KunitsynaWho gives a crap III, 2019-2020Ink on paper60 x 50 cm
23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaHelium Ecstasy, 2019Oil on canvas180 x 120 cm
70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaLaundry Bag 4, 2019Ink on paper105 x 76 cm
41 3/8 x 29 7/8 in -
Alina Kunitsyna“So, what?”, 2019Oil on canvas180 x 120 cm
70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaInstallation View 'Flux-Time' Treffpunkt Burgkapelle MMKK, 2018
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Alina Kunitsyna"No one can forbid me to dream about you, not even myself", 201770 x 50 cm
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in -
Alina KunitsynaSmall Desire IV, 2016-2022Holz, Weissgrund, Poliment, 23 kr Gold15 x 15 x 15 cm
5 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in -
Alina KunitsynaAgape, 2016-2017oil on canvas400 x 250 cm
157 1/2 x 98 3/8 in -
Alina KunitsynaDance of Gentleness, 2016-17oil on canvas250 x 270 cm
98 3/8 x 106 1/4 in
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Alina KunitsynaInstallation View XIX: Helium ecstasy, 2019
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Alina KunitsynaInstallation View VI: Helium ecstasy, 2019
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Alina KunitsynaInstallation View XVI: Helium ecstasy, 2019
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Alina Kunitsyna"In the Fold" Studio View #01, 2017
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Alina KunitsynaIn the Fold" Studio View #06, 2017
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Alina KunitsynaIn the Fold" Studio View #05, 2017
2020
Wiener Zeitung, Kunst, Claudia Aigner
2019
Schaufenster Die Presse, Bild der Woche, Nr. 40 (29), p.8, Daniel Kalt (print)
2017
Art Magazin, Alina Kunitsyna - In The Fold: Das Realistische im Widerspruch, Désirée Hailzl
Die Presse, Schauplätze: Alina Kunitsyna, Johanna Hofleitner
Widewalls, In the Fold - Alina Kunitsyna at Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Elena Martinique
2016
Artspace, 10 of the Best New Artists at the Untitled Art Fair, Andrew M. Goldstein