Masha Mamkaeva

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an abstract photo of a curved building with a blue sky in the background

Born in Saint-Petersburg, living and working in Brussels since 2018.

Artist Satement:

I am a multidisciplinary artist working across contemporary

art jewelry, painting, enameling on copper, and collage. Since 2011,

I have been actively exhibiting my work in solo and group

exhibitions, developing projects that explore the intersection

of science, art, and material transformation.

With a background in microbiology, my artistic language is shaped

by a scientific way of seeing — attentive to structure, detail, and the

hidden systems of the natural world. I draw inspiration from nature,

scientific imagery, and the Flemish Primitives — particularly their

contemplative precision and profound use of color.

Color lies at the core of my painting practice. It is not merely a

medium, but an autonomous force — emotional, structural, resonant

like music.

Education

2020-2023 Institute Jeanne Toussaint, section enamel, Brussels Belgium

2006-2010 “Image and form”, Jewelry design school, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2005-2006 Carl Faberge art and Professional Lyceum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2001-2003 Saint-Petersburg State University, Masters Degree in Microbiology

1999-2003 Saint-Petersburg State University, Bachelor Degree in Biology

Museums and private collections where my artworks are presented

● Museums: The State Hermitage Museum (Saint-Petersburg), City Sculpture Museum

(Saint-Petersburg), Arkhangelsk Museum of fine arts (Arkhangelsk), The Pskov state United

historical, architectural and art Museum-reserve (Pskov), Starooskolsky Museum of Art (Stary

Oskol), Gromov Art Center (Saint-Petersburg), Art-ligue (Art Centre Pushkinskaya, 10,

Saint-Petersburg)

Private collections in Russia, USA, Japan, France, Belgium, China, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine,

Italy, Germany.

Expositions

2024

● Brussels Jewellery Week, MAD, Brussels, Belgium

● “Mystery of future”, Ekaterinburg, 1st prize, Russia

● MAEKV, Visé, Belgium

● “Noname City”, Petrikirche, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2023

● “Emaille in beweging”, Elburg Museum, Elburg, Netherlands

● CKI annual exhibition, ebamel museum in Himmerod, Germany

● “Design market Sablon” Brussels, Belgium

● “Involvement”, Sevcabelport, Saint-Petersburg

● “Cosmos. Lem. Jewelry”, Academy of fine arts in Wrocław, Poland

● “Abstraction”, IFA, Hall of the international Federation of Artists, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Métamérie des couleurs”, W-Hall, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium (personal)

2022

● “Cosmos. Lem. Jewelry”, Maritime Hall, Gdansk, Poland

● “Design market Sablon” Brussels, Belgium

● “Expo Jury”, Institut Jeanne Toussaint, Mont-de-Piété, Brussels, Belgium

● Parcours d’artistes. Saint Gilles. Brussels, Belgium

● Exhibition of the artists of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium

2021

● “The choice of art lovers” , Russian Museum of Decorative arts, Moscow, Russia

● “The Death Of the Gods”, Bridges gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia (Personal)

● “Cinderella’s syndrome”, Art-Ligue Gallery, Museum nonconformists arts, Pouhskinskaya,10,

Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Image and Form”, 2nd, 3rd prizes, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Cosmos. Lem. Jewelry”, Vratislav, Poland

● 5th international women’s exhibition, “Pig Snout” art gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

2020

● “Life cycle”,personal, Art-Ligue Gallery, Art-Center, Pushkinskaya, 10, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “9 march project”, “Ground Solyanka”, Moscow, Russia

● “Memento vivere” Navicula Artis Gallery, Museum nonconformists arts, Pouhskinskaya,10

● “Design market Sablon” Brussels, Belgium

● Project “The world exploring kitchen”, Brussels, Belgium

2019

● “L’anatomie de l’art”, personal, Rivoli Gallery, “By Joseph”, Brussels

● “Momento vivere”, Art-Centre Pushkinskaya, 10, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● "L'air du temps", personal, Russian Cultural Centre, Brussels, Belgium

● Spring art Festival, Russian Cultural Centre, Brussels, Belgium

● "Expression", International Federation of artists, St. Petersburg, Russia

● The festival of the Baltic Sea countries, the gallery "Vnutri", St. Petersburg, Russia

● "GOODWOOD", the jewelry exhibition of wooden jewelry, subsidiary of Hermitage museum,

Viborg, Russia

● "Artistentoer", Tervuren, Belgium

2018

● JUNWEX, 2nd Prize, nomination “Contemporary jewelry”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Artistar”, Milan, Italy

● “Image and form”, International jewelry designer competition, 1st and 2nd prize, The Russian

Museum of Ethnography, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2017

● “La nuit des Arts”, RAR, Roubaix, France

● “The fishes”, Art-Ligue Gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● Festival of arts, Liège, Belgique

2016

● Greek "exhibition", Exhibitional hall of the International Federation of artists of Saint-Petersburg

● Christmas exhibition in International Federation of artists, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● "Contemporary jewelry", Bulthaup gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● Spring exhibition in the International Federation of artists, Saint- Petersburg, Russia

2015

● “Tetris”, Hall of the international Federation of Artists, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Christmas Exhibition”, Hall of the international Federation of Artists, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Spring exhibition”, Hall of the international Federation of Artists, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Sketch art”, Art-Ligue Gallery, Pushkinskaya, 10, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Coins in Jewellery”, The Russian Museum of Ethnography, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2014

● “Metal and stone plastics”, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Christmas exhibition”, exhibitional Hall of the international Federation of Artists,

Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Great Britain days”, Exhibitional Hall of the international Federation of Artists, Saint-Petersburg,

Russia

● “Dance of power”, Sergienko Gallery, personal, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Anna Achkmatova”, Anna Achmatova Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Jewellery Olympus”, Manege, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Portrait of a chair”, Jean Jacques Gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Italy. Interier. Exterier.”, personal, Art-Muse gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2013

● Collective exhibition, Taipei, “X-power gallery”, Taiwan, China

● “Nice”, Monteoliveto Gallery, Nice, France

● “One still mort story”, The Centre of Graphics, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Jewelry butterfly”, The Museum of Nature, Barcelone, Spain

● “Time and power”, The State Museum of Artillery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● Christmas exhibition, Mitki art center, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2012

● “Tea and Coffee”, JAM HALL, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “24 hours”, Art-Object Gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Diet 2012”, Sergienko Gallery, Personal, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Women exposition”, Mitki Art-Centre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “RGB”, The Centre of Graphics, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Sweet dreams”, Les-Gallery, Moscow, Russia

● “Alexander Nevsky”, Elaginoostrovsky Palace, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2011

● “Elemental realms”, Agora-Gallery, New-York, USA

● “Christmas exhibition”, Di-Di gallery, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

● “Relic”, personal, The Exhibitional hall of the International Federation of Artists, Saint-Petersburg,

Russia

● “Mediterraneo”, Livorno, Italy

● “Yin-Yang”, The Central Museum of contemporary History of Russia, Moscow, Russia

● “Metropolis”, MosGorDuma, Moscow, Russia

● “Still Life”, Alvar Aalto Library, Viborg, Russia

● “Vodorosly”, Do-gallery, saint-petersburg, Russia

black blue and yellow textile

Masha Mamkaeva