| Svetlana K-Lie | |
| Native Name: | Svetlana Kuleshova |
| Birth Date: | 24.09.1977 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow |
| Citizenship: | UK |
| Family: | Svetlana has three children |
| Website: | https://www.k-lie.com |
Svetlana K-Lie (born in 1977 in Moscow) is a Russian artist living and working in Lewes, UK. Originally trained as a sculptor, she works with a broad range of materials and techniques as her practice expands to photography, printmaking and drawing.
Svetlana K-Lie graduated in 2000 with a Master of Arts from the Moscow Faculty of Applied Arts. She then further developed her practice at the I.I. Nevinsky Etching Art Studio and Babushkinski Ceramic Studio. In 2007 she moved to London where she graduated from the Camberwell College of Arts with a Master of Arts in Drawing.
Her work has been exhibited in major museums in Moscow and St.Petersburg as well as in the Saatchi Gallery in London in 2010. In 2009 she collaborated with Michael Nyman on the occasion of the Anglo-Moskva Festival[1] in Moscow and was commissioned a sculpture by the Third Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art.[2]
In 2004 she was awarded the title of best woman sculptor of Russia and in 2005 of best young sculptor of Russia. Most recently, in 2010, she won runner up in the Best Sculpture category at the Battle Contemporary Fine Art Fair.[3] She also won in the same year the 3rd prize of the RK Harrison Prizes For Art Photography at the National Open Art Competition 2010.[4] In 2011, one of her steel sculptures was selected for the Open West Competition.[5]