ALINA BLIUMIS

Alina Bliumis' exceptionally diverse practice establishes a unique conceptual framework for each series, exploring the complex relationship between humanity, politics, and nature. Her work utilizes a variety of techniques and mediums while referencing relevant art historical contexts. Bliumis considers the destructive impact of human activity on the earth, and its resources, to envision alternate worlds. By inverting power dynamics, Bliumis reveals a deep, instinctual desire to connect with other living things and challenges the limits of control.

ALINA BLIUMIS (b. 1972 Minsk, Belarus) is a New York-based artist who received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 1999 and a diploma from the Advanced Course in Visual Arts in Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy in 2005. She has exhibited at SITUATIONS, NYC; the Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration, Paris, France; the First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow; Busan Biennale, South Korea; Tokyo Biennial, JP; Assab One, Milan, Italy; The Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY; Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris; Centre d’art Contemporain, Meymac, France; The James Gallery, The Graduate Center CUNY, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH; Museums of Bat Yam, Israel; The Jewish Museum, NYC; The Saatchi Gallery, London; Botanique Museum, Brussels; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and MAC VAL/Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France. Her works are in various private and public collections, including MAC VAL - Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France; Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration, Paris; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Russia; Bat Yam Museum for Contemporary Art, Israel; The Saatchi Collection, UK; The Harvard Business School, USA; The National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia; and Missoni Collection, Italy. Bliumis work has been reviewed in Artforum, Cultured, ART - Das Kunstmagazin, ARTNews, and Hyperallergic.