Yulia Spiridonova (b. 1986) is a contemporary artist working primarily with photography, collage, and installation. Born in Moscow, Russia, she currently resides and works in Boston, Massachusetts. Her art has been exhibited in Russia, the United States, and various countries across Europe. Yulia holds an undergraduate degree from Moscow State University (2008) and a post-baccalaureate diploma from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2014). She earned her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in May 2024.

EDUCATION

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. MFA in Photography  — 2024

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. Post-Baccalaureate in Photography — 2013

Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT. Student Affiliate — 2010

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. BA in Sociology — 2008

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

'MassArt x SoWa Juried Alumni Exhibition 2024', MassArt x SoWa Gallery, Boston, MA — August–September, 2024 (Upcoming)

‘In Dialogue’, MassArt’s Doran Graduate Gallery, Boston, MA — September, 2023

‘DRIFT’, MassArt’s Doran Graduate Gallery, Boston, MA — April, 2023

‘All School Show’, Student Life Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA — April, 2023

‘The Unicorn and the Lost Kingdom’, BÉTON Center of Visual Culture, Moscow, Russia — 2022

‘Gentle Tuesday’, Osnova Gallery, Moscow, Russia — 2019

‘Kvartirnik #6’, Noémie Baumann Space, Moscow, Russia — 2019

‘Art Berlin’, Osnova Gallery, Berline, Germany — 2018

‘Presence’, International Festival of Contemporary Photography, Saint Petersburg, Russia — 2017

‘Deep inside', Main project, 5th Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, Moscow, Russia — 2016

‘Extended Memory', Aff Galerie, Berlin, Germany — 2016

‘Brownian motion experiments', The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow, Russia — 2015

‘Neither you nor I', Solo Show, Osnova Gallery, Moscow, Russia — 2015

‘Are you aware of the war?', Red Square Gallery, Moscow, Russia — 2014

‘Noetica', Massachusetts College Of Art and Design, Boston, MA, USA — 2014

‘Carousel V', New Art Center, Newton, MA, USA — 2014

‘Away', Student Life Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, USA —2013

‘Crying festival', represented by Gallery of Classical Photography, Moscow Photographic Salon Photo Fair, Moscow, Russia — 2013

‘Off the wall', Taiga Space, Saint Petersburg, Russia — 2013

‘Post_', Student Life Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, USA — 2013

‘Raw', Solo Show, Fotodepartament Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia — 2013

‘Reality, decoration', Group Show, BIKCIM Library of V.V. Mayakovskogo, Saint Petersburg, Russia — 2012

ARTIST TALKS

DMC Hall, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA — May, 2023

Harvard University, Boston, MA — September, 2023

MassArt x SoWa Graduate Gallery, Boston, MA — April, 2023

AWARDS

Adjective Production Prize (Honorable Mention) — 2024

Abelardo Morell Thesis Prize, MassArt, Boston, MA — 2024

Anderson Ranch Scholarship, MassArt, Boston, MA — 2023

Graduate Foundation Scholarship, MassArt, Boston, MA — 2022–2024

Graduate Dean's Scholarship, MassArt, Boston, MA — 2022–2024

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

https://gnomicbook.com/products/primal-sight

http://yogurtmagazine.com/journal/yulia-spiridinova-neither-you-nor-i/

http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/29648/1/yulia-spiridonova-photographing-sensuality-i... soviet-russia


http://www.art-magazin.de/fotografie/akt/16358-bstr-akt-now-yulia-spiridonova#118905-img-

http://anewnothing.com/yulia-spiridonova-margo-ovcharenko/

https://calvertjournal.com/articles/show/6299/moscow-young-art-biennale-deep-inside

https://calvertjournal.com/lists/show/6065/21-portrait-photographers-from-the-new-east

https://www.yet-magazine.com/post/focus-on-russia-yulia-spiridonova

http://aroundart.ru/2015/07/07/yulia-spiridonova/

https://www.massartphotography.org/new-page-61

https://benrubigallery.com/exhibition/732/lonely-among-us