Alina Melnikova Lithuanian, b. 1983
Born 1983 in Vilnius, Lithuania
Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain
EDUCATION/RESIDENCIES
2021 - 2022 La Escocesa, associate resident, Barcelona (Spain)
2014 Curatorial course for artists “Expanding Exhibitions: Innovative Approaches to Curating”, Node Center of Curatorial Studies, Berlin (Germany)
2013 La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (France)
2010 Free Art Celebration Residency, Potsdam (Germany)
2008 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, M. A. in Easel Painting, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2007 Tampere city Artist Residency, Tampere (Finland)
2005 Universidad de Miguel Hernández de Elche, Erasmus semester: Painting, installation and video, Altea (Spain)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 - Green Night, Sleep Tight, The Rooster Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2021 - Cosmic Coral, Voguing Valleys, Boushy Bouquets, Furry Forests, Espai Souvenir, Barcelona (Spain)
2018 - Tropical: Drawing Party, Barrak Art Center, Naha (Japan)
2018 - Flash in the Daylight, Vilnius graphic center, (Lithuania)
2016 - Dare or Dear, Trivium gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2016 - Solo show, Berliner Liste Contemporary Art Fair, Berlin (Germany)
2012 - Location Condition: Beauty and The Beast, Šv. Jonas str Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2008 - Carmine, Tulips & Roses Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 - Kronos Festival, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona (Spain)
2021 - Exhibition at Locarno Film Festival, Locarno (Switzerland)
2018 - Group show at Fresh Paint Art Fair - Tel-Aviv (Israel)
2018 - ‘’The Big Picture’’, The Rooster gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2017 - Group show at YIA – Young International Artists, Paris (France)
2012 - “From Dusk to Dawn, 20 years of LGBT in Lithuania”, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2012 - “Lithuanian Art: 18 exhibitions”, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius (Lithuania) 2011 - “Baltikum: Tides of Change”, HangArt7, Salzburg (Austria)
2009 - “New Prospect”, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania)
AWARDS/GRANTS
2021 - Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artist Association (LIAA) Prize for production of an installation Cosmic Cave
2021 - Solo show prize, Lithuanina Authors´ Right Association (LATGA)
2016 - Lithuanian Culture Council Scholarship to produce new painting series “Obsession: Re(Virgin)”
2009 - Young Painter’s Award in Lithuania, Third Prize: ¨I shall Get You Anyway¨ (Aš vis tiek tave pasieksiu)
2007 - 2008 - SLEIPNIR – Nordic Council of Ministers scholarship: granted to investigate performance art in Finland
PUBLICATIONS
2022- "Lietuvos menininkės. Vizualiųjų menų kūrėjos nuo XX a. pradžios iki šių dienų", sud. Agnė Narušytė
2011 - Catalogue from Baltic artists exhibition ‘’Balticum: tides of changes’’
ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS
2021 - Jordi Garrido, "Cosmic corals and magical gardeners" , in Hänsel * i Gretel *, Publicación Cultural
2018 - Karolina Rimkutė, "Alinos Melnikovos „Blykstė dienos šviesoje“ ir Raimos Drąsutytės „Laikau erdvę. Be šarvų“ galerijoje „Kairė–dešinė“", in 7 Meno dienos, Nr. 26 (1263)
2008 - Jonas Žakaitis, "Jokių ribų ir jokių naujienų: Pokalbis apie Alinos Melnikovos ir Adomo Danusevičiaus tapybą", in 7 Meno dienos
2008 - Ieva Dilytė, "Karmino politika: Adomo Danusevičiaus ir Alinos Melnikovos tapybos paroda galerijoje „Tulips & Roses“", in 7 Meno dienos
2007 - Kornelija Česonytė, "Abejingų nėra: Performansas „Atpažinimas. Nebučiuok manęs, aš tą galiu padaryti ir pati“", in 7 Meno dienos
A 3D documentation of the exhibition "Cosmic Corals, Voguing Valleys, Bushy Bouquets, Furry Forests" by Alina Melnikova, presented in 2021 by ESPAI SOUVENIR in collaboration with The Rooster Gallery. A fecund wonder-space composed of ceramic pieces and flatwork weaved together by artist and curated by Gabriel Virgilio Luciani.
