Ellen Sheidlin's exhibitions

ELLEN SHEIDLIN

Born in 1994 in Russia

Resides and works in Asia

Mediums: painting / photo / video art / sculpture/ illustration

Education / training:

2023-2023: NEURAL NETWORKS IN ART, a set of individual courses on various technologies, Dubai, UAE

2023-2023: CERAMICS, an individual course by Eve Suh, Private Art Residence, Seoul, Korea

2021-2022: VISUAL ARTS, Foundation Year Program, The Florence Classical Arts Academy, Florence, Italy

2013-2016: ADVERTISING AND PR, Synergy University, Moscow, Russia

2010-2013: BOOK DESIGN, State College of Book Business and Information Technology, Saratov, Russia

Selected solo exhibitions:

2024 NOISE, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

2022 MATERIALIZATION OF SENSUAL IDEAS, Art in Space, Dubai, UAE

2021 COMPREHENDED BY FANTASY, The Social Hub, Florence, Italy

2021 SPINNING IN MIRRORS, Palazzo Imperatore, Palermo, Italy

2020 TRANSFORMATIONS, Vanilla Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2017 SHEIDLIN UNIVERSE, Museum of Contemporary Art 'Artmusa', Saint Petersburg, Russia

Selected group exhibitions:

2023 REALLY~DREAMY~GROOVY, Joyman Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2022 TON NFT EXHIBITION, Art in Space, Dubai, UAE

2022 WOMEN & NFTS, International NFT Exhibition, Venice, Italy

2022 TRANSFORMATIONS, Unit London gallery, London, UK

2021 CHRISTMASSY, Dorothy Circus Gallery, London, UK

2021 FIRST NFT EXHIBITION, Superchief Gallery NFT, New York City, USA

2020 MINIATURE, Beinart Gallery Melbourne, Australia

2019 WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ROOM WHILE NO ONE SEES, Hydragea Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Selected art fairs:

2024  ART DUBAI, DUBAI, UAE. Represented by Ton Diamonds

2023  FOCUS ART FAIR, London, UK. Represented by Satori Me

2023  FOCUS ART FAIR, New York City, USA. Represented by Ton Diamonds

2023  ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan. Represented by FAT Collection 

2022  MANGO ART FESTIVAL, Bangkok, Thailand. Represented by Circus Gallery

2022  FOCUS ART FAIR, Paris, France. Represented by Ton Diamonds

Professional awards & contributions:

2023 JURY, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2023, Sydney, Australia

2021 JURY, Adobe Russia Reimagined, Moscow, Russia

2022 WINNER, World Influencers and Bloggers Award, WIBA Academy LLP, Cannes, France

2021 PUBLIC SPEAKER, OFFF Moscow Festival, Moscow, Russia

Selected commercial photo / video works:

2021 BACARDI: Berry Smoothie

2021 XIAOMI: The Making of Fantasy

2021 GUCCI BEAUTY: Which day of the week are you?

2020 SWATCH: Weave from the imagination

2019 BMW: Snowman in A Car Trunk

2019 MONCLER: Flying with magic balloons

2018 APPLE: Flamingo Children

2017 NIKE: Oriental Calendar                                                                                                       

Selected press:

BEAUX ARTS MAGAZINE: “L’éclosion numérique du ‘Baiser’ de Klimt” by Camille Bois-Martin, published

on 29 April, 2022: https://www.beauxarts.com/vu/leclosion-numerique-du-baiser-de-klimt

SUPERRARE MAGAZINE: “Sheidlina was born on the Internet and has been reincarnated as a surrealist NFT” by A. Moret, published on 11 November, 2021: https://superrare.com/magazine/2021/11/11/sheidlina-was-born-on-the-internet-and-has-been-reincarnated-as-a-surrealist-nft

NUMERO TOKYO: “Naomi Watanabe also praises it! Ellen Sheidlin’s debut collection of works” 

by Akiko Kinoshita, published on 15 October, 2020: https://numero.jp/news-20201015-ellen-sheidlin

BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE MAGAZINE: “Sheidlina Takes Over Beautiful Bizarre” by Jennifer Gori, 

published on 06 April, 2020: https://beautifulbizarre.net/2020/04/06/sheidlina-takes-over-beautiful-bizarre

Bibliography:

ELLEN SHEIDLIN CRYPTO ART MONOGRAPH by Andrea Concas, Alfredo Cramerotti, 

Auronda Scalera, Alessia Cuccu. Publisher: The NFT Magazine, 2023, Cagliari, Italy

ELLEN IN SHEIDLINLAND by Ellen Sheidlin. Publisher: Seigensha Art Publishing, Inc, 2020, Tokyo, Japan

In “Hide and Seek,” Ellen Sheidlin explores the liminal spaces between consciousness and subconsciousness, childhood and adulthood, light and shadow. This multifaceted exhibition features paintings, video art, and a monumental interactive installation, probing the question: What happens when the seeker and the sought become one?

Sheidlin’s evocative canvases depict illuminated child figures asking haunting questions, speaking to how childhood experiences shape adult identity. The exhibition’s centerpiece, “My deer,” is a massive 379×325 cm interactive installation that combines an antique taxidermy deer with handcrafted paper antlers. This imposing piece invites viewers to physically enter the artwork, dramatically blurring the lines between traditional painting and immersive art.

The artist challenges visitors with introspective questions like “What if what you’re looking for is actually looking for you?” and “When was the last time you really found yourself?” Through this exhibition, Sheidlin creates a labyrinth of memories where past and present, reality and fantasy intertwine, inviting audiences to explore the complexities of self-discovery within a visually stunning and thought-provoking environment.

Ellen Sheidlina’s solo exhibition “NOISE” explores the boundaries of an artist’s interaction with their own subconscious. Using the concept of the diffusion model of neural networks as a metaphor for the creative process, Sheidlina “cleanses” her inner space of excess “noise”, crystallizing the pure essence of the image on canvas.

The series of works represents a visual diary of the artist’s self-discovery, where paintings become a tool for self-therapy. Like a digital kaleidoscope, Elena examines countless reflections of her fantasies, embodying them in images of girls and animals, symbolizing the hidden strength of feminine nature.

“NOISE” challenges stereotypes about artistic creation, inviting the viewer to engage in a dialogue about the role of art in the modern world and how our perception of reality shapes the creative process

The exhibition presents the artist’s foray into the digital realm, showcasing a series of animated elements that come to life as whimsical, eight-minute cartoons. Each piece is the result of the artist’s free-thinking approach, where she closes her eyes and draws lines on paper, revealing the fantastical forms that emerge from her imagination. Inspired by a previous exhibition in Florence where the artist painted a sculpture using similar methods, this exhibition invites visitors to immerse themselves in a sensory experience in a dark room. The 16-meter canvas is designed to engage all the senses, with movement, sound, and even smell, to evoke feelings and emotions. The result is a constellation of thoughts, a galaxy of imagination that will translate into future paintings in the artist’s evolving style.

The exhibition “Authentic Cadence” ran from September 1 to September 4, 2022 and was curated to showcase the intimate relationship between nature and creativity, both physical and virtual. It was held at the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre in Paris and was supported by the Focus Art Fair. The exhibition featured a breathtaking array of works, including video installations and paintings that brought to life the beauty of the Gardens of Etreta.

Ellen Sheidlin’s latest works were on display, featuring a combination of video and painting that explored the theme of “Phygital”. The videos delved into the concept of what was, while the paintings depicted what became. Through this juxtaposition, viewers were invited to ponder the relationship between physical and digital spaces in our modern world.

”.NFT has become a logical extension of my virtual existence, where I immerse myself in creating videos that are like animated paintings, with subjects that are often hidden. Through NFT, I have found a new medium to express myself, one that is ever- evolving and pushing the boundaries of art. My work explores the deep themes of identity and self-discovery, as I use my art to question the constructs of our society and the way we perceive ourselves. In a world where attention spans are short and time is limited, I use art to create a space for contemplation, reflection, and a deeper exploration of the human experience.”

The exhibition aimed to showcase the imaginative world of Ellen and how her inner thoughts and emotions were woven into her art. The giant head sculpture symbolized the artist’s mind and the threads represented the flow of her creative thoughts and ideas. The keyhole was a metaphor for the entrance to her subconscious, where the visitors could experience the depth of her imaginative world. From the side of the face, one could see what was happening inside the head — a whirlwind of images, symbols, strange monsters and beautiful imaginary creatures. The threads were a connecting link between the inner world of the artist and the outer space surrounding her, structured the chaos of fantasy and turned it into picturesque scenes presented around the entire perimeter of the exhibition space.

An exhibition prepared in collaboration with the Italian artist Edoardo Dionea Ciccioni. The theme of the project, created during the period of quarantine, was reflection — in mirrors, in her own work, in each other and in the changing world around us. Ellen presented reinterpreted documentation of her performances: digitally reworked, metal-plate-printed photo-images with the artist as the main character. In addition, Ellen and Edoardo showed works created jointly, clearly reflecting on the theme of reflections of creative approaches of two simultaneously different and similar authors.

The artist’s solo exhibition at the Vanilla Gallery in Tokyo was dedicated to the theme of transitions and transformations. Transformation is often a painful process, but it is thanks to it that every living being, including humans, is able to move to the next level. When experiencing one or another transition, a person may discover connections that he or she did not notice before: between language and the world, fear and freedom, movement and rest, physical reality and the digital environment. The latter — the phenomenon of connection between real and virtual worlds — is a cross-cutting theme of Ellen’s art, and the method of the artist’s work, which she refers to as survirtualism, is devoted to its analysis. Following the search for connections and transformations, Ellen presented both paintings and her digital works at the exhibition.