Victor Senkov was born in Mogilev, Belarus. Professional photographer, curator. Member of Belarusian Association of Photographers and Belarusian Union of Designers. Victor is interested in art photo, concept photography, alternative photography and printing. He had been participating in numerous national and international exhibitions. Victor works as curator at BAP.

His prints are hold in galleries in Slovenia, Ecuador and private collections in Australia, UK, New Zealand, USA, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Lithuania, France, Russia, Sweden, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland.

“National Prize for the Fine Arts 2019 – 2020” nominee for the project “Memory Remains”.

Lives and works in Minsk, Belarus.

EXHIBITIONS:

2020 “Memory Remains” series. Belarusian Triennale of Contemporary Arts, National Prize for the Fine Arts 2019 – 2020, group exhibition. 11.07 – 07.08, Palace of Arts, Kozlova, 3, Мinsk, Belarus

“Help!” series, group exhibition "Graphics. Years 2017 - 2019", organized by the section “Graphics”, Belarus union of artists. 25.03 – 15.04, Grodno Exhibition Hall, Azeshka, 38, Grodno, Belarus

“Help!” series, group exhibition "Graphic arts of the year 2017/18/19", organized by the section “Graphics”, Belarus union of artists. 21.02 – 15.03, Art gallery, Streletskaya, 4A-4, Polotsk, Belarus

2019

“Help!” series, group exhibition "Graphic arts of the year 2019", organized by the section “Graphics”, Belarus union of artists. 15.11 – 20.12, art gallery M. Savitsky, Minsk, pl. Liberty,15, Minsk, Belarus

“Transformation”, solo exhibition in collaboration with Margarita Senkova (Italy) – video-art, Antonio Bozzi aka Shaven (Italy) – original soundtrack. 12.07 – 30.08, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

“Transformation”, solo exhibition in collaboration with Margarita Senkova (Italy) – video-art, Antonio Bozzi aka Shaven (Italy) – original soundtrack. 17.05 – 13.06, DK GALLERY, Minsk, Belarus

“TRAUMA”, series. “PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The second exhibition – “Nuances”. 27.03 – 15.04, “Galerja 555”, Vilnius, Lithuania

“TRAUMA”, series. “PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The second exhibition – “Nuances”. 13.02 – 10.01, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

2018

“Nymphs and Other Goddesses”, series. Vilnius – Minsk, Festival of Analogue Photography. 23.11 – 08.12, National Center of Modern Arts / “Artel Gallery”, Minsk, Belarus

“Nymphs and Other Goddesses”, series. Vilnius Festival of Analogue Photography and Cinema.
30.08 – 30.09, “SHCH/SC Galerija”, Vilnius, Lithuania

“Herbarium. Forgotten Leaves”, series. Festival of Contemporary Art “Art – Minsk”. “Monochrome”, photography and graphics exhibition. 18.04 – 20.05, BLIQUE Gallery, Minsk, Belarus

“Dream”, solo exhibition. 23.02 – 24.03, Knizhnaya Shafa art space, Minsk, Belarus

“Black Bible”, triptych. “Special Photography”, exhibition project. 23.01 – 18.02, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

2017

“Herbarium. Forgotten Leaves”, series. “AFTER WORK ART 2”, analogue photography exhibition. 26.10 – 06.12, Kaiserslautern, Germany

2016

“Youth”, photograph. Exhibition winner, 3-rd prize of the II International Photography Biennial of Guayaquil, a competition organized by the Luis A. Noboa Naranjo Museum.
27.04 – 31.05, Luis A. Noboa Naranjo Museum. Guayaquil, Ecuador

“Help!”, series. “Off Photo” photo festival, “The Art of Pinhole Photography”, international exhibition. 12.10 – 06.11 Heidelberg Hebel Halle, Heidelberg, Germany

“La Grande Madre”, international exhibition project. 07.08 – 30.10, Castello Angioino Aragonese, Agropoli, Salerno, Italy

“Self-Portraits”, series. “PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The first exhibition – “Human”. 17.05 – 10.06, Kalnas Gallery. Uzupis Art Incubator, Vilnius, Lithuania

“Self-Portraits”, series. “PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The first exhibition – “Human”. 12.01 – 31.01, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

2015

“Memento Mori”, series. Baltic Photo Biennale, the 7-th International Festival FOTOMANIA – 2015. April – May, Kaliningrad, Russia

“Hours”, exhibition. Project by Victor Senkov (Belarus) and Kaja Brezochnik (Slovenia). Curator Jernej Kozar, GRSU. 10.04 – 12.07, Ravne Gallery, Ravne, Slovenia

“The Protagonist’s Dreams”, series. “Steps”, project. 27.03 – 10.04, “University of Culture” Gallery, Palace of the Republic, Minsk, Belarus

2014

“Exotic Girls and Fruits”, series. “Anatomy 2”, international curator’s project by Dzina Danilovich. June, National Center of Modern Arts, Minsk, Belarus

“Exotic Girls and Fruits”, series. “Anatomy 2”, international curator’s project by Dzina Danilovich. April, Marc Chagall Center of Modern Arts, Vitebsk, Belarus

2013

“Random Contacts by Victor Senkov”, series. “Dialogues”, series. “Odd Disappearance”, installation. “I’m an Artist”, series and video-art. “Graphic Experiment” project. 22.07 – 22.12 National Center of Modern Arts, Minsk, Belarus

“Rus Art Photo – 2013”, The First International Photo Festival, Suzdal, Russia

“Cropfactor” series. Baltic Photo Biennale, the 6th International Festival FOTOMANIA – 2013. Kaliningrad, Russia

2012

“The Sea” series, happening. “Heroes of Our Time” curator’s project by Tatiana Striga. The First Belarusian Triennale of Contemporary Arts. 23.11 – 09.12, BelExpo, Minsk, Belarus

“Pinhole – Practice”, international exhibition-rehearsal organized by the Society of Lovers of Pinhole Photography. 02.11 – 17.11, St. Petersburgh, Russia

"Metamorphosis 2", photograph. Exhibition winner, second prize in Silverprint Pinhole Competition, supported by Black & White Photography Magazine. 25.06 – 27.08, London, UK

2011

“Family Album” solo exhibition. 08.03 – 22.04, Exhibition Halls in Brownlow, Lurgan, Portadown, Northern Ireland, UK

2010

“COZMOGONIZM”, Festival of Experimental Art “DACH-ZACH XI – MAGEIA CEREBRUM”, Palace of Arts, Kozlova, 3, Мinsk, Belarus

SCREENING:

"Transformation" project. 12.09.2019, Nida OFF 2019, Nida, Lithuania.

"Isolation", analog slide show, performance in collaboration with Vaibai Ore (Darius Jurevičius, Vadimas Korotaev) Lithuania). 06, 09, Festival of Analogue Photography and Cinema, Vilnius, Lithuania

АRTIST RESIDENCIES:

2015 – artist residence at Ravne Gallery. 10.04 – 05.05, Ravne, Slovenia

PUBLICATIONS:

2020 - Triennale of Contemporary Art, Belarus 2016 - “La Grande Madre”, Italy 2016 - “The f/D Book of Pinhole”, USA 2015 - “Fotomania - 2015”, Russia 2015 - “Hours”. GRCU, Slovenia 2013 - “Fotomania - 2013”, Russia 2013 - “Blur Magazine”, #29 2013 - “Trees”, limited edition artist’s calendar of pinhole photography, Belarus 2012 - Minsk Triennale of Contemporary Art, Belarus 2008 - “Мy Belarus”, Belarus

CURATORIAL PROJECTS:

2020

“Live Sound”, Ramunas Danisevicius (Lithuania) solo exhibition. Curator. 13.03 – 12.04, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

“UNOVIS P.S.”, exhibition project of the graphic design faculty, Belarusian academy of arts. Organizer. Curator’s group: Anna Melnikova, Juri Toreev. 23.01 – 18.02, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

“The Light”, Aleksandr Primak (Ukraine) solo exhibition. Curator. 09.01 – 02.02, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

2019

“PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The second exhibition – “Nuances”. Concept, curator. Group of curators from Lithuania: Ramunas Danisevicius and Inga Dinga. 27.03 – 15.04, “Galerja 555”, Vilnius, Lithuania

“PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The second exhibition – “Nuances”. Concept, curator. 13.02 – 10.01, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

2018

Vilnius – Minsk, Festival of Analogue Photography. Curator. Curator from Lithuania Andrei Antonau. 23.11 – 08.12, National Center of Modern Arts / “Artel Gallery”, Minsk, Belarus

“Monochrome”, photography and graphics exhibition. Concept. Curator’s group: Victor Senkov, Sergey Mikhalenko. “Art – Minsk” the festival of Contemporary Art. 18.04 – 20.05, BLIQUE Gallery, Minsk, Belarus

“Living in Time”, Ramunas Danisevicius (Lithuania) solo exhibition. Curator. 01.03 – 18.03, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

“Special Photography”, exhibition project. Concept. Curator’s group: Victor Senkov, Sergey Mikhalenko. 23.01 – 18.02, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

2017

“Minsk Photo Weekend”, the first original photography sales exhibition. Curator’s group: Victor Senkov, Sergey Mikhalenko. 23.12 – 27.12, BLIQUE Gallery, Minsk, Belarus

“Press Photo of Lithuania. 15 years” in Belarus. Curator. 15.09 – 22.10, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

2016

“Sketches”, Sergei Kurilo solo exhibition. Curator. 09.08 – 09.09, Gallery of Ethno Center “Ragna”, Minsk, Belarus

“Flashback”, international exhibition of tattoo flashes. Concept, curator. 21.06 – 13.07, Gallery of Ethno Center “Ragna”, Minsk, Belarus

“PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The first exhibition – “Human”. Concept, curator. Group of curators from Lithuania: Ramunas Danisevicius and Inga Dinga. 17.05 – 10.06, Kalnas gallery. Uzupis Art Incubator, Vilnius, Lithuania

“Return”, Stojan Brezocnik (Slovenia) solo exhibition of graphics. Organizer. 19.04 – 8.05, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus

“PlayIn’ Classics”, international project. The first exhibition – “Human”. Concept. Curator’s group: Victor Senkov, Natalia Patorskaia. 12.01 – 31.01, Gallery of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Cinema, Minsk, Belarus