United States
Nikita Seleznev
Nikita Seleznev is a multi-media artist born in Perm, Russia, currently residing in New York. Member of Sculpture Network. Work is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), The Mead Art Museum (Amherst, MA), and The Museum of Russian Art (Minneapolis). He studied sculpture at the Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design in St.Petersburg and the Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Poland. Work has been featured in several group exhibitions, including VIl Moscow International Biennale of Young Art (2020) and 6th Ural Industrial Biennial, Ekaterinburg (2021). He was shortlisted for the "Innovation-2021" State Prize. Participated in the CC ArtsLink Art Prospect Fellows Program (New York, 2019).
Nikita Seleznev explores the place and logic of sculpture within a modern, international context. Nikita’s approach centers on challenging classical sculpture and craftsmanship within contemporary political and technological frameworks. Seleznev has worked with traditional sculptural materials such as clay and concrete, as well as found objects, metal, and plastics, frequently combining these materials with sound and video. With Komi heritage, a culture rooted in northern Russia where craft is deeply embedded in tradition, Seleznev brings a unique perspective to his work. He actively seeks methods that allow contemporary sculpture to expand the range of approaches and ways of engaging with objects in art, design, fashion, and daily life.