Gennadiy Chernega: Stray Dog
© Gennadiy Chernega
About
The artist surrounded by images for a long time who turned to photography during last five years. Coming from textual and visual marketing world, Gennadiy does not like to mention his job or personal background and provides his life characteristic in two sentences: “I was born and live” and “Photography is a chemical process in my head.”
In 2012 Gennadiy was the winner of the Kiev Portfolio Review and was accepted into UPHA - Ukrainian Photography Alternative community. The UPHA unites the prominent and non-standard artists in Ukraine.
In 2013 he was recognized by Eastreet (Lublin) with a exhibition and publication dedicated to street photography from Eastern Europe. That year he was awarded 3rd place in Golden Camera and he received 2nd place in the Ukrainian Photographer of the Year award. His most recent exhibition by Gennadiy took place during GOGOLFEST, in the scope of the group exhibition "Collective unconscious".
Exhibitions:
2012 — Chernigov, Alley of heroes, project «Deep sleep»
2012 — Kiev, «Museum of dreams», project «Deep sleep»
2013 — Kiev, Kiev fortress, group exhibition, project «Memoryless»
2013 — Lublin, Exhibition contest winners «Eastreet»
2014 — Kherson, Participation in art festival «Strannoe»
2014 — Kiev, Art studio, solo exhibition
2014 — Odessa, Experimental center for contemporary art «Tea factory», group exhibition – UPHA
2014 — Kherson, art–festival Terra Futura, project «Walls of glass»
2015 — Chernigov, Chernihiv Regional Art Museum, group exhibition "Letter"
2015 — Zaporozhye, Art-gallery Lenin, group exhibition "Part 5"
2015 — The V International Arsenal Book Festival, photo books "deep sleep" and "stray dog"
2015 — Chernigov, Chernihiv Regional Art Museum, group exhibition "The stops"
2015 — Kiev, Art-gallery Art 14, group exhibition “Open letter. Naked emotions”
2015 — GOGOLFEST, group exhibition "Collective unconscious".
2016 — Odessa, Odessa// Batumi Photo Days Festival. The main exhibition "Territory // Space"
2016 — Wroclaw. The 3rd Ukrainian Cross-Section Triennial of Contemporary Ukrainian Art. Group exhibition "reCREATION".
2016 — Montpellier, The Boutographies Festival, exhibition "Territory // Space"
2016 — Thailand, Chiang Mai Month of Photography. Group exhibition "Collective unconscious".
2016 — Kiev, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, group exhibition "Appropriation"
2016 — Lviv, Biennale "Week of Contemporary Art". Group exhibition "Body parts"
2016 — Paris, Zin-book Stray Dog was presented at Polycopies
2014 — 2015 – Kiev – Kherson – Kiev – Lviv – Chernigov – Kiev – Odessa...
«Stray dog», exhibition for one person
Steps:
2012 — Winner of the Kiev Portfolio Review
2012 — I was accepted into UPHA http://www.upha.info/Gennadiy-Chernega
2013 — Victory in the competition Eastreet http://eastreet.eu/e2013/gennadiy-chernega/
2014 — I was accepted into Photographic Museum of Humanity https://phmuseum.com/deepsleep
2015 — Golden Camera, 3 place, professional, conceptual photography http://www.goldencamera.com.ua/ru/winners-2014/
2015 — Streetphotography.ru, short-list, http://streetphotography.ru/blog/94
2015 — Photographer of the Year 2014, 2 place http://best.foto.ua/ru/winners/
Interviews and publications:
THE VASA PROJECT https://vasa-project.com/gallery/crimea/video/intro-video.php
Talent Magazine http://talentmagazine1.blogspot.com/2016/06/interview-with-photographer-gennadiy.html
Kiosk of democracy http://kioskderdemokratie.blogspot.com/2016/05/stray-dog-gennadiy-chernega.html?view=magazine
Phosmag http://phosmag.com/2015/10/22/the-stray-dog/
ANALOG magazine http://www.analogmagazine.ch/post/134783744247/stray-dog-by-gennadiy-chernega-gennadiy-is-a
Bird in Flight http://bird.depositphotos.com/ru/vdohnovenie/critika/portfolio-gennadij-chernega.html
LENSCRATCH http://lenscratch.com/2015/05/content-aware-gennady-chernega/
Phosmag http://phosmag.com/2015/05/13/gennadiy-chernega/
СОУС (SOUC) – South Ukrainian Culture http://coyc.com.ua/post/430
Dreck Magazine http://dreck-mag.com/2014/10/10/chernega-gennadiy/
One Giant Arm http://onegiantarm.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/gennadiy-chernega-deep-sleep/
Cultprostir http://cultprostir.com.ua/ru/post/podsmotret-chuzhie-sny
IKONA http://ikonamag.ru/old/deep-sleep/
PHOTO/arts Magazine http://photoartsmagazine.blogspot.com/2012/10/self-contained.html
Fix. Photography Magazine https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.362477687150999.85190.353379048060863&type=3
Holy Ghost http://holyghostzine.blogspot.com/2012/01/chernega-gennadiy.html
Nash http://nash.ho.ua/okno.html
Publications:
2013 — UPHA. Zin-book. Kyiv. www.mottodistribution.com/site/?p=33004
2014 — UPHA. Photo Magazine «5.6» Kyiv http://issuu.com/magazine56/docs/5.6__9?e=7379796/11625674
2015 — Zin-book Deep Sleep http://josefchladek.com/book/gennadiy_chernega_-_deep_sleep
2015 — Zin-book Stray Dog
Facebook:
Deep Sleep https://www.facebook.com/deeepsleeep