Galina Bakinova
Artist
Galina Bakinova is a visual artist working with graphics, animation, and objects.
Originally from Russia, she has been living and working in Podgorica, Montenegro, since 2022.
Since 2023, she has been a Master’s student at the University of Donja Gorica (Montenegro), enrolled in the Theory of Contemporary Art program. In 2024, she studied Art History at KU University in Austria.
At the core of Galina’s artistic practice is the experience of forced migration, which began in 2022. Through graphics, animation, and object-based works, she explores states of displacement, alienation, and instability shaped by the loss of familiar social connections. Drawing on the aesthetics of surrealism, her practice examines fragile emotional states that arise under conditions of uncertainty, focusing on moments of suspension, silence, and in-betweenness.
Education
2023-2025
Master's degree
Theory of Modern and Contemporary Art
University of Donja Gorica
Podgorica, Montenegro
2024-2025
Master's degree
(exchange studies)
History of Art
KU Linz - Catholic Private University
Linz, Austria
2004-2009
Specialist
Management in Small and Medium-size business
Cherepovets State University
Cherepovets, Russia
Courses
October 2021
Laboratory of New Media in Culture
Special project of the Journalism Laboratory of «Winzavod»
Moscow, Russia
August 2021
Video Art Laboratory
Open Studio «LenDok»
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
September 2020 - May 2021
History of Contemporary Art
Openedu project, HSE University
online
Selected Exhibitions & Festivals
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2025, December | Festival of the One-Minute Film «What's going on?» #2, Russia, Georgia, Arminia, Serbia, Montenegro
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2025, April | Duet exhibition, Art project was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union, project was realised in Sarajevo, Bosnija and Hercegovina
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2025, April | International Festival of Author's Documentary Films IDFF Artdocfest-2025, Riga, Latvia
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2024, November | Festival of the One-Minute Film «What's going on?» #1, Tbilisi, St. Petersburg, Moscow
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2024, July | «Postscripum Project» №3, Sutomore, Montenegro. Street art project
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2024, June | «FemFest», Budva, Montenegro
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2024, June | Local Art Fair «Fijuk Sajam», Podgorica, Montenegro
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2024, May | Film Festival «SmolShorts», St. Petersburg, Russia. Nominee in the Experimental Animation
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2024, May | Experimental Project «Opytnoe Pole», Sutomore, Montenegro
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2023, November | «Digital Street Festival», Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, link to media
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2023, November | «Postscripum Project» №2, Podgorica, Montenegro. Street art project
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2023, May | «Port Art Fair», St. Petersburg, Russia, Partisipant as a member of the PINK FOAM Art Group
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2022, March | «(ANTI)Depressed Fest`22 Art Antropology Festival», Tomsk, Russia. TSU Institute of Arts and Culture, Gallery «In the Main», «Art&Science: Art. Design. Technologies»
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2021, September | The «One Night Public Gallery» Video Art Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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2021, September | The Exhibition «An Atmosphere Similar to My Salad», «Art Project Interaction», Saratov, Russia
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2021, August | «ЯECLAIM AWARD», Cologne, Germany. Winner, link to publication
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2021, August | Exhibition of Video Art, Studio «LenDoc», St. Petersburg, Russia
Grants & Awards
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2024 Grant Erasmus+
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2024 Culture Moves Europe Grant, 2nd call
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2021 ЯECLAIM AWARD
Publications
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2025 The article "Discover the essence of balance and movement in abstract illustration by Galina Bakinova for web projects", by Lakeshia Wheeler, Keekee360design portal about web design, link
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2023 The book with the winners of the «Reclaim Award 19-21», Reclaim Kollektiv Publisher, Cologne, Germany, 300 copies
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2022 "Creative Art & Illustrations Inspiration – November 2022", YDJ Media, link
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2019 Publication of the work on an international design online portal «Packaging of the World», link
Curatorial Projects
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Online Media about Art&Culture
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"Art Weekend", Podgorica, Montenegro, Co-founder, Art Manager, Curator
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[NON]Lectures Project, Author of the project, popularizer of contemporary art, lecturer
