NINA KRUSER
NINA KRUSER
is a Tajikistan-born artist now based in Germany.
Nina Kruser born in 1982 in Tajikistan. Her move to Russia gave her access to a high-quality art education, which became the solid foundation of her creative journey.
In 1997, she entered the Ivanovo College of Art and Industrial Design. A year later, realizing her true calling, she continued her studies at the Malutin Ivanovo Regional Art School in 2003.
In 2005, Nina moved to Germany. She is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia (since 2005), the International Association of Art (IAA/UNESCO, since 2005), and the Professional Association of Visual Artists in Germany (BBK, since 2006) ... read more
In 1997, she entered the Ivanovo College of Art and Industrial Design. A year later, realizing her true calling, she continued her studies at the Malutin Ivanovo Regional Art School in 2003.
In 2005, Nina moved to Germany. She is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia (since 2005), the International Association of Art (IAA/UNESCO, since 2005), and the Professional Association of Visual Artists in Germany (BBK, since 2006) ... read more
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BIO
Nina Kruser born in 1982 in Tajikistan. Her move to Russia gave her access to a high-quality art education, which became the solid foundation of her creative journey.
In 1997, she entered the Ivanovo College of Art and Industrial Design. A year later, realizing her true calling, she continued her studies at the Malutin Ivanovo Regional Art School in 2003.
In 2005, Nina moved to Germany. She is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia (since 2005), the International Association of Art (IAA/UNESCO, since 2005), and the Professional Association of Visual Artists in Germany (BBK, since 2006).
Since 1999, Nina Kruser has participated in exhibitions, with her works presented in over 110 exhibitions across Russia, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Lithuania, and the USA.
In 2001, she won first place at the “Volga Artist” plein air competition and exhibition at the Landscape Museum in Plyos, Russia. In 2002, her works were presented at the All-Russian Exhibition of Ministry of Culture Fellows at the Central House of Artists in Moscow. That same year, she received the Governor’s Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in Ivanovo.
Her works are held in collections including: Ivanovo Regional Art Museum (Russia) and as well as private collections in Russia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the USA.
Nina Kruser born in 1982 in Tajikistan. Her move to Russia gave her access to a high-quality art education, which became the solid foundation of her creative journey.
In 1997, she entered the Ivanovo College of Art and Industrial Design. A year later, realizing her true calling, she continued her studies at the Malutin Ivanovo Regional Art School in 2003.
In 2005, Nina moved to Germany. She is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia (since 2005), the International Association of Art (IAA/UNESCO, since 2005), and the Professional Association of Visual Artists in Germany (BBK, since 2006).
Since 1999, Nina Kruser has participated in exhibitions, with her works presented in over 110 exhibitions across Russia, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Lithuania, and the USA.
In 2001, she won first place at the “Volga Artist” plein air competition and exhibition at the Landscape Museum in Plyos, Russia. In 2002, her works were presented at the All-Russian Exhibition of Ministry of Culture Fellows at the Central House of Artists in Moscow. That same year, she received the Governor’s Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in Ivanovo.
Her works are held in collections including: Ivanovo Regional Art Museum (Russia) and as well as private collections in Russia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the USA.
CONCEPT
NINA KRUSER “Pattern — The Path to Meeting the Self”
The “Pattern” series explores female identity within the context of cultural and social templates. The works Labyrinth of Expectations (I–II) and the diptych Binding Pattern (I–II) reflect on the boundaries between the self and the image, between essence and social role.
Through painting and graphic media, I reveal the tension between the personal and the imposed. Repetitive patterns — like ornamentation — give shape but suppress individuality.
My multilayered mixed-media works conceal and reveal the image. Where the mask dissolves, the encounter with the true self begins.
The works reflect the multilayered and fragmented nature of identity, creating visual patterns similar to a shifting kaleidoscope.
“Pattern” is an act of awareness and an initiation toward liberation through an invitation to dialogue.
CV
Exhibitions
SELECTION, active since 1999
Solo exhibitions
2019 Cultural Center - Villa Meixner - Brühl, Germany
2013 Kunstverein Hockenheim e.V. (catalogue) - Germany
2012 Eagle Gallery - Kaunas, Lithuania
2011 Galerie Kunstraum Ambiente - Frankenthal, Germany
2009 Kunstverein Hockenheim e.V. - Germany
2007 Bundesverband Bildender Künstler (BBK) - Mannheim, Germany
2005-2012 Gallery art|work (Catalogues) - Speyer, Germany
2003 Parabola Gallery - Ivanovo, Russia
2001 Gallery Sheremetev Center - Ivanovo, Russia
Group Exhibitions
2024 Kunstverein Hockenheim e.V. - Hockenheim, Germany
2023 Kunstforum - Rottweil - Rottweil, Germany
2022 Pop-Up Gallery - Hockenheim, Germany
2018 Kunstverein Rastatt e.V. - Rastatt, Germany
2017 Kunstverein Bad Godesberg e.V. - Bonn, Germany
2015 KunstDorf Unterjessingen - Unterjessingen, Germany
2013 Invitation to the Kunstpreis Kultur-Forum-Forst - Forst, Germany
2009 Stanislas Castle - Commercy, France
2008 V.S. Fine Art Gallery | The Affordable Art Fair - London, United Kingdom
2006 Travelling exhibition through the cities of the Golden Ring - Union of Artists of Russia, Moscow-Vladimir-Kostroma-Ivanovo - Russia
2003 VIII Regional Exhibition of Central Russia | Union of Artists of Russia - Lipetsk, Russia
2002/2003 International Exhibition - Cuneo, Italy - St. Petersburg, Russia
2002 All-Russian Exhibition of Scholarship Holders of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Union of Artists of Russia - Moscow, Russia
PUBLICATIONS
Catalogues:
2005 Art|Work Gallery "Nina Kruser", Speyer, Germany
2012/2013 "Nina Kruser - Painting", funded by Kunstverein Hockenheim, Hockenheim, Germany
2013 Art from the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region: Lust auf Kunst – pp. 40–41 (ISBN 978-3-00-043585-0), Speyer, Germany
2015 "Spannungen" – Kunstdorf Unterjesingen – pp. 15–16, Unterjesingen, Germany
2016 "Davor und Dahinter – Malerei von Nina Kruser", funded by Kunstverein Hockenheim, Hockenheim, Germany
2023 "Spiel | Raum" – pp. 31–32, Hockenheim, Germany
AWARDS
2002 – Scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow / Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia
2001 – Landscape Museum, 1st place: Laureate of the art prize "Volga Artist", Plyoss, Russia
2001 – Laureate of the Governor's Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Ivanovo, Russia
Exhibitions
SELECTION, active since 1999
Solo exhibitions
2019 Cultural Center - Villa Meixner - Brühl, Germany
2013 Kunstverein Hockenheim e.V. (catalogue) - Germany
2012 Eagle Gallery - Kaunas, Lithuania
2011 Galerie Kunstraum Ambiente - Frankenthal, Germany
2009 Kunstverein Hockenheim e.V. - Germany
2007 Bundesverband Bildender Künstler (BBK) - Mannheim, Germany
2005-2012 Gallery art|work (Catalogues) - Speyer, Germany
2003 Parabola Gallery - Ivanovo, Russia
2001 Gallery Sheremetev Center - Ivanovo, Russia
Group Exhibitions
2024 Kunstverein Hockenheim e.V. - Hockenheim, Germany
2023 Kunstforum - Rottweil - Rottweil, Germany
2022 Pop-Up Gallery - Hockenheim, Germany
2018 Kunstverein Rastatt e.V. - Rastatt, Germany
2017 Kunstverein Bad Godesberg e.V. - Bonn, Germany
2015 KunstDorf Unterjessingen - Unterjessingen, Germany
2013 Invitation to the Kunstpreis Kultur-Forum-Forst - Forst, Germany
2009 Stanislas Castle - Commercy, France
2008 V.S. Fine Art Gallery | The Affordable Art Fair - London, United Kingdom
2006 Travelling exhibition through the cities of the Golden Ring - Union of Artists of Russia, Moscow-Vladimir-Kostroma-Ivanovo - Russia
2003 VIII Regional Exhibition of Central Russia | Union of Artists of Russia - Lipetsk, Russia
2002/2003 International Exhibition - Cuneo, Italy - St. Petersburg, Russia
2002 All-Russian Exhibition of Scholarship Holders of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Union of Artists of Russia - Moscow, Russia
PUBLICATIONS
Catalogues:
2005 Art|Work Gallery "Nina Kruser", Speyer, Germany
2012/2013 "Nina Kruser - Painting", funded by Kunstverein Hockenheim, Hockenheim, Germany
2013 Art from the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region: Lust auf Kunst – pp. 40–41 (ISBN 978-3-00-043585-0), Speyer, Germany
2015 "Spannungen" – Kunstdorf Unterjesingen – pp. 15–16, Unterjesingen, Germany
2016 "Davor und Dahinter – Malerei von Nina Kruser", funded by Kunstverein Hockenheim, Hockenheim, Germany
2023 "Spiel | Raum" – pp. 31–32, Hockenheim, Germany
AWARDS
2002 – Scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow / Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia
2001 – Landscape Museum, 1st place: Laureate of the art prize "Volga Artist", Plyoss, Russia
2001 – Laureate of the Governor's Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Ivanovo, Russia