Alex Kuznetsov b.1978 – is an abstract artist based in Lisbon.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
NOW till 28th of Feb, 2025:
Unplanned Decisions @ H.D Galerie, Paris, France
2023
Horizons @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
Ground Line @ Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France
2022
The Fear of the Fog @ Woldt Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2021
Another Output @ Triumph Gallery, Moscow
2020
Horizons / Ground Line @ National Centre of Contemporary Art state museum, Minsk
2019
Horizons @ DK Gallery, Minsk
2018
Variations @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
2016
Shift @ MSK Eastside Gallery, Moscow
2015
Visual Attractions @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
2014
Metalism @ MSK Eastside Gallery, Moscow
2013
Abstractism @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
Abstract Spray Painting @ Montana Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
UPCOMING 15th of March, 2025:
Oscillations @ Galerie Liminal, Paris, France
2022
Intersections @ Mobilab Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland
Paper Works @ Speerstra Gallery, Paris
2021
Moscow – Seoul: Common Ideas @ Museum of Moscow
2020
Pioneers @ Lida Historical and Art Museum, Belarus
2019
Border @ National Palace of Art, Minsk, Belarus
2017
UPAW @ Prince Albert II of Monaco foundation, Monaco
Mirus Gallery Anniversary @ Mirus Gallery, San Francisco
2015
Urbanism @ Museum Moscow, Moscow
2014
A Major Minority @ 1AMSF Gallery, San Francisco, USA
ART FAIRS
2021
Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow
Vienacontemporary, Vienna
2020
Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2014
Distil Ennui Studio, London
COLLABORATIONS
2020
Vogue magazine, June 2020 / Editorial project, Moscow
BOOKS & MAGAZINES
Park Magazine, 01-2023, NYC
Arquitectura y Diseno, 01-2023, Madrid
Alex Kuznetsov (b. 1978)
Based in Lisbon, Alex Kuznetsov approaches abstraction as a disciplined exploration of material, gesture, and the transformative potential of color. Originally from Minsk, Belarus, his early artistic practice was rooted in graffiti, where the immediacy of spray paint and urban imagery played a formative role. A pivotal experience in 2010—encountering a vivid red canvas in a Hong Kong gallery—shifted his focus toward Abstract Expressionism, centering his work on the physical act of painting.
Kuznetsov’s paintings explore the tension between control and spontaneity. Using industrial tools like aluminum rulers, he layers sweeping gestures to create compositions that emphasize materiality and process. While his works may hint at urban landscapes—outlines of structures or the rhythms of cityscapes—they resist representation, allowing the medium to assert itself as the subject.
His work has been exhibited in galleries and institutions across Europe, including the National Center for Contemporary Arts (Minsk, Belarus), Triumph Gallery (Moscow) and Speerstra Gallery (Geneva and Paris).
Through a process-driven approach, Kuznetsov’s practice examines the interplay of presence and absence, layering paint with precision and spontaneity to create textured, dynamic surfaces. His works invite viewers to engage in an open-ended dialogue, offering spaces for reflection and interpretation shaped by the interaction of form, movement, and color.