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  • CV

    Alex Kuznetsov (b. 1978) is a Lisbon-based artist whose practice spans abstraction, language, and procedural experimentation. While his current focus is on process-driven abstract painting, his broader approach reflects a sustained interest in how gesture, repetition, and material structure shape visual experience.


    Kuznetsov builds his compositions through layered, directional applications of paint, often using linear or industrial tools. The resulting surfaces resist narrative, favoring rhythm, accumulation, and perceptual tension. These paintings are not expressive in the traditional sense - they are constructed systems that unfold over time, inviting prolonged attention and physical presence.

    Though the work may appear minimal or reduced, it is deeply physical. Behind each composition lies a matrix of decision, resistance, and duration. Kuznetsov's practice does not limit itself to one material or method; it is open to transformation. From experimental text-based gestures to sculptural mark-making, his studio process remains fluid, adaptable, and responsive to the conceptual demands of each body of work.

    In a time when visual immediacy dominates cultural space, Kuznetsov's work offers a counterpoint - an invitation to slow down, to look again, and to reengage with surface as a site of encounter.

    Solo Exhibitions
    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, Russia
    2020

    Horizons / Ground Line @ National Centre of Contemporary Art state museum, Minsk, Belarus
    2019
    Horizons @ DK Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
    2018
    Variations @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
    2016
    Shift @ MSK Eastside Gallery, Moscow, Russia
    2015
    Visual Attractions @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
    2014
    Metalism @ MSK Eastside Gallery, Moscow, Russia
    2013
    Abstractism @ Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland
    2013
    Abstract Spray Painting @ Montana Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
    Selected Group Shows
    2025
    Oscillations @ Galerie Liminal, Paris, France
    2022
    Paper Works @ Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France
    2021
    Moscow - Seoul: Common Ideas @ Museum of Moscow, Russia
    2020
    Pioneers @ Lida Historical and Art Museum, Belarus
    2019
    Border @ National Palace of Art, Minsk, Belarus
    2017
    Mirus Gallery Anniversary @ Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, USA
    2015
    Urbanism @ Museum Moscow, Moscow, Russia
    2014
    A Major Minority @ 1AMSF Gallery, San Francisco, USA
    Art Fairs
    2025
    Palm Beach Beach Modern + Contemporary, Florida, USA
    2021
    Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow, Russia
    Vienacontemporary, Vienna, Austria
    2020
    Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow, Russia
    Artist in residence
    2014
    Distil Ennui Studio, London, UK