Nationality: Russian

Genadii Gogoliuk was born in Sholkhov, Rostov Oblast, Russia in 1960. He studied at the Lugansk art school in the Ukraine and later at the St Petersburg Academy of Art. He worked for several years with the Kirov Theater (now the Mariinskii Theatre) in St Petersburg. He has exhibited work in Finland, Denmark, Germany (Kunstforum, Bonn, 1992 and Heimatmuseum, Burgeln 1993) as well as a joint exhibition at the Russian Museum, St Petersburg (1995). More recently, Gennadii was guest artist at the Arts Festival in Macerata, Italy (2008).

Since relocating to Edinburgh in 1998 he has exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Society of Scottish Artists. In 2000 he received the Maud Gemmell Hutchison Prize at the year's Royal Scottish Academy. The artist's first solo exhibition was held at John Martin in April 2001 and he has exhibited with the gallery regularly since then as well as in numerous international and group shows.

Prizes and competitions

2001		Noble Grossart Painting Prize, shortlisted artist, Lloyds TSB Headquarters, Edinburgh and Glasgow College of Art
2000		Maud Gemmell Hutchison Prize, Royal Scottish Academy

Solo Exhibitions:

2011		Shooting Peacocks is Easy, John Martin Gallery, London
2010		Winged Man, ,Theatre Performance, Volkov International Theatre Festival, Yaroslavl
2009		Gennadii Gogoliuk, The Scotland-Russia Institute, Edinburgh
2009		New Mythology ,Theatre Performance with Tatiana Khabarova and Teatro della Comunita, directed by Marco di Stefano, 40th National Theatre Festival, Lauro Rossi Theatre, Macerata, Italy
2009		A Thousand and One Mornings, John Martin Gallery, London
2007		Silver Threads, John Martin Gallery, London
2006		Pursuing the Ideal, John Martin Gallery, London
2005		Waves of Time, John Martin Gallery, London
2003		On the Edge of Things, John Martin Gallery, London
1993		Solo Exhibition, Heimatmuseum, Burgeln, Germany

Group Exhibitions:

2011		Arte Fiera, John Martin Gallery, Bologna, Italy
2010		ART ATHINA, John Martin Gallery, Greece
2009		London Art Fair, with John Martin Gallery, London
2008		Art London, with John Martin Gallery, London
2007		Art London, with John Martin Gallery, London
2006		In to the Jungle - A Homage to Rousseau, John Martin Gallery, London
2004		The Stuff of Magic, John Martin Gallery, London
2000		RSA Annual exhbition, Edinburgh. Awarded Maud Gemmell Hutchinson Prize
1999		Society of Scottish Artists annual exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
		Visual Arts Show, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1998		Joint exhibition, Bellevue Gallery
1996		GAM - performance by three artists, Baltic Theatre, St Petersburg
		Performance, The First Exhibition of the Cow (named in honour of the artist K Korovin Central Park of Culture, St Petersburg
		Third Biennial Exhibition of St Petersburg Artists, Manege Exhibition Halls, St Petersburg
1995		Joint exhibition of Russian artists, Modern Art Section, Russian Museum, St Petersburg
1994		Frozen Pictures - installation, Ship of Arts Project, Stubnitz, Rostok, Germany
1993		Frog - performance as part of Three Nights Event, Slava Polunin's Academy of Fools Theatre Centre, St Petersburg
1992		Ascent into Mindlessness, performance as part of 15 St Petersburg Artists, Kunstforum, Bonn, Germany
		Reflexio, Tut I Tam group, St Petersburg
		Beating Rembrandt - performance as part of Garderop, Manege Exhibition Hall, St Petersburg
1991		Festival of Arts, Aarhus, Denmark
1990		Joint exhibition of international artists, Turku, Finland
1989		Joint exhibition of St Petersburg Artists, Union of Artists, St Petersburg
1988		White Nights in Leningrad, Union of Artists, Leningrad
1987		All-Union, Manege Exhibition Hall, Moscow
1986		Exhibition of 'unofficial' artists, Baltic Theatre, Leningrad