Krotova Daria

Born in 1971 in Moscow.

EDUCATION

1989-1991 - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Psychology
1991-1993 - University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA, majoring in Neuropsychology, studies in the field of A.R. Luria's legacy;
1993-1996 - Universite de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France, art history department;
1996-1998 - Universite de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France, postgraduate course "Text and Image in the Russian Avant-garde Art".

Since 2007 she has collaborated with the VGLAZ association founded by the artist Gosha Ostretsov.

For four years, Daria taught ceramics and sculpture at the Tretyakov Gallery and developed an inclusion policy: with her help, the museum created art classes for people with disabilities.

Daria is a member of International Council of Museums (ICOM) and International Association of Art Critics (AICA), a member of ICA/AIC (International Academy of Ceramics) and a member of IAPMA (International Association of Artists Working with Paper).

Daria Krotova's works are in various galleries, museums and private collections: in the United States (The Kramlich Collection), Britain (The Saatchi Collection), France, Belgium, Austria, Israel, Switzerland and Russia. Regular participant of European art fairs: Art Paris, Vienna Contemporary, Cosmoscow, Art Vilnius, Art Moscow, Tbilisi Art Fair.

The series "Memes" (fabric, transfer paper, prints, hand embroidery) was made for the exhibition Renaissance, curated by Gosha Ostretsov. Daria works with the idea of visual profanations, twists and layering to which images of classical painting are subjected in social media and masmedia.