CURRICULUM VITAE
Education:
2021 - Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Visual Media2019 PAS#62 Performance Art Studies with Johanness BBB Deimling, Tallin/Estonia;2018-19 Dance and Somatics, Eastern Finland Sport’s Instutute,Joensuu/Finland;2007-09 Performance Art line (Sverigefinska folkhögskola),Haparanda/Sweden;1999-2004 Journalsim, State University of Udmurtia/Russian Federation.Solo works (selected):
2022August - Stress or Mistress Oulu/Finland;July - Counting days: 155, Rauhakone, the project of Oulu 2026 Oulu/Finland;May - Counting days:75, Oulu/Finland;April - Counting days: 51, Norogachi/Mexico;2021 - performance “Visible”, Joensuu/Finland; - performance “How woman bares her sexuality” Joensuu/Finland;- performance “When my life was a burden” Joensuu/Finland;- action painting performance “Bottom of blood” Joensuu/Finland;- performance “Abundance” at night of arts in Joensuu/Finland;- performance “Neverlost in Kuhasalo” Joensuu/Finland;- performance “As attachment” Joensuu/Finland; - a one-month performance project “Boozer Yoga” Joensuu/Finland;2019 - street performance “Gods on a catwalk” Joensuu/Finland;- street performance “Suffocating outside” Joensuu/Finland;2018 - 1-hour collective action performance “Where are the blue orange?” Izhevsk/Russia;2017 - street performance “Say hello to the mirror” Oulu/Finland;2016 - 5-hour performance “Multa Katriina” in the shop’s window, Oulu/Finland;2013 - performance “Karamazo”, Izhevsk/Russia;2011 - performance “Audio exhibition” Saint-Petersburg/Russia; - performance at a personal exhibition of graphics about female alcoholism “Zakusologia” Izhevsk/ Russia;2010 - performance “Let‘s drink for love!” Izhevsk/Russia; 2009 - live installation “Return” involving 14 local people as participants at Aine art gallery Tornio/Finland.Group performances, festivals,
and art events:
2022 -Performancear O'Morir festival Norogachi/Mexico2021- screening of video pieces from performances at the 40th anniversary of the archive BLACK KIT in Cologne by Boris Nieslony; - a photo exhibition of performances for camera “Mirrored” Helsinki/Finland MUU NYKYTAIDEKESKUS);- an exhibition of Performance Art Oslo - a retrospective of 7 years of work, Oslo/Norway2020 - “THE HOUR” 24-hour performance with 24 artists in Bergen/Norway;2019 - performance at EKA - Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallin/Estonia;- dance performance with Maria Ollikainen “Dressinki” at Ahjo gallery, Joensuu/Finland;2018 - performance “Hostages” (Espoo city theater, Finland, a project of Diana Soria - “How to teach about violence without repeating it”;2016 - festival PAO (Performance Art Oslo) with the theme “Artist as a nomad” Oslo/Norway2015 - action painting at the exhibition of Venla Roponen Culture Power Station, Oulu/Finland;2014 - performance “Oravainen” Oulu/Finland Culture Power Station; - performance at “TONIGHT” event in Helsinki, Suomenlinna/Finland; - performance at “Mother Tongue” performance art festival in Helsinki/Finland; 2013 - performance “Without memory” (Fake Finns at Kulturhuset in Stockholm/Sweden. - performance “Time reverse” (IKRA festival Haparanda, Sweden). - performance “Monster: a hybrid of cultures” Rovaniemi/Finland, X-Borders Art Biennale2012 - performance “Crushing butterflies” at IKRA performance festival Haparanda/Sweden; - performance “Lady goes nature”, Fake Finns in Fiskars/ Finland; - series of visual poetry for the festival of Sergey Kurehin, Saint Peterburg, Russia.2011- performance “Where childhood has gone?” at winter festival in Haparanda/Sweden; - performance “Story of Red Hood” New Moon Festival of arts, Izhevsk/Russia);2010- performance “Citation” at the opening of a photo exhibition in Izhevsk/Russia; - performance “My years grow” (Happy Art Birthday event in Izhevsk/Russia); - group performance “The talking Pussy Show” (Riksteattern festivalen Hanko/Finland); - duette performance “Happy neighbors” JokiNainen festival Muonio and Tornio/Finland; - performance “Three colors: Black. Red. White” at art biennale in Izhevsk/Russia;2009- group performance “The Talking Pussy Show” (Night of Arts, Luleå/ Sweden); - performance “Performance about Love” (Night of Art Luleå/Sweden); - performance “BeHo” (art night in Luleå, Sweden); - series of photographs “Female terrorism” for a collective art exhibition in Izhevsk/Russia. Awards:
2009 Hans Hedbergs art stipediumFundings:
2021 6-months grant for performance art in North Karelia, Taike2016 “Kultur i Nord” - travel support2010 festival “Jokinainen” - travel and material budget2010 Riksteatern, Sweden - travel and show budget2007-2009 Svenska Institutet 2-year study grant in SwedenMembership:
MUU ry - Artists' Association is a national interdisciplinary art organization that represents and promotes new media art in Finland.Joensuu Artist’ Association - artists of North Karelia, Finland.Teaching:
2021 3-day workshop on performance art in Joensuu/Finland;2018-2020 Workshops in the free movement for children and adults in Finland and Russia;2014-2016 Guiding into video art and free movement for kid’s summer camp, Oulu/Finland.Publications:
2022Kaleva “Keho ei osaa valehdella” - (Body can't lie) 10.06.2022 Anna Kilponen - an article about Olga's performance, dedicated to the war in Ukraine Oulu/Finland;2021 PAO, Performance Art Oslo, Norway - book review on 7 years of the festival;Podcast interview about a female artist in performance; for “Art-Residence” Izhevsk/Russia;2018 "Mother’s tongue" edited by Willem Wilhelmus, a book about the project (about Olga Prokhorova's performance pages 56-57) Finland;2016 Kaleva “Multa Katriina askaroi kultaperuukissa” 15.12.2016 - an article about performance in the city center, Oulu/Finland;2013 X-border Art Biennial Luleå-Rovaniemi-Severomorsk (about Olga’s work on festival pages 92-93, 142); Finland-Sweden-Russia2012 Pohjolan Sanomat “Tunteita käsittelevä performanssi avasi Ikran” (about the work of Olga Prokhorova for IKRA- dance and performance festival)/ Finland