MALKENZA is a username of Mary Anaskina,
an artist and designer from Moscow.
Creating 3D and ceramic sculptures,
digital and acrylic paintings.
Creative Direction
curate.moscow since November 2019,
Contemporary Work since fall 2017,
Malkenza Ceramics since spring 2017,
VHS Records since March 2015.
Education:
2019 Strelka Institute of Media, Architecture and Design, Russia.
The New Normal programme. Speculative Design.
2015 Moscow Coding School, Russia
Intro to HTML, CSS, JS, Web GL.
2011-2014 Moscow Technological Institute, Russia
Bachelor of Business Administrations in Project Management.
2007-2009 Otis College of Art and Design, USA
Digital Media: Graphic Design, Concept Art, Motion Graphics and 3D.
Art History, Drawing, Acting.
2003-2005 University of Malta, EU
International Relations and Communications.
Work experience:
May – Sep 2020, Art Director, General Research Laboratories, Los Angeles
Oct 2019 – Sep 2020, Senior Designer, Inc. Russia, Moscow
Sep – Dec 2018, Art Director, REDKEDS Creative Agency, Moscow
Mar – Jun 2018, Creative Designer, VISIONAR, Moscow
Feb – Mar 2018, 3D Visualization, Illustration and 2D Animation, Prologue, Los Angeles
Nov 2017 – Jan 2018, Creative Designer, Freeland Invest Company, Moscow
Nov 2015 – Jan 2016, Technical Designer, Friiends Creative Agency, Moscow
Feb 2013 – Sep 2015, Graphic Designer, Numéro Russia Magazine, Moscow
Feb 2010 – Jan 2013, Visual Merchandising Executive, Estee Lauder Companies, Moscow
March 25, 2021 - Homemade and Unsurveyed, Scorcher Gallery at Artplay, Moscow
March 7 - April 18, 2021 - LOOKING AFTER THE EARTHLINGS at “Zdes na Taganke” of Moscow City Galleries Network
September 7-17, 2020 - rfywtkzhbz/канцелярия at 25kadr Gallery, Moscow
July 10-16, 2020 - I have lost a trace of the world at Richter, Moscow
March 28-29, 2020 - COVID-19 at Exhibition Lab Za_shkoloy, Moscow
February 1-9, 2020 - Spring of Dream or Nightmare at ZIL Culture Centre, Moscow
Solo show:
April 1, 2021 - Game on at Contemporary Work Gallery
2017-2018 - Human Exclusion Gardens at Contemporary Work Gallery
2020 - Performance at the opening of a group show at ZIL Culture Centre
2018 - Modeling for 1000morceaux at Winzavod Gallery Start
2018 - DJ sets at NII, Untitled, Pluton
2016 - Voice acting for a game Leave me alone!
2016 - VJ as DVD Records at NII, Ypsilon and Mars Gallery
2015 - Photographer, Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
2014 - Performance in a music video of rosemary loves a blackberry
2000 - Amazon in speculative documentation film.
Publications of my work:
