Stanislav Azarov

Stanislav Azarov (1977) is a contemporary graphic artist and painter who lives and works in Volgograd, Russia. He earned a Diploma in Printed Graphics from Volgograd State Pedagogical University (1999).

Since 2000 he has been working as an independent artist, engaged in various printing and painting techniques, art-performances, decorating the interiors of public spaces and teaching.

Azarov’s artwork has been shown in exhibitions in Russia, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Finland and Great Britain. His artworks are in the collections of the Museum du Petit Format in Belgium, in the ADOGI Mini-Print Cadaques Gallery (Spain), in the Russian State Pushkin Museum, as well as in private collections in Germany, Great Britain, Spain, USA and Russia.

Mythology

Graphic works by Stanislav Azarov are presented in a number of Russian and foreign galleries under a false name. Their authorship is attributed to Foma Jaremtschuk (or Foma Yaremchuk), and the artworks date back to 40-50 years of the XX century. The author (or authors) of this hoax are still unknown. Stanislav Azarov's artworks were exhibited and sold without his knowledge. This art hoax was investigated in detail by Mikhail Yashnov and Yulia Vishnevetskaya.

An additional mythological dimension has arisen thanks to a series of stories by Solomon Kornzerstern (aka Mitya Zimin) about "the famous Abkhaz artist Stasyan Azaria" which have only an indirect relationship to the real Stanislav Azarov.

• 2023 | Portrait of the factory, JSC "Krasny Oktyabr Corporation", Volgograd, Russia.
• 2023 | Dictionary of the Azars, Maxim Gorky Scientific Library, Volgograd, Rusia.
• 2022 | The circle of time and the crack in the sky, Pavel Kuznetsov House Museum, Saratov, Russia.
• 2022 | INDA Stas Azarov's Industrial landscapes, LOFT1890, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2021 | Norsujen Kaupunki II, Varjo Galleria, Rovaniemi, Finland.
• 2020 | Norsujen Kaupunki I, Galeria Avoinna / Center of Contemporary Art Pispala, Tampere, Finland.

• 2020 | Stas Azarov. Not Foma, not Yaremchuk, Seven Winds Charitable Art Foundation / Volgograd Mashkov Museum, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2016 | Archeology of Doubt (together with A. Shilov and M. Zimin), Pavel Kuznetsov House Museum, Saratov, Russia.
• 2015 | The poetics of abandoned spaces (together with Tillmann Severin), Internationales Bilderbuchfestival Brandenburg, Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany.
• 2015 | Achromatopsia. Distillation of images (together with A. Shilov, P. Dzogaba and M. Zimin), Trapezia Gallery, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2015 | And the ship sails ... (together with A. Shilov, P. Dzogaba and M. Zimin), Pavel Kuznetsov House Museum, Saratov, Russia.

• 2014 | Art-Lay. Festival of contemporary art, Trapezia Gallery, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2013 | Plein Air. Scandinavia, Children's Art Gallery, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2013 | Canvas (on/of) social media (together with A. Shilov), ArtGrad, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2011 | Dialogues with Giuseppe (together with A. Shilov), EXPO-88 Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
• 2010 | Invisible Cities II. The Space of Hipertext (based on the novel by Italo Calvino, together with T. Azarova, A. Shilov and P. Dzogaba), Volgograd Mashkov Museum, Volgograd, Russia.
• 2009 | Tara-Avatara (together with A. Shilov and P.Dzogaba), Volgograd Mashkov Museum, Volgograd, Russia.

• 2009 | Invisible Cities I. The Space of Hipertext (based on the novel by Italo Calvino, together with T. Azarova, A. Shilov and P. Dzogaba), KultProject Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
• 2009 | ArtGraph, Small Manege, Moscow, Russia.
• 2008 | Object dreams, ArtGraph, Small Manege, Moscow, Russia.
• 2008 | 28 Miniprint International de Cadaques, ADOGI Taller Galeria, Fort, Spain.
• 2007 | Wall Book II (together with A. Shilov), Z. Tsereteli Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia.
• 2007 | All-Russian youth exhibition in the Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia.
• 2007 | Wall Book I (together with A. Shilov), ArtGraph, Small Manege, Moscow, Russia.

• 2006 | Contemporary Russian Art Exhibition, Coventry, UK.
• 2005 | Faust on the Volga Art-performance (costumes, scenery), Volgograd, Russia.
• 2005 | Battle of angels against dragonflies (together with T. Azarova and A. Shilov, curator L. Yakhontova), International Art Salon / Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia.
• 2005 | Letters, Art-Manege, Moscow, Russia.
• 2005 | Total etching (together with A. Shilov), 3rd Salon of the Moscow International Exhibition Center / The Best Moscow Art Galleries, Moscow, Russia.
• 2004 | 23 Miniprint International de Cadaques, ADOGI Taller Galeria, Fort, Spain.
• 2003 | Strange Wars Art Project, Art-Manege, Moscow, Russia.

• 2003 | Participant of the exhibition dedicated to the fresco by Piero della Francesca "Resurrection of Christ", Toscana Italy – 118 Viroinval Belgium, Borgo San Sepolcro – Musee du Petit Format, Italy / Belgium.
• 2002 | 11 Biennale Internationale PETIT FORMAT DE PAPIER Viroinval, Musee du Petit Format, Belgium.
• 2002 | 22 Miniprint International de Cadaques, ADOGI Taller Galeria, Fort, Spain.
• 2001 | 21 Miniprint International de Cadaques, ADOGI Taller Galeria, Fort, Spain.
• 2000 | 20 Miniprint International de Cadaques, ADOGI Taller Galeria, Fort, Spain.
• 2000 | 10 Biennale Internationale PETIT FORMAT DE PAPIER Viroinval, Musee du Petit Format, Belgium.