Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov was born in Moscow in 1927. Studied at MIPIDI 1943-46 (until arrested). Active in prison camp, Komi Autonomous Republic, 1946-54; Tarusa, Kaluga reg., 1954-57 (early 60s ?); Moscow from 1957. Began exhibiting no later than 1969. Also a graphic artist. Made celebrated series of drawings while in prison camp early 1950s; NONCONFORMIST ARTIST 1960-80s.


1927
Born Moscow, USSR

1945-46
Attends Moscow Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts

1946
Arrested on a charge of anti-Soviet activity

1946-53
Imprisoned at the Ukhta camp, Komi Autonomous Republic

1954-57
Moves to Tarusa, USSR

1958
Member of the Soviet Artists Union

1959
World Exhibition Expo-58. Soviet Department, Brussels

1960
People's Theatre. Exhibition of moscow Artists, Tarusa, USSR

1969
Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow
The New School of Moscow. Galerie Interior, Frankfurt. Galerie Behr, Stuttgart

1970
New Tendencies in Moscow. Museo Belle Arti, Lugano, Switzerland
Alexei Smironov and the Russian Avant-garde from Moscow. Kunstgalerie Villa Egli-Keller, Zurich, Switzerland

1971
Ten Artist from Moscow. Koobenhavns Kommunes Kulturfond, Copenhagen, Denmark

1973
The Russian Avant-garde- Moscw 1973. Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris

1974
Progressive Tendencies in Moscow 1957-70. Bochum Musem, Germany
Eight Painters from Moscow. Musйe de Peinture et de Sculpture, Grenoble, France

1975
The Russian February 1975 in Vienna. Kunstlerhaus, Vienna
Seven from Moscow. Galerie Christian Brandstatter, Vienna

1976
Russian Museum in Exile, Montgeron, France
Russian Nonconformist Artists. Kunstverein, Konstanz. Stadtgalerie Die Fahre, Saulgau, West Germany
Alternatives. Kunstverein, Esslingen, West Germany

1977
Modern Russian Art. (in collaboration with the Russian Museum in Exile, Montgeron), Palais de Congrйs, Paris
Unofficial Russian Art from the Soviet Union. (in collaboration with the Russian Museum in Exile, Montgeron), Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
New Soviet Art. La Biennale de Venezia, Venice
New Art from the Soviet Union. The arts Club of Washington & Kiplinger Editors Building, Washington, DC; The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Cornel University, Ithaca, New York

1978
Russian Unofficial Art. Musйe des Beauz-Arts, Tours; Musйe du Vieux Chateau, Laval, France
New Russian Art. La Biennale de Bellinozona, Switzerland
Modern Russian Artists. Saarlendmuseum, saarbrueken, West Germany
New Soviet Art. La Biennale di Turin, Italy
Modern Unofficial Soviet Art. (in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Russian Art), Municipal Museum, Tokyo Japan

1979
Moscow-Paris Exhibition. Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Montgeron, France
Contemporary Russian Art. Galerie Moscou-Petersbourg, Paris

1981-82
Years of Soviet unofficial Art: 1956-1981. Museum of Contemporary Russian art, Montgeron, France

1984
Unofficial Russian Art. Meerbuscher Kultursomer, West Germany

1988
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Paris

1999
Boris Sveshnikov. Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York
solo exhibition

2002
Boris Sveshnikov’s Drawings, Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Inc., New York. Solo

2004
"pen, ink", Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York
Boris Sveshnikov, Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Inc., New York. Solo Exhibition