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BIO

Valerija Lisauske is a visual artist. Born in 1989 in the city of Ukhta, Komi Republic, all her ancestors were exiled there during the USSR era. After school she went to live and work in St. Petersburg, Russia. In her work, she combines documentary and post-documentary approaches, explores the psychology of family, motherhood and childhood. She is a participant of festivals and collective exhibitions of photography in Russia and Europe. Moved to the city of Vilnius, Lithuania in 2023

Education

St. Petersburg Institute of Culture, Department of Film and Photography, 2014-2019

School of Modern photography «DokDokDok», 2018

Participation in the educational camp from the «Summer School» of the Russian Reporter"under the guidance of students of the school of documentary films M.A. Razbezhkina,  2015

Selected exhibitions

2021, Finalist of the festival «Young Photographers of Russia», Kaluga

2019, Grand Prix of the contest «Young People in the 21st Century», Kaunas, Lithuania

2018, Group exhibition of the Rosphoto Center «Children. Parental view»,  St. Petersburg

2018, Group exhibition of students of the Institute of Culture «Freedom», St. Petersburg

2017, Finalist of the festival «Young Photographers of Russia», Kaluga

2016, Prize «Best photo project» at the festival «Cult of Cinema», St. Petersburg