ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART What artwork would you want to see in space? ‘Post-terrestrial’ will see 10 artists presenting work on board a Virgin Galactic Unity sub-orbital spaceflight, scheduled to fly in 2028. This exciting collaboration is between members of the RCA’s _Space Research Group and Tom Klinkowstein - artist, astronaut, Professor of New Media Design at Hofstra University and Adjunct Professor of Communications Design at Pratt Institute - alongside an expanded network o

I took part in this 5 day residency at the Pistoletto Cittadellarte Foundation's culture factory, Cittadellarte with artists Daniela Di Lullo (IT), Elia Kalogianni (NL/GR), Riccardo Rizzetto (IT/UK), Tommaso Giacomin (IT), Simona Rukuižaitė (LT), Maia Gattás Vargas (AR), Wera Grzes (PL/CH), Francesca Casale (IT), Ricardo Miranda (USA) and Katya Mora Crisostomo (MX/UK). To see more visit my project page.

Varvara Keidan Shavrova, 'InFlight-OnLanding', 2023, parachute, silk screen, fabric paint, carabiners, 6m diameter I am contributing to this major conference on Art and War, discussing my recent project InFlight-OnLanding, when I worked with ten Ukrainian female refugees and migrants making a public installation for Photo Museum, Ireland. Kunst Und Krieg Art and War Konferenz Conference 15 November –18 November 2023 Schlesisches Museum Zu Görlitz, Germany 15/16/18 November 20

In Summer of 2023 Varvara Keidan Shavrova started her eight month LAHP-funded Research Placement at the Science Museum. During the placement she will benefit from unrestricted access to Science Museum Flight Galleries , conducting her research into flight and its representation in consultation with two museum curators, that will enhance her understanding of space flight through both archival and object-based characteristics, and will lead her research, including the practical

Varvara Keidan Shavrova, "Dare Mighty Things", 2021-2022, merino wool, steel, parachute ropes, water containers, installation view: Royal College of Art, London, 2022, Photo: Paul Chapellier 2022. All Rights Reserved International Conference: The Politics of Memory as a Weapon. Perspectives on Russia’s War against Ukraine 8 – 10 February 2023 Stiftung Flucht Vertreibung, Versöhnung – Stresemannstraße 90, 10963 Berlin On Friday 9 February 2023, at 14.00 CET (13.00 GMT) I am pr

Varvara Keidan Shavrova, Inna’s Dream, 2019 (installation view), hand tufted Axminster wool carpet objects, hessian canvas backing, thread, 7 m x 5.5 m x 3 m Unruly Encounters 18 - 20 March 2022 Southward Park Galleries 1 Park Approach, Southwark Park, London SE16 2UE Inna’s Dream I stand with Ukraine, against the invasion of a democratic independent state by the Russian Federation and Putin’s expansionist imperialist ambitions. I am a Russian artist whose roots include Ukrai

Varvara Keidan Shavrova, Inna’s Dream, 2019, hand tufted Axminster wool carpet objects, hessian canvas backing, thread. Dimensions of carpet 7 m x 5.5 m Inna’s Dream Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September: 08.00h – 18.00h Imperial War Museum Duxford Historic Zone, Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR A contemporary art installation by Russian artist Varvara KeidanShavrova lands at the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show commemorating the 81st anniversary