Sergei Isupov

Sergei Isupov (born August 17, 1963) is a ceramic artist born in Stavropol, Russia, now living in Cummington, Massachusetts, United States, and Tallinn, Estonia. He was educated at the Ukrainian State Art School in Kiev and went on to graduate in 1990 from the Art Institute of Tallinn in Estonia with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in ceramic art. He has since exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions, received numerous awards, and widely collected by museums and private collectors.

Isupov's parents are both artists: his father, Vladimir, is a painter and his mother, Nelli, is a sculptor working in ceramics. His brother, Ilya, is a painter.[1] Sergei emigrated to the United States in 1993.

Solo exhibitions

  • 1993: Mosabaka Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
  • 1993: Vasa Gallery, Falun, Sweden
  • 1995: It all started with tea, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States[2]
  • 1995:Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
  • 2003: Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts[3]
  • 2007: Ferrin Gallery, Lenox and Pittsfield, Massachusetts
  • 2008: Androgyny, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts[4]
  • 2009: Androgyny: New Work by Sergei Isupov, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri, United States[5]
  • 2009: Androgyny, Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, United States[6]
  • 2010: Firmly Standing, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia[7]
  • 2010: He + She, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, New York[8]
  • 2013: Call of the Wild, Barry Friedman Gallery Ltd., New York, New York[9]
  • 2013: Here and There, HOP Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
  • 2014: Collection Focus: Sergei Isupov, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin[10]
  • 2014: Here and There, International Biennial of the Vallauris Institute, Hôtel de Ville, Vallauris, France[11]
  • 2014: Here and There, solo exhibition, HOP Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
  • 2014: New Work: Sergei Isupov, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois[12]
  • 2014: Promenade, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois[12]
  • 2014: Sergei Isupov, Ferrin Contemporary at Independent Art Projects, North Adams, Massachusetts
  • 2015: Sergei Isupov, Kasher | Potamkin, New York, New York[13]
  • 2016: Head On, de Menil Gallery, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts[14]
  • 2016: Sergei Isupov: Hidden Messages, Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania[15]
  • 2016: FIREFEST, STARworks, Star, North Carolina[16]
  • 2017: Sergei Isupov: Selections from Hidden Messages, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, Massachusetts[17]
  • 2018: Directions: Sergei Isupov, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, Massachusetts[18]
  • 2019 SURREAL PROMENADE: Sergei Isupov, The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota[19]
  • 2022 SERGEI ISUPOV: Past & Present, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, Massachusetts [20]
  • 2022 Sergei Isupov: Proximal Duality, TurnPark Art Space, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts[21]
  • 2023 Sergei Isupov: Alliances, Thorne Sagendorph Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire [22]
  • 2024 Sergei Isupov: Ancestor, Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts[23]
  • 2025: Moments from Eternity, District Clay Center, Washington, DC [24]

Awards

  • 1991: “Best Young Estonian Artist” (under age 30) by the Union of Artists of Estonia Prize of the Ministry of Culture of Estonia[25]
  • 1993: Director’s Scholarship, six-week residency, International Ceramics Center, Kecskemet, Hungary[25]
  • 1996: Smithsonian Craft Show Top Award for Excellence, Washington, DC[25]
  • 2001: Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award[26]

Collections

References

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  3. ^ "Fragile". AmericanStyle. Winter 2002–2003. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "Openings & events" (fee required). The Berkshire Eagle. September 10, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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  6. ^ Holden, Wynter (July 16, 2019). "Head Master". Phoenix New Times.
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