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Alexander Trifonov was born in 1975 in Moscow. Studied at moscow polygraphic institute. He received an education in design and worked with Moscow theaters since early 90-s. Since 1998 he is working in Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre and also creates designs for magazines and art books. A member of the Artists’ Union of Russia, he exhibits his works in many group and individual exhibitions every year. In 2005 a book about the artist with his art, articles and comments has been printed in Moscow, is a noted follower of the modern avant-guard art concept known as receptualism.
“To be a painter for me is to create my own world”, says Alexander Trifonov. “And we can only acknowledge he has what it takes – everything he creates has consistency and originality of the artist. You can’t take his world for someone else’s”, says Evgeny Rein, a poet.

Select personal exhibitions:
• “End of ideologies”, At Kashirka gallery, Moscow (February 1999)
• “Love to a Bottle”, A3 gallery, Moscow (January 2000)
• “New century”, “Centaur” gallery (May 2003) with the sculptor Dmitry Tugarinov
• “On Stage of Eternity” in the Russian Academy of Arts (September 2005)
• ”Shostakovich. Bolt ”, A3 Gallery, Moscow (April 2006)
• ”Our Street -100”, State Literature Museum, Moscow (March 2008)
• ”Corner stone”, Art Gallery Na Solyanke, Moscow (June-July 2009)
• ”The window”, Gallery "Chistie prudi", Moscow (2012)
• “Windows” with Miloš Prekop gallery Aircraft, Bratislava (2014)
• ”From Bruegel to Trifonov" in the Open Club Gallery, Moscow (2018)

Select group exhibitions:
• “Young Russia”, Moscow and New York. Сurator Alexander Glezer (1997)
• Auction Drouot-Richelieu, Paris. Сurator Alexander Glezer (1997)
• “Contemporary Russia” Jersey City /USA/. Сurator Alexander Glezer (1998)
• “International Art Biennale Malta” (2003)
• Exhibition dedicated 130 years Kazimir Malevich, Nemchinovka (2008)
• Group exhibitions of contemporary moscow artists, A3 Gallery, Moscow (2008-2012)
• Makek Gallery in Croatia Rab/Zagreb (June 2010)
• «Anticipation of our future» Bratislava, Nitra, (Slovakia, oktober 2010); Porto sant'Elpidio (Italy, 2011)
• PEOPLE-metr 2011 Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland (2011/12)
• «Time of wanderings East West» Central House of Artists, Moscow (2012)
• "Kladensky salon" Kladno (Czech Rep. 2012)
• «White+Blue+Red» Trnava, Bratislava (Slovakia 2011/12)
Shagal gallery in Ostrava (Czech Rep. 2013)
• "Bijela. Plava. Crvena" gallery Milotić. Pula (Croatia, 2014)
• «Other Reality» Central House of Artists, Moscow (2015)
• «From Avantgarde to Avantgarde» Museum of Fine Arts in Saransk (2015) and in Togliatti (2016)
• «Iná krajina» Západoslovenské múzeum, Trnava; Žitnoostrovské múzeum, Dunajská Streda (Slovakia, 2016)
• «Сolor alphabet from А till Я». Central House of Artists, Moscow (2017)
• "Aranykert - Zlatá záhrada" Západoslovenské múzeum; gallery KMG. (Slovakia, 2018)