Svetlana Solonicyna. BIO/CV

Svetlana Solonicyna 1984 Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan)
+ 7 (927) 961- 3941
foto_solonicyna@mail.ru
Photographer, lives and works in Moscow

Education

2023-2024 Institute of Professional and Amateur Photography, Moscow, specialty "Art Photography"

2001-2006 Bashkir State University, Ufa, qualification "Philologist. Teacher"

Awards

2026

- Special mention by the jury in the “Women’s Stories” category of the international photo contest “PhotoKrok”

- finalist in the “Unusual in the Ordinary” category of the international photo contest “Light and Color”

- two‑time laureate of the “SOVIET PHOTO of the 21st Century” contest

- finalist of the all‑Russian contest “Women Photographers of Russia” organized by the Union of Photo Artists of Russia

- winner of the “Chinese New Year in Moscow” photo contest organized by the Chinese Cultural Center

2025

- 2nd place among professionals in the “Heritage in the Lens” competition organized by the Department of Cultural Heritage of Moscow

- finalist in the “Metropolis: Time and Space” category of the international photo contest “Light and Color”

- 2nd place in the All‑Russian photo contest of the AF “Eurasia”, theme “Monochrome”

2024

- Honorable mention by the jury in the “Urban Aesthetics” category, “PhotoKrok”, Belarus

2023

- diploma "Top 35 best works, audience choice, and special jury award" of the 35 AWARDS international competition

- bronze medal and ribbon of honor Creative Eurasia NFT Photo Salon Award photos, Türkiye

- bronze medal of International competition Plovdiv, Bulgaria

2022 - diploma TOP-100 of the Russian photo awards competition

2019 - diploma "Honorable mention" of the IPA photo competition

2016 - diploma "Honorable mention" of Ozone Zone Inernational Photo Salon

Personal exhibition

2025 "Fine Art Portrait", Ufa, Russia

2017 "Mother", Ufa, Russia

2014 "It all starts in the family", Ufa, Russia

2013 "The happiness of being a mom", Ufa, Russia

Group exhibitions

2026

- Exhibition of finalists of the III International Photo Festival “Light and Color”, Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast

- International group photo exhibition “My View”, Gallery “Master”, Saint Petersburg

- Interregional group exhibition by the Union of Photo Artists of Russia “Native Places”, State Historical Museum, Goryachiy Klyuch

- Group exhibition “Russian Awareness”, Library No. 180 named after N.F. Fyodorov, Moscow

- Group exhibition “Ballad about a Woman” as part of the international photo festival “Photokrok,” Vitebsk, Belarus

- Interregional group exhibition by the Union of Photo Artists of Russia “Native Places,” Krasnodar Regional Exhibition Hall

- Group exhibition organized by AF Eurasia and the Center for National Unity "Memory is Strong", Library named after Pushkin's; Museum of the Central Military District, Chelyabinsk

- Interregional group exhibition from the Union of Russian Photographers, "Attraction", Novorossiysk Historical Museum

- Collective exhibition of members of the Association of Photographers "Eurasia" "Dialogues through the lens", Photo Gallery named after Sobrovin, Belgorod

- Exhibition of finalists of the All-Russian photo contest "Women Photographers of Russia", organized by the Union of Photo Artists of Russia

- "Textures of Life", exhibition by the Union of Photo Artists of Russia, Krasnodar Regional Exhibition Hall, Krasnodar

2025

- "Necklace of the Volga Banks", Museum of Bridges, Saint Petersburg

- "Svetopis-2025", exhibition of the VIII Russian Photographic Festival, Russian Museum of Photography, Nizhny Novgorod

- "Fotostrelka.Blue", Union of Photo Artists exhibition, Moscow

- “LIGHT AND COLOR”, the 2nd International Photography Festival, Yelets, Lipetsk oblast

2024

- "Song to the City" as part of the international photo festival "FotoKrok", Vitebsk, Belarus

2023

- International exhibition "Plovdiv 10", Bulgaria

2017

- "Close to the Heart", a traveling exhibition, Ufa and the cities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Other activities

- Member of the Association of Photographers «Eurasia» (Expert-IAPE)

- Artist (AFIAP)

Published

Portfolio in Photo Vogue Italy.

2026 F-Stop, #136, Black & White 2026

2023 DOLCE (Italy) Teen, March №8, Open theme

2022 Swanky Kids (London), March, Open theme