Natalia Ershova

Contact Information
Phone: +7 915 037 2303, +381 62 945 3348
Location: Belgrade, Serbia

Education

• 2024: VII Academy
• 2020–2022: Institute of Contemporary Art, Russia
• 2019–2020: DocDocDoc, Russia
• 2016–2017: Personal School of Elena Sukhoveeva and Viktor Khmel, Russia
• Russian State Humanitarian University: Degree in Journalism. Moscow. Russia

Selected Photography Projects

• The Fifth Quarter, [Years, e.g., 2020–2023, please specify]
  [Brief description of the project, e.g., A fine art photography series exploring themes of identity and urban transformation.] Exhibited at multiple international festivals, including Encontros da Imagem Festival (Portugal, 2024) and FORMAT 24 (UK, 2024); published in LensCulture (2022).
• The Retrotopia, [Years, e.g., 2019–2023, please specify]
  [Brief description, e.g., A fine art photography series examining nostalgia and memory.] Exhibited at FotON Festival (Russia, 2023); published in L’Oeil de la Photographie (2024).
• Journey to the Edge of the Room, [Years, e.g., 2017–2021, please specify]
  [Brief description, e.g., A conceptual fine art series exploring personal boundaries and spatial perception.] Exhibited internationally, including Bar Tur Photo Award (USA, 2025) and Photo Fringe Festival (UK, 2020); winner of Bar Tur Photo Award, Student Category (2021).
• Eternals, [Years, e.g., 2023–2024, please specify]
  [Brief description, e.g., A fine art photography series focusing on timeless human experiences.] Exhibited at ECHOS Exhibition (UK, 2024).
• Burial Orbit, [Years, e.g., 2021–2022, please specify]
  [Brief description, e.g., A fine art project exploring environmental themes.] Exhibited at Cultural Projects Foundation "Thursday" (Russia, 2022).
• Other Projects, 2018–2025
  Created additional fine art photography series and installations, including "The Wind Rises", "Deja vu", "The Exit", "The Ordinary Suspects", "GG Magazine", and "Untitled", exploring themes of [please specify themes, e.g., identity, technology, or urban life].

Exhibitions

2025

• 14 June 2025: Bar Tur Photo Award Winning Exhibition, North Fork Arts Centre, New York, USA
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 30 May 2025: Festival BPM 2025: Photo Books, The Book Embodiment Laboratory Exhibition, KC Radionica Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 24 May 2025: Zherdyola Festival, Fedorov Museum-Library, Moscow, Russia
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 2 May–6 May 2025: Zin-Zin Festival, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 12 March 2025: Women in Photography Project, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, UK
  Project: The Fifth Quarter

2024

• 12 December 2024: Frequencies Festival, Performative Matter Exhibition, MMoMA, Moscow, Russia
  Project: The Fifth Quarter
• 8 November 2024: ECHOS Exhibition, Fox Yard Gallery, Suffolk, UK
  Photo Series: Eternal
• 20 September–3 November 2024: Encontros da Imagem Festival, Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro da Silva, Braga, Portugal
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 11 July 2024: Neuroconflict Festival, Superlative Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
  Project: The Fifth Quarter
• 8 April–14 April 2024: PlayDigitalArt Festival, Yeltsin Center, Yekaterinburg, Russia
  Project: The Fifth Quarter
• 22 March 2024: FORMAT 24 Festival, QUAD International Center for Contemporary Art and Cinema, Leicester, UK
  Project: The Fifth Quarter

2023

• 2 December 2023: Frequencies 4.0: Enchanted Quark, Gallery Here, Moscow, Russia
  Project: Retrotopia
• 17 October 2023: FotON Festival, Signal Space, Kaliningrad, Russia
  Photo Series: Retrotopia
• 29 September 2023: GEN Triennale, Arteria Space on Nimloft, Ivanovo, Russia
  Photo Series: The Fifth Quarter
• 17 September 2023: From Afar Festival, Signal Space, Kaliningrad, Russia
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 9 August–10 October 2023: Common Future Exhibition, Shabolovka Gallery, Moscow, Russia
  Photo Series: The Fifth Quarter
• 5 August–6 August 2023: Zin-Zin Festival, Khabarovsk, Russia
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 1 July–30 July 2023: Anthropland Festival, Dinamo Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
  Photo Series: The Fifth Quarter
• 6 July–31 July 2023: Young Photography of Russia, Kaluga State Museum, Kaluga, Russia
  Project: Retrotopia
• 24 July–25 July 2023: Knitwear ZINE Fest, Knitwear Space, Sergiev Posad, Russia
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 28 April 2023: Zherdyola Festival, Rostov Gallery, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
  Photobook: The Fifth Quarter
• 20 April 2023: Sky Exhibition, Si19 Gallery, Moscow, Russia
  Project: Retrotopia
• 19 April 2023: In the Language of Rules and Exceptions: Science and Art, Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow, Russia
  Project: The Fifth Quarter
• 14 April–16 April 2023: PlayDigitalArt Festival, Yeltsin Center, Yekaterinburg, Russia
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 7 April 2023: ArtWeekend, Cube.Moscow Gallery, Moscow, Russia
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

2022

• 24 November 2022: Cultural Projects Foundation Thursday, Fabrika CCI, Moscow, Russia
  Project: The Wind Rises
• 15 June 2022: Adaptants Exhibition, Olivier Hall, Center for Creative Industries Fabrika, Moscow, Russia
  Project: The Fifth Quarter

2021

• 31 August 2021: Bartur Photo Award, Berlin, Germany
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 22 August 2021: Reclaim Award, Cologne, Germany
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 28 August 2021: Photography Day - Corona Edition, Preus Museum, Horten, Norway
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 7 July 2021: Young Photographers of Russia, Kaluga State Museum, Kaluga, Russia
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 18 June 2021: Winzavod OPEN: Time of Things, Winzavod, Moscow, Russia
  Project: The Fifth Quarter
• 4 June–6 June 2021: Visibility Exhibition, Sevkabel Port, St. Petersburg, Russia
  Project: The Fifth Quarter
• 12 April 2021: Code-named Luna, Printing Shop, Moscow, Russia
  Project: Retrotopia
• 22 February 2021: DUST US: The Burial Orbit, Online Exhibition, Russia
  Project: The Burial Orbit
• 2021: VI Exhibition Cazadores de Imágenes, Online Exhibition, People Art Factory
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

2020

• 7 November 2020: LagosPhoto20 Rapid Response Restitution, Lagos, Nigeria
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 3 October 2020: Photo Fringe Festival, Online Exhibition, UK
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 26 October 2020: New Names, Museum of Nonconformist Art, St. Petersburg, Russia
  Installation: Untitled
• 12 September–11 October 2020: Getxophoto Festival, Getxo, Spain
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 3 September 2020: Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 16 July–15 August 2020: Political Action in the Virtual Space, Shaninka Space in Minecraft, Online, Russia
  Project: The Exit
• 22 June–22 July 2020: Someone, Nobody, One Hundred Thousand, Online Exhibition, Moscow, Russia
  Project: The Burial Orbit
• 20 February 2020: Portraits Hellerau Photography Award 2020, Hellerau, Dresden, Germany
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 2020: Festival Della Fotografia Etica, Municipality of Codogno, Codogno, Italy
  Project: Deja vu

2019

• 18 August 2019: Workshop 20’19: Dysmorphophobia, or War Inside You, MMoMA, Moscow, Russia
  Photo Series: The Ordinary Suspects
• 14 June–21 July 2019: Winzavod Open Festival: Communities and Spaces, Large Wine Storage, Winzavod, Moscow, Russia
  Project: GG Magazine
• 18 May 2019: Will You Be a Witness? 2007/19, CCI Fabrika, Moscow, Russia
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

2018

• 2018: You Have 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 New Messages, CCI Fabrika, Moscow, Russia
  Project: The Burial Orbit
• 2018: Noks, Istanbul, Turkey
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 2018: BYOpaper, Arles 2018, Arles, France
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 2018: Riga Photomonth Festival, Riga, Latvia
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

2017

• 2017: Festival Photovisa: The Strange, Typography Gallery, Krasnodar, Russia
  Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
• 2017: Workshop 2017: In the Place Where People Don’t Dream – From the Holy Geography to the Empty Place, MMoMA, Moscow, Russia
  Installation: No Name

 

Publications

2024

• • 31 July 2024: The Journalist Magazine, Russia – The Fifth Quarter Photo Series
  • 3 May 2024: SkillBox Media, Russia – The Fifth Quarter Photo Series
  • 13 April 2024: L’Oeil de la Photographie, France – Retrotopia Photo Series
  • 10 February 2024: L’Oeil de la Photographie, France – The Fifth Quarter Photo Series

2023

• • 30 October 2023: Stol Philosophical Magazine, Russia – The Fifth Quarter Photo Series
  • 1 September 2023: Collection of Articles, Annual Scientific Conference of the State Institute of Art History, Russia – Article about The Fifth Quarter

2021

• • 9 September 2021: Publico, Portugal – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 24 August 2021: The Times, UK – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 2 February 2021: ADFphoto, International – Journey to the Edge of the Room

2020

• • 12 November 2020: Slate, France – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 12 October 2020: Huck, UK – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 26 September 2020: Loeildelaphotographie, France – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 14 August 2020: Lifehacker, Russia – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 24 July 2020: Digg, USA – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 14 July 2020: Feature Shoot, International – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 25 May 2020: Gallery Visual Culture, Russia – Deja vu
  • 25 March 2020: Novaya Gazeta, Russia – Journey to the Edge of the Room

2019

• • 4 November 2019: Edge of Humanity Magazine, International – Retrotopia
  • 28 October 2019: Society, France – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 25 October 2019: Edge of Humanity Magazine, International – The Ordinary Suspects
  • 2 October 2019: Bird in Flight Magazine, Ukraine – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 16 September 2019: Lamono Magazine #119 The New Era, Spain – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 24 August 2019: FotoRoom, International – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 30 May 2019: Republic, Russia – The Ordinary Suspects
  • 18 March 2019: REGNUM, Russia – The Burial Orbit

2018

• • 15 December 2018: Russian Reporter Magazine, Russia – Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 20 November 2017: REGNUM, Russia – Journey to the Edge of the Room

Awards and Grants

2025

• • 17 June 2025: Shortlist, International Festival Light and Colour, Elets, Russia
    Photo Series: Retrotopia
  • 25 April 2025: Scholarship for Outstanding Figures of Culture and Art of Russia 2025

2024

• • 26 April 2024: Scholarship for Outstanding Figures of Culture and Art of Russia 2024

2023

• • 9 August 2023: Scholarship for Outstanding Figures of Culture and Art of Russia 2023
  • 2023: Bartur Photo Award Shortlist, UK
    Project: Retrotopia
  • 6 July 2023: Finalist, Young Photography of Russia, Kaluga, Russia
    Project: Retrotopia

2022

• • 2 August 2022: Winner, All-Russian Open Competition of Projects in Scientific and Technological Art - Science.Technology.Art STArt, Sleep with a Robot Nomination
    Project: The Fifth Quarter

2021

• • 21 November 2021: ND Award 2021 Shortlist, International
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 25 August 2021: Felix Schoeller Photo Award Shortlist, Osnabrück, Germany
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 20 August 2021: Bartur Photo Award, 1st Place in Student Category, UK
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 18 June 2021: Scholarship for Outstanding Figures of Culture and Art of Russia 2021
  • 11 March 2021: Nova ART Longlist, Russia
    Project: The Fifth Quarter
  • 24 February 2021: Gomma Grant Shortlist, UK
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

2020

• • 4 December 2020: Krzysztof Miller Prize Shortlist, Warsaw, Poland
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 22 October 2020: 212 Photography Istanbul Shortlist, Istanbul, Turkey
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 8 October 2020: LensCulture Journeys 2020 Shortlist, International
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 29 August 2020: Photo Fringe Shortlist, Brighton, UK
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 14 July 2020: Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards, 3rd Place in Single Images Category (Portrait of Victor), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room
  • 2020: Competition of Reportage Photography named after Alexander Efremov Shortlist, Russia
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

2019

• • 2019: Prix Levallois Shortlist, Arles, France
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

2018

• • 2018: X International Youth Photography Contest Young People in the XXI Century 2018, 1st Place in Young Photographers Category (Ages 21–29), International
    Project: Journey to the Edge of the Room

Press Articles as Expert

2025

• • 5 March 2025: SkillBox Media, Russia – Social Media for the Photographer: How to Use It Correctly
  • 13 February 2025: SkillBox Media, Russia – Portfolio for Photographer: Instructions
  • 20 January 2025: Paradigm of Education Online Magazine, Russia – Interview: Natalia Ershova: Photography Is a Conversation with the World

2024

• • 21 November 2024: SkillBox Media, Russia – Photo Contests: How and Why to Enter Them
  • 21 November 2024: SkillBox Media, Russia – How to Write a CV Correctly
  • 3 October 2024: SkillBox Media, Russia – Photo Project: How and Why to Plan It
  • 23 July 2024: SkillBox Media, Russia – How to Finish a Photo Project
  • 20 June 2024: Art Agent Magazine, Russia – Interview about The Fifth Quarter Project

Artist Talks

2024

• • 23 November 2024: Master Class for Third-Year Students, Faculty of History, Department of Cinema and Contemporary Art, Russian State Institute for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia

2023

• • 6 October 2023: Interpretation Artist for the Exhibition Programme, MMoMA Ermolaevsky Pereulok 17, Moscow, Russia

Art Markets

2025

• • 5 April 2025: WIN-WIN Art Market, Shop White Space, Winzavod, Moscow, Russia