Kolya Kotov (born in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a visual artist based in Finland. Their artistic practice primarily focusing on themes of gender identity, queerness, and the nuanced experiences of crip bodies. As a transgender and disabled individual, their work draws extensively from their own life experiences. Kolya’s creative expression spans a variety of mediums, including textiles, installations, kinetic sculpture, video and photography.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023
Kuvan Kevät, MFA exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
Time & Space vol.1, group exhibition, KuvaTila, Helsinki
2022
Sweet Dreams, group exhibition, GLO Hotel Art, Helsinki
2021
Boreout, collective exhibition, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki
Kandinäyttely, BFA exhibition, group exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2019
Virtually Real, group exhibition, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki
not so self(portrait), solo exhibition,subcultural center Loukko, Helsinki
2018
Everything is already redone, group exhibition, Tasku gallery, Helsinki
2017
Suomi 100: Critical Map, group exhibition, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki

GRANTS & AWARDS
2023
Anita Snellman Foundation, Finland