Vasily Slonov

Vasily Slonov (17 September 1969) is a Russian political artist. He lives and works in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia.

Slonov gained fame in the west in 2013 when his exhibition of Welcome! Sochi 2014 was shut down by the Russian authorities and the Perm Museum of Contemporary Art director sacked.

Life and work Slonov was born on 17 September 1969 in the village of Shushenskoe, Shushensky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Exhibitions 2015: Mosquitoes exhausting the oil, the blood of the Earth, installation on a bank of the Yenisei River, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 25 February 2015 (ahead of the opening of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, 26 February 2015). 2015: Quilted Cavaliers of the Apocalypse, 11.12 Gallery, Moscow. 2015: Erarta Contemporary Art Gallery, London. 2015: Quilted Heart and Cotton Bell / Russian Alarm Bell, 11th Krasnoyarsk Museum Biennale, Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.