Ksenia Usacheva, russian-french visual artist, was born in 1991 in Tachkent in Uzbekistan. She spent most of her school years in Khabarovsk in the Far East of Russia. From a young age she became passionate about painting and practicing numerous different activities in the artistic world. She studied Graphic Design in Florence (Italy) in 2012. Back in Russia, she continued studying photography by means of thorough training with very famous Russian photographers.
She moved to Paris in 2013. She graduated the prestigious international school of photography Spéos in 2014. In order to increase her knowledge in History of Art and Visual Arts, she obtained Master of Visual Arts Faculty of the Sorbonne University in Paris. She specializes in fashion art and jewellery photography, working with French and foreign designers. Taking part in photographing the “behind-the-scenes” catwalk shows of famous fashion house creators. As a journalist, she travels the world to create photographic projects and her work can be seen in the international press through many publications in national and international magazines. As well, from 2023 Ksenia teaches photography in Spéos photography school.
Ksenia's work brings together a variety of themes, mixing her knowledge in painting with technical photography. A dreamlike vision full of details and colors, driven by the search for the feeling that reflects perfectly her outlook and her imagination. By mixing different genres trough her vision, she playfully deconstructs the world to create a more enjoyable universe, providing new perspectives for audiences. Beauty is external, beauty is an exception to the rule! The beauty is the place where the eye rests. And finally, we leave, but beauty remains. We are heading towards the future, and beauty is the eternal present!
Exhibitions:
2017 – photography solo exhibition « Un Goût de Contemplation », Arabic World Institute, Paris
2018 – photography solo exhibition « Un Goût de Contemplation », Speos Gallery, Paris
2020 - photography solo exhibition « Un Goût de Contemplation », Maison de Photographes, Paris.
2021 – group exhibition, Flair Project, paintings and photography, GemGeneve, Geneva
2022 - group exhibition ‘Every Kind of People’, paintings, gallery espace 22, Monaco
2023 - finalist of Picto Prix de la Mode, Paris
2024 - finalist of Picto Prix de la Mode, Paris