"A self-portrait of things that still form a pattern in my soul, that is closest to the word “home".

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The paintings I've been working on lately are being put together in a series, and they are all connected with the path.

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The path that was conceived, that was in the plans, the path that is changing, new goals and islands where the sea of events washes up.

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Changes.

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I capture moments of passing this route. Memories from the past life. Emotions that arise at different stages"

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Svetlana Kornilova (b. 1981) is a painter working in contemporary symbolic realism. Based in London since 2022, her oil-on-canvas practice encompasses portraits and multi-figure compositions exploring human presence, psychological transitions and liminal spaces.

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Svetlana Kornilova graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State University of Art and Industry, Department of Monumental and Decorative Painting, and continued her studies at the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in St Petersburg.

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Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the London Art Biennale, Mall Galleries in London, and exhibitions across Europe and the United States.

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In 2024, Svetlana Kornilova won the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Art Competition, and her winning work was exhibited at Dulwich Picture Gallery. In 2026, she was selected for the 9th Chianciano Biennale in Italy.

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