ADEL (b. 1983). Lives and works in Moscow.
Since 2025, Adel has been developing her practice in contemporary art (Maria Hiltunen program). In her current projects, the artist explores existential meanings, reinterpreting Neo-Pop in a modern context and evolving her original mythology of "marshmallow heroes" within the ADEL SPACE ecosystem. Her early period (since 2017) was dedicated to painting series focusing on sports and the limits of human potential.
The artist was awarded the Gold Medal of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSKHR) for her contribution to national culture (2018). She has participated in international group exhibitions in Russia and Armenia, including Art Russia Fair (2020–2021), Arvest Expo’17 (Yerevan, 2017), and projects at the Sochi Art Museum (2020). Solo exhibitions were held at the "Delay Kulturu" art space (Khlebozavod, 2018) and the Russian Auction House (2023).
In 2018, Adel won first place in the BMW Motorrad "Evolution of Travel" art marathon, and in 2025, she collaborated with the Moscow Polo Club. Her works are held in the collections of the Museum of the Special Purpose Garage of the FSO of Russia, the Evgeny Shamansky Technical Museum, and the Nick Panuli Auto Museum (Sochi), as well as in private collections in the USA, Mexico, Finland, and Russia.
Education
2025 – Professional Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Contemporary Art (Program by Maria Hiltunen)
2020 – Internship at Frolov Gallery, Moscow
2017 – Studied under artist Elena Gubar
Solo Exhibitions
2023 – Strong in Spirit, Russian Auction House, Moscow, Russia
2021 – Wind of Freedom, President's Cup at Moscow Polo Club, Tseleevo, Russia
2019–2020 – Freedom Within, Rosinka International Residential Complex, Moscow, Russia
2018 – Number One, Delay Kulturu Art Space, Khlebozavod, Moscow, Russia
Group Exhibitions
2025 – Actual & Conceptual, All-Russian Festival of Conceptual Art, Russian Auction House, Moscow, Russia
2023 – Nude, LIN Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2022 – 17 Moments of Winter, Museum of the Special Purpose Garage of the FSO of Russia, Moscow, Russia
2021 – Art and Fashion Week, Moscow, Russia
2021 – Art Russia Fair 2021, Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russia
2020 – Motors of October Museum, Moscow, Russia
2020 – Art Russia Fair 2020, Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russia
2020 – Glenmorangie X: Bar Biennale, Escobar, curated by Dmitry Khvorostov, Moscow, Russia
2020 – Royal Races, Nick Panuli Auto Museum, Sochi, Russia
2020 – Royal Races, Sochi Art Museum, Sochi, Russia
2019 – Search, LZO Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2019 – Contemporary Artists Gallery, Good Art Club, Moscow, Russia
2019 – Capital Art Seasons, International Exhibition Project, Art Korobka, Moscow, Russia
2018 – Ferodiz-18, All-Russian Festival of Design, Architecture, and Fine Arts, Pyatigorsk, Russia
2017 – Arvest Expo '17, NPAK-ACCEA, Yerevan, Armenia
2017 – ArtproSvet, Syktyvkar, Russia
Awards
2020 – 1st Place, Golden Time San Francisco (Season 12), for the painting "F1 Racer"
2020 – Grand Prix, Golden Time San Francisco (Season 12), for the painting "Number One"
2020 – Grand Prix, Golden Time San Francisco (Season 12), for the painting "S1 000RR"
2020 – 2nd Place, Royal Races Competition, Sochi, Russia
2018 – Gold Medal for Contribution to National Culture, Creative Union of Artists of Russia (TSKHR)
2018 – 1st Place, BMW Motorrad Art Marathon: Evolution of Travel, Moscow, Russia
Publications
2020 – Christina Truba, Royal Races, Sobaka Magazine, September 2020
2019 – Alena Liyn, Art with the Taste of Gasoline, Moto Magazine, February 2019
2017 – 3rd International Arvest Expo '17 Catalogue, Yerevan, Armenia
Collections
Museum of the Special Purpose Garage of the FSO of Russia, Moscow
Evgeny Shamansky Technical Museum, Moscow
Nick Panuli Auto Museum, Sochi
Private collections in Russia, Armenia, Finland, USA, and Mexico
Collaborations & Speaking
2025 – Collaboration with the Moscow Polo Club, Russia
2017 – Speaker at the ArtMashuk-2017 Interregional Culture and Art Forum, Pyatigorsk, Russia
