Ester Petukhova
Ester Petukhova is a painter and researcher translating a digitally afflicted language around Russian and post-soviet bodies.Through use of CNC machine routing processes, collage and paint, Petukhova slices collected visual and digital information to register a post-soviet nationhood. She was recently invited as a candidate to the prestigious Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art in 2022, and has since completed a seed bank installation “Seeds for Solidarity” at the Norfolk Library, as well as the Artsy x Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Post-War and Contemporary Art Auction in June (2022) to raise aid for Save The Children, Ukraine.