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Rufina Bazlova Fight Marker on Paper Signed on Front and Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) About Rufina Bazlova (1990) is a Prague-based Belarusian artist who is working in illustration, comics, art books, puppet making, scenography and performance. She received international recognition for her series The History of Belarusian Vyzhyvanka, which uses the traditional folk embroidery medium to depict the peaceful protests in Belarus. The artist is also known for the fully embroidered comic Ženokol (Feminnature), exploring the theme of feminism in folk traditions. Currently Rufina works on the social-art project "Framed in Belarus" dedicated to political prisoners in Belarus. The project is open to all solidarity comers. Education 2016-2020 The Akademy of Performing Arts in Prague, Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater - Scenography (BcA.) 2011-2015 Westbohemian University, Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art - Illustration and Graphic design / Sculpture and Space (MgA.) 2008-2011 Westbohemian University, Institute of Art and Design - Illustration and Graphics (BcA.) Select Exhibitions/Awards Solo (2020-2022): - The History of Belarussian Vyzhyvanka // UCLA Library, online, Los Angeles [USA] - The article on WEPRESENT // Wetransfer, online [international] - Nici z demokracji // Galeria Browarna, Łowicz [PL] - Běloruský Folklór // Artwall gallery, Prague [CZ] Common (2020-2021): - Everything is different: 4+4 Days in Motion // New school in Strashnice, Prague [CZ] - Visual Acts of Radical Care: An Exhibition of Feminist Artists-Activists from Central and Eastern Europe // Yale MacMillan Center, online , Yale [USA] - Belarus / Art of Resistance // Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam [NL] - Three's a crowd // BWA Wrocław Główny Gallery, Wroclaw [PL] - Demo Mode Society // ASPN Gallery, Leipzig [DE] - Every Day. Art. Solidarity. Resistance // Mysteckyi Arsenal, Kyiv [UKR] - Sew Up Times // Matjö- Raum für Kunst, Köln [DE] - Screams of the Silenced // The Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague [NL] Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I think we have to help each other. Everyone will get joy out of it.