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Olga Rozanova (Russian, 1886–1918)

Timeline

1886: Born in Melenki (near Vladimir), Russia
1904–1910: In 1904 she attended art studios of K. Bolshakov and Konstantin Yuon in Moscow. The same time she studied at the Stroganov School of Applied Art.
1911: In 1911 she became one of the most active members of the Soyuz Molodyozhi (Union of the Youth).
1912: In 1912 Rozanova started a friendship with the Futurist poets Velimir Khlebnikov and Aleksei Kruchenykh, her future husband.
1916: In 1916, she joined the group of Russian avant-garde artists Supremus that was led by Kazimir Malevich.
In the same year Rozanova together with other suprematist artists (Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandra Ekster, Nina Genke, Liubov Popova, Ksenia Boguslavskaya, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Ivan Kliun, Ivan Puni and others) worked at the Verbovka Village Folk Centre.
1917–1918: In 1917-1918 she created a series of non-objective paintings which she called tsv'etopis'. Her Non-objective composition, 1918 also known as Green stripe anticipates the flat picture plane and poetic nuancing of color of some Abstract Expressionists.
1918: Died in Moscow, Russia

2007: Exhibition of documents and works by Olga Rozanova, Tretyakov Gallery, May 2007
1911–1918: She participated in 15 major exhibitions (including the ones listed).
1916: “The Jack of Diamonds”
1915–1916: “The Last Futuristic Exhibition 0-10"
1915: "Tramway V"