ARINA ANTONOVA

Arina Antonova (b. 1980, Sevastopol, lives and works in Palma de Mallorca, Spainand Switzerland) studied archaeology and art history at the University of Hamburgand the University of Humanities and Social Sciences in St. Petersburg. She laterspecialized in illustration and animation at the University of Applied Sciences inHamburg. In 2019, she completed a programme in traditional wheel throwing atthe Escuela Municipal de Cerámica in Marratxí, Mallorca. Antonova has participatedin the European Ceramic Context Triennale (Bornholm, 2024), the LatviaCeramics Biennale (2023), and Parcours Céramique Carougeois (Geneva, 2022).Her work has been exhibited at CCA Kunsthalle in Andratx, Space 776 Gallery inNew York, and the Musée de Carouge, Switzerland. In 2022, she received SecondPrize in the Traditional Ceramics category at the Enbarro Competition in La Rambla,Spain, and was nominated for the Martinsons Award in 2023. She has been anartist-in-residence at the Bruckner Foundation (Geneva) and the Joan MiróFoundation (Palma de Mallorca). In 2016, Antonova transformed her workshop inPalma’s Old Town into AAA Studio — an exhibition space and artistic residencyfocused on sculpture and contemporary ceramics, supporting emerging womenartists.