SERGEI BELAOKI | СЯРГЕЙ БЕЛАОКІ
Artist.
1976 Born in USSR.
Lives and works in Minsk, Belarus.
Currently lives in Wroclaw, Poland.
Phone: +48576095953
E-mail: belookiy@gmail.com
Web: belaoki.com
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Education
2021- 2023
MA in Art & Design of Glass / Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Glass Department
/ Wroclaw, Poland
1994 - 2001
MA in Visual Arts / Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Monumental Painting Department
/ Minsk, Belarus
1986 - 1994
Ahremchik’s Republican College of Arts, Painting Department
/ Minsk, Belarus
Awards/Grants
2024 Qualified for the “New Glass Review 44”.
Corning Museum of Glass / New York, USA
2022 Stanislav Libenský Award 2022.
Shortlisted / Prague, Czech
2021 European Glass Context 2021.
Shortlisted in the nomination “Social or political practices”/ Bornholm, Denmark
2020 National Prize in the field of fine art.
Shortlisted in the nomination “Contemporary Art” / Minsk, Belarus
2020 Qualified for the “New Glass Review 41”.
Corning Museum of Glass / New York, USA
2017 National Prize of Fine Art.
Winner in the nomination Innovation / Minsk, Belarus
2004 The Gaude Polonia.
Scholarship Programme for Young Foreign Cultural Professionals / Cracow, Poland
Public Collections
National Center of Contemporary Arts / Minsk, Belarus
Museum of Contemporary Fine Arts / Minsk, Belarus
Professional Experience
2024 Artist in residence / GaMA Municipal Gallery Arsenał / Poznan, Poland.
2024 Internship, glassblowing / Starworks Glas / Star, NC USA
2021-2022 Artist, stained glass conservator / stained glass studio “Creo Ole” / Wroclaw, Poland
2008-2023 Artist, member of Belarusian Artists’ Union / Minsk, Belarus
2006-present Artist, co-founder, stained glass master / Art studio “White Glass” / Minsk, Belarus
2004 Internship, conservation of stained glass / Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow / Poland.
2004 Internship, stained glass restorer / National Museum in Cracow / Poland.
Selected Group Exhibition
2023 IRELAND GLASS BIENNALE / Coach House Dublin Castle / Dublin, Ireland
2022 ARTVILNIUS’22 / Congress Centre Litexpo / Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 LIBENSKÝ AWARD / Rosenberg Palace / Prague, Czech
2021 EUROPEAN GLASS CONTEXT / Bornholm Art Museum / Bornholm, Denmark
2021 X FESTIVAL of Independent Belarusian Culture in Wroclaw / Wroclaw, Poland
2020 CONTEMPORARY ART TRIENNIAL / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2019 MINSK-PARIS / Savitski gallery / Minsk, Belarus
2019 ART MINSK / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2019 PACKAGE / Stained glass Manufactory / Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 ART MINSK / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2018 ART CAPITAL / Grand Palace / Paris, France
2017 INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE of GLASS / National Gallery / Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 TODAY AND TOMORROW / Arka gallery / Vilnius, Lithuania
2017 SALON D'AUTOMNE / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2017 SHORTLIST / National Center for Contemporary Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2017 RETURN OF THE IMAGINATION / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 AUTUMN SALON / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 THE NATURE OF SOUND / Ў Contemporary Art Gallery / Minsk, Belarus
2016 GLASSWOOL / Museum of Contemporary Fine Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 BECAUSE / Festival of art objects and installations / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 CHERNOBYL +30 / Art space Verh / Minsk, Belarus
2015 SALON D'AUTOMNE / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2015 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BELARUSIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS / Palace of Arts / Minsk
2014 SPECTAR / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2014 SHADOWS MEMORY / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2014 TRANSPARENT / The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus / Minsk, Belarus
2013 International Glass Festival "GLASSNAVIGATION" / Museum of City Minsk / Belarus
2012 MOLODEZHNAJA 2012 / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2012 FROM MENSK TO MINSK / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2011 MOLODEZHNAJA 2011 / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2010 DPM / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2010 NU / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2008 NATURE MORTE / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2004 THE ISLANDS / Kersten Gallery / Cracow, Poland
2002 TIME / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2001 ARCHITECTURE PLUS / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2000 NEW NAMES / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
1998 PERSONALITY, TIME, AREA / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
Artist.
1976 Born in USSR.
Lives and works in Minsk, Belarus.
Currently lives in Wroclaw, Poland.
Phone: +48576095953
E-mail: belookiy@gmail.com
Web: belaoki.com
Education
2021- 2023
MA in Art & Design of Glass / Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Glass Department
/ Wroclaw, Poland
1994 - 2001
MA in Visual Arts / Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Monumental Painting Department
/ Minsk, Belarus
1986 - 1994
Ahremchik’s Republican College of Arts, Painting Department
/ Minsk, Belarus
Awards/Grants
2024 Qualified for the “New Glass Review 44”.
Corning Museum of Glass / New York, USA
2022 Stanislav Libenský Award 2022.
Shortlisted / Prague, Czech
2021 European Glass Context 2021.
Shortlisted in the nomination “Social or political practices”/ Bornholm, Denmark
2020 National Prize in the field of fine art.
Shortlisted in the nomination “Contemporary Art” / Minsk, Belarus
2020 Qualified for the “New Glass Review 41”.
Corning Museum of Glass / New York, USA
2017 National Prize of Fine Art.
Winner in the nomination Innovation / Minsk, Belarus
2004 The Gaude Polonia.
Scholarship Programme for Young Foreign Cultural Professionals / Cracow, Poland
Public Collections
National Center of Contemporary Arts / Minsk, Belarus
Museum of Contemporary Fine Arts / Minsk, Belarus
Professional Experience
2024 Artist in residence / GaMA Municipal Gallery Arsenał / Poznan, Poland.
2024 Internship, glassblowing / Starworks Glas / Star, NC USA
2021-2022 Artist, stained glass conservator / stained glass studio “Creo Ole” / Wroclaw, Poland
2008-2023 Artist, member of Belarusian Artists’ Union / Minsk, Belarus
2006-present Artist, co-founder, stained glass master / Art studio “White Glass” / Minsk, Belarus
2004 Internship, conservation of stained glass / Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow / Poland.
2004 Internship, stained glass restorer / National Museum in Cracow / Poland.
Selected Group Exhibition
2023 IRELAND GLASS BIENNALE / Coach House Dublin Castle / Dublin, Ireland
2022 ARTVILNIUS’22 / Congress Centre Litexpo / Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 LIBENSKÝ AWARD / Rosenberg Palace / Prague, Czech
2021 EUROPEAN GLASS CONTEXT / Bornholm Art Museum / Bornholm, Denmark
2021 X FESTIVAL of Independent Belarusian Culture in Wroclaw / Wroclaw, Poland
2020 CONTEMPORARY ART TRIENNIAL / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2019 MINSK-PARIS / Savitski gallery / Minsk, Belarus
2019 ART MINSK / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2019 PACKAGE / Stained glass Manufactory / Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 ART MINSK / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2018 ART CAPITAL / Grand Palace / Paris, France
2017 INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE of GLASS / National Gallery / Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 TODAY AND TOMORROW / Arka gallery / Vilnius, Lithuania
2017 SALON D'AUTOMNE / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2017 SHORTLIST / National Center for Contemporary Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2017 RETURN OF THE IMAGINATION / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 AUTUMN SALON / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 THE NATURE OF SOUND / Ў Contemporary Art Gallery / Minsk, Belarus
2016 GLASSWOOL / Museum of Contemporary Fine Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 BECAUSE / Festival of art objects and installations / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2016 CHERNOBYL +30 / Art space Verh / Minsk, Belarus
2015 SALON D'AUTOMNE / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2015 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BELARUSIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS / Palace of Arts / Minsk
2014 SPECTAR / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2014 SHADOWS MEMORY / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2014 TRANSPARENT / The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus / Minsk, Belarus
2013 International Glass Festival "GLASSNAVIGATION" / Museum of City Minsk / Belarus
2012 MOLODEZHNAJA 2012 / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2012 FROM MENSK TO MINSK / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2011 MOLODEZHNAJA 2011 / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2010 DPM / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2010 NU / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2008 NATURE MORTE / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2004 THE ISLANDS / Kersten Gallery / Cracow, Poland
2002 TIME / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2001 ARCHITECTURE PLUS / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
2000 NEW NAMES / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus
1998 PERSONALITY, TIME, AREA / Palace of Arts / Minsk, Belarus