Oleg Dou

Oleg Dou, born in 1983 in Moscow, Russia
Lives and works in Moscow, Russia
The Russian photographer Oleg Dou exhibited his work for the first time when he was 23 at the Le Simoun Gallery in Paris. In 2007 he received the International Photography Award and the International Color Award. In his work, the border between painting and photography disappears. His work presents creatures that look like porcelain without life. Each portrait, digitally retouched, transmits a hermeticism that forces the spectator to look past the softly polished skin of his models. Lover of Japanese minimalism, Dou knows how to generate atmospheres of high visual tension. In his own words, «I like having a tradition and seeing how it can work with modern material, how it can translate into new ideas.»
- 2019
- Mutant Osnova, Moscow, Russia
- 2016
- Solo Exhibition, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Lonely Narcissus Osnova, Moscow, Russia
- 2015
- Oleg Dou: Select Work Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Texas, U.S.
- 2014
- Faces, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
- Oleg Dou - 8 years, RTR gallery, Paris, France
- Mushroom Kingdom, Senda Gallery, Barcelona Spain
- Mushroom Kingdom, RTR Gallery, Paris, France
- 2012
- Another Face, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
- Another Face, RTR Gallery , Paris, France
- 2011
- BWA, Bielska, Twarze, Poland
- Cubs, galeria SENDA, Barcelona, España
- Espace Art 22, Brussels, Belgium
- Aidan Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- 2010
- Toystory, galeria SENDA, Barcelona, España
- Flatland Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands
- 2009
- The Faces, Interalia, Seoul
- Tears, Espace Art 22, Brussells, Belgium
- 2008
- Toystory, Aidan Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- 2007
- Espace Art 22, Brussels, Belgium
- Small&Co Gallery, Paris, France
- Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- MOMO & CO Gallery, Paris, France
- 2006
- Le Simoun Gallery, Paris, France
- 2018
- Elèctric i llunyà Centre cultural Tecla Sala, Barcelona, Spain
- Looking Back and Beyond Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, USA
- 2017
- Elegance RTR Gallery, Paris, France
- 2016
- All eyes on me Pechersky Gallery, Moscow
- On behalf of baboushka RTR Gallery, Paris, France
- 2013
- Am I beautiful, RTR gallery, Paris, France
- Métamorphoses, Le Musee Lanchelevici, Louvain, Belgium
- Restart, Red October Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- 2012
- I am who I am, KIT- Kunst im Tunnel, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
- Contemporary Photography: Russia, China, Czech and Slovak Republic, Allen Centre, Houston, Texas, USA
- Ulsan International Photo Festival, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
- Perestroika, Fotofest 2012 Biennal, Houston, Texas, USA
- Fotofest: Vingette Exhibition, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA
- Gevaarlijk Jong, Museum Dr. Guislain, Gent, Belgium
- 2011
- F for Fake, Belvedere Palace, San Leucio, Italia
- Smell, Colour, Chemistry Art and Education, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, España
- 2010
- Atopia, Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
- inSPIRACJE, Szczecin, Poland
- 20th anniversary of Barcelona Art Galleries Association, galeria SENDA, Barcelona, España
- Les Russes! Portrait photographique des années 1950 – 2010, Galerie Orel Art, Paris, France
- L'exquis et l'obscur, Galerie D.X., Bordeaux, France
- Russian Tales, Exprmntl Gallery, Toulouse, France
- 2009
- Surfaces, Aidan Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- Smile Project, Hasselt, Belgium
- Look me in the Eyes, RTR gallery, Paris, France
- Su:mbisori, Jeju Museum of Art, Republic of Korea
- Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
- Seoul International Photo Festival, Seoul, South Korea
- Face, Image, Time, Ekaterina Cultural Foundation, Moscow
- 2008
- Kandinskiy Prize 2008, Moscow, Russia
- Toystory, Aidan gallery, Moscow, Russia
- 2007
- White Fair, Espace Art22, Brussels, Belgium
- Kandinskiy Prize 2007, Winzavod, Moscow, Russia
- Espace Art 22, Brussels, Belgium
- Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- FotoFestival Naarden 2007, Naarden, The Netherlands
- Freaks, Photoforum, Moscow, Russia
- 2006
- Pierre Cardin Center, Paris, France
- Fotofusion, Mejdunarodnaya gildiya masteriv Gallery, Saint- Petersburg, Russia
- Fotofusion, Dom Shalapina Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- 2009
- Arte Laguna Art prize, Best young photographer for Ira's Tears
- 2008
- International Photography Awards
- Photographer of the year Fineart
- 1st place in subcategory for Toystory series
- 2007
- International Photography Awards
- Photographer of the year Special, - 1st place in subcategory for Nuns series
- Photographer of the year Special, - 2nd place in subcategory for Naked faces series
- International Color Awards, - 1st place Photograph of the year
- International Color Awards, - 1st place Outstanding Achievement in Fineart
- Kaviar Factory Henningsvær, Norway
- Solo Collection Madrid, Spain
- 21C Museum Louisville, United States
- Elgiz Museum Istanbul, Turkey