Veronika Trubnikova is a Moscow based artist, mentor, founder of the platform Photohuman. Born in 1980 in Novosibirsk, Siberia.
She studied economics and math in Novosibirsk State University and after graduation moved in Moscow to continue education. After more then 15 years of a marketing career she started as a photoartist and graduated Rodchenko Art School in 2022.
On March 2022 published her first photo book “Future Perspectives”, starting to participate in exhibitions in Russia and abroad. The photobook has been released in 2 editions in Russian and English. At the moment, the book is presented in the fund of the MMOMA educational center and in a number of foreign stores and galleries. The book was included in the shortlist of “The best photobook of the year 2023” award by PHotoESPAÑA.
Veronika’s works participate in personal and group exhibitions in Russia, Greece, USA and Spain and have special mentions from the jury of international contests.
She uses both digital and film cameras, prefers analog shooting in natural light.
Veronika assigns an important role to the economy of narration in both visual and meaningful senses, leaving to the viewer a space for imaginative perception. Great importance attaches to the shooting space, often making the landscape a separate character.
She often turns to the topic of boundaries — physical and mental: dividing communities, individuals, personal and public, past and present, possible and impossible. She is also interested in what it means to live without belonging to any of the parties separated by the border.
In 2025, Veronika launched the Photohuman.space project, working at the intersection of interior design and modern photography. The aim of the project is to introduce viewers to the authors through designers, helping to create aesthetically perfect spaces.
Trubnikova also works as a mentor with photographers starting out in project photography.
Member of “Alligators” art group.
Personal exhibitions
2023 (Oct) “Contour of love” / BlankWall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2023 (Apr) “Contour of love” / Trikotazhka space, Sergiev Posad, Russia
Group shows (selected)
2025 (June) / The little man / Pier, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
2024 (October) / Otherworld / Glasgow Gallery of Photography
2024 (October) / Grayscale / Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA.
2024 (March) / Traces / PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
2024 (February) / 2d B& W Athens Photography / BlankWall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2023 (December) / 19th Pollux Award / Fotonostrum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2023 (June) / Portraits / BlankWall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2023 (May-July) / Best Photography Book of the Year Award by PHotoESPAÑA / Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid, Spain.
2023 (May) / Black& White / Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA.
2023 (April) / 19th Julia Margareth Cameron Award / Fotonostrum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2023 (February) / 1st B& W Athens Photography / BlankWall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2022 (September-November) / Graduation-2022 / Exhibition of works by graduates of art universities. Zaryadye, Moscow, Russia
2022 (October) / “17”, exhibition of the collective of authors / Pennlab Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
2022 (June) / Ogon’ space / Irkutsk, Russia
Fairs and festivals
2026 (April) Kucha-2, Underground Culture Festival, Citric Acid Factory, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2026 (April) Catalog Fair, Moscow, Russia
2025 (April) WinWin, Vinzavod, Moscow, Russia
2024 (March) Catalog Fair, Moscow, Russia
2023 (May), 2022 (May). Nizina Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia.
2022 (April), 2023 (April) / Zerdela exibition and festival / Rostov-on-Don, Russia
2022 (April) / Koreshki. Festival of photobooks / Novosibirsk, Russia
Artist talks
2023 (April) “Trikotazhka”, Sergiev Posad. The conversation “Photobook as a multi-layered visual communication”. As part of the parallel program of the artist’s personal exhibition.
2022 PennLab Gallery, Moscow. Artist talk as a part of the parallel program of the exhibition “Photobook: document, history, object”.
Awards and Mentions
2024 PX3 / Gold category winner / Film photo
2025 Muse photo award / Platinum winner / Fine art portrait
2024 NY Photography award / Silver winner / Film photograph
2024 PX3 / Silver winner / Photo book
2024 IPA Official Selection
2024 Lens Culture Black& White / Editors' Choice (longlist)
2024 2d B& W Athens Photography. Shortlisted participant of the festival
2023 19th Pollux Award. Special mention of jury
2023 The best photo books of the year by PHotoESPAÑA. Finalist of the award.
2023 IPA Official Selection, Special Mention of jury
2023 Lens Culture Critics’ Choice. Editors' choice (long list)
2022 19th Julia Margareth Cameron Award. Special mention to Jure
2022 1st B&W Athens Photography. Shortlist, participant of the festival
Education (selected)
2020−2022 Rodchenko Art School (workshop of Margo Ovcharenko “Photography: the art of photobook making”) / Moscow, Russia
2001−2003 Master program in Sociology, HSE / Moscow, Russia