Leykin, Misha

Misha Leykin is a Russian artist and architect born in 1968 in Volgograd[2][5][8]. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture (MArkhI) in 1994[2][5][8].

Artistic Career

Leykin is best known as part of the MishМash Art duet, which he formed with his wife Masha Sumnina in 2000[2]. The duo’s name “mishmash” translates to “hash” or “confusion” in Russian, reflecting their artistic approach of exploring relationships between chaos and order[2].

Artistic Achievements

• Finalist of the Kandinsky Prize multiple times (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016)[2]
• Short-listed for the “Innovation” Prize in 2011[2]
• Terna Award winner in 2013[2]
• Artists of the Year at Cosmoscow 2019[2]
• Winners of the public art competition for Skolkovo in 2018[2]

Notable Exhibitions

Selected personal exhibitions include:

• “NoOpera FEAST” (2018)
• “Prostheses and substitutions” at MMOMA (2016)
• “A Museum in me” at Museum-flat A. Kuindzhi, St. Petersburg (2015)
• “Spa theater of aging” at gallery XL (2014)

Personal Details

• Currently lives in Seattle, Washington[1]
• Originally from Moscow, Russia[1]
• Works across various artistic mediums including actions, installations, paintings, and sculptures[2]

His works are part of several notable collections, including NCCA, MMOMA, MAMM, and Gazprom[2].

Citations: [1] https://www.facebook.com/mikhail.leykin/ [2] https://art-index.ru/en/artists/mishmash- [3] https://artfacts.net/artist/misha-leykin/418242 [4] https://www.facebook.com/misha.leykin.7/ [5] https://imagomundicollection.org/artworks/mish-mash-mikhail-leykin-and-maria-sumnina-life-and-deeds-super-jew/ [6] https://www.instagram.com/mishabulia/ [7] https://www.youtube.com/@MicaelLeykin [8] https://www.windowo.co.uk/dk_window_handle_h1052_supersonic_by_mikhail_leykin_for_valli_valli

Misha Leykin is a Russian artist and architect born in 1968[4][7]. He graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1994[4][7]. Leykin is part of an art duo called MishМash with Maria Sumnina[4]. He has worked on various artistic projects and has been involved in architecture-related endeavors.

Leykin’s artistic work includes a verified exhibition titled “Goszakaz” at Pecherskiy Gallery in Moscow in 2013[3]. He was also a member of a group called “Iced Architects”[7]. Currently, Leykin lives in Seattle, Washington, but he originally hails from Moscow, Russia[1].

In addition to his individual work, Leykin collaborates with Maria Sumnina as part of the MishМash art duo. Sumnina, born in 1977, graduated from a Moscow institution in 2001[4]. Together, they create artworks that have gained recognition in the contemporary art scene.

Citations: [1] https://www.facebook.com/mikhail.leykin/ [2] https://www.google.com/policies/faq [3] https://artfacts.net/artist/misha-leykin/418242 [4] https://art-index.ru/en/artists/mishmash- [5] https://www.facebook.com/misha.leykin/ [6] https://www.artistsprivatecollections.org/en/people/162/own_works [7] https://imagomundicollection.org/artworks/mish-mash-mikhail-leykin-and-maria-sumnina-life-and-deeds-super-jew/ [8] https://www.youtube.com/@MicaelLeykin

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