Varvara Gnucheva was born in Russia in 1983 and now lives in France. She comes from the celebrated Benois–Lanceray family that includes Alexandre Benois, Evgeny Lanceray, Zinaida Serebryakova, and Alexandre Serebriakoff, artists who shaped Russian and French cultural heritage. Varvara carries their tradition forward while developing a distinctive visual language rooted in professional icon-painting training. Through her paintings and icons she invites viewers to notice the quiet joy of city streets, roofs, and trees; every miniature glows like a warm jewel.
Since 2013 Varvara has been a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, and since 2017 a member of La Maison des Artistes. Her works reside in public and private collections across Russia, France, and Greece, and she is a regular participant in contemporary art exhibitions and catalogues throughout Europe and the United States.
Exhibitions and publications
- Le Salon Des Indépendants, Art Capital, Grand Palais, Paris, 12–15 February 2026
- International Art Gallery, 24 December 2025 – 5 January 2026
- International Art Gallery, 18–25 November 2025
- International Art Gallery, 24 December 2024 – 6 January 2025
- International Art Gallery, 20 November – 1 December 2024
- International Art Gallery, 30 October – 2 November 2024
- Salon International d’Art Moderne & Contemporaine, Business Art Fair, 18–20 October 2024
- International Art Gallery, 17–25 June 2024
- Galerie Francis Barlier, 7–10 June 2024
- Osenat auction house, 2024
- Bastille Design Center, Art Show Paris XVIII, 2024
- Salon Art Capital, Grand Palais Éphémère, 2024
- PARS Gallery, Vienna / Munich / Heidenreichstein, 8 January – 23 December 2023
- Osenat auction house presentation, 2023
- Participant in the Luxembourg Art Prize, 2023
- Solo exhibition at Art-Café, Paris, 2023
- Solo show “Wonderful City of Kitezh”, Spain, 2022
- PAKS Gallery, 2022
- “Wonderful City of Kitezh”, Russian Spiritual and Cultural Center, Paris, 2022
- Solo exhibition at Art-Café, Paris, 2022
- Festival d’Art Sacré de Compiègne, Paris, 2021
- “Marche Paradise”, Paris, 2020
- Solo exhibition at Art-Café, Paris, 2020
- Luxembourg Art Prize (online), 2020
- Festival d’Art Sacré, Senlis, 2019
- Solo exhibition “Time of Joy”, Paris, France, 2019
- Solo exhibition “Moments of Joy”, Russian Center of Science and Culture, Prague, 2018
- “Monte dei Fiori Group”, Paris, 2018
- International Biennale of Nations, Venice, Italy, 2018
- Critical article by Salvatore Russo, Italy, 2018
- Interview for Contemporary Art Curator magazine
- Exhibition at Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, USA, 2018
- “Important World Artists III”, World Wide Art Books, 2018
- “Fiera d'arte delle Dolomiti”, Italy, 2018
- Exhibition at Art-Café, Paris, March 2018
- “ART NORDIC”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
- International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Mantua, Italy, 2018
- Exhibition at Metropolitan Gallery Art Museum, Las Vegas, USA, 2018
- “Christian Art” catalogue, Moscow, Russia, 2018
- Luxembourg Art Prize (online), 2018
- Bruges Art Fair, Italy, 2018
- “Art San Diego”, San Diego, USA, 2017
- Fomenar online gallery, Spain, 2017
- ART & DESIGN magazine prize, France, 2017
- Online show “Wet Paint”, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, USA, 2017
- Online show “Open”, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, USA, 2017
- Online show “Red”, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, USA, 2017
- “Important World Artists II”, World Wide Art Books, 2017
- “Current Masters 3”, World Wide Art Books, 2017
- “Current Masters 2”, World Wide Art Books, 2017
- Exhibition “Spectrum”, Miami, USA, 2017
- “Art Shopping”, Cannes, France, 2017
- “ArtExpoSpb”, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2017
- Exhibition “Art to Invigorate”, Venice, Italy, 2017
- “Un seul grain de riz”, Galerie Métanoïa, Paris, France, 2016
- “Art Shopping” at the Business’Art salon, Paris, France, 2016
- “Roofs of Paris”, ArtEspace Gallery, Paris, France, 2015
- Drawing and painting exhibition, ArtEspace Gallery, Paris, France, 2014
