Ania Khazina

Ania Khazina (b. 1994, Saint-Petersburg, Russia) is a figurative and conceptual painter based in Paris. Working primarily with acrylics, ink, and pastels, she is best known for large-scale acrylic portraits and compositions. Her practice is rooted in contemporary painting, marked by expressive color, emotional immediacy, and a focus on psychological depth.

Khazina’s work centers on imaginary and autofictional scenes, as well as the portrait as a mode of biographical study. Her subjects often appear to escape the frame—averting their gaze, leaving the scene, or caught in transitional moments. The compositions are characterized by a tension between presence and absence, and by the use of bright, sometimes clashing or anxious colors that amplify the emotional charge of each piece. Her first major series, Cameo, was presented in her debut solo exhibition at L’Atelier des Artistes de Belleville, Paris, in 2024. The series reflects on transient episodes that unfold on the margins of lived experience.

Ania Khazina’s work was first publicly exhibited in 2024 with Cameo, marking her entry into the professional art world and establishing the foundation for her ongoing exploration of contemporary figuration.