· A multi-talented and internationally recognised visual artist
· Experience in the film industry acquired on 13 films, professional accolades
· Showreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YEOgmzso9g
· IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1461373/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Strong Artistic Vision and Language
• A sought-after and collected artist
• Creation of stand-alone visual universes
• Instrumental in visually shaping complex personae
• 9-film series ‘Tsar Alexander II’
o Led a 12-strong costume department, designing 500 costumes for 50 actors and up to 400 extras
• ‘Giselle’s Mania’
o Experience of international sets ( Moscow, St.Petersburg, London, Paris, Kiev)
o Continuity over a long historical period (1910s to 1950s)
• ‘Koma’
o Handling of harsh climatic conditions (Arctic) and real prisoners as actors
FILMS and SERIES
Set and Costume Designer
2012 “Burn” Paul Lancaster, London
2005-06 ‘Red Pearls of Love’, contemporary drama by director Andres Puustusmaa, sets in Moscow/Kiev/Helsinki, Filmocom
2004-05 ‘Chertogon’, 19th c. drama by director Andrei Zhelezniakov, after the short story by Nikolay Leskov, Nikola-film
Chief Costume Designer
2003 ‘Russian Trophy’, a 5-part film art project by artists O&A Florensky, St Petersburg
2002 ’Tsar Alexander II”, a period costume drama in 9 films, TNT TV/Nikola-film
2001 ‘In Motion’, contemporary drama by director Philipp Yankosvki, Slovo Studios, 2 Nika Awards and Nominations
2001 ‘Diary of a Kamikaze’, by director Dmitrii Meskhiev, Slovo/Lenfilm
2000 ‘The Wild One’, a 19th c. drama by director Urii Pavlov, Mosfilm/Lenfilm
1998 ‘National Politik’, a comedy by director Dmitrii Meskhiev, Lenfilm
1995 ‘Female Estate’, a modern drama by director Dmitrii Meskhiev, Lenfilm
1994 ‘Giselle’s Mania’, a biographical story by director Alexei Uchitel about the Russian ballerina Olga Spesivtseva aka Red Giselle, Lenfilm, numerous awards
OTHER (selection)
Artistic Designer
2018 Commissioned by Imperial Porcelain Factory St.Petersburg, Russia
2016-17 Commissioned by Vista Alegre, Portugal:
https://vistaalegre.com/international/c/artistasdesigners-katya-gerasimova-bosky-rm
1996 ‘Imperial Russian Christmas’ for 5 windows, Selfridges, London
1995 Russian New Year Ball, Chelsea Art Club, London
Assistant to Chief Production Designer, Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Book Illustrator
2016 “Muse, étrangère, Anthologie”, poetic de’l Europe francaise (XVIII c), published by Editions Eoliennes, Paris and Solivagus-Verlag, Kiel
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AEkaterina+Gerasimova-Bosky&s=relevancerank&text=Ekaterina+Gerasimova-Bosky&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_2
2004 Publisher and illustrator of ‘Martov’, a book by Leonid Shubin
2003 Collection of artist books, Munich
1999 ‘Philip’s Twins’, children’s book by Kitty Leibovitch, London
1996 ‘Love of Three Oranges’ , Sergei Prokofiev, Orchard Books, London
1994 “The Drummer, the Clown and the Dancing Doll”, Orchard Books, London
Solo Exhibitions
2017 “Messengers”, Reykjavik, Iceland
2013 “My Chocolate Box”, London
2004 ‘Art Deco’ at the ‘In The Spirit of Russia’ Ball, London
2000 Heifer Gallery at Covent Garden Opera Festival, London
1999 Art Centre ‘A-Я’, St Petersburg
1994-97 Music Theatre Gallery, Chelsea and Glyndebourne Opera House, U.K.
1992-97 Zella Gallery, Chelsea, London
Public Collections:
2001 British Library
Awards
2018 German Design Award Special Mention for series of porcelain vases “Mariinsky”
https://vistaalegre.com/international/awards-and-distinctions
1997 Young Generation Nika Award for Best Costume Design of ‘Giselle’s Mania’, Moscow
1996 Nika Award Nomination for Best Costume Design of ‘Giselle’s Mania’, Moscow
Member of The Russian Union of Cinematographers and of The Russian Union of Artists
Trained at the Stieglitz Academy of Design and Applied Arts, Saint Petersburg