Inessa Kalabekova

Inessa K is an artist and dancer. Born in Kazakhstan, citizen of Russia, she has called Singapore home for the last 15 years.
 
She obtained a Degree in Architecture & Design, has sharpened her painting skills under guidance of renowned artists like Ewa Gargulinska and Guy Noble at Central St. Martin's College of University of Arts London & Sarah Simblet at The Ruskin School of Oxford University & Dorokhova Katerinna at Russian Academy of Arts (Repin Art Academy).
 
Inessa is an award-winning dancer. She has studied under international luminaries such as Raqia Hassan (Egypt), Tamalyn Dallal (USA), and Magdy El-Leisy (Egypt). Her performances have been featured in The Straits Times, Today, Singapore Tatler, Channel U, Channel 8 (Singapore) and TVB (Hong Kong). Inessa trained Asian celebrity artists such as Apple Hong and Fann Wong.
 
Inessa's artworks are in private collections in UK, Singapore, Russia, Kazakhstan, Portugal, US, Japan, Australia, Austria, India and Dubai. 

 

Selection of Inessa's solo and group exhibitions include:

• "Seven Colors of Laughter: positive art" (Singapore Philatelic Museum (Singapore) & Arena Design Сenter (London, UK)), 2010

• "Alice In Wonderland, the way I see it", Vintage (Singapore), 2011

• "Under Seven Veils: Dance of Art" exhibition and the concert featuring renowned dancer Tamalyn Dallal (Shanghai, China & Singapore), 2011

• "Creative Singapore", group exhibition, 2013

• "How do I love you? Let me count the ways" Make-A-Wish Children & Inessa K Charity Exhibition One East Asia Gallery (Singapore), 2013

• "Expressions" INSEAD Business School (Singapore), 2013

• "AFFORDABLE ART FAIR" (Singapore), 2014

•  Bronze Award at St. Petersburg Art Week (Russia), 2014

• "AFFORDABLE ART FAIR" (Singapore), 2015

• ​"Portraits Extraordinaire" exhibition, featuring portraits of Belly Dancers Extraordinaire, 2015

• Watercolor exhibition "Tea party" Dome café at Singapore Art Museum, 2016

• "Golden touch: Birth of the Painting" art exhibition & demonstration,  Hotel Vagabond, 2016

• "AFFORDABLE ART FAIR" (Singapore), 2016

• "Let Me Take You to Where the Magic Happens", Visual Arts Centre, Singapore, 2018

• "Marathon Of Arts", IZO Art Gallery, Moscow, 2019

• "Ethno-city", Dual Exhibition, NPE Art Residency, Singapore, 2019

• "Slow Art", ArtSafe Gallery, Singapore, 2020

• "Singapore 56th National Day", Living with Art gallery, Singapore, 2021

• FAUNA ALLEGORIA Group Show, @63 Upper Gallery, Singapore, 2022

• “Art Connects Women”, group exhibition, Dubai, UAE, 2022

• “8th International Art Festival”, Haegeumgang Theme Museum, South Korea, 2022

• "ArtWord" Group Exhibition, Singapore, Hong Kong, 2022

• "Nature of Art", Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 2022

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Awards and Art Residency: 

• Honorable Mention, Palm Art Award, Germany, 2022

• Special Mention Award, Art Vue Foundation, 2022Special Mention Award

• Additional Winner, "ALL Water/Seascape", Contemporary Art Gallery Online, 2020z

• Honorable Mention, International Art Competition "Waters", Art Room Gallery, 2020

• Finalists of Prisma Art Prize international. Rome, Italy, 2020

• NPE Art Residency, Singapore, 2019

• Winner. International Competition of Painting "Blue color in paintings" St. Petersburg. Russia, 2018

• Bronze winner. International Competition of Painting "St. Petersburg Russian Art Week", 2014

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 Inessa has been active in participating and contributing to Charities events, namely:

• "Beauty In Front Of Me" commissioned art work for ACRES Charity Auction at Orchid Country Club, 2011

• Art works donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation, Charity Golf Tournament & Gala Dinner with Guest of Honor President of Singapore, Singapore Island Country Club, Singapore, 2012

• Donation of hand-made Artist Bears to Charity Gala Dinner, Serangoon Gardens Country Club, Singapore, 2012

• Few art works from series "Seven Colors of Laughter" were donated to add colors and happiness to lives of patients, Bright Vision Hospital Art Project, Singapore 2012-2013

• "From the Land of Owls" commissioned art work for ACRES Charity Auction at Orchid Country Club, 2013

• "Egyptian Dream" commissioned art work for ACRES Charity Auction at Orchid Country Club, 2014

• Affordable Art fair - SG50 Feature Wall, 2015

• Donation of watercolor painting to Charity Gala Dinner, Serangoon Gardens Country Club, Singapore, 2015

• Art work "Yoshimi" donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation® , Charity Golf Tournament & Gala Dinner, 2016

• Art work "The Morning guests" donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation® , Charity Golf Tournament & Gala Dinner, 2017

•  Art work "The song of two whales" commissioned art work for ACRES Charity Auction at Orchid Country Club, 2017ht

• World Belly Dance Festival 2016 Gala Show & Sian Chay Charity Night Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore 2017

• Art work "Sweet Lavender dreams" donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation® , Charity Golf Tournament & Gala Dinner, 2018 

• Art work "The Journey" donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Charity Gala Dinner, 2018

• Art work "The Last Kampong" donated to HAGAR, Charity Gala Dinner, 2019

• Artworks for “Self-care Journal for our healthcare community”, Be Kind SG, 2021

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