TOMA STENKO (b. 1980, Georgia)
“I unbelievably love colour. I like researching it endlessly, listening to it, colliding with it, and every time I feel surprised at how little we know about it. It's an infinity...”
Toma Stenko (b. 1980, Georgia) is an award-winning artist, film director, and fashion designer who holds a BA and an MA from the Central Saint Martins University of Art and Design, London.
Named by Vogue Magazine as one of the world’s top twenty emerging fashion designers, she held internships at the Mary Katrantzou and Alexander McQueen studios in London, won numerous international competitions, and participated in art exhibitions and fashion weeks in Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo. Toma is also an award-winning scriptwriter and film director.
Painting has been Toma’s passion since childhood and throughout her career in fashion and filmography she continued to paint, including working as an artist for the English National Ballet, theatre and film. After deciding to dedicate herself full time to painting, she had solo exhibitions in London, Venice, and Sochi. Most recently, her artwork was selected for the Venice Biennale 2022 and commissioned for the Katara International Arabian Horse Festival 2023.
Recent solo exhibitions and art fairs
- Katrine Levin Galleries, The Essence, London, 2024
- Katrine Levin Galleries, World Art Dubai, 2023
- Artwork commission for the Katara International Arabian Horse Festival 2023
- Qatar International Art Festival, 2022
- “Observers”, Venice Biennale 2022
- Venice Biennale 2022, “Fragile Angel”, joint show with son, Ik Stenko
- Sochi Art Museum, 2020 and 2022
- Gallery of Fort, Sochi, 2021
- Katrine Levin Galleries, “How Love Feels”, London, 2020
Filmography
- Wild Stories I. Kvirikadze (doc., 2019)
- Scream (feature, 2018)
- Monologues (doc. Series, 2017)
- The Beauty of Silence (doc., 2017)
- The Goatfish (doc., 2017)
- Silver Street Number 7 (feature, 2017)
- Ball (doc.,2017)
- Telescope (feature, 2017)
- Wandering around Berlin (doc., 2016)
Awards
Winner, Best Female Artist, Sotheby’s Institute of Art Open Call Competition, London, 2022
Certificate of Achievement, Qatar International Art Festival 2022
Winner, 2018 International Social Impact in Film & Art Festival (SIFA), United Kingdom (directorial courage in short film)
Winner, Portobello Film Festival, London (best short film), 2018
Winner, Point in the Endless Universe Film Festival, Cyprus (visual innovation), 2018
Second Prix, “The Italian Grand Tour”, London, 2010