Ivan Novikov was born in Moscow. He graduated in easel painting from Moscow State Surikov Academy of Fine Arts and from the program Contemporary Art and Criticism at BAZA Institute (Moscow). He also has a Master’s degree from Manchester University (UK). Since 2015 he has been a member if the editorial board of Moscow Art Magazine. He is the co‑founder of the independent space Krasny Center (Moscow). He has had solo exhibitions at Moscow Museum of Modern Art, pop/off/art Gallery (Moscow), Zarya Center for Contemporary Art (Vladivostok), and other venues.
