Smirnoff gained a BA from the
Slade School of Fine Art and a Post-Graduate Diploma from the
Royal Academy of Arts. She was awarded the Terence Cuneo Prize in 2004. Her first solo exhibition was in 2008 with Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milan, who she is represented by. In 2008, she was also included in 'Invasion/Evasion', an exhibition hosted by
Baibakov Art Projects in Moscow, which included work by
Gosha Ostretsov and Kirill Chelushkin, among others. Smirnoff had her second solo exhibition with Galleria Riccardo Crespi in 2013. In 2013, Smirnoff was included in 'Everywhere But Now', 4th Thessaloniki Biennale, Greek Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki. In the same year, she was selected for 'The Future Can Wait', a multi-disciplinary show consisting of artists who work in painting, drawing, video, sculpture, performance and installation, curated by Zavier Ellis and
Simon Rumley. Her work was part of the collection of
Sting and
Trudie Styler, who commissioned a series of panels especially for the staircase of their home. These works were later included in the exhibition and auction '
Sting &
Trudie Styler: The Composition of a Collection' at
Christie's, London ahead of the couple's move to Battersea Power Station in 2016. In 2017, Smirnoff had a solo exhibition with Jessica Carlisle, London. == References ==