Nina Kogan


Nina Kogan was a Russian painter known for her Suprematist works.

Early life

Kogan was born in Saint Petersburg, and studied at the Moscow School of the Order of St Catherine. She went on to study at the People’s Art School in Vitebsk, Belarus, studying under Kazemir Malevich and ultimately becoming a teacher in the school.

Career

She was a member of Malevich's UNOVIS artist collective.
While a member of the group, she created the work Suprematist Ballet, in an attempt to animate Supermatist forms and ideas in dance.
In the 1980s a large number of works attributed to her appeared on the European art market.

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum, and the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

Death

Kogan died in 1942 in Leningrad, during the Siege of Leningrad.