victor “NEMO” colesnicenco

Born in 1968, in the city of Chisinau, Moldova, Nemo was exposed to a rich artistic world filled with religious carvings from the nearby Churches, Art Museums, and Stalinist Architecture.

Nemo was enrolled in the fine arts program at the “Moscow Peoples University of Art,” presently known as The Academy of Music, Theater, and Fine Arts. Feeling that his work was becoming stale due to the structured environment of the university, he withdrew at the end of his third year to travel the countryside of Moldova and expand his painting abilities.

In 1987, Nemo had his first exhibition where he received glowing reviews, leading to his participation at The Moscow International Exhibition, where he was awarded Best in Show. The following year, as is mandatory, he was enlisted in the Soviet Army for two years, afterwhich he moved to the city and focused on restorations. 

In 1999, Nemo and his family emigrated to Canada, settling in the Niagra region. He employs a variety of mediums when he produces a work of art, which is given the underwhelming label of “Mixed Media,” while in actuality he makes use of photographs, drawings, acrylic, fabric, paper, acrylic gel, liquid gel, and in some cases, epoxy.

The origins for his technique was made manifest from the inner recesses of a dream, creating a setting similar to that of a movie, with characters, props, lighting, often juxtaposing past, present and future to create the perfect mood for a dreamlike memory somewhere in time and space.