Cema Bomse
Cema Bomse was born in 1994 in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). During his school years he wanted to go to study at an art school, but his parents sent him to study at a music school. In 2006, under the influence of street subcultural movements and music he became acquainted with graffiti and started to paint on the street. At the same time he became interested in punk culture - music, style and ideas which largely influenced the development of creativity. For several years he was working in the local graffiti team named Bomse.
Cema began his activities as a studio artist in 2019 when he presented his first solo project. Then there was a series of “basement” and institutional exhibitions as part of the group and also as independed author. The Bomse crew transformed into a creative association. In addition to participating in the team’s projects, Cema performs as a vocalist at performances.
Now Cema works mainly with painting and graphics using available materials and experimenting with techniques. He actively continues to create street works, the subjects of which he transfers into his original tattoo and studio work. His cross-cutting characters are a stupid loyal dog, fallen angels, kids and adults, skeletons which reflect his personal mythology and inner world. Plots of his works are often connected with mystical poetry and symbolism, touch on issues of vices, and talk about faith, love and friendship. Also Cema's artistic practice is influenced by the aesthetics of art brut, neo-primitivism, punk and other various forms of marginal art.
Cema began his activities as a studio artist in 2019 when he presented his first solo project. Then there was a series of “basement” and institutional exhibitions as part of the group and also as independed author. The Bomse crew transformed into a creative association. In addition to participating in the team’s projects, Cema performs as a vocalist at performances.
Now Cema works mainly with painting and graphics using available materials and experimenting with techniques. He actively continues to create street works, the subjects of which he transfers into his original tattoo and studio work. His cross-cutting characters are a stupid loyal dog, fallen angels, kids and adults, skeletons which reflect his personal mythology and inner world. Plots of his works are often connected with mystical poetry and symbolism, touch on issues of vices, and talk about faith, love and friendship. Also Cema's artistic practice is influenced by the aesthetics of art brut, neo-primitivism, punk and other various forms of marginal art.
Selected personal projects as part of the Bomse crew
BOMS vs COPS (ALCATRAS, Nizhny Novgorod, 2020)
Art market (CCA Terminal A, Nizhny Novgorod, 2021)
Wild wild west (Lazy Mike Gallery Project, Moscow, 2022)
Backdoor (Gallery 9B, Nizhny Novgorod, 2022)
Residence at the Center for Contemporary Art “Shine” (Apatity, 2023)
Personal project as an independent author
Rehearsal. (Apartment exhibition with support of szena gallery and Gallery 9B, Moscow, 2024)
Selected group projects
Street art festival Mesto (Nizhny Novgorod, 2021)
Regions (Moscow, Richter Hotel, 2021)
Au (St. Petersburg, Street Art Museum, 2021)
Mesto x Zaryadye (Moscow, Northern Tunnel of Zaryadye Park, 2021) Forgotten words from the dictionary of Vladimir Dal (Nizhny Novgorod, Terminal A, 2021)
Street art festival Mesto (Nizhny Novgorod, 2022)
Land art festival Archstoyanie from the Center for Contemporary Art
“Shine” (Apatity, 2023)
TIll Dawn (Moscow, Shift gallery, 2025)
BOOTLEG (Moscow, Reloft ART, 2025)
Out of service (Moscow, AZ Museum)
Fragile Layer. Special project of the 1st Biennial of Environmental Art (Russian Museum of Photography, Usadba space, Nizhny Novgorod, 2025)
Open World. Contemporary Art of the Nizhny Novgorod Region (Faberge Museum, St. Petersburg, 2025)
Art fairs
Section of independent artists at the art fair blazar (Moscow, 2021) Personal stand at the first contemporary art fair in Nizhny Novgorod BUY at CCA Terminal A (2022)
Gallery 9B stand at the graphics art fair contur (Nizhny Novgorod, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Shift gallery stand at the art fair |catalog| (Moscow, 2024)
Gallery 9B stand at the art fair blazar (Moscow, 2023, 2024)
Gallery 9B stand at the art fair 1703 (St Petersburg, 2024)
Gallery 9B and Shift gallery stand at Art Busan art fair (Busan, South Korea, 2025)
Residences
Resident of the Workshops of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow) from May to December 2024
Resident of the cultural project Grain (Nizhny Novgorod, 2023)
Works are in the collections of Gallery 9B, Lazy Mike gallery, The InLLoco Foundation, The AZ Museum, Street Art Storage, as well as in the private collections of Anton Belov, Andrei Malakhov, Dmitry Volodin, Mikhail Astakhov, Anna Nova, Ekaterina and Andrei Terebenin , Elena Talyanskaya and Georgy Smirnov, Artyom Obolensky, Olga and Sergei Popov, Svetlana and Mikhail Novozhilov.
BOMS vs COPS (ALCATRAS, Nizhny Novgorod, 2020)
Art market (CCA Terminal A, Nizhny Novgorod, 2021)
Wild wild west (Lazy Mike Gallery Project, Moscow, 2022)
Backdoor (Gallery 9B, Nizhny Novgorod, 2022)
Residence at the Center for Contemporary Art “Shine” (Apatity, 2023)
Personal project as an independent author
Rehearsal. (Apartment exhibition with support of szena gallery and Gallery 9B, Moscow, 2024)
Selected group projects
Street art festival Mesto (Nizhny Novgorod, 2021)
Regions (Moscow, Richter Hotel, 2021)
Au (St. Petersburg, Street Art Museum, 2021)
Mesto x Zaryadye (Moscow, Northern Tunnel of Zaryadye Park, 2021) Forgotten words from the dictionary of Vladimir Dal (Nizhny Novgorod, Terminal A, 2021)
Street art festival Mesto (Nizhny Novgorod, 2022)
Land art festival Archstoyanie from the Center for Contemporary Art
“Shine” (Apatity, 2023)
TIll Dawn (Moscow, Shift gallery, 2025)
BOOTLEG (Moscow, Reloft ART, 2025)
Out of service (Moscow, AZ Museum)
Fragile Layer. Special project of the 1st Biennial of Environmental Art (Russian Museum of Photography, Usadba space, Nizhny Novgorod, 2025)
Open World. Contemporary Art of the Nizhny Novgorod Region (Faberge Museum, St. Petersburg, 2025)
Art fairs
Section of independent artists at the art fair blazar (Moscow, 2021) Personal stand at the first contemporary art fair in Nizhny Novgorod BUY at CCA Terminal A (2022)
Gallery 9B stand at the graphics art fair contur (Nizhny Novgorod, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Shift gallery stand at the art fair |catalog| (Moscow, 2024)
Gallery 9B stand at the art fair blazar (Moscow, 2023, 2024)
Gallery 9B stand at the art fair 1703 (St Petersburg, 2024)
Gallery 9B and Shift gallery stand at Art Busan art fair (Busan, South Korea, 2025)
Residences
Resident of the Workshops of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow) from May to December 2024
Resident of the cultural project Grain (Nizhny Novgorod, 2023)
Works are in the collections of Gallery 9B, Lazy Mike gallery, The InLLoco Foundation, The AZ Museum, Street Art Storage, as well as in the private collections of Anton Belov, Andrei Malakhov, Dmitry Volodin, Mikhail Astakhov, Anna Nova, Ekaterina and Andrei Terebenin , Elena Talyanskaya and Georgy Smirnov, Artyom Obolensky, Olga and Sergei Popov, Svetlana and Mikhail Novozhilov.
- Russian balletoil on canvas
- Morningoil on canvas
- Under the mirrowoil on canvas
- Untitledpaper, mixed medium
- Untitledoil on paper
