Vladimir Kupriyanov born in 1954 in Moscow, where he lives and works.
- Participated in unofficial exhibitions in Moscow in 1974.
- Graduated from the Institute of Culture as a theatrical director in 1976.
- Began to use photography in his work in 1980.
- 1984–2003 associate professor at the Printing Industry Institute.
- From 2007 professor of art photography at the Moscow Rodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia.
Solo exhibitions (selected)
- 2000 Faces, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
- 2002 Inventories, Moscow House of Photography, Moscow / About the Eighties. 1981–1989, Moscow House of Photography, Moscow
- 2005 Faith, Love, Hope, Galerie & Edition J.J. Heckenhauer, Berlin
- 2006 Facades of the Volga, State Centre for Contemporary Art, Nizhny Novgorod branch, Arsenal of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
- 2008 Cast me not away from your presence, Impronte gallery of contemporary art, Milan/Italy
Group exhibitions (selected)
- 2001 The Metaphysics of the Artiste – Friedrich Nietzsche in Art of the Post-Modern Age, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
- 2002 Moskvos Laikas. Siuolaikinio Meno Centras, Vilnius/ Lithuania / 4th Moscow International Photo-Biennale, Moscow
- 2003 new beginnings – contemporary art from moscow, Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf
- 2004 Mosсow Berlin – Berlin Moscow 1950– 2000, State History Museum, Moscow
- 2007 Progressive Nostalgia, Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato/Italy
