About Alina Gozin'a

Alina Gozin’a holds a distinctive place in Australia’s cultural landscape. Born in Odesa, she has built a prolific international practice across Sydney, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Hamburg. Her global, culturally diverse perspective shapes a body of work that examines identity, belonging and the historical forces that shape humanity.

In her art practice, Alina moves between fine-art photography, optical-illusion luminous artworks and eroded brass photographic plates. Her art looks backwards to understand the present: she investigate pivotal historical events and their ripple effects on humanity.She connects intimate human narratives to broader civic and historical dialogue.

Alina has held solo exhibitions in Sydney and New York, with her work achieving international recognition and inclusion in prestigious awards and institutions. Her artworks form part of distinguished corporate and private collections, underscoring their cultural significance and lasting impact.

She is represented in Australia by Wentworth Galleries, where she has held multiple solo exhibitions

Her artwork Monkey Business received a Gold Prize at the London Photographic Association Portraiture Competition and was exhibited as a finalist at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Her work has been recognised in major competitions including Head On, Olive Cotton, Sydney Life and the National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Her celebrated New York exhibition The Doormen of New York, three years in development, presented 13 monumental, El Greco-inspired luminous portraits honouring immigrant doormen. Opening to critical acclaim, the series captured the dignity and quiet authority of men bound by the secrecy of their profession, offering a rare and intimate window into New York’s iconic doorman culture — and paying homage to the immigrant foundations upon which the city was built.

For the past decade, Alina has been immersed in her landmark body of work, Confessions of the Heart (2015–2025): a four-part photographic essay created across New York and Sydney. This decade-long cycle culminates in Sydney Love Stories, featuring 50 documentary-style portraits of both notable Sydney personalities and everyday citizens, accompanied by handwritten love confessions. The project explores vulnerability, intimacy and belonging within contemporary urban life and is conceived as a participatory public artwork designed for large-scale civic presentation.

Her works have been exhibited in Art & About Sydney and HeadOnPhotoFestival and activated within publicly accessible environments including Westfield New York, Scentre Group/Westfield Sydney, Charter Hall, Dexus, QIC and Rydges (Sydney Airport), expanding contemporary photographic practice beyond traditional gallery contexts.

As a director, Alina was nominated for the Young Director Award at CannesLions for her debut commercial 3 Fat Babushkas and later directed the Screen Australia-funded documentary Life on the Rocks.

She guest lectures at UNSW, UTS, AFTRS and TheNewYorkFilmAcademy, serves on the Industry Advisory Board of the TD School (UTS), and has acted as a judge and juror across major arts platforms.

Alina works with community organisations dedicated to empowering underprivileged youth, driven by her deep conviction that, with the right support, lives can be profoundly transformed for the better. Her philanthropic efforts include partnerships with esteemed charities such asArt Start in New York, as well as MMAD XUniversal Music and I-Manifest in Sydney. Additionally, she has contributed her talents to The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation.