Vlad Ogay (born 1981) is a visual artist, production designer, and stage designer. A graduate of Moscow Art Theatre School, he has worked extensively in theater and film.

 

His collaborations with director Kirill Serebrennikov have led

to multiple Cannes Film Festival nominations, including The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025), Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie (2024), Tchaikovsky’s Wife (2022), and Petrov’s Flu (2021).

 

In theater, Ogay has contributed as a stage and costume designer to productions such as Vladimir Sorokin’s Blizzard (2025) at Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2021) at the Latvian National Theatre in Riga, and Molière’s The Misanthrope (2018) at the Gogol Centre in Moscow.

 

As a visual artist, Ogay works with ready-made objects, exploring themes of cultural identity and societal critique through mixed media. His installations have been featured in the solo exhibition Crucifixions at CUT ART Gallery in Riga (2023) and in group shows at Vriej Paleis and De Balie in Amsterdam (2024).

His work has also been showcased at major contemporary art fairs, including SCOPE Art Show Miami, Contemporary Istanbul, and (Un)fair Milan.

 

Following the events of February 2022, Ogay left Russia

to preserve his artistic and personal freedom, allowing him

to continue his work on a global scale.