Quinn Emmanuel Artists-in-Residence: Lilia Kodunova & Chino Ridge
QUINN EMMANUEL presents aN EXHIBITION of works by resident artists Lilia Kodunova & Chino Ridge, curated by Alexis Hyde, AT FRIEZE, NO. 9 CORK STREET, showcasING WorkS created OVER four months in THE attorney-offices-TURNED-STUDIOS of Quinn Emanuel Trial Lawyers, located in Holborn.
About
Lilia Kodunova is a contemporary figurative painter working primarily in oil. Her practice is centred on the human figure as a site where psychological interiority, memory, and social experience intersect. Through restrained figuration and atmospheric intensity, her work addresses states of emotional ambiguity, vulnerability, and endurance.
Born in Ukraine, Lilia trained in drawing and painting at the Academy of Realistic Art in Kyiv (2018–2022) and later completed the Development Year Program at the Royal Drawing School in London (2023–2024). Her relocation to the UK has been a defining shift in her practice, sharpening her focus on displacement, resilience, and the body as a bearer of lived and inherited histories.
Grounded in classical observation yet informed by contemporary sensibility, her paintings employ layered surfaces, subtle disruption of realism, and quiet psychological tension. Now based in Kent, England, Lilia continues to develop a body of work that positions the figure as both witness and archive, reflecting personal experience within a wider context of collective rupture.
Chino Ridge was born and raised in Japan and now lives and works in London. Her creative journey bridges traditional craft, fashion and fine art through an interdisciplinary approach. Studying Applied Art at Yokohama College of Art and Camberwell College of Arts, London, Chino worked as a senior designer with luxury fashion houses in Tokyo and London before transitioning to full-time artistic practice. Those diverse disciplines facilitated the realization of her artistic aspirations, liberating her from being typecast both personally and creatively.
Chino works with a variety of materials across sculpture, installation and fiber art, bringing together materials that carry as much conceptual weight as aesthetic possibility. Central to her recent practice are vintage silk kimono swatches inherited through three generations of her artistic family, which she combines with an evolving range of media.
Guided by her curiosity in exploring fundamental themes such as culture, history, and value, Chino aims to create pieces with deep narratives, executed in tactile ways that honor the intricate relationships between art and who we are as sensuous, spiritual human beings.