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Dasha Zhukova is a Russian businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. She is the founder and director of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, and the founder of the IRIS Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural exchange between Russia and the rest of the world. Zhukova was born in Moscow, Russia, on 8 June 1981. She is the daughter of Alexander Zhukov, a Russian businessman, and his wife, Darya Alexandrovna. She attended the British International School in Moscow and later studied at the University of London. Zhukova began her career in the fashion industry, working as a stylist for magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She later moved into the art world, becoming a collector and patron of contemporary art. In 2006, she founded the IRIS Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural exchange between Russia and the rest of the world. In 2012, Zhukova opened the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, which has since become one of the most important contemporary art institutions in Russia. She is also the founder of the Garage Magazine, a publication dedicated to contemporary art and culture. In addition to her work in the art world, Zhukova is also a philanthropist. She is a patron of the Russian Children's Welfare Society, a charity that provides support to disadvantaged children in Russia. She is also a patron of the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, an international contemporary art exhibition held in Moscow every two years. Zhukova is married to Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire and owner of the Chelsea Football Club. The couple have two children together.

Popular As Darya Alexandrovna Zhukova
Occupation Art collector · businesswoman · magazine editor · socialite
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 8 June, 1981
Birthday 8 June
Birthplace Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Dasha Zhukova Height, Weight & Measurements

At 43 years old, Dasha Zhukova height is 1.73 m .

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Who Is Dasha Zhukova's Husband?

Her husband is Roman Abramovich (m. 2008-2018) Stavros Niarchos III (m. 2019)

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Husband Roman Abramovich (m. 2008-2018) Stavros Niarchos III (m. 2019)
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Children Leah Lou Abramovich, Aaron Alexander Abramovich

Dasha Zhukova Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2019

In 2008 Zhukova married Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch and the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC. The couple had two children, a son and daughter, who were both born in the US. In August 2017, the couple announced that they would separate. On 11 October 2019, Zhukova married Stavros Niarchos II, son of Philip Niarchos, in a civil ceremony in Paris, France.

2014

In 2014, a photograph of Zhukova sitting on a chair designed as a mannequin of a black woman was featured on Buro 24/7, an online fashion publication. The photograph was widely criticized as racist. Buro 24/7 cropped the chair from the photo and Zhukova apologised, describing the chair as artwork and as "commentary on gender and racial politics". Zhukova added, "I utterly abhor racism and would like to apologise to those offended by my participation in this shoot".

2009

In February 2009, Zhukova was appointed editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Pop. Many in the industry saw her as an unlikely replacement for launch editor Katie Grand. In an interview at the time she was unable to name a single artist she admired, saying she was bad with names. She resigned from the position after three issues in November 2010.

2008

In 2008, Zhukova founded the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (part-funded by Abramovich) in Moscow, a nonprofit organization supporting the advancement of contemporary art and culture in Russia and abroad. In 2012, the Center launched the first comprehensive art education program and public archive of Russian art in the country. In 2014, the institution changed its name to Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and, the following year, moved to its first permanent home in Gorky Park. The building, designed by Rem Koolhaas, is a preservation project that transformed a 1968 Soviet Modernist restaurant into a radical space for exhibitions, publishing, research, and education.

2006

In 2006, Zhukova co-founded the fashion label Kova & T. She sits on the board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), an organization to which she has contributed.

1999

Zhukova attended a Jewish day-school in California. It was a Hebrew college, Dasha's first school in the US, and she attended it for three years. She attended Pacific Hills School, graduating in 1999. She graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara with degrees in Slavic studies and literature. After becoming involved with Roman Abramovich, she returned to Moscow and later moved to London, where she enrolled at the London's College of Naturopathic Medicine but did not complete the program.

1981

Darya "Dasha" Alexandrovna Zhukova (Russian: Дарья Александровна Жукова ; born 8 June 1981) is a Russian-American businesswoman, art collector, magazine editor, and philanthropist. She is the founder of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and Garage Magazine.

Zhukova was born as Darya Alexandrovna Zhukova in Moscow on 8 June 1981. Her father is Alexander Zhukov, an oil trader. Her mother is Yelena Zhukova, a Russian-Jewish scientist of molecular biology. Her parents separated when she was 3. In 1991, she moved with her mother to the United States, settling in the Houston area as her mother had relocated due to work. They later moved to Los Angeles, California. By the time Yelena retired, she was a professor of molecular biology at UCLA, as well as an authority on diabetes.