Curriculum Vitae
Maja Spasova has been presented at international exhibitions and festivals such as Venice Biennial, ARTEC Nagoya, Dak’art Senegal.
She has more than 100 solo shows at art museums and galleries in Europe and overseas. The artist has realized numerous art projects in urban public space and is represented in public and private collections all over the world.
Education:
The High School of Fine Art, Sofia 1974 – 78
The Academy of Fine Art, Sofia 1979 – 84
Guest-student at The Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm, 1986 – 87
Grants, awards and AiR:
Sweden
Bildkonstnärsfonden
IASPIS
The City of Stockholm
The Swedish Institute
Liljevalchs konsthall Stockholm
Längmanska kulturfonden
Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse
Göran Lagervalls stiftelse
Stockholm County Council
Härke Konstcentrum
Filmpool
The Swedish Church Culture Award
Germany
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe
City of Berlin
BBK-Berlin
Kebbel Villa
Swedish Embassy, Berlin
USA
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VA
Djerassi, CA
The Bogliasco Foundation, NY
Ragdale Foundation, IL
Vermont Studio Center, VT
Hambidge Art Centre, GA
Swedish Embassy, Washington DC
Austria
Niederösterreichische Kulturszene
The City of Salzburg
Belgium
Frans Masereel Centrum
Finland
SUMU, Turku
France
DRAC, Marseille
Malta
St James Cavalier Center for Creativity, Valletta
Spain
Espacio Menosuno, Madrid
Can Serrat
Swedish Embassy, Madrid
The Netherlands
EKWC, Den Bosch
UK
Blast Theory, Brighton
Malta
St James Cavalier Center for Creativity, Valletta
Solo exhibitions and projects in public space:
2025
DANSING STARS, animation for digital screens in urban space, Salzburg, Austria
2023
HOUSE & CHAIN, site-specific urban project, Gothenburg, Sweden
I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT..., interactive urban project, Gothenburg, Sweden
SUCHE KUSCHELBÄR..., site-specific urban installation, Salzburg, Austria
2022
QUESTION MARK, site-specific urban installation, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Sundsvall Art Association, Sweden
I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT..., interactive urban project, Berlin, Germany
HOUSE & CHAIN, site-specific urban project, Frauenmuseum Berlin, Germany
2021
WATER COLUMN, site-specific urban installation, Salzburg, Austria
THE SOUP, interactive project, SEAS Brighton, UK
2020
Gallery Ahlbergshallen, Sweden
2018
HOUSE & CHAIN, site-specific urban project, Salzburg, Austria
B/W, site-specific urban installation, Norrtälje Art Hall, Sweden
MOVING BORDERS, site-specific interactive project, Östersund, Sweden
2017
City 1, site-specific outdoor installation, Boberg Power Station, Sweden
2016
CALLING YOUR NAME, interactive outdoor project, Djerassi Foundation, CA, USA
I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT..., interactive urban project, Art In Odd Places, NY, USA
2015
THE GOLDEN BRAID, site-specific urban installation, Lund Cathedral, Sweden
TO BE A HEART, site-specific installation in the crypt of Lund Cathedral, Sweden
TO & FROM, performance in the crypt of Lund Cathedral, Sweden
RUBY, Vandalorum Art Museum, Sweden
ATTENTION! You Are Leaving The Human Zone, urban installation, Värnamo, Sweden
2014
Museum of Public Art, Lund, Sweden
BINDU, site-specific urban, Durbar Square Kathmandu, Nepal
2013
BRIGHT SHINY ME, site-specific outdoor installation for VCCA and UVA, VA, USA
NOTES, interactive urban project, in progress in several countries
2012
PROJECT 35W, site-specific urban installation, Minneapolis, USA
PROJECT MY DARLING, site-specific urban installation, Stockholm Culture Festival, Sweden
2011
THE ELBOWS OF ZEN, site-specific installation, Vermont Studio Center, VA, USA
PSSST, urban installation for European Culture Capital, Turku, Finland
Gallery Espacio MenosUno, Madrid, Spain
Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
2010
MIGRATIONS & ENCOUNTERS, site-specific installation Palacio de la Mosquera, Arenas de San Pedro, Spain
2009
THE DIAMOND OF SANCY, site-specific outdoor installation, Murol, France
WHITE MEDOW, site-specific outdoor installation, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, USA
2008
Gallery Gösta Bergman, Stockholm, Sweden
2007
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT..., interactive urban project, Stockholm Culture Festival, Sweden
2006
PROJECT GEHEIMNISSE, interactive urban project, Berlin, Germany
Outdoor installation at Hackeche Höfe, Berlin, Germany
BED & BREAKFAST, site-specific urban installation, off Biennial Dak’art, Senegal
2004
CONFESSION FUNNELS, site-specific urban installation, Stockholm, Sweden
HEAVEN & EARTH, permanent installation, Helsingborg, Sweden
THE ARCH OF THANKS, site-specific urban installation, Helsingborg, Sweden
PROJECT SECRETS, The Blue Gate, Stockholm, Sweden
INSTALLATION, site-specific installation, the Church of Sofia, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
THE GARDEN OF SENCES, site-specific permanent installation, Berlin, Germany
PROJECT SECRETS, site-specific installation, Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
2002
NAUGHTY ANGELS, site-specific permanent installation, Stockholm, Sweden
THE LAST JUDGEMENT, site-specific urban project, Berlin, Germany
2001
THE ARCH OF THANKS, site-specific urban installation, Berlin, Germany
THE WALL OF DREAMS & HOPES, permanent urban installation, Linköping, Sweden
2000
THE LAST JUDGEMENT, site-specific urban project, Stockholm, Sweden
1999
THE DREAMS’ PLACE, permanent urban installation, Linköping, Sweden
Swedish PEN, Stockholm, Sweden
1998
THE DIARY OF LAUGHTER, interactive project on the Internet
THE TOWER OF LAUGHTER, site-specific urban installation, Klangturm, St. Pölten, Austria
THE GAP OF TRUTH, site-specific interactive installation, the Church of Revelation, Stockholm, Sweden
MIRROR, MIRROR, site-specific interactive installation, Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris, France
1997
WINGED, permanent site-specific installation, SOS-centre, Stockholm, Sweden
1996
A ROMANTIC TOUR ON SEINE, site-specific urban installation, Paris, France
TU ES MAGNIFIQUE, site-specific installation, Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris, France
1995
CREATIONS, site-specific installation, the Church of Kestad, Sweden
1994
Gallery RIX, Linköping, Sweden
WHO WANTS TO EMBRACE ME, site-specific urban project, Stockholm, Sweden
1993
KLING-KLANG-PLAN, site-specific interactive installation, Central Railway Station, Stuttgart, Germany
BIRDMIRRORS, site-specific urban installation, Linköping, Sweden
1992
PROJECT RIKSGATAN-FÅGELGATAN, site-specific urban project, Stockholm, Sweden
THE COCTAIL PARTY, site-specific installation, Stavanger Speculum Festival, Norway
IN MY HEART & SOUL, site-specific installation, Jönköping Läns Museum, Sweden
1991
THE PLEASURE GARDEN, site-specific installation, Gallery Enkehuset, Stockholm, Sweden
KLING-KLANG-PLAN, site-specific interactive installation, Metro Station Odenplan, Stockholm, Sweden
1990
Borås Art Museum, Sweden
THE LABYRINTH, site-specific urban installation, Borås, Sweden
1989
TRAVELLING LIGHT, site-specific outdoor installation, Lake Mälaren, Strängnäs, Sweden
PERFORMANCE in the Metro Stockholm, Sweden
THE TEMPLE, site-specific urban installation, Eskilstuna, Sweden
National Museum, Struga, Macedonia
Gallery KC-Väst, Gothenburg, Sweden
1988
HAPPENING SÖLVESBORG BAY, site-specific outdoor installation, Sölvesborg, Sweden
Gallery Diana, Stockholm, Sweden
City Gallery, Halmstad, Sweden
Gallery Wadköpings Art Hall, Örebro, Sweden
1987
HAPPENING, site-specific urban installation, Plaza Callao, Madrid, Spain
Gallery Larsson Art, Cologne, Germany
1984
Gallery at the Youth Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria
Group exhibitions:
2025
The Existential Exhibition, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
Connections, Illkley Art Association, Bradford, UK
Festival of Artists' Books, Newtown, Wales, UK
Gallery KC-Väst, Gothenburg, Sweden
2024
The New Realism, Stadtgalerie Salzburg, Austria
Festival of Artists Books, Newtown, Wales, UK
Midwales Art Center, UK
2023
Pavillon Milchhof, Artothek Berlin, Germany
Gallery KC-Väst, Gothenburg, Sweden
Systems of Support, Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria
2022
Wallstreet Art Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
2021
Gallery KC-Väst, Gothenburg, Sweden
THE FACE OF THE OTHER, SEAS Brighton, UK
Gallery BAG, Bordeaux, France
CNEAI - Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers, France
2020
Stadtgallerie Salzburg, Austria
Videoart Festival IV, Berlin, Germany
Psychasthenia Online, UK
Contemporary Prints, Härke Art Center, Sweden
Sundsvall Art Association, Sweden
Sollefteå Art Association, Sweden
2019
ARCHITECTURAL WO/ANDERS, CNEAI, France
BIENTOT DE JA HIER, Centre de la Gravure, Belgium
LIMBO, SEAS Brighton, UK
FILiA, London, UK
Contemporary Prints, Härke Art Center, Sweden
Mitt-Salong, Exercishallen Östersund, Sweden
Gallery KC-Väst, Gothenburg, Sweden
2018
The Sign of Time, Hambidge Art Center, USA
Museum Le Centre de la Gravure, Belgium
SheShows, Leyden Gallery, London, UK
2017
Lass Struggle, FILjA, London, UK
(X)Sites, Festival of Land Art, Halmstad, Sweden
Midsummer Madness, Leyden Gallery, London, UK
2016
Art Festival Imagistic, Cardiff, UK
Artful Harvest, Djerassi Foundation, CA, USA
Art Festival Zeppelin 2016, Barcelona, Spain Venice Contemporary, Palazzo Flangini, Venice, Italy
2015
ProCreate Project, Goldsmiths University London, UK
Musée du dessin et de l’estampe originale, Gravelines, France
2014
On screen, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
L'art en lieux, Artotheque du Limousin, France
2013
Gallery Factory-Art, Berlin, Germany
Art Festival Imagistic, Cardiff, UK
CIAC, Bourbourg, France
Yvon Lambert Gallery, Paris, France
2012
Stockholm Fringe Festival, Sweden
Art Gala, Hambidge Art Center, GA, USA
Museum of Public Art, Lund, Sweden
2011
Studio SUMU, Turku, Finland
Fall Art Festival, Hambidge Art Center, GA, USA
2010
MediaLab Prado, Madrid, Spain
Foundation Ricard, Paris, France
2009
Artotheque du Limousin, Limoges, France
Zeppelin 2009, Festival of Sound Art, Barcelona, Spain
Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Germany
Museum of Public Art, Lund, Sweden
Gallery Signal, Malmö, Sweden
2007
Art Museum Gothenburg, Sweden
Lange Nacht der Museen, Berlin, Germany
N. O. Gallery, Milano, Italy
Res Publica, Stadthaus Zürich, Switzerland
2006
Sonoric perspectives, Art Museum Ystad, Sweden
Art Feminism, Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
Hälsingland Museum, Hudiksvall, Sweden
Art au fèminin, Art Museum Auxerre, France
2005
Art Feminism, Dunkers Culture House, Helsingborg, Sweden
European Ceramic Workcentre – EKWC, Den Bosch, Netherlands
2004
Art Museum Borås, Sweden
schwEDEN, Swedish Embassy, Berlin, Germany
Lange Nacht der Museen, Berlin, Germany
Cajarc, Centre d’art contemporain Georges Pompidou, France
The Spring Salon, Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
The Spring Salon, Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
2002
Postfuhramt, Berlin, Germany
2001
European Ceramic Workcentre – EKWC, Den Bosch, Netherlands
World Festival of Works on Paper, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2000
Grosse Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
Borås Art Museum, Sweden
1999
Zwei aus funfundzwanzig, DW Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
1998
Centre national de l’estampe et de l’art imprimè, Paris, France
1997
Impossible projects, Chicago, USA
Medium 4, St. Gheorghe, Rumania
1996
Orte, book project, Germany
Gratias, L’atelier parisien, Paris, France
Dessein de desseins, Heartless, Paris, France
1995
On board, Aperto, Venice Biennial, Italy
ARTEC, Nagoya, Japan
Multimediale 4, ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
Gallery Grey, Stockholm, Sweden
1994
Ars Baltika, Sweden
Ann Art Festival, Rumania
1993
Spurlos, Potsdam, Germany
Sublima små stunder, National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Rund um die Kuppel, Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
Flags, Lidköping, Sweden
1992
Stockholm Water Festival, Sweden
Tegel, Bohusläns Museum/Art Gallery Uddevalla, Sweden
Art Fair, Hamburg, Germany
1990
Art Festival Sommer Atelier, Hannover, Germany
1989
Gallery Kronhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
1988
Mini Print International, Barcelona, Spain
Gallery Wadköpings Art Hall, Örebro, Sweden
1986
Nordic Art Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland