Maja Spasova has been presented at international exhibitions and festivals such as Venice Biennial, ARTEC Nagoya, Dak’art Senegal etc.
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
Exhibitions and projects:
2019
ARCHITECTURAL WO/ANDERS, CNEAI, France
LIMBO, SEAS Brighton, UK
Contemporary Prints, KC Härke, Sweden
Mitt-Salong, Exercishallen Östersund, Sweden
2018
House and Chain, performance, Stockholm, Sweden
SHESHOWS, Leyden Gallery, London, UK
Moving Borders, performance, Ostersund, Sweden
House and Chain, performance, Salzburg, Austria
B/W, Norrtälje konsthall, Sweden
Sign of the Times, Hambidge Art Centre, GA, USA
Centre de la Gravure et de l'Image imprimée, Belgium
2017
Lass Struggle, FILjA, London, UK
City 1, (X)Sites, Boberg Power Station, Sweden
Midsummer Madness, Leyden Gallery, London, UK
2016
Imagistic, Cardiff, UK
Calling Your Name, performance, Djerassi Foundation, CA, USA
I Had A Dream Last Night, performance, AIOP, NY, USA
Zeppelin 2016, Barcelona, Spain
Historia, performance. Palazzo Flangini, Venice, Italy
Dites 33, CNEAI & TRAM, Paris, France
2015
ProCreate Project, Goldsmiths University London, UK
Musée du dessin et de l’estampe originale, Gravelines, France
To And From, performance, the crypt of Lund Cathedral, Sweden
To Be A Heart, site-specific sound installation in the crypt of Lund Cathedral, Sweden
The Golden Rope, urban site-specific installation, Lund Cathedral, Sweden
Ruby, Vandalorum Art Museum, Sweden
Attention! You Are Leaving The Human Zone, Varnamo, Sweden
2014
On screen, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Museum of Public Art, Lund, Sweden
L'art en lieux, Artotheque du Limousin, France
Bindu, performance, Durbar Square Kathmandu, Nepal
лук [luc]: onion, The Bogliasco Foundation, Italy
2013
Gallery Factory-Art, Berlin, Germany
Bright Shiny Me, site-specific installation for VCCA and UVA, VA, USA
Imagistic, Cardiff, UK
Project Notes, in progress in several countries
CIAC, Bourbourg, France
Yvon Lambert Gallery, Paris, France
2012
Project 35W, site-specific urban installation, Minneapolis, USA
Project Min Älskling/My Darling, site-specific urban sound installation, Stockholm Culture festival, Sweden
The Mask – ongoing interactive video project, Stockholm Fringe Festival, Sweden
Hambidge Art Gala, GA, USA
Museum of Public Art, Lund, Sweden
2011
The Elbows of Zen, installation, VermontStudioCenter, USA
PSSST, urban video installation for European Culture Capital, Turku, Finland
Studio SUMU, Turku, Finland
Espacio MenosUno, Madrid, Spain
Hambidge Fall Festival, GA, USA
Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
2010
MediaLab Prado, Madrid, Spain
Migrations and Encounters, Palacio de la Mosquera, Arenas de San Pedro, Spain
Foundation Ricard, Paris, France
2009
Artotheque du Limousin, Limoges, France
Zeppelin 2009, Festival of Sound Art, Barcelona, Spain
The Diamond of Sancy, outdoor installation, Murol, France
Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Germany
White Meadow, site-specific outdoor installation, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, USA
Museum of Public Art, Lund, Sweden
Gallery Signal, Malmö, Sweden
CD-album “Maja af Svea”, published by Olof Bright, Sweden
2008
Gallery Gösta Bergman, Stockholm, Sweden
2007
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
I had a Dream Last Night, project for Stockholm Culture Festival, Sweden
Lange Nacht der Museen, Berlin, Germany
N. O. Gallery, Milano, Italy
Res Publica, Stadthaus Zürich, Switzerland
2006
Sonoric perspectives, The Art Museum, Ystad, Sweden
Art Feminism, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Hälsinglands museum, Hudiksvall, Sweden
Art au fèminin, Auxerre, France
Projekt Geheimnisse, Berlin, Germany
Outdoor installation at Hackeche Höfe, Berlin, Germany
Bed and Breakfast, outdoor installation, off Biennial Dak’art, Senegal
2005
Art Feminism, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden
European Ceramic Workcentre – EKWC, Den Bosch, Netherlands
2004
Art Museum, BorÂs, Sweden
schwEDEN, Swedish Embassy, Berlin, Germany
Lange Nacht der Museen, Berlin, Germany
Confession Funnels, 10 outdoor installations, Stockholm, Sweden
Heaven and Earth, permanent installation, Helsingborg, Sweden
The Arch of Thanks, outdoor installation, Helsingborg, Sweden
Cajarc, Centre d’art contemporain Georges Pompidou, France
Spring Salon, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Project Secrets, Liljevalchs konsthall/The Blue Gate, Stockholm, Sweden
Installation, The Church of Sofia, Stockholm, Sweden
2003
Spring Salon, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
The Garden of Senses, permanent installation, Pankow, Berlin, Germany
Project Secrets, Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2002
Naughty Angels, permanent interactive installation, Stockholm, Sweden
Postfuhramt, Berlin, Germany
The Last Judgement, performance, Berlin, Germany
2001
European Ceramic Workcentre – EKWC, Den Bosch, Netherlands
The Arch of Thanks, outdoor installation, Alexanderstrasse, Berlin, Germany
World Festival of Works on Paper, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Wall of Dreams and Hopes, permanent outdoor installation, Linköping, Sweden
2000
Grosse Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
The Last Judgement, performance, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Museum, BorÂs, Sweden
1999
The Dreams’ Place, permanent outdoor installation, Linköping, Sweden
Zwei aus funfundzwanzig, DW Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Performance, Swedish PEN, Stockholm, Sweden
1998
Winged, permanent installation, SOS-centre, Stockholm, Sweden
The Diary of Laughter, project on the Internet
The Tower of Laughter, sound installation, Klangturm, St. Pölten, Austria
Centre national de l’estampe et de l’art imprimè, Paris, France
The Gap of Truth, sound installation, The Church of Revelation, Stockholm, Sweden
Mirror, mirror, sound installation, Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris, France
1997
Impossible projects, Chicago, USA
Medium 4, St. Gheorghe, Rumania
1996
Orte, book project, Germany
Gratias, L’atelier parisien, Paris, France
A Romantic Tour on Seine, performance, Paris, France
Dessein de desseins, Heartless, Paris, France
Video and sound installation, Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris, France
1995
On board, Aperto, Venice Biennial, Italy
Artec, Nagoya, Japan
Multimediale 4, ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
The Grey Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Creations, The Church of Kestad, Sweden
1994
RIX, Linköping, Sweden
ArsBaltika, Sweden
AnnArtFestival, Rumania
Who Wants to Embrace Me, performance, Riddarholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
1993
Spurlos, Potsdam, Germany
Sublima sm stunder, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Kling-klang-plan, sound installation, central railway station, Stuttgart, Germany
Rund um die Kuppel, Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
Flags, Lidköping, Sweden
Birdmirrors, sound installation in TrädgÂrdsföreningen, Linköping, Sweden
Meiner Zeit in Solitude, book project, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
1992
The Cocktail Party, Stavanger Speculum Festival, Norway
Jönköping läns museum, Sweden
Stockholm Water Festival, Sweden
Tegel, Bohusläns Museum/Art Gallery, Uddevalla, Sweden
Art Fair, Hamburg, Germany
1991
The Pleasure Garden, installation at Gallery Enkehuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Kling-klang-plan, sound installation, metro station Odenplan, Stockholm, Sweden
Project Riksgata-FÂgelgatan, Stockholm, Sweden
1990
Art Museum, BorÂs, Sweden
Sommer Atelier, Hannover, Germany
The Labyrint, installation, BorÂs, Sweden
1989
Travelling Light, Lake Mälaren, Strängnäs, Sweden
Kronhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
Performance in the metro, Stockholm, Sweden
The Temple, installation at Fristadstorget, Eskilstuna, Sweden
National Museum, Struga, Macedonia
Gallery Konstcentrum, Gothenburg, Sweden
1988
Happening, the bay of Sölvesborg, Sweden
Gallery Diana, Stockholm, Sweden
Mini Print International, Barcelona, Spain
City Gallery, Halmstad, Sweden
Wadköpings Konsthall, Örebro, Sweden
1987
Happening, Plaza Callao, Madrid, Spain
1986
Nordic Art Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland
1984
Youth Theater, Sofia, Bulgaria
Grants, awards and AiR:
Bildkonstnärsfonden, Sweden
IASPIS, Sweden
The City of Stockholm, Sweden
The Swedish Institute, Sweden
Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Längmanska kulturfonden, Sweden
Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse, Sweden
Göran Lagervalls stiftelse, Sweden
Stockholm County Council, Sweden
Härke Art Centre, Sweden
Filmpool, Sweden
The Swedish Church Cultural Award
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
Zentrum für Kunst und Medienteknologie, Karlsruhe, Germany
The City of Berlin, Germany
Swedish Embassy, Berlin, Germany
DRAC, Marseille, France
Niederösterreichische Kulturszene, Austria
The City of Salzburg, Austria
Frans Masereel Centrum, Belgium
EKWC, Den Bosch, Netherlands
SUMU, Turku, Finland
Djerassi, CA, USA
The Bogliasco Foundation, NY, USA
Ragdale Foundation, IL, USA
Vermont Studio Center, VT, USA
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VA, USA
Hambidge Art Centre, GA, USA
Swedish Embassy, Washington DC, USA
Can Serrat, Spain
Espacio Menosuno, Madrid, Spain
Swedish Embassy, Madrid, Spain
St James Cavalier Center for Creativity, Valletta, Malta
Bikalpa Art Center, Kathmandu, Nepal
Selected book publications:
2019
"The Critical Fish Arts Journal", issue 1, UK
2018
"Maja Spasova" interview in Art Reveal Magazine, 39th issue
2017
" Maja Spasova" interview with Melissa C. Hilborn and Dario Rutigliano, LandEscape Art Review, Anniversary Edition
"Scientific Delirium Madness 2017* Leonardo, volume 50, issue 3, USA
2016
"Maja Spasova" interview in Peripheral ARTeries Art Review, special art press edition
2014
"Maja Spasova, Drawings" by Elisabet Haglund and Maja Spasova, publisher: Bokforlaget Arena, Sweden
2013
"Contemporary Art for Ordinary People" by S. Arrhenius, M. Dzjurlikowska, A. Olofsson and others, publisher: Sveriges Konstforeningar, Sweden
2011
"Rörlig Konstruktion = Mobile Art Production" by Magdalena Malm and others, publisher: Axl Books, Sweden
"Public Art in Sweden", publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
2010
“Plats, Poetik och Politik” by Fagerström och Haglund, publisher: Arena, Sweden
2009
“Maja af Svea”, double CD-album with the sound art of Maja Spasova, text by Thomas Millroth, publisher: OlofBright, Sweden
2007
”Maja Spasova” monograph by Anders Olofsson, Beate Sydhoff and Niclas Östlind, publisher: Arena, Sweden
"LARM: from mouth cavity to laptop: the sound of Nordic art" by Mona Petersson, Thomas Millroth and others, publisher: Kabusa Bocker, Sweden
2006
“The Ceramic Process” by Anton Reijnders, publisher: A & C, UK
2005
“Konstfeminism” by Anna Livion Ingvarsson, Barbro Wekmäster and Niclas Östlind, publisher: Atlas, Sweden
2004
“Hemligheter” by Maja Spasova, publisher: En Bok för Alla, Sweden
2000
"Jahrbuch 5 - Und funf und zehn. 10 Jahre", publisher: Akademie Schloss Solitude, Germany
1997
”ZKM” by Katharina Würm and Elisabeth Clegg, publisher: Prestel, USA
1995
“On board” by Jerome Sans, publisher: Ritter, Austria
1994
“Swedish Samples” by Christian Chambert, Ingela Lind, Daniel Birnbaum, publisher: Propexus, Sweden
1993
“Ein Buch über Stuttgart; Chronik meiner Zeit in Solitude” by Maja Spasova, publisher: Akademie Schloss Solitude, Germany
"Vingspeglar“ by Ingamaj Beck, publisher: Natur och Kultur, Sweden
”Sublima Små Stunder” by Elisabeth Haitto and Olof Wallenstein, publisher: National Museum Stockholm, Sweden
1991
"The Pleasure Garden" by Elisabeth Haitto and Gunnar Sillen, publisher: Gallery Aenkehuset, Sweden