Biography
Martina Vacheva is born 1988 in Plovdiv. She lives and works in Plovdiv and Brittany, West France. Martina graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, majoring in Illustration and Book and Print Graphics, in 2012 she specialized in the illustrator’s class of Georg Barber (ATAK) at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, Germany.
In 2016, SARIEV Contemporary with the curator Vera Mlechevska presented her first solo show “Sereality" as part of the gallery’s BACKGROUND: Young Artists 2016 exhibition. After the success of the show her works have been exhibited in many curatorial exhibitions and projects such as: “Lifestyles and Still Life” curated by Vera Mlechevska, Lubomirov/Angus-Hughes, London, (2016); Exhibition of nominees for the BAZA Award for contemporary art, Sofia City Art Gallery (2017); “The Image is no Longer Available” curated by Vesela Nozharova, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia (2017); “My Dear Provincialist” curated by Victoria Draganova, Swimming Pool, Sofia (2017); “Let Them Draw II (Drawing and Withdrawing)” group show - drawings, curated by Pravdoliub Ivanov at SARIEV Contemporary (2017); “Art start: Young artists to Follow in 2017” curated by Vessela Nozharova, Stefka Tsaneva, Daniela Radeva, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia (2017); "Baywatch" curated by Nathalie Hoyos and Rainald Schumacher, KVOST, Berlin (2018); "Dias de Romance" curated by Carmen Ferreyra, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2018); "Schock und Schrecken" curated by Stefka Tsaneva, Goethe-Institut Bulgarien, Sofia (2018) and others, "Immersion – Background: Young Artists from Plovdiv", Bulgarian Embassy in Helsinki, Finland (2018), curated by Vera Mlechevska.
On 9 November 2018, in SARIEV Contemporary was opened the second solo show by Martina Vacheva – “Mud“, specially created for the gallery and including new works – ceramics, exploring images of forgotten.
Martina Vacheva is the 2017 BAZA / Young Visual Artists Awards winner - a prize attributed by the Sofia City Art Gallery and Institute of Contemporary Art – Sofia. She was awarded with two-month participation in Residency Unlimited, NY.
Martina Vacheva has works at Art Collection Telekom, Metropolitan museum library collection, New York and Gaudenz B. Ruf collection, Zurich, Vienna.
About
Obliquely drawing on a tradition of Pop, Martina Vacheva’s seemingly naive and charming works contain an understated sophistication which can be descried in her use of color, composition and humor. For all its apparent immediacy, what she does also sneaks up on you, revealing much more, if you let it.
- Chris Sharp
Gallery
Martina Vacheva
Become a stoned mushroom, 2018.
Object
Details
- Material: glaze ceramic, clay, styrofoam, cinder, lichens, mosses, dried grass, epoxy resin
- Width: 104.00 cm Height: 50.00 cm Depth: 56.00 cm
Martina Vacheva
Plague, 2018.
Object
Details
- Material: glaze ceramic, clay, carpet, stones, dry grass, dried branches, mud
- Width: 162.00 cm Height: 170.00 cm Depth: 50.00 cm
Martina Vacheva
The Toilet of Venus, 2016.
Painting
Details
- Material: acrylic on canvas
- Width: 60.00 cm Height: 70.00 cm Depth: cm
Martina Vacheva
series Postthracians, 2017.
Installation
Details
- Material: clay, crystalline glaze ceramic
- Sizes: variable dimensions and display
- Description: containing 15 objects; unique work
Installation view “Exhibition of the BAZA 2017 Award for contemporary art nominees” at Sofia City Art Gallery - References: http://sariev-gallery.com/artworks/series-postthracians-2017?artist=martina-vacheva&type=selected&has%5Bbio%5D=1&has%5Bselected%5D=31&has%5Bartworks%5D=71&has%5Bexhibitions%5D=3&has%5Bfairs%5D=0&has%5Bnews%5D=6
