Biography
Iva Vacheva is born 1981 in Plovdiv. She lives and works in Berlin and Plovdiv. In 2004 she graduated (BA) from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia and the same year she moved to Berlin, Germany, where she graduated BA (2007) and MA (2008) from the Academy of Fine Arts (UdK).
In Berlin she made several solo shows, „Ugly, Horny, Bad“ in Krammig & Pepper Contemporary(2007); „ Ich verdopple Schätzchen“ with Christopher Eymann in Janine Bean Gallery (2009), „Sectio“ in Janine Bean Gallery (2010) and Mission Icarus in Dorothea Konwiarz Stiftung (2013).
Her works was exhibited also in „Sonderausstellung der UdK, Mause Falle“ curated by Michael Schulz in Art Frankfurt, Germany (2005); „Between Welkome and Goodbye“ curated by Vladiya Michaiylova at Vaska Emanuilova Gallery in Sofia (2007) ; „In search of lost time“ curated by Svetlana Kuyumdzhieva and Vera Mlechevska, City Art Gallery in Sofia (2007); „Fairytale of Berlin“ in Vesterbro Kulturhaus, Kopenhagen, Denmark, (2007); National Autumn Exhibitions curated by Galina Lardeva in Plovdiv (2008); Fairytale of Berlin curated by Janine Bean, Scion Space, Los Angeles, USA (2009) ; „Hot Spot. Eine Momentaufnahme“ curated by Prof. Dr. Eugen Blume and Sebastian C. Strenger, Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin, Germany (2011); Selection 09 JUNGE SZENE Anthropolis curated by Peter Funken, Berlin ,Germany (2011); „Festival Ulitsa Otets Paisiy „- Behaviour „ curated by Stefka Tzaneva, Plovdiv (2013); „Survivors“ curated by Prof. Wolfgang Petrick, Stiftung Starke, Berlin (2014); „Neugold “ curated by Stefan Rikels in Museum Ostwall- Dortmunder U, Dortmund, Germany (2015/16); Guest Artist at Prof. Wolfgan Petrick`s exhibition „Go(o)d Speed“ curated by Prof. Dr. Wulf Herzogenrath in Max Liebermann Haus, Berlin,Germany (2017) ; „ Prof. Andrei Daniel & Students“ at City Art Gallery Varna and NAA-Academy Gallery in Sofia (2018) ; „Jubiläumsausstellung“, Stiftung Starke, Berlin, Germany (2018-19).
Iva Vacheva received a grand from Prof. Andrei Daniel and Euro Bank in Sofia (2001). In 2003 she received the First Prize for painting by Post Bank in Sofia; scholarship for 2012-13 of Dorothea Konwiarz Foundation, Berlin, Germany.
Paintings of Iva Vacheva were published in Vice Magazine, DE “The Fiction Issue 2013′′ juxtaposing the text by Elfriede Jelinek „Wir müssen weg“. In 2013, she was invited to attend in „Women in Art, Band 1: Meisterwerke der Bildenden Kunst - Die großen Künstlerinnen vom Mittelalter bis zur Neuzeit „ by Reinhard Fuchs.
About
I enjoy to reproduce the reality and to dispute it by reviewing the values and prescriptions of terms and standard norms, wich became to reference points for the public life. I explore religious beliefs, cults, antique myths and symbols, established orders and traditions. They are attraktiv to me, because they are like a mirror, reflecting history, culture and social environment interactions.
- Iva Vacheva
Gallery
Iva Vacheva
Black Stage, 2018.
Installation
Details
- Material: acrylic on canvas, drapes, glasses, various objects
- Width: 700.00 cm Height: 400.00 cm Depth: 100.00 cm
- Property of: Iva Vacheva
Iva Vacheva
Dancing on the Ruins of the Sun, 2017.
Painting
Details
- Material: acrylic on canvas
- Width: 250.00 cm Height: 210.00 cm Depth: cm
- Property of: Kunstsammlung Jutta und Manfred Heinrich
- Description: From the series SUN
Iva Vacheva
Dilemma Trash, 2014.
Painting
Details
- Material: acrylic on canvas
- Width: 160.00 cm Height: 190.00 cm Depth: cm
- Property of: Iva Vacheva
- Description: From the series SUN
Iva Vacheva
A Toast to Friendship, 2009.
Painting
Details
- Material: acrylic on canvas
- Width: 150.00 cm Height: 170.00 cm Depth: cm
- Property of: Iva Vacheva
- Description: From the series CULT
