C U R R I C U L U M   V I T A E

 

MARIA PAVLOVSKA

 

Date of birth: 02 October 1975, Skopje, Macedonia. 

BA of Fine Arts (Painting ), Faculty of Fine Arts,  in the class of prof. Simon Shemov  University of St.Cyril and Methodius. Skopje, Macedonia

MA of Fine Arts  ( Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts in the class of prof. Simon Shemov, University St.Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia, 2001. 

PhD - Cultural Studies, Institute for Social and Humanities Research, Mentor prof. Kokan Grcev PhD,  East-West University, Skopje, Macedonia, 2016 

           PhD Thesis : The Drawing as the foundation of all art works trough historical periods and artistic styles

Member:  - DLUM 1999 (Artists Association of Macedonia) 

                 -  CAA 2011 ( College Art Association in the USA)

                 -  Brooklyn Arts Council 2009

                 -  NYFA 2009 ( New York Foundation of Arts)

                 -  AICAD 2011 ( Association of Independent Colleges of Art + Design in the USA)

 

Live in New York, USA 

 

Study stays:

  1. Nürnberg, Germany,
  1. -  Ljubljana, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

 

 

Cooperation with other countries / Artist in Residence program

 

 

2002    - Vienna, Austria – Kunst-halle, Krems, three months session in collaboration between

      Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia and Ministry of Culture of Austria.

      March-July

            - Vienna, Austria – Kunst-halle, Krems, two months session, invited by Ministry of Culture of the 

      Austria, UNESCO/Aschberg Program, September-November 

 

2003    - Vienna, Austria, Art and Residence, three months session, invited by Ministry of Culture of the  

     Austria, UNESCO/Aschberg Program, Printing and promotion of Map-Book October 2003-  

              January 2004

 

2006   - France, Paris, two months session, artists atelier, cooperation between Ministry of Culture of the Republic   

             of Macedonia and Ministry of Culture of France, Cite International des Arts, July - August

 

2007   - USA, New York City, one month artist in residence at Gallery MC, with cooperation with the Ministry of 

             Culture of the Republic of Macedonia in the month of May

 

2010   - Germany, Berlin, one month artist in residence at the Prima Centre in Berlin, with cooperation of the 

             Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia in the month of November

 

2012   - NY,USA, Residence-Studio @ Mana Contemporary Art Center, 2012-present

 

2014   - France, Paris, two months session, artists atelier, cooperation between Ministry of Culture of the Republic   

             of Macedonia and Ministry of Culture of France, Cite International des Arts,  January – February

 

 

 

One women shows  / Solo Projects 

 

 

1999    - Skopje, Macedonia,  impressions, Gallery Stobi

2000    - Ohrid, Macedonia, House of Culture "Gligor Prlicev" Ohrid Summer Festival

    - Struga, Macedonia, Public Museum "Vangel Kodzoman"

- Skopje, Macedonia, Museum of Contemporary Art/the youngest author who exhibited there

2001     - Skopje, Macedonia, “Black and White stories”, Gallery of DLUM/ Association of the Artist of Macedonia, Skopje Summer Festival /the youngest author who exhibited there

             - Skopje, Macedonia, “White of Mine”, Museum of the City Of Skopje, exhibition of paintings, M.F.A. at    the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje /the youngest Master of the Academy of Art

2002     - Vienna, Austria, project - VIENNA; Lang Gallery. 

2003     - Vienna, Austria, solo-exhibition with a map- promotion  ”My silence”, Lang Gallery 

2004     - Skopje, Macedonia-solo-exhibition with a map-promotion  ”My silence”, Museum of Contemporary Art

2005     - Skopje, Macedonia, British Council – art project space / opening of the new gallery space with my   

                exhibition

             - Skopje, Macedonia, “Schwarzeberge”-Promotion of book, Skopje Book Fair’s Johan Buder- Maria 

               Pavlovska/ drawings

             - Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, “Gallery 73” , “Silence”

2006     - Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Gallery “IPC”, “Light – trembling (vibration)”, XXII International 

                Festival Sarajevo “ Sarajevo,  winter 2006 ”

             - Paris, France, ,,Parisian stories,, , Cite International des Arts

2007     - Skopje, Macedonia, “Parisian stories” , France Cultural Center

- Nurnberg, Germany,  “Black – White”, City Gallery at City House, jubilee 25th year of citizenship Skopje -  Nurnberg 

             - New York City, USA, ”Silence”, at Gallery MC, New York

2009     - Sofia, Bulgaria, “Trembling”, Gallery KIC

2010     - New York, USA, Black & White ,  Boricua College, Graham Campus

  • - Berlin, Germany, “Doppler”, Prima Center Gallery

2011     - New York, USA, “Reverberation”Boricua College, Northside Campus

  •   New York, USA, “Evoke”, Citibank, 5th Avenue 60th street Branch 

2014    -  New York, USA, , Drawing Rooms Gallery/ May

               - Connecticut, USA, “ Doppler”, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery/ June – July

2015       - Washington DC, USA, “ Doppler II”, Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Washington DC/ March - April

2019     - Manila, Asia, Philippines, “ White of Mine II”, Manila House Gallery, Maanila House Private Members Club/ January-February

  • Venice, Italy, during the 58 Venice Biennial, 2019, Project: A Reaction, European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Mora-1st floor/ May-November

2020     -  Skopje, North Macedonia, OSTEN Biennale of DRAWING 2020, Preview Solo Show

 

 

 

Group exhibitions / projects 

 

 

1996      - Skopje, Macedonia, "Curriculum Vitae" project with Evgenija Damnievska, Museum of the City                      

               of Skopje      

1997     - Skopje, Macedonia, Paintings and Sculptures, Gallery Daut Pasin Amam

    - Skopje, Macedonia, Mail Art & Book Art, Gallery Anima, projects with Prof. S. Šemov

    - Skopje, Macedonia, "Chaos in action" projects with Evgenija Damnievska, Museum of the City     of

      Skopje

    - Skopje, Macedonia, Prints of the Nature, Youth Cultural Center

    - Skopje, Macedonia, Paintings, Faculty of Fine Art 

1998    - Skopje, Macedonia, Paintings, Faculty of Fine Art

1999    - Skopje, Macedonia, Drawings, Gallery DLUM

    - Skopje, Macedonia, Winter Sallon- DLUM, Museum of Contemporary Art     

    - Ohrid, Macedonia, House of Culture "Gligor Prlicev"

    - Ljubljanja, Slovenia, "ACTA NON VERBA" work shop

  • Saraevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, "ACTA NON VERBA", Winter Festival / work shop

2000     - Skopje, Macedonia, Annual Exhibition-DLUM; Museum of the City of Skopje.

- Skopje, Macedonia, Drawings 2000, DLUM.

- Skopje, Macedonia, Drawings 2000, KIC.    

2001     - Skopje, Macedonia, 5th Biennial of young artists, Museum of Contemporary Art

             - Skopje, Macedonia, “I and the other”, Association for Culture - ICON, Museum of Contemporary Art

2002    - Skopje, Macedonia, Winter Sallon, DLUM; Museum of Contemporary Art - Skopje, Macedonia,    KITKA – work shop, KIC gallery

             - Krems, Austria, Kunst male / Kunst-halle

2003     - Skopje, Macedonia, 6th Biennial of young artists, Museum of Contemporary Art

    - Zagreb, Croatia, “Identities and conflicts/ego”, Gallery SC-“Student centre”

    - Ohrid, Macedonia, The house of Robevci

    - Kumanovo, Macedonia, National Gallery

    - Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro, “Ivanov project”, Center for contemporary arts

    - Kavadarci, Macedonia, work shop “Dudin”

    - Negotino, Macedonia, work shop “Dudin”

    - Skopje, Macedonia, “Pro Arts Festival”, Museum of Contemporary Art

             - Skopje, Macedonia, DLUM- small format

- Skopje, Macedonia, DLUM 50 years anniversary, an award winner “Dimitar Kondovski” for painting for 

  the year 2003

             - Skopje, Macedonia, DLUM- Drawings, University Library

2004     - Skopje, Macedonia, DLUM  Winter salon, Museum of Contemporary Art

- Vraca, Bulgaria, Dunav art-“Radecki”/ work shop

             - Skopje, Macedonia, “Together with art”, IKON

             - Strumica, Macedonia, House of culture – work shop

             - Skopje, Macedonia, Strumica / work shop – Cifte amam

             - Valandovo, Macedonia, House of culture – work shop 

2005     -  Skopje, Macedonija, DLUM - Winter salon,  Museum of the City of Skopje

             - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Art symposium Jahorina

             - Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Art symposium Jahorina

             - Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, work shop, jubileum of 10 years of existing

             - Ulcin, Serbia and Montenegro, work shop

             - Paris, France, Cite des Arts, Contemporary Macedonian artists

             - Skopje, Macedonia, DLUM, Drawings, University Library, Award for a drawing

             - Gornji Milanovac, Serbia & Montenegro, The Cultural Centre – The Modern Gallery, 8 Internacional 

                biennal of miniature arts 

2006     - Kraljevo, Serbia & Montenegro, The Cultural Centre, November Salon

             - Skopje, Macedonia, KIC, DLUM - miniatures

             - Skopje, Macedonia, DLUM, Drawings, University Library

2007     - Skopje, Macedonia, Annual exhibition, DLUM, Museum of the City of Skopje

             - Skopje, Macedonia, DLUM, Drawings, University Library

- Skopje. Macedonia, Work shop Ramazoti, House of the Army

  1.     2008.   - Paris, France, Cite Des Arts

   - Skopje, Macedonia, Art Gallery, Ramazoti

 2009    - Skopje, Macedonia, Museum of the city of Skopje

 2010    - Puerto Rico, USA, Galleria Viota

             - New York, USA, Haiti help, Gallery CAN

             - New York, USA, Armory show, Gallery MC

             - New York, USA, Combining Grace (a tribute to Gilda Radner), Staton gallery, Tribeca

             - Connecticut, USA, Next Women Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery

             - Connecticut, USA, Accidental show, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery

             - Connecticut, USA, The Curiously Free show, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery

2011     - Connecticut, USA, JJ Bedoya and other artists, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery

2012     - Connecticut, USA, Colectors show, Fernando Luis Alvarez  Gallery

             - New York, USA, Macedonian professionals-NY& Friends, Gallery MC

             - New York, USA, Bushwick Open Studios @ Bodega ( Poetry Club), Brooklyn, 3 days art

             - New York, USA, Mana Contemporary-September

             - New York, USA, Mana Contemporary-December

             - New York, USA, “2x2 Show””, Eileen Kaminsky Foundation, Mana Contemporary

             - Connecticut, USA, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, “Miniatures”

2013     - Connecticut, USA, FLA Gallery, “ Colectors show”

             - Connecticut, USA, FLA Gallery,  “ 1960-2012”

             - New York, USA, Mana Contemporary Art Center, January

             - New York, USA, Mana Contemporary Art Center, March

             - New York, USA, Mana Contemporary Art Center, June

             - New York, USA, Mana Contemporary Art Center, September

2014     - New York, USA, Mana Contemporary Art Center, January                                                                  -                        Paris, France, Cite Des Arts Residance, Open Studios / 50 countres – 25 nationalites

             - Paris, France, Artbeat show, Fashion Institute of Paris

            -  New York, USA, Artbeat show, Open space Gallery, Soho

              - New Jersey, USA, “ Pictures of Everything - Abstract Painting Now/ , Drawing Room Gallery, March

             - New York, USA VIP Opening of Judy Chicago Show and Open studios at MANA CONTEMPORARY/ March

             - New York, USA,Published Book– “ Bodega Anthology 3”/edition, Artist and Writers from Brooklyn, Cover page : Art by Maria Pavlovska  / April

-  New York, USA Mana Contemporary Art Center, – May 

  • New York, USA, “ Automatic – Systematic”, Drawing Room Gallery/ May
  • New York, USA MANA CONTEMPORARY, Eileen Kaminski Family Foundation & Mark Straus + Mana.Contemporary / May
  • New York, USA, “ NY CARES”, Gallery MC ( Benefit show for the float in Srbija, Bosna & Croatia / May
  • New York  USA, Buswick open studios festival 2014, Bodega  / Maj
  • New Jersey, USA “White Dearies” ART HOUSE GALLERY 1/ Columbus 109 / June
  • New York, USA, “ Montage of Wandering”, Gallery MC / July
  • New Jersey, USA,  “ Liriks”, THE ART HOUSE GALLERY 2 / Oacman / August
  • New York, USA, Francisko Clemente  VIP Opening Show + Open Studios at MANA CONTEMPORARY/ September
  • Miami, USA, ART BASEL MIAMI, “ Monumental”, MANA CONTEMPORARY / December

2015    -  New York, USA,, MANA CONTEMPORARY/ January

            -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY, interview Bushwick Daily – Open Studio / January

           -  New York, USA, Publication and  Promoction on the Monograph ‘ REACTION” Published by Drawing Rooms Gallery, Victory Hall Press / 10 years works of Drawing / june

           -   New York, USA, Promotion of the  Monograph “ REACTION”, Mana Contemporary, atelje 481

           -   New York, USA,, “ Mostly Drawing”, Drawing Rooms Gallery

           -  New York , USA, “ Mixing Medias” International show, Carole Fereuman Fondation, Awarded Artist

2016  -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY Art Center, February

          -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARYArt Center, May

          -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY Art Center, September

2017  -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY Art Center, January

          -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARYArt Center, April

          -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY Art Center, October

2018  -  New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY Art Center, April

          -  New York, Carole Feuerman Foundation and ArtLeadHer, Mana Contemporary, Senses and Perceptions, 10 Woman Artist Show

2019   -     New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY Open House, April

  • New York, USA, MANA MASS, Mana Decentrilized, MANA CONTEMPORARY , April-September
  • New York, USA, “ Somewhere we Land”, Drawing Room Gallery/ May
  • New York, USA, “ Pepper”, Gallery MC/ May
  • New York, USA, “Commuting Visions”, Gallery MC/ June

-     New York, USA, MANA CONTEMPORARY Open House and Open studios, September

 

 

Upcoming Shows and Publications:

 

2020

  • USA  - NYC, Garry Lichtenstein Prints Editions NY, Silk Screen Edition/ 9 prints portfolio/  – Solo Show

            -     USA, NYC, MANA CONTEMPORARY Digital Open House and open Studios, June

  • USA  - NYC, Boricua College Gallery, Boricua College ( Bronx Campus), “ White Diaries”, Solo Show 

 

 

Art Fares:

 

2015    -  Miami, USA, ART BASEL MIAMI, Show “ Monumental”, MANA CONTEMPORARY ( participation at  ART BASEL MIAMI , represented by  MANA CONTEMPORARY)

 

 

 

Prizes and awards:

 

2003     -  Skopje, Macedonia: 50 years anniversary of DLUM, prize for painting “Dimitar Kondovski” for year 

             -  Vienna, Austria Fellowship UNESCO Ashberg Program, Vienna, drawings 

2005     -  Skopje, Macedonia Award for drawing for 2005, DLUM, Collection in the map in the University Library

2011     -  New York, USA, Citibank Award for Annual Arts Solo Show

2015     -  New York, USA, Carole Feuerman Foundation, “Mixing Medias” International Show, Award for Painting

 

 

 

Publication History ( Solo Catalogs, Books, Monographs): 

 

2001     -  “Black and White Stories”- Skopje Summer Festival Solo Show Macedonia / Catalog

             -  “White Of Mine” -Museum of the City of Skopje, Macedonia – Solo Show / Catalog

2003     -  “My Silence” – UNESCO Aschberg Program-Ministry of Culture of Vienna, Austria / Drawins By         Maria Pavlovska - Poetry by Mihael Stiller / Book 

2005     -  “Silence” –Gallery 73 Belgrade, Serbia – Solo Show / Catalog

             - “Schwarzeberger”-Publishing house Kultura , Skopje, Macedonia, - Johan Buder poetry - Drawings by Maria Pavlovska / Book

2009    - “Trembling” –Gallery KiC Sofia, Bulgaria – solo show / Catalog

2014    -  MANA Contemporary and the Artist at MANA / Book

2015    -  “Reaction”, ( 10 years work of Drawing), Drawing Room Gallery, Victory Hall Press, New York - Monograph

2017    -  THEIA MANIA, Poemas by Dallas Athent – Art by Maria Pavlovska / AntiMentalSociety Press, Black Squere Editions / Book

2019    - “ First Principal – The Drawing” ( The Drawing as the foundation of all art works trough historical periods and artistic styles0, Author: M. Pavlovska, MAGOR Publishing House, Macedonia, / Macedonian language version/ Book- Monograph

            - ECC Venice Art Biennial 2019, “ Personal Structures – Identities”,  during the 58th Venice Biennale, Published by European Culturale Centre/ Venice Biennale/ Book - Catalogue

 

 

Grants:

 

2000:   Nova Makedonija publishing house. Grant for publication for catalog for solo show “Black and White stories”, Skopje Summer Festival, Skopje. Macedonia.

 

2001:  Ministry of Culture of Macedonia. For solo show and publishing the catalog for “White of Mind”. Skopje, Macedonia. Museum Of The City of Skopje. 

 

2002:  Ministry Of Culture of Austria.  3-month residency and solo show at Galerie Lang. Vienna, Austria. 

 

           Ministry of Culture of Austria. 2-month residency and group show at Kunst-halle, Krems, Austria. 

 

2003: Ministry of Culture of Austria / UNESCO. Aschberg Program. Publication of book “My Silence”. Poetry written to my images by Michael Stiller. Vienna, Austria. 

 

2005:  Ministry of Culture of Serbia. Publication of catalog and solo show for “Silence”. Belgrade, Serbia.

 

2006:  Ministry of Culture of Macedonia together with the Ministry of Culture of Bosnia-Herzegovnia. For the solo show “Light-Trembling” Gallery IPC. 22nd International Winter Arts Festival in Sarajevo. 

 

           Ministry of Culture of Macedonia. 2-month studio residence Cite Des Arts in Paris, France / July - August

 

2007:  City Council of Skopje, Macedonia. Publication and solo show of “Black - White” in the gallery at City Hall

in Nimberg, Germany. On the occasion of the jubilee 25th  year of citizenship between Skopje, Macedonia and Nurnberg, Germany. 

 

          Ministry of Culture of Macedonia, grant for 1 month solo show and residency at Gallery MC in New York City.  

 

2009:  Ministry of Culture of Macedonia, grant for the solo show and publishing of catalog  for “Trembling”, Gallery KIC, Sofia, Bulgaria.

 

2010:  Ministry of Culture of Macedonia, grant for the solo show “Doppler” at the Prima Center Gallery in Berlin, Germany.  1 month residency. 

 

2011:  Citibank grant for solo show “Evoke” in Manhattan, NYC, 5th Avenue Branch.

 

2014: Ministry of Culture of Macedonia., Grant for 2-month studio residence Cite Des Arts in Paris, France / January-February

 

2019: European Cultural Centre, grant for the exposure : Project: A Reaction at the Biennale Arte 2019, during the 58th Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia/ May-November

 

2020: Ministry of Culture of Macedonia., Grant for the production of the Portfolio; Silk Screen Edition Gary Lishtenstein, NY

 

 

Selected Collectors and Collections:

 

Eillen Kaminsky Foundation, New York, USA

Luciano Benetton Collection, Imago Mundi Project, Italy

Carole Feuerman Foundation NY

Pedotti Family Collection, England

Carino Family Collection, Asia

A&E (Arts And Entertainment Network) Channel ( private collection) USA

Ministry of Culture of Austria, Vienna

Kunst-Halle Museum, Krems -Austria, 

City Hall, Numberg, Germany

Ministry of Culture of Macedonia, Skopje

Austrian Embassy ( Residence) in Skopje, Macedonia

Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia

Macedonian Airlines, Skopje, Macedonia

Pubiic Library, Skopje,Macedonia

Macedonian Embassy in Sarajevo Bosnia

Macedonian Embassy in Vienna Austria

Private collectors: Macedonia, France, Austria, Serbia, Germany, USA, England, Asia

 

 

 

International Art Work shops, Symposiums, Seminars

 

 

1999    - Kicevo, Macedonia, Monastery in Knezevo/ Art Seminar

    - Kavadarci, Macedonia, Art Colony in Konopiste/ Art Seminar

- Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, "ACTA NON VERBA" International Student Art Collony  

2000    - “Together Kitka”, Skopje Macedonia, Association for Culture –IKON/ Art Seminar

- Struga Radozda, Project "ACTA NON VERBA” / Art Simposium

- Macedonia, Joakim Osogovski/ Art Seminar

2001    - Macedonia, Galicnik Colony/ Art Simposium

- Macedonia, Joakim Osogovski/ Art Seminar

2002    - Vojvodina, Novi Sad “Ivanov proekt” / Art Seminar

- Ohrid Macedonia, Zaedno (“Together”) / Art Seminar – Work shop

2003    - Dojran, Macedonia, “Dudin” / Art Seminar

    - Debar, Macedonia, “Zaedno” (“Together”) / Art Seminar – Work shop

2004     - Vraca,Bulgaria, Dunav-art”Radecki” / Art Seminar

             - Strumica, Macedonia/ Art Simposium

             - Valandovo, Macedonia/ Art Seminar – Work shop

2005     - Saraevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Art Simposium Jahorina

- Pale, Boznia and Herzegovina – 10 years jubileum/ Art Simposium

- Ulcin, Serbia and Montenegro/ Art Simposium

2006     - Macedonia, Joakim Osogovski/ Art Seminar

2007     - Macedonia, Gevgelija/ Art Seminar – Work shop

             - Macedonia, Ramazoti, Ohrid/ Art Seminar – Work shop

2019     - Macedonia, De Niro, Bitola/ Art Simposium – Work Shop