Adriana Bogdanova

Born in Slovakia.
Lives and works in Amsterdam.

 

Education

2017 - 2019 Royal College of Art, MA Sculpture, London  
2004 - 2008 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, BA Fine Art, Amsterdam

Solo exhibitions

2025 Zarafa, le bel animal du roi, with guest artist Mark Dion, Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam
2015 Relicts of Perception / Perception of Relicts (with Lenka Výmolová), Zwitschermaschine, Berlin
2014 Nocturnes, Subbacultcha!, Amsterdam
2013 When hippo meets the cylinder, De Punt, Amsterdam
2013 Phases of appearance / Fázy zjavenia, Slovak Institute, Budapest

Selected group exhibitions

2024 Vlatka Horvat: By the Means at Hand, Croatian Pavilion, 60th Venice Biennale, Venice
2024 Limburg Biënnale, Odapark, Venray (NL)
2024 Prague Museum Night, Open studios, MeetFactory, Prague
2019 Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London
2019 Petting Zoo, Hockney Gallery, London
2018 SuperCult I, Hockney Gallery, London
2018 WIP Show, Royal College of Art, London
2017 Witteveen Drawing, Loods 6, Amsterdam
2016 Polly's Playground, Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn
2016 Ritme & Regelmaat, Witteveen Visual Art Centre, Amsterdam
2016 Collages and Drawing, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam
2015 Out the same, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam
2015 Formations, Witteveen Visual Art Centre, Amsterdam
2014 Faceless, Stichting Mediamatic, Amsterdam
2013 X10, Toren, Amsterdam
2013 Ignite Amsterdam #26, Stichting Mediamatic, Amsterdam
2013 Faceless part II, quartier 21/MuseumsQuartier Wien, Vienna
2012 Polly's Picture Showroom, KUNSTVLAAI, Amsterdam
2011 Clash Festival 2011, De Oosterpoort, Groningen
2010 One Minute Festival, Badhuistheater, Amsterdam
2010 Stukafest, Groningen
2009 Beehive Experiment, Overtoom 301, Amsterdam
2008 Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht
2008 Gogbot Festival, Tetem, Enschede
2008 Final exam show, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
2008 Final exam film presentation, Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
2008 Next of Kin, Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
2008 Rietveld in de Kerk, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
2006 Dawning, Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam

Grants / Awards

2025 Project Grant, AFK Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
2017 Study grant, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Amsterdam
2008 Nominee Young Blood Award, Enschede

Residencies

2024 MeetFactory, Prague
2016 Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn (NL)

  
Publications / Reviews

2025 Koemelk in literpakken, De Groene Amsterdammer, no. 20, review of Zarafa, le bel animal du roi
2025 Vlatka Horvat: By the Means at Hand. Catalogue of the Croatian Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale. ISBN 978-3-949973-76-5
2024 Limburg Biënnale 2024 catalogue
2017 Polly's Playground - Polly's Picture Show, catalogue, ISBN 978-90-79479-07-8       
2015 DONTPOSTME #10 (SELECTED/BLACK'N'WHITE ISSUE)
2015 Witteveen Visual Art Centre Magazine, April t/m Juli 2015
2014 Phases Magazine
2014 YET magazine
2014 New Dawn
2014 Groundmagazine #22
2014 Terug naar de toekomst, Tijdschrift Ei #28
2013
Weekender #13
2013 X10, Mister Motley
2013 Memento mori, Hard//Hoofd Magazine
2013 N°13 // Adriana Bogdanova, Beelddragers
2013 Jazz it up, Hard//Hoofd Magazine
2013 Uit je schedel, Tijdschrift Ei #16
2013 Schandalig in Beeld, Hard//Hoofd Magazine
2012 NL/BE: De buren in beeld, Hard//Hoofd Magazine
2012 De roes, Mister Motley Magazine
2008 Catalogus NFF 2008
2008 Steampunk Edition Gogbot Festival 08 
2008 Bluebeard's Castle, self-published book
2006 Winterreise, self-published book

Talks & Other

2025 Amsterdam Art Week 2025 - guided exhibition tour 'Zarafa, le bel animal du roi'
2025 Zarafa, le bel animal du roi, Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam - project introduction during exhibition opening
2024 Nocturnalities: Bargaining Beyond Rest - contribution to an online artistic research project by Andrea Knezović and Agata Bar
2024 Big Golden Eyes – 35 Years of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award, GAMPA, Pardubice (CZ) - performance
2024 Open Studios on Tour, Gočárova galerie, Pardubice (CZ) - artist talk
2024 Wanderlust, MeetFactory, Prague - project introduction during Prague Musuem Night
2019 Zabludowicz Collection, London - workshop photographer
2012 - 2015 Tijdschrift Ei: f(r)ictie in woord en beeld - curator/ image editor
2013 Ignite Amsterdam #26, Stichting Mediamatic, Amsterdam - artist talk
2008 Next of Kin,Filmmuseum, Amsterdam - artist talk

Wanderlust

Quipu

Nests

Sea change

Trophies

Ensō

Four Zebras

Dialogue

Insomnia

Unicorn

And even a rock would cry

Arrangement

Ritual III

Ritual II

Hexactinellida

Five little hummingbirds

Compositions

Nocturnes

1 + 1 = 3

Ritual I

White Cube


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