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Evariste Maïga lives and works in Geneva
Born 1980, Lome, Togo
Malian National
Swiss National
Education
2010-2012 . MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, England
2004-2008 . BA Visual Communication, University of Art and Design, Geneva, Switzerland
Solo Exhibitions
2017. 'Everything has Something to Say', Art Night 2017 Associate Programme, Umlaut Project Space, London, England
With support of the Swiss Cultural Fund UK
2015 . 'You can go up, you can go down', Quick Millions, London, England
Group Exhibitions/ Screenings
2023 . Xam, Xamlé (Groupe screening), developed by RAW Material Company within the framework of the Educational Web, Kunstverein Hamburg.
2022 . FMAC. Groupe exhibition of the 2021 acquisitions.
2021 . Lemaniana, Centre d’Art Contemporain – Geneva, Switzerland
2016 . Screening 'Going Hard', Grand Union Gallery, Birmingham, England
2016 . Europa, Transition Gallery, London, England
2015 . Screening 'From the intangible to the tangible', Volumes, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland
2015 . Off Course, Bussels Art Fair, Presented by Academy Now, Brussels, Belgium
2014 . Concerning the Bodyguard, The Tetley, Leeds, England
2014 . Alakazantae, Camberwell Art Festival, London, England
2013 . Vanguard, Action Field Kodra, Parallel programme of the 4th Thessaloniki Biennial, Greece
2013 . Intercourse 3, ICA London, England
2013 . Estrangement, The Cooper Gallery, DJCAD, Dundee, Scotland
2012 . Bloomberg New Contemporaries, The ICA, London, England
2012 . Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Liverpool Biennial, England
2012 . MFA Fine Art Degree Show, Goldsmiths, University of London, England
2008 . Jeunevois, Centre de la Photographie, Geneva, Switzerland
Professional Development
2019 . With International Curators Forum – ICF. Visit to the Venice Biennale as part of the Diaspora Pavillon Programme
With artists: Shiray Bayjoo, Veronica Ryan, Sonia Barrett. With Jessica Taylor (ICF) and Adelaide Bannerman (ICF)
Residency (Upcoming)
2022 . Raw Material Company, Session 8:Tour de table. Directed by Yemisi Aribisala et Siddhartha Mitter, Dakar, Senegal
With the support of Pro Helvetia
Teaching/Talk
2019 - Substitute Teacher in Visual Arts and Graphic Design, in Art school and secondary school, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 . Artist talk, Estrangement, The Cooper Gallery, with artists Cornelia Solfrank and Fatma Bucak, Dundee, Scotland
2012 . Visiting Lecturer, Kingston University (Invited by Roman Vasseur), BA Fine Art, London, England
Bursary/Grant
2017 . Breathing SPACE Bursary
2010 . Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour
Bibliography, Press(Selected)
2017 . PROTOCOLLUM Journal, Issue 4, www.protocollum.org, Germany
2013 . ICA London, Intercourse, Catalogue, Published by ICA London, England
2012 . Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Catalogue, Edited by Eileen Daly and Rebecca Heald, London, England
Reviews
This is tomorrow, Concerning the Bodyguard
Artupdate, Concerning the Bodyguard
Aesthetic magazine, Estrangement
Artlyst, MFA Degree Show, Goldsmiths
Collections
FMAC (Fonds d’art contemporain de la Ville de Genève)
Private collections in the UK and in Switzerland