Maura Biava Explained

Maura Biava
Birth Name:	Maura Biava
Birth Date:	1970
Birth Place:	Italy
Nationality:	Italian-Dutch
Known For:	Photography, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, installation

Maura Biava (born 1970, Italy)^[1] is an Italian visual artist based in Amsterdam, who works across photography, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and installation.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Background

Maura Biava was born in Reggio Emilia, in 1970. Biava earned her degree from the Brera Academy, in 1992. She studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, from 1997 to 1999.^{[5] [6]}

Her photography, drawings, and ceramics are inspired by nature and mathematics. Biava's works are represented in collections, including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Museum De Domijnen in Sittard, the Fort bij Vijfhuizen in Vijfhuizen, the AkzoNobel Art Foundation in Arnhem, and De Nederlandsche Bank in Amsterdam.^[7]

Since 2005, she has taught at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.

Selected exhibitions

Solo

• 2024: in-form-azione, International Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy^[8]
• 2024: Escher in the Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands
• 2022: Nature * Patterns, Gallery Caroline O’Breen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands^[9]
• 2021: Spinning the stars, museum BAZ, The Hague, The Netherlands^[10]
• 2019: Zero & Five, Galerie Caroline O'Breen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands^[11]
• 2016: Form Informed, book launch & exhibition of prints at Printed Matter^{[12] [13]}
• 2014: Hypotrochoid of Albrecht Dürer & Apion of Giordano Riccati, Envoy Enterprises (hosted by Torch gallery), Amsterdam, The Netherlands^[14]
• 2013: Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy^[15]
• 2011: Scintillascopy, Maura Biava & Dike Blair, Cascina Cuccagna, Milan, Italy^[16]
• 2007: Doride/Ultramarine, Maura Biava & Elspeth Diederix, Photo Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands^{[17] [18]}
• 2001: Levanto, Bahnwärterhaus, Galerien der Stadt Esslingen, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany^[19]
• 1996: Medusa & Delfina, Galleri Nicolaï Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark^{[20] [21]}

Group

• 2024: Luminous Reveries, Gallery Dotwalk, Travancore Palace, New Delhi, India^[22]
• 2024: Experimentumcrucis III, Ex Caserma Cassonello, Noto, Italy^[23]
• 2021: All'ombra del... Contemporary Art project Villa Iblea, Sicila, Italy^[24]
• 2020: The Natural, Galerie Caroline O'Breen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands^[25]
• 2017: Ecovention Europe, Museum Contemporary Art De Domijnen, Sittard, The Netherlands^[26]
• 2016: Dalla cellula all’universo-dall’atomo al bit, Triennale Expo Gate, Milano, Italy^[27]
• 2015: Data Clay, Museum of Design, San Francisco, California, USA^[28]
• 2014: Raving Disco Dolly on A Rock 'n Roll Trolley, Envoy gallery, New York, USA^[29]
• 2006: Gimme Shelter, Halle Fur Kunst, Luneburg, Germany^[30]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maura Biava . 2024-10-20 . Museum Escher in The Palace . en-US.
2. Web site: Maura Biava, in-forma-azione . 2024-10-20 . MIC Faenza . en-US.
3. Web site: Maura Biava - Archief - de Appel Amsterdam . 2024-10-20 . www.deappel.nl.
4. Web site: 2015-12-07 . Maura Biava . 2024-10-20 . Interviews from Yale University Radio WYBCX . en.
5. Web site: Maura Biava . 2024-11-03 . KABK . nl.
6. Web site: Maura Biava Instituto Buena Bista . 2024-11-03 . institutobuenabista.com.
7. Web site: Photographie . L'Œil de la . 2022-08-23 . Galerie Caroline O’Breen : Maura Biava : Nature * Patterns . 2024-10-22 . The Eye of Photography Magazine . en-US.
8. Web site: Veca . Antonio . 2024-11-07 . "in-form-azione", al Mic di Faenza la mostra-installazione dell'artista Maura Biava . 2024-12-03 . Ravenna24ore.it . it-IT.
9. Web site: Maura Biava Artist on Gallery Viewer Gallery Viewer . 2024-10-20 . galleryviewer.com . EN.
10. Web site: 2021-09-25 . Sep 25 – Nov 14, 2021: Spinning the Stars . 2024-10-20 . Rijksakademie . en.
11. Web site: Zero and Five by Maura Biava at Galerie Caroline O`Breen - Artland . 2024-10-20 . www.artland.com . en.
12. Web site: Maura Biava . 2024-10-20 . Printed Matter . en.
13. Web site: MEEUSONTWERPT / FORM INFORMED . 2024-10-20 . meeusontwerpt.nl . en.
14. Web site: Hypotrochoid of Albrecht Dür... Maura Biava Gallery ... . 2024-10-20 . galleryviewer.com . EN.
15. Web site: 2013-09-14 . Maura Biava Artribune . 2024-10-20 . it-IT.
16. Web site: 2011-12-14 . Scintillascopy . 2024-10-20 . Abitare . en-US.
17. Web site: 2000-2007 - Ultramarine . 2024-10-20 . Elspeth Diederix.
18. Web site: Ultramarine Doride Elspeth Diederix Maura Biava, Douglas Heingartner 9789089100177... bol . 2024-10-20 . www.bol.com . nl-NL.
19. Web site: Ausstellungen 2001 Galerie der Stadt Esslingen - Villa Merkel . 2024-10-20 . www.kunst-und-kultur.de.
20. News: Nissen . Line R. . Maura Biava . 2024-10-20 . Frieze . en . 29 . 0962-0672.
21. Web site: Danielle . 2018-07-13 . Maura Biava - We Like Art . 2024-10-20 . welikeart.nl . nl-NL.
22. Web site: Luminous Reveries Gallery Dotwalk . 2024-11-03 . gallerydotwalk.com . en.
23. Web site: Events and News of Art Gallery Turin . 2024-11-03 . Simondi . it.
24. Web site: All’ombra del gelso in fiore prima che i fiori macchino . 2024-11-03 . Exibart.service . it-IT.
25. Web site: The Natural Maura Biava, Tanja Engelberts, Anne Geene,... . 2024-11-03 . galleryviewer.com . EN.
26. Web site: 2017-11-25 . 'Artist talk' bij Ecovention Europe: Maura Biava & Kinga Kielczynska . 2024-11-03 . Sittard-Geleen.nieuws.nl . nl.
27. Web site: Refe alla XXI Triennale Esposizione Internazionale di Milano – Refe – Strategie di Sviluppo Sostenibile . 2024-11-03 . it-IT.
28. Web site: Data Clay: Digital Strategies for Parsing the Earth . 2024-11-03 . MCD . en-US.
29. Web site: 2014-06-26 . Raving Disco Dolly On A Rock N’ Roll Trolley at Envoy Enterprises . 2024-11-03 . NY Arts Magazine . en-US.
30. Web site: GIMME SHELTER – or i’m gonna fade away – Halle für Kunst . 2024-11-03 . halle-fuer-kunst.de . de.