Martina Vacheva (b. 1988) lives and works in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She graduated from National Academy of Arts in Sofia.
Scholarships: Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (2022); MGLC Ljubljana Residency, Ljubljana (2018); Residency Unlimited, NYC (2018)
Awards: artist of BUNA (forum of contemporary art Varna) (2024); Research Residency Award of the 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts (2019); BAZA Award for Contemporary Art (2017)
Solo shows include (selection): Jacky Strenz gallery, Frankfurt (2025); Archeological Museum, Varna (2024); Toplocentrala, Sofia (2024); Octopus art space, Sofia; (2024); Sariev gallery, Plovdiv (2021); Museum Folkwang, Essen (2019)
Group shows include (selection): Soldout Design & Untiled Gallery, Sofia (2025); Art Collection Telekom and Prague City Gallery, Stone Bell House, Prague (2024); Art Collection Telekom, Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana (2023); Art Collection Telekom, Wilhelm Hallen, Berlin (2022); New Tretyakov Gallery Moscow (2021); Crack up – Crack down, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw (2020); Keeping the Balance (exhibition of Deutsche Telekom – Art Collection Telekom), Ludwig Muzeum, Budapest (2020); 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana (2019); EVN Collection, SKLAD, Plovdiv (2019)
Collections: Metropolitan Museum of Arts library collection, NYC; Art Collection Telekom; Gaudenz B. Ruf Collection, Zurich, Vienna; EVN Collection, Enzersdorf; Museum Folkwang, Essen.
