b. 1974 Sofia, Bulgaria
Lives and works in Los Angeles
EDUCATION
2000-2001
Temple University, Graduate Program in Art History, Philadelphia, PA
2000
Tyler School of Art at Temple University, M.F.A. in Painting, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Goucher College, B.A. in Philosophy, Baltimore, MD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Gallop, to retrieve the sunlight! Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
2024
Seascapes, Snowscapes, Kukeri, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Recordings, Bradwolff & Partners, Amsterdam, NL
2022
Pompeii Gray, Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2021
What am I looking at?, Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam, NL
2020
UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Constructions, Frederic Snitzer, Miami, FL
2016
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY (catalog)
Frederic Snitzer, Miami, FL
2015
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY
ACME, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY (catalog)
Samson Projects, Boston, MA
2013
Spill/Frame, ACME., Los Angeles, CA
Galerie Stefan Roepke, Cologne, Germany
Iva Gueorguieva: Reinvigorating Prints, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Washington, D.C. (catalog)
2012
Recoiling Earth, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY
2011
A Stitch in Graft, Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY
Cut, Bravin Lee Programs, New York, NY
Prefiguration, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2010
Betekenen, Kunstcentrum Signe, Heerlen, Netherlands
Aumgn, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA
2009
A Rough End to a Stony Sleep, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Drawing & Sound Installation, Stichting OutLine, Amsterdam, Netherlands
School of the Adjusted Plan, Electric Works Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Pan, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2007
Project Series: 34 New Paintings, Pomona College Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (catalog)
Gyre Carling, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
How to Make Love to a Gasmask, Carl Berg Projects, Amsterdam, Netherlands
New Paintings, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Vectors in the Wounded Plane, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
RUN, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003
Draka Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002
Kolektiv Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Johnson State University Art Gallery, Johnson, VT
Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Temple University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Slipping Glimpser, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2024
Abstraction by Any Other Name, curated by Dan Cameron, Milton Resnick/Pat Passlof Foundation, NYC,
NY
Long Walk Off a Short Pier, curated by Franklin Parrasch, Analog Diary, Beacon, NY
The Golden Thread: A Fiber Art Show, curated by Bravin Lee Programs, Seaport, NY
Infinity on Paper, curated by Solomon Salim Moore, Benton Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Vibrant Matter, curated by Gary Brewer, Wonzimer Gallery Los Angeles, CA
2023
Big Picture Show, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
I have paid a price for my commitment, Transformative Arts Now, Los Angeles, CA.
Don’t believe everything you think, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA.
Together, Bradwolff & Partners, Amsterdam, NL.
2022
Group show, LA Louvre, Los Angeles, CA
Intersection: Tumbling Rose, collaboration with Emma Portner, Benton Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Abstraction, Brand Library, Glendale, CA
2021
From Morning Til Night, We Should Never Rely on a Single Thing, Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Emergency on Planet Earth, UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles, CA
Constellations, David Lewis Gallery, NY, NY
Woven Threads: The Migration of Myths and Metaphors, The Brandstater Gallery, La Sierra University, CA, curated by Gary Brewer
2019
Light Touch, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles, CA
Unbound, Scarfone/ Hartley Gallery, The University of Tampa, curated by Francesca Bacci, Tampa, FL
2018
Shaping Color, LA Louver, Los Angeles, CA
Only Poetry, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA curated by Amy Pleasant
Portal, two-person exhibition with Dona Nelson, Sophia Contemporary, London, England
2017
The Reflection in the Sword of Holofernes, Galveston Artist Residency, Galveston, TX.
Shifting Landscapes, Sophia Contemporary, London.
2016
The Conversation: Joaquin Boz and Iva Gueorguieva, Steve Tuner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Cult of Color, curated by Arthur Pena, Circuit 12 Gallery, Dallas, TX.
The Rock Cried Out, curated by Carl Baratta, TSA LA, Los Angeles, CA.
2015
Between the Eyes curated by Laurel Sucsy, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
Bloody Red Sun of Fantastic L.A., PIASA, Paris, France (November 3–11, 2015)
2014
Making Sense: Rochelle Feinstein, Iva Gueorguieva, Dona Nelson, Deborah Grant curated by Margaret Miller, Director of the Institute for Research in Art; USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL
Variations: Conversations in and around Abstract Painting, curated by Franklin Sirmans, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA, CA
Graphicstudio: Uncommon Practice at USF, curated by Jade Dellinger and co-organized by USF Contemporary Art Museum and the Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
2013
It’s New/It’s Now: Recent Gifts of Prints and Drawings, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Art for Art’s Sake, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
LAndscape, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2012
Art, Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, curated by Billie Milam Weisman, Carnegie Museum, Oxnard, CA
Iva Gueorguieva and Rebecca Morales, Bravin Lee programs, New York, NY
To Live and Paint in LA, curated by Max Pressneill, The Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2011
Vertical Hold, two person show with Julie Weitz, Electric Works, San Francisco, CA
Goldmine: Contemporary Works from the Collections of Sirje and Michael Gold, California State University, Long Beach University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
2010
Five From L.A., Galerie Lelong, New York, NY
Desire: Six Los Angeles Artists, Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA
Art in Embassies Series, American Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Forever Now, Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Challenging the Myth of the Painter, Outline Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009
New Weather: Diana Al-Hadid, Robyn O’Neil, and Iva Gueorguieva, USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL (catalog)
2008
The Humorous and the Unruly, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Looky See, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, Los Angeles, CA
I-35 Biennial, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2007
Struck, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Fluid Field: Abstraction and Reference, Temple University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA curated by Dona Nelson
No Coast, No Sea, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
When Worlds Collide, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Plex, The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
Drawings from L.A., Carl Berg Projects, Amsterdam, Netherlands
New York Styles, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2005
Off My Biscuit, Destroy Your District, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
The Seismologist, Sara Nightingale, Southampton, NY
Le Desert de Retz, Massimo Audiello Gallery, New York, NY
From the Fruit to the Root, Alona Kagan Gallery, New York, NY
More than Dirty South, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
Motion/Stasis, Carroll Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2003
Sentimental Favorites: Abstract Painting, Triple Candie, New York, NY
Louisiana Biennial, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA (catalog)
2002
2002 Faculty Show, LSU Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2001
Just Ripe, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Not Yet Housebroken, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1999
MFA Student Exhibition, Tyler School of Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
INTERSECTION PROJECT: PAINTING INSTALLATION AND LIVE PERFORMANCES
2024
Intersection: Silvi Naci, Friidom Dunn, Gretchen Ackerman, Hyperbolic Q, and Matt McGarvey, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Intersection: Friidom Dunn, Gretchen Ackerman, and Matt McGarvey, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Intersection: Jasmine Albuquerque, Tonya Anderson, Svitlana Zavialova, Phil Skaller and Matt McGarvey, Transformative Arts Now, Los Angeles, CA
Intersection: Tumbling Rose, collaboration with Emma Portner. Music by Unthem Collective and Bitch, Benton Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Intersection: Matthew ET Gibbs and Madaline Riley, soundscape Matt McGarvey, Eco Mountain Peak, Angeles Crest Mountains
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025
Interview with Dona Nelson, BOMB Magazine
2024
Interview with Patrick McElnea, Modern Pizza, Issue #7, June 2024
2020
Conversation with Joey Soloway, “Trampoline this word that accidentally got so excited”, LALA Magazine, 2020 summer issue, p.102-105
Al-Hadid, Diana. The Women Artists Who Deserve Our Attention, According to 9 Leading Artists, Artsy, March 01, 2020
2017
Brewer, Gary. “Translator of the Senses”. Art and Cake. June 14, 2017
2016
Gueorguieva, Iva. “Interview with Roya Karimi”. Tandis Visual Arts Magazine, August, 2016, Tehran, Iran
2015
Dambrot, Shana Nys. “Artist Profile: Iva Gueorguieva,” Art Ltd., May/June 2015
Ollman, Leah. “Iva Gueorguieva’s Paintings Exude Simultaneity and Sensuality at ACME,” Los Angeles Times, September 23, 2015
2014
McQuaid, Cate. “Dense, Elastic Narratives of interruption.” The Boston Globe, May 14, 2014
Campanaro, Pam. “Chaos Controlled: A Constructivist’s Memoir.” Art New England Online, June 10, 2014
Fellah, Nadiah. “Iva Gueorguieva’s Surface-Effect.” New American Paintings, 18 Feb 2014
Williams, Sarah Bay. “Iva Gueorguieva’s Projector Compressor.” Artslant, 9 Feb 2014
Pena, Arthur. “Gueorguieva, Iva. Interview by Arthur Peña”. ArtHaps.com, 9 Feb 2014
2013
Hoelscher, Jason “Pattern and Deregulation: Beauty and Non-Order in Contemporary Painting.” ArtPulse Magazine #17 Volume 5, Year 2013, 22-26
Knight, Christopher “Iva Gueorguieva is Showing Chaos” Los Angeles Times, Friday, September 13, 2013 p. D-13
Friedman, Julia. “Artforum Critics’ Pick: Iva Gueorguieva.” Artforum.com, September 2013
Black, Ezra Jean. “Iva Gueorguieva.” Artillery Magazine, November 2013 p. 50
Spaulding, Trevor. “Seen in LA: Iva Gueorguieva: Spill/Fame, ACME.” Abstractcritical.com, 10 October 2013
Jenkins, Mark. “Iva Gueorguieva: Review.” The Washington Post, Friday, April 26th, 2013 page C-8
2012
Ollman, Leah. “Energy Zings to and fro.” Los Angeles Times, Friday, July 20, 2012, p. D-8
2011
McCarthy, Gerard. “Iva Gueorguieva: Review.” Art in America, October 2011
Shuster, Robert. “Best in Show, Iva Gueorguieva “A Stitch in Graft” and “Cut.” VillageVoice, May 4-10, 2011, p.26
Bookhardt, Eric. “Paintings by Iva Gueorguieva.” The Gambit Weekly, October 4, 2011
2010
Garza, Evan J. “Spotlight: Iva Gueorguieva.” New American Painting #91, December/January 2010, p.8-12
Pagel, David. “Broken Lines of Loss and Yearning.” LA Times, Friday April 30, 2010, p.D-15 Buscemi, Lauren. “Iva Gueorguieva at LUX Art Institute.” Art Ltd Magazine, March 2010
Pincus, Robert L. “Iva Gueorguieva: Color, Complexity Make a Big Splash.” San Diego Union Tribune, February 14, 2010
2009
Ollman, Leah. “In the Studio: Unrest on Canvas.” Los Angeles Times, Sunday, December 27, 2009, p.E-9
Frank, Peter. “Iva Gueorguieva: A Rough End to a Stony Sleep.” THE: LA Monthly Magazine for the Arts, May 2009, p.41
2008
Der Borg, Lucette. “Een Kwast Als Een Tovenaarsbezem.” NRC Handelsblad (Netherlands) November 7, 2008
Scortino-Rinehart, Natalie. “Review of show at Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans.” Artforum. com/critics ‘picks May 2008
Bookhardt, Eric. “Primordial Colors.” Gambit Weekly May 20, 2008
New American Paintings #73, “Juror’s Pick” Alma Ruiz MOCA Los Angeles curator, p.64-67
Maine, Steven. “Review: Iva Gueorguieva at Carl Berg Gallery.” Art in America, p.221
2007
Myers, Holly. “Menace Lurks Amid the Colorful Chaos.” Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2007, p.E-23
2005
Harrison, Helen A. “Landscapes: Fantastic, Elemental or Formal.” The New York Times, November 13, 2005
2004
Calas, Terrington. “Technique and Meaning.” The New Orleans Art Review, Sept./Oct./Nov. 2004, p.28-30
Bookhardt, Eric D. “Born to Run.” The Gambit Weekly, August 17, 2004
MacCash, Doug. “Energetic Abstraction.” Times Picayune (Lagniappe), August 13, 2004, p.14-16
2003
Bookhardt, Eric. “Review: Louisiana Biennial.” Art Papers Magazine, Nov-Dec, 2003
MacCash, Doug. “Competitive Edge.” Times Picayune (Lagniappe), Friday August 8, 2003, p.20-24
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
University Art Museum California State University Long Beach, CA
Art, Design and Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, MN
The Cohen Family Collection, NY, NY
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2019
Finalist for the Howard Foundation Grant
2017
Nominated for Anonymous is a Woman Grant
2012
Orange County Contemporary Collectors Fellowship Award
Mid-career fellowship award, California Community Foundation
2006
Artist Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation
2005
Artist Residency Scholarship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2003
Artist Mini Grant, Louisiana Council on the Arts
2002
Individual Creative Artist Special Opportunity Stipend, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
1999-2000
University Fellowship, full tuition and monthly stipend, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1999
Rome Fellowship, full-tuition grant to attend a seminar in Rome Italy
1993-97
Trustee’s Scholarship, full-tuition, room and board, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
RESIDENCIES
2021
Hermitage Artist Residency, Sarasota, FL
2019
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
2011
Graphicstudio and Institute for Research in Art, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida [recurrent
residencies in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018]
2006-07
Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2005
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine