Curriculum Vitae

Maja Maljevic

Curriculum Vitae

1973 – Born in Belgrade, 13. May,Serbia (ex Yugoslavia)

1992 – Graduated from the School for Design in the department of Graphic Design, Belgrade

1997 – Graduated  from the Faculty of Fine Arts, at department of painting in the class of professor Cedomir Vasic.University of Arts,Belgrade

1999 – Member of Fine Artist Association of Serbia (ULUS)
2000 – Awarded a Master of Arts in the field of painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Arts, Belgrade

2000 – Immigrated to South Africa

 Exhibitions

2022 - "BASED ON A TRUE STORY" – David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, USA
2019 - "THE SILENCE OF CHANGE' – David Krut Projects, New York, USA

2018 - "POLYTEKTON' – David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, RSA

2017– "ROOM WITH A VIEW " - Kalashnikovv Gallery, RSA

2016 - "DISRUPTED" – David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, RSA
2014 – "HORROR VACUI " - David Krut Projects, JHB
2014 – "WORKS ON PAPER " - David Krut Projects, JHB

2012 – "EX NIHILO" - David Krut Projects, Cape Town

2012 – "REVISITED" - Nirox Projects, JHB
2011 – “BUBBLE AND LEAK”- David Krut Projects,JHB
2010 – "2 MONTHS THURSDAYS" - David Krut Projects, JHB
2009 – “INTO THE SPINE”- David Krut Projects,JHB
2008 – “DRAWINGS” – Obert Contemporary, JHB
2007 – “PRETTY MONSTERS” – Obert Contemporary, JHB
2005 – “FACT AND FICTION” – Obert Contemporary, JHB
2002 – “PRESENT TENSE” – Spark Gallery, JHB
2002 – “RECENT WORK” – Inspace Interiors, JHB
1999 – “EMOCORE” – Gallery Zvono, Belgrade
 

Group Exhibitio

2023 - "A Decade of Kalashnikovv" - Kalashnikovv Gallery, JHB

2023 - "Art on Paper" - Kalk Bay Modern

2020-1 "Pictures Worth a Thousand Words"- David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, RSA

2019 - "Kind of Blue" - David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, RSA

2019 - "Forms" - Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, RSA

2018- Memento Mori – Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, RSA

2018 -A Contemporary Showcase – Graham’s Fine Art Gallery & Kalashnikovv Gallery, 
Johannesburg, RSA
2018 -The Colourist Manifesto – David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, RSA
2017 -A Piece of Work – David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, RSA

2017 – "Occupy  II" - Fried Contemporary Art Gallery, PT

2017 – "A piece of work" - David Krut Projects, JHB

2017 – "Super Salon" - Kalashnikovv Gallery, JHB

2016 – "Nano" - Barnard Gallery, CT
2016 – "i.n.c.h x i.n.c.h" - David Krut Projects, JHB
2015 – "No End to This" - NO END, Contemporary Art Space ,JHB
2015 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the "FNB Joburg  Art Fair",JHB
2015 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the "Turbine Hall Art Fair",JHB     

2015 – "Art Exhibition",Jan Celliers, JHB

2015 – Young Collectors Gallery and Kalashnikov gallery, JHB

2015 – "Out of Context"- UJ Art Gallery, JHB

2015 – "Along the Line"- David Krut Projects, JHB

2015 – "Carved" - David Krut Projects, JHB

2015 – Represented Gallery Salon 91 Contemporary Art Collection at the "Cape Town  Art Fair",CT

2014 – Represented Vinci Gallery at the "Singapor Art Fair", Singapor
2014 – "The Benediction of Shade"- David Krut Projects, JHB
2014 – "Equinox"- David Krut Projects, JHB
2014 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the "Joburg  Art Fair",JHB

2014 – "I Take It All Back"– NIROX Projects, JHB

2014 – "MATRIX" (with Deborah Bell, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Senzo Shabangu, Diane Victor and Mary Wafer) – David Krut Projects, Cape Town 

2014 – "PAPERWORK"– SMAC Art gallery, Stellenboch

2013/2014 – "The Xmas Show"– SMAC Art gallery, Cape Town

2013 – "Back to the Future"– Abstract Art in South Africa  Past and Present,  Stellenbosch modern and contemporary art gallery  organized by SMAC Art Gallery , Cape Town
2013 –   Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the "Joburg  Art Fair",JHB
2013 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the "Turbine Hall Art Fair",JHB                            

2013 – "Inspiracija-Secanje ili Buducnost"-KCB-Podroom Gallery,Belgrade

2013 – Group show-SMAC Art gallery,Cape Town

2013 – "The Painters Show"-Kalashnikovv Gallery, JHB

2012 – "The Lite Room"-Basel,Switzerland
2012 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the "Joburg Art Fair",JHB
2011 –"Art on Paper" at Casa Labia Galleria, Cape Town
2011 – Represented Gallery  David Krut Projects at the “Joburg Art Fair”, JHB
2010 – Collaboration with fashion designer Lisa Jaffe of Guillotine-"Monotype"- a once-off perfomance piece

2010 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the “ EAB Fair”, New York
2010 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projets at the “High Point Center for Printmaking”, Mineapolis, Minesota

2010 – Represented Gallery  David Krut Projects at the “Joburg Art Fair”, JHB

2010 – Spier Contemporary 2010, Cape Town

2009 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the “ EAB Fair”, New York

2009 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the “Joburg Art Fair”,JHB

2008 – “THE NEW SPELL”(with Themba Shibase,Michael MacGarry,Mandipha Mntabo,Robyn Nesbitt,and Nina Barnett)- David Krut Projects, New York

2008 – Represented Gallery David Krut Projects at the “Joburg Art Fair”,JHB

2008 – “6:08”- David Krut Projects,JHB

2007 – “BICYCLE”-Artspace-JHB

2007 – Represented Gallery Zvono at the “VIENNAFAIR”, Vienna, Austria

2007 – “THE WINNING TEAM”-Gallery Zvono, Belgrade

2007 – Represented Gallery Zvono at the “ARTMOSCOW”, Moscow, Russia

2006 – Represented Gallery Zvono at the Art Fair Cologne, Germany

2005 – Loonsong Gallery, Main, USA

2005 – “MELROSE ART" (with Henry Symonds, Kudzanai Chiurai, Peter Eastman, Matthew Hindley and Mark Erasmus) – Obert Contemporary, JHB

2004 – “WARM RED CARVEN” – Moja Modern, JHB

2002 – Fireman Fine Art, JHB

1999 – “CRITICS CHOICE” – Cultural Centre, Belgrade

1999 – “EXHIBITION OF THE NEW MEMBERS OF ULUS” – ULUS, Belgrade

1998 – 3^rd Yugoslav Biennale of Youth, Vrsac, Yugoslavia

1995 – 2^nd Karlovac Salon of Youth, Karlovac, Yugoslavia

Residencies & Awards
2011 Nirox Foundation, Cradle of Humankind, RSA

Art Fairs
Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town, RSA (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
FNB Art Joburg Fair, Johannesburg, RSA (2008 – 2015, 2018, 2022)
Latitudes Art Fair, Johannesburg, RSA (2019, 2023)
RMB Turbine Art Fair, Johannesburg, RSA (2013, 2015, 2019,2022)
Singapore Art Fair, SGP (2014)
VIENNAFAIR, Viena, AUT (2007)
Art Cologne, Cologne, GER (2006)

Collections 
The Spier Arts Trust Collections
Hollard Art Collection
Nandos Art Collection

 

Selected news and press

Art Forum Critic’s Pick – Sean O’Toole

Printmaking today – Maja Maljević, Up is down, left is right by Bronwyn Law-Viljoen

Fuzzy disciplines: artistic collaboration in South African fashion design

Biography

I was born in Belgrade in 1973 and grew up happily in the former Yugoslavia under Tito. At seven years old I was even one of Tito’s Pioneers (Tito’s cadets). To my mind, the 80’s were idyllic even though we didn’t have Barbie or Ken or McDonalds. But all the big bands came to Belgrade and I sometimes got tickets for concerts from my father who was an inspector in the police force. I also used to watch horror movies with him despite my age. Meanwhile my mother was the provincial head of kindergartens in Serbia.

Towards the end of the 80’s I was accepted into the school for design. I had to take extra curricula classes in order to apply. Everyone did.  Following that I was accepted into the faculty of fine arts at the University of Belgrade. At university I lived the bohemian lifestyle. Discussions about life, the arts, music, theatre or where to buy the best pljesckavica (Balkan burger) normally carried on until the early hours of the morning. Of course, it was a tradition in Belgrade that a night out only started after 23:00, and that the morning after was nothing to be worried about. I still like to sleep late.

The 90’s were less happy. In 91 the war started. In 92 my brother and my cousin, who was like a sister to me, left the country for South Africa. If my brother had stayed in Belgrade he would have been conscripted and forced to join the army – army officers used to come to our house after he had left to ask about his whereabouts. I joined the student protests in 96-97 and graduated with my Master’s degree in 99. Just after that, with Bill Clinton as the American president, NATO bombed Belgrade.  In 2000 Slobodan Milošević resigned as president of Serbia and was charged with war crimes. I left for South Africa and my mother helped me pack. I was 27 when I arrived in South Africa.

Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jean Michel Basquiat all died at 27. I didn’t join the club.