Sophia Al-Maria (b. 1983, lives and works in London) studied comparative literature at the American university in Cairo, and aural and visual cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Her first solo exhibition Virgin with a Memory was presented at HOME, Manchester in 2014. Al-Maria has also shown at the Whitney Museum NY, USA (2016); New Museum, NY (2015); Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2013); Waqif Art Centre, Doha Qatar (2007) and townhouse Gallery Cairo (2005).
Al Maria participated in the 2016 Biennale of moving images (BIM), organized by the centre d’art contemporain in Geneva. In 2015 she guest edited issue 8 of The Happy Hypocrite (Fresh Hell). Her memoir, The Girl Who Fell to Earth (2012), was published by Harper Perennial. Her writing has also appeared in Harper’s Magazine, Triple Canopy and Bidoun.
Sophia Al-Maria (b. 1983, lives and works in London) studied comparative literature at the American university in Cairo, and aural and visual cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Her first solo exhibition Virgin with a Memory was presented at HOME, Manchester in 2014. Al-Maria has also shown at the Whitney Museum NY, USA (2016); New Museum, NY (2015); Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2013); Waqif Art Centre, Doha Qatar (2007) and townhouse Gallery Cairo (2005).
Al Maria participated in the 2016 Biennale of moving images (BIM), organized by the centre d’art contemporain in Geneva. In 2015 she guest edited issue 8 of The Happy Hypocrite (Fresh Hell). Her memoir, The Girl Who Fell to Earth (2012), was published by Harper Perennial. Her writing has also appeared in Harper’s Magazine, Triple Canopy and Bidoun.
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Artpil / Work OpportunitiesCollaborationsArtpil is seeking to expand the team. From contributors to freelance individuals. Whether you are a writer, photographer, designer, art director, we want to hear from you.
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Visionary LandscapesOct 1 – Dec 16, 2026Swedenborg House is pleased to announce Visionary Landscapes, an exhibition exploring the relationship between landscape, imagination and visionary states. Curated by Museum Director Stephen McNeilly, the exhibition brings together historic works in dialogue...
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Ahn Chang-Hong: noon-moolSep 5 – Dec 6, 2026American University Museum is honored to present noon-mool, a major solo exhibition by Korean artist Ahn Chang-Hong. Occupying both the second and third floors of the museum, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity...
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Ulrich Seidl: On Life, Love, and DeathSep 19, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027Eye Filmmuseum presents Ulrich Seidl – Über das Leben, die Liebe und den Tod, the first exhibition – and the first complete film overview – of the renowned Austrian filmmaker in the Netherlands.
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Art Week Tokyo 2026November 4–8, 2026
Art Week Tokyo 2026 expands its activation of the city’s diverse array of museums and art spaces. New institutional highlights include Nam June Paik: The 20th Anniversary of His Passing at Watari-um…
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Our 9th Year AnniversaryArtpil / Prescription 176Here we are again, this time, rounding out our ninth year with 7,000 pages of Articles, Profiles, and Announcements in our growing archive and over 10 million visits strong. A very exciting journey it has been ...
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Lu GuangPhotographerLu Guang was born in 1961, in Zhejiang Province, China. He has been passionate about photography since he held a camera for the first time, in 1980 when he was a factory worker in his hometown in Yongkang County.
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The 90sOct 8, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027Guest curated by fashion industry game changer Edward Enninful OBE, whose lived experience of the decade informs the exhibition The 90s examines a defining period in which a groundswell of creativity changed
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Mossi Traoré: Fashion, TooMay 20 – Nov 16, 2026After the success of the exhibition “Fashion Folklore”, the Mucem dedicates its 2026 season to Mossi Traoré, a singular voice on the French fashion scene, for whom couture becomes a field of experimentation...
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Aesthetica Film Festival 2026November 4–8, 2026Aesthetica Film Festival announces its most expansive programme to date, with York set to become a meeting point for the people shaping the future of film, television, art, sound, games and immersive media this November.
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The Present as FoundOctober 2–23, 2026The divergent creative practices of this year’s Zvono Award finalists – Ljiljana Arsić, Isidora Branković, Mustafa Mlinarević, and Emina Veladžić – have shaped a media-heterogeneous, methodologically diverse, and conceptually multilayered exhibition.
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2027 Brooks International Fellowship ProgrammeDeadline: October 21, 2026
Tate, in collaboration with Delfina Foundation, invites applications for the Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2027. Now in its thirteenth year, the programme will enable practitioners to work with Tate…
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Todd Hido: #2424-1, 1999 / #3878, 2005from the series Between the TwoPrinted Matter is thrilled to announce the second [#2424-1, 1999] and third [#3878, 2005] in a series of three fundraising Risograph-print editions by the artist Todd Hido. These two images bookend Hido’s most recent Risograph print...
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AestheticaMagazine / OrganizationAesthetica is a British art and culture magazine. Founded in 2002, Aesthetica Magazine covers photography, visual art, music, film and theatre. It has a readership of over 311,000 and national and international distribution.
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Senta SimondPhotographerAfter studying aesthetic and theory of cinema at the University of Lausanne, Senta Simond completed an M.A. in Photography at ECAL, University of Art and Design in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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The Wild Gene / Ivana FischerSep 18 – Nov 7, 2026“Childhood is a frightening place. Only when considered from a great distance, whether that be across space or time, can it appear carefree and idyllic. Because growing up is always marked by changes that cannot be controlled...
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Sarah Maple: Double LifeOct 3, 2026 – Apr 4, 2027Museum Arnhem presents Double Life, the first major solo exhibition in the Netherlands by British artist Sarah Maple (b. 1985). In her work, Maple explores what it means when different sides of her identity intersect...
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untame flow stay releaseAug 31 – Nov 29, 2026untame flow stay release presents artistic practices undertaken in response to unjust, environmentally toxic and ableist structures – systems that continue to suppress individuals and communities by individualizing violence...
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