Yana Naidenov
Yana Naidenov (b. 1988, Maputo, Mozambique) uses utilitarian, industrial and ephemeral materials to make sculptures about malleability — constructing and deconstructing thought, and external entropic processes that trump even the strongest intentions. Naidenov is a 2018 graduate of the De Ateliers sculpture programme in Amsterdam and a 2013 graduate of the Royal College of Art, London. She has been represented by Josh Lilley since 2015.
Education
2018, De Ateliers, Amsterdam
2013, MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London
2011, Byam Shaw School of Art, London
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Offspring: Good Morning Midnight, De Ateliers, Amsterdam
2015
Eye Scaffold, Josh Lilley, London
Group Exhibitions
2021
Conscious Becoming, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
2018
Good Morning Midnight, De Ateliers, Amsterdam
2017
Selbst, Institut für Bienenzucht, London
2016
Water Biscuit, Josh Lilley, London
The eyes have it, 53 Beck Road, London
CASS Sculpture Foundation, Chichester
2015
Tyrants and Sirens, 53 Beck Road, London
2014
At the Edge of Town, Josh Lilley, London
Time to hit the road, Gerson Zevi/Leila Heller, New York
For(matter), Atelier Concorde, Lisbon
Aspect, Kingsgate Gallery, London
2013
The London Project Goes North, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
Sustain Show and Award, Royal College of Art, London
ex-ca-vate-site-one, Schwartz Gallery, London
The London Project, Gerson Zevi, 226 Old Brompton Road, London
Show 2013, Royal College of Art, London
2012
Jovens Criadores, Mercado Municipal, Cascais
Appropriate Response, Vulpes Vulpes, London
Kiss the Future, Schwartz Gallery, London
Summer Show, Royal College of Art, London
Tentative Structures with Bryn Lloyd-Evans, Effracute Gallery, London
Paradise, 4 Via Ventura, Milan
2011
The Space Between, Create House, Create Festival, London
Final Show, Byam Shaw School of Art, London
Pataphors, Islington Arts Factory, London
Beware of Beauty, Concourse Gallery, London
2010
Civil Notions, 272 High Holborn, London
Anti-Design Festival, London Design Festival, London
Powers of Ten, Degree Show, London College of Communication, London
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