Stefania Batoeva
Stefania Batoeva (b. 1981, Sofia, Bulgaria) lives and works in Paris.
Batoeva's compositions possess a haunting symbolism, often echoing her own image intertwined with figures from her life, while fragments of landscapes slip into the abstract, united by an emotional charge. In layered dimensions, Batoeva blurs the line between the tangible and intangible, drawing viewers into a realm of implied presences where subjects are both isolated and subtly influenced by unseen forces. We encounter moments suspended between solitude and companionship—a lone figure in a bedroom, shadowed by an ephemeral memory; expectation hangs heavy, like a clouded sky. These intricate compositions reveal an intimacy that is vulnerable yet opaque, inviting us to linger, question, and reflect on our own emotional landscapes within Batoeva's constructed world.
Batoeva's compositions possess a haunting symbolism, often echoing her own image intertwined with figures from her life, while fragments of landscapes slip into the abstract, united by an emotional charge. In layered dimensions, Batoeva blurs the line between the tangible and intangible, drawing viewers into a realm of implied presences where subjects are both isolated and subtly influenced by unseen forces. We encounter moments suspended between solitude and companionship—a lone figure in a bedroom, shadowed by an ephemeral memory; expectation hangs heavy, like a clouded sky. These intricate compositions reveal an intimacy that is vulnerable yet opaque, inviting us to linger, question, and reflect on our own emotional landscapes within Batoeva's constructed world.
Soft Commodity Exhibitions
Flat 3, 5 Bowman’s Mews, N7 6FS London
Stefania Batoeva, Alexis Kanatsios, Isaac Lythgoe
Nov 17 - Dec 12, 2023Flat 3, 5 Bowman’s Mews, N7 6FS London
Education
2007: AA School of Architecture, London
2014: Royal College of Art, London
2017–2019: Teaching Fellow, Graduate and Undergraduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, London
2019–2020: Visiting Tutor, Graduate and Undergraduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, London
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2025: Frieze solo presentation, Champ Lacombe and Company Gallery, NYC
2024: Artorama solo presentation, Public Gallery London, Marseille
2024: Promises, promises, Duarte Sequeira Gallery, Braga
2023: Art advisory presentation with Margherita Castignioni, Milan
2023: Boredom Is the Root of All Evil (two-person with Manuel Cornelius), Dovetail Deptford, London
2023: My Galerina, London
2022: Divorce, Public Gallery, London
2022: Spark solo presentation, City Galerie Wien, Vienna
2021: SOMETHING TO ME, Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles
2021: DRAMA (with SAGG Napoli), Import/Export Gallery, Warsaw
2021: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Nicodim Gallery, Bucharest
2020: WINTER IN PARIS (online solo), ARTUNER
2020: Misfortunate Mortals (two-person with Marsida Rexhepaj), Medium P at Stëdelschule, Frankfurt
2019: Marc Chagall, All Welcome, London
2017: Total Devotion, Almanac, Turin
2017: Winterheart, Ermes-Ermes, Vienna
2017: It Is Forever Ours (two-person with Goran Chanter), Swimming Pool at David Dale Gallery, Glasgow
2017: Devoted Iota Elusion, Emalin, London
2016: EXPORTING MARSI REX (with Stefania Batoeva & Isaac Lythgoe), Palermo
2015: TIA DETH (two-person with Adriano Costa), Emalin, London
2015: SPEEDING TO THE CORNER, Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles
2015: Club Caligula (with Ilja Karilampi, Leslie Kulesh & Isaac Lythgoe), Supplement, London
2014: Angela Is Sliding, Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest
2014: PAUL, Sariev Contemporary, Plovdiv
2013: Still No Masterplan, Almanac Projects, London
Group Exhibitions
2024: Group Show, Duarte Sequeira Gallery, London
2024: Market of Desire II, Punta Gallery, Sofia
2023: Container, Soft Commodity & Final Hot Desert, London
2023: It’s the Sea Gone with the Sun, Almanac, London
2023: EMOZIONALE 3 Part 2, City Galerie, Vienna
2022: Works on Paper on Fridges, Harkawik Gallery, New York
2021: Market of Desire: Earthly/Heavenly, Ilijanci, Sofia
2021: Le Coeur Encore, The Approach, London
2021: Drama (with SAGG Napoli), Import Export, Warsaw
2020: Sky-Blue and Green, VO Curations, London
2020: When You Waked Up The Buffalo, Nicodim, Los Angeles
2019: Thank You, Mr. Ruf, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia
2019: Ford Every Stream, Galleria Acappela, Naples
2019: Periods, ICA, Sofia
2019: Nome d’Us, Shore Gallery, Vienna
2019: Daughters of Hecate, White Crypt, London
2018: Unearthing, Becky’s, London
2018: Entangled Tales, Rupert, Vilnius
2018: The Church Painting Show, Blackwing Studios, London
2017: A Highly Dazed World, Daily Lazy Projects, Athens
2017: All Men by Nature Desire to Know, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham
2016: FOLLY, The Dunmore Pineapple (Emalin), Scotland
2016: With Institutions Like These, The Averard Hotel, London
2015: 1(um), BFA Boatos, São Paulo
2015: BALCONIA (three-person), Swimming Pool, Sofia
2015: You Will Find Me if You Want Me in the Garden, Galerie Valentin, Paris
2015: My Internet Was Down…, Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Brussels
2014: Got Tortilla with Butter on Phone. Think It’s the End?, Rod Barton Gallery, London
2014: MAJESTIC BATHER, 68 Square Metres, Copenhagen
2014: Dizziness of Freedom, Bermondsey Project, London
2014: Royal College of Art Degree Show, London
2013: L’Échappée Belle, Kilometre Grand Palais, Paris
2013: AUTO COUTURE, Automotive Couture, London
2007: AA School of Architecture, London
2014: Royal College of Art, London
2017–2019: Teaching Fellow, Graduate and Undergraduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, London
2019–2020: Visiting Tutor, Graduate and Undergraduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, London
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2025: Frieze solo presentation, Champ Lacombe and Company Gallery, NYC
2024: Artorama solo presentation, Public Gallery London, Marseille
2024: Promises, promises, Duarte Sequeira Gallery, Braga
2023: Art advisory presentation with Margherita Castignioni, Milan
2023: Boredom Is the Root of All Evil (two-person with Manuel Cornelius), Dovetail Deptford, London
2023: My Galerina, London
2022: Divorce, Public Gallery, London
2022: Spark solo presentation, City Galerie Wien, Vienna
2021: SOMETHING TO ME, Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles
2021: DRAMA (with SAGG Napoli), Import/Export Gallery, Warsaw
2021: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Nicodim Gallery, Bucharest
2020: WINTER IN PARIS (online solo), ARTUNER
2020: Misfortunate Mortals (two-person with Marsida Rexhepaj), Medium P at Stëdelschule, Frankfurt
2019: Marc Chagall, All Welcome, London
2017: Total Devotion, Almanac, Turin
2017: Winterheart, Ermes-Ermes, Vienna
2017: It Is Forever Ours (two-person with Goran Chanter), Swimming Pool at David Dale Gallery, Glasgow
2017: Devoted Iota Elusion, Emalin, London
2016: EXPORTING MARSI REX (with Stefania Batoeva & Isaac Lythgoe), Palermo
2015: TIA DETH (two-person with Adriano Costa), Emalin, London
2015: SPEEDING TO THE CORNER, Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles
2015: Club Caligula (with Ilja Karilampi, Leslie Kulesh & Isaac Lythgoe), Supplement, London
2014: Angela Is Sliding, Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest
2014: PAUL, Sariev Contemporary, Plovdiv
2013: Still No Masterplan, Almanac Projects, London
Group Exhibitions
2024: Group Show, Duarte Sequeira Gallery, London
2024: Market of Desire II, Punta Gallery, Sofia
2023: Container, Soft Commodity & Final Hot Desert, London
2023: It’s the Sea Gone with the Sun, Almanac, London
2023: EMOZIONALE 3 Part 2, City Galerie, Vienna
2022: Works on Paper on Fridges, Harkawik Gallery, New York
2021: Market of Desire: Earthly/Heavenly, Ilijanci, Sofia
2021: Le Coeur Encore, The Approach, London
2021: Drama (with SAGG Napoli), Import Export, Warsaw
2020: Sky-Blue and Green, VO Curations, London
2020: When You Waked Up The Buffalo, Nicodim, Los Angeles
2019: Thank You, Mr. Ruf, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia
2019: Ford Every Stream, Galleria Acappela, Naples
2019: Periods, ICA, Sofia
2019: Nome d’Us, Shore Gallery, Vienna
2019: Daughters of Hecate, White Crypt, London
2018: Unearthing, Becky’s, London
2018: Entangled Tales, Rupert, Vilnius
2018: The Church Painting Show, Blackwing Studios, London
2017: A Highly Dazed World, Daily Lazy Projects, Athens
2017: All Men by Nature Desire to Know, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham
2016: FOLLY, The Dunmore Pineapple (Emalin), Scotland
2016: With Institutions Like These, The Averard Hotel, London
2015: 1(um), BFA Boatos, São Paulo
2015: BALCONIA (three-person), Swimming Pool, Sofia
2015: You Will Find Me if You Want Me in the Garden, Galerie Valentin, Paris
2015: My Internet Was Down…, Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Brussels
2014: Got Tortilla with Butter on Phone. Think It’s the End?, Rod Barton Gallery, London
2014: MAJESTIC BATHER, 68 Square Metres, Copenhagen
2014: Dizziness of Freedom, Bermondsey Project, London
2014: Royal College of Art Degree Show, London
2013: L’Échappée Belle, Kilometre Grand Palais, Paris
2013: AUTO COUTURE, Automotive Couture, London