born in Bosnia & Hercegovina, 1983
EDUCATION
BFA Univeristy of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 2005
MFA California College of Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2009
COLLECTIONS
Dallas Art Museum
The Rachofsky House
Jimenez-Colon Collection
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
TBD, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018
Avet, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017
Phantom Caravan, Duplex100m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina
2016
The Wailing Sisters, CES Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Soil As Witness, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
Yellow Throat Ribs, Galerie d'YS, Brussels, Belgium
Untitled, Candyland, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Like Little Miracles They Shimmered, Wet and Innocent, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2012
Messengers, Trailer Park Proyects, Puerto Rico
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
Phantom, Maja Ruznic and Anya Belyat-Giunta, Galerie d'Ys, Brussels, Belgium
2015
The Boogeyman Is Here, Maja Ruznic and Luz Maria Sanchez, She Works Flexible, Houston, TX
Lonely Hunters, Maja Ruznic and Ranee Henderson, Eastside International, Los Angeles
2014
Refuge, Maja Ruznic and Nina Kluth, Born Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Among the Missing, Maja Ruznic and Joshua Hagler, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tender Remains, Maja Ruznic and Yevgeniya Mikhailik, Bustamante Gill Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
A Little Tenderness, Gildar Gallery, Denver, CO
Euphoric Flex, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gardens, LAST Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Figures, DORF, Austin, TX
Per Diem, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
Calico Sunset, pt. 2 Gallery, Oakland, CA
PARALLAX, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM
Proof of Existence: An Exhibit of Work By Contemporary Artists of Bosnian and Balkan Origin, Western Kentucky University, KY
Does It Make a Sound, OCHI Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2017
Tickle Torture (3 person show with Kristy Luck and Holly Mills), BEERS, London, UK
By the River, ACME, Los Angeles, CA
With Liberty and Justice for Some, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Elysian Passage, performance at Elysian Park through MAIDEN LA, Los Angeles, CA
Phantom Limb, Shulamit Nazarian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Werewolf, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Between Worlds, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
Angels With Dirty Faces, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, Austria
Sincerely Yours, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Painting Is Dead?!, Figure One, Champaign, IL
2014
Boundary//Battle, organized by RedLine at Carmen Wiedenhoeft Gallery, Denver, CO
“I” in their Own Words, Galeri G-Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Exquisite Corpse, MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
2013
3 person show with Martin Assig and Eleanor Moreton, Galerie Vidal St.Phalle, Paris
Four Squared Alumni Show, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
What The Mouth Sees, Alter Space, San Francisco, CA
2012
What’s Left Behind, Alter Space, San Francisco, CA
Active, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011
Figure 8, HANG Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Cries of San Francisco, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Perfect Place/No Place: Re-Imagining Utopia, MicroClimate Collective, San Francisco, CA
2010
Dollhouse (Juried exhibition by Jack Fisher) Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Borders, Rootdivision, San Francisco, CA
The American Orifice, arttransponder, Berlin, Germany
Works That Disturb The Moonlight, Alphonse Berber Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009
Summer Group Exhibition, Rod Pulliam Gallery, Portland, OR
MFA Thesis Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
AWARDS AND PRESS
Arts and Culture Texas Feature, Oct 2019
Painting acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art, 2019
Hopper Prize Winner, Fall 2018
Juxtapoz Video Feature
ArtMaze Interview
The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Artist in Residence
Soil As Witness at Jack Fischer review by Venison Magazine
2-times, The Wailing Sisters, solo show feature
LA TIMES, Phantom Limb, group show review
Agenda Magazine Review of solo show, Yellow Throat Ribs
Le Vif Magazine Review of solo show, Yellow Throat Ribs (in French)
2014 Dave Bown Projects - 9th Semiannual Competition (Curators: Steven Matijcio, Dominic Molon, Marina Pacini)
Award of Excellence (Unrestricted monetary award)
JUXTAPOZ September 2014 issue feature
"Among The Missing" review by SF Art Enthusiast
"Among The Missing" review by Square Cylinder
Featured in New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Section, No. 109
Featured in Studio Visit magazine, year 2013, volume 22, page 139
Artist Interview with Civil Clothing
Studio visit with INTHEMAKE
Cover of New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Section, No. 97
12 Rising S.F Artists Show Us Around Their Creative Spaces by Kirsten Incorvaia
THANKFULL FOR A MILLION: A Little Daily Inspiration: Maja Ruznic
Maja Ruznic's Big Break: "Intimate Scale Belies Powerful Punch," by Christina Linden
Slikarka koja osvaja nagrade u SAD: Povratak u Bosnu mi je promenio pogled na svet by Irena Hadziomerovic
ABC News Feature
Art, Performance, and Odd Wares Rise Above Mid-Market Din in 'The Cries of San Francisco' by Larissa Archer
The Cries of San Francisco: Artists celebrate the call of the street peddler by Sara Bernard
Crying in Public: Being brave through site-specific choreography on Market Street by Matt Sussman
Weekend Agenda: Check Out This Wild S.F Public Event! by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
1 Girl, 4 Looks: A Hot Local Artist Shows Off Her Creative Go-To Outfits by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
EDUCATION
BFA Univeristy of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 2005
MFA California College of Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2009
COLLECTIONS
Dallas Art Museum
The Rachofsky House
Jimenez-Colon Collection
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
TBD, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018
Avet, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017
Phantom Caravan, Duplex100m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina
2016
The Wailing Sisters, CES Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Soil As Witness, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
Yellow Throat Ribs, Galerie d'YS, Brussels, Belgium
Untitled, Candyland, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Like Little Miracles They Shimmered, Wet and Innocent, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2012
Messengers, Trailer Park Proyects, Puerto Rico
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
Phantom, Maja Ruznic and Anya Belyat-Giunta, Galerie d'Ys, Brussels, Belgium
2015
The Boogeyman Is Here, Maja Ruznic and Luz Maria Sanchez, She Works Flexible, Houston, TX
Lonely Hunters, Maja Ruznic and Ranee Henderson, Eastside International, Los Angeles
2014
Refuge, Maja Ruznic and Nina Kluth, Born Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Among the Missing, Maja Ruznic and Joshua Hagler, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tender Remains, Maja Ruznic and Yevgeniya Mikhailik, Bustamante Gill Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
A Little Tenderness, Gildar Gallery, Denver, CO
Euphoric Flex, Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gardens, LAST Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Figures, DORF, Austin, TX
Per Diem, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
Calico Sunset, pt. 2 Gallery, Oakland, CA
PARALLAX, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM
Proof of Existence: An Exhibit of Work By Contemporary Artists of Bosnian and Balkan Origin, Western Kentucky University, KY
Does It Make a Sound, OCHI Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2017
Tickle Torture (3 person show with Kristy Luck and Holly Mills), BEERS, London, UK
By the River, ACME, Los Angeles, CA
With Liberty and Justice for Some, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Elysian Passage, performance at Elysian Park through MAIDEN LA, Los Angeles, CA
Phantom Limb, Shulamit Nazarian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Werewolf, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Between Worlds, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015
Angels With Dirty Faces, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, Austria
Sincerely Yours, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Painting Is Dead?!, Figure One, Champaign, IL
2014
Boundary//Battle, organized by RedLine at Carmen Wiedenhoeft Gallery, Denver, CO
“I” in their Own Words, Galeri G-Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Exquisite Corpse, MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
2013
3 person show with Martin Assig and Eleanor Moreton, Galerie Vidal St.Phalle, Paris
Four Squared Alumni Show, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
What The Mouth Sees, Alter Space, San Francisco, CA
2012
What’s Left Behind, Alter Space, San Francisco, CA
Active, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011
Figure 8, HANG Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Cries of San Francisco, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Perfect Place/No Place: Re-Imagining Utopia, MicroClimate Collective, San Francisco, CA
2010
Dollhouse (Juried exhibition by Jack Fisher) Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Borders, Rootdivision, San Francisco, CA
The American Orifice, arttransponder, Berlin, Germany
Works That Disturb The Moonlight, Alphonse Berber Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009
Summer Group Exhibition, Rod Pulliam Gallery, Portland, OR
MFA Thesis Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
AWARDS AND PRESS
Arts and Culture Texas Feature, Oct 2019
Painting acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art, 2019
Hopper Prize Winner, Fall 2018
Juxtapoz Video Feature
ArtMaze Interview
The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Artist in Residence
Soil As Witness at Jack Fischer review by Venison Magazine
2-times, The Wailing Sisters, solo show feature
LA TIMES, Phantom Limb, group show review
Agenda Magazine Review of solo show, Yellow Throat Ribs
Le Vif Magazine Review of solo show, Yellow Throat Ribs (in French)
2014 Dave Bown Projects - 9th Semiannual Competition (Curators: Steven Matijcio, Dominic Molon, Marina Pacini)
Award of Excellence (Unrestricted monetary award)
JUXTAPOZ September 2014 issue feature
"Among The Missing" review by SF Art Enthusiast
"Among The Missing" review by Square Cylinder
Featured in New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Section, No. 109
Featured in Studio Visit magazine, year 2013, volume 22, page 139
Artist Interview with Civil Clothing
Studio visit with INTHEMAKE
Cover of New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Section, No. 97
12 Rising S.F Artists Show Us Around Their Creative Spaces by Kirsten Incorvaia
THANKFULL FOR A MILLION: A Little Daily Inspiration: Maja Ruznic
Maja Ruznic's Big Break: "Intimate Scale Belies Powerful Punch," by Christina Linden
Slikarka koja osvaja nagrade u SAD: Povratak u Bosnu mi je promenio pogled na svet by Irena Hadziomerovic
ABC News Feature
Art, Performance, and Odd Wares Rise Above Mid-Market Din in 'The Cries of San Francisco' by Larissa Archer
The Cries of San Francisco: Artists celebrate the call of the street peddler by Sara Bernard
Crying in Public: Being brave through site-specific choreography on Market Street by Matt Sussman
Weekend Agenda: Check Out This Wild S.F Public Event! by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
1 Girl, 4 Looks: A Hot Local Artist Shows Off Her Creative Go-To Outfits by Katie Hintz-Zambrano