Contact
monicatolia89@gmail.com
+44 0742 487 5942
CV
Monica Tolia
Born 1989 in USA
Lives & works in London, UK
EDUCATION
MFA Fine Art | 2016 - 2018
Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
BA in Business Management | 2010 - 2013
Webster University, Vienna, Austria
EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES
2019
(Upcoming) Art Night 2019, Chalton Gallery | London, UK
Anamorphic Waves, Ugly Duck | London, UK
Performance: 'BioSonics' in UKYA City Takeover Festival, Nottingham Contemporary | Nottingham, UK
Diaspora Disco, Eastern Margins & Phantom Limb presents: Lunar New Year, The Yard | London, UK
Contingent Behaviours, Gossamer Fog | London, UK
2018
Open Studios, Conditions | Croydon, UK
Goldsmiths MFA Fine Art Degree Show 2018, Goldsmiths, University of London | London, UK
Diffracta, Total Refreshment Centre | London, UK
Sonic Topologies, The Glove that Fits | London, UK
Sofia Underground Performance Art Festival: "what now/now what", Sofia Arsenal-Museum for Contemporary Art | Sofia, BG
Edited Arts presents: Radiophonic Festival, The Cause | London, UK
2017
MFA Open Studios, Deptford X Fringe Festival | London, UK
Goldsmiths MFA Interim Exhibition, Goldsmiths College | London, UK
NOFUTURE, Out of the Brew Gallery | London, UK
event curated by the Centre for Cultural Studies (CCS) as part of the Against the Slow Cancellation of
the Future Conference, 15-16 June 2017 at Goldsmiths, University of London
We're All Involved in this Mess, EnclaveLab | London, UK
2016
Critical Contemplations: White Noise, Black Voices, curated by Barby Asante, 198 Contemporary Arts | London, UK
Outfield, Fireplace Project | Barcelona, Spain
curated by Quim Packard in collaboration with Passatge Studio, art historian Rosemarie Barrientos & Ciprian Homorodean
2015
Role Play, Project VIA | Barcelona, Spain
Noise, LOOP Festival, Ruta Gotico | Barcelona, Spain
Paraiso, Angels Barcelona - Espai 2 | Barcelona, Spain
Hers, His, Yours, Theirs, Project VIA | Barcelona, Spain
The Secret Lives of Strangers, Untitled BCN | Barcelona, Spain
2014
Dialogue, Angels Barcelona - Espai 2, curated by Juan Canela | Barcelona, Spain
We Can't Drive to Africa, Metàfora | Barcelona, Spain
Am I the Walrus?, Espacio Practico, curated by Juan Canela | Barcelona, Spain
AWARDS & GRANTS
2019 | Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant
2019 | Santander Universities Prototyping Fund Grant (awarded for collaborative project with artist Sam Schmitt)
2018 | a-n Biennial Bursary Award - Berlin
2018 | UK Young Artists Cornish Weekender, (funded) residency at Porthmeor Studios, St. Ives, UK
2016 | Studio grant, Metàfora International Workshop, Barcelona, Spain
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 | Conference speaker, RIXC Open Fields 2018: Global Control, International Conference on Art, Science, Technologies & Humanities, National Library of Latvia, Riga, LV
2018 | Panel speaker 'Art and Automation' stream, London Conference in Critical Thought 2018, University of Westminster, London, UK
2018 | Research presentation: 'Technologies of Lived Abstraction: FUTURE PRESENT', AVBODY: Symposium on the Audiovisual Body, The Research Centre for Performance Practices at University of Huddersfield, UK
2018 | Visiting Tutor on BA Fine Art: Critical Practice, University of Brighton
2015 | Curator of artist-led space, Project VIA Barcelona, press: https://zoowithoutanimals.com/hers-his-yours-theirs/
PRESS
'Future Present' - Monica Tolia Interview, Chrom Art Magazine. April 2019.
Ten Artists to Watch: MA & MFA Shows 2018, Elephant Magazine. 24 July 2018
Interview: Goldsmiths MFA 2018 'art in the spotlight'. June 2018.
Born 1989 in USA
Lives & works in London, UK
EDUCATION
MFA Fine Art | 2016 - 2018
Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
BA in Business Management | 2010 - 2013
Webster University, Vienna, Austria
EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES
2019
(Upcoming) Art Night 2019, Chalton Gallery | London, UK
Anamorphic Waves, Ugly Duck | London, UK
Performance: 'BioSonics' in UKYA City Takeover Festival, Nottingham Contemporary | Nottingham, UK
Diaspora Disco, Eastern Margins & Phantom Limb presents: Lunar New Year, The Yard | London, UK
Contingent Behaviours, Gossamer Fog | London, UK
2018
Open Studios, Conditions | Croydon, UK
Goldsmiths MFA Fine Art Degree Show 2018, Goldsmiths, University of London | London, UK
Diffracta, Total Refreshment Centre | London, UK
Sonic Topologies, The Glove that Fits | London, UK
Sofia Underground Performance Art Festival: "what now/now what", Sofia Arsenal-Museum for Contemporary Art | Sofia, BG
Edited Arts presents: Radiophonic Festival, The Cause | London, UK
2017
MFA Open Studios, Deptford X Fringe Festival | London, UK
Goldsmiths MFA Interim Exhibition, Goldsmiths College | London, UK
NOFUTURE, Out of the Brew Gallery | London, UK
event curated by the Centre for Cultural Studies (CCS) as part of the Against the Slow Cancellation of
the Future Conference, 15-16 June 2017 at Goldsmiths, University of London
We're All Involved in this Mess, EnclaveLab | London, UK
2016
Critical Contemplations: White Noise, Black Voices, curated by Barby Asante, 198 Contemporary Arts | London, UK
Outfield, Fireplace Project | Barcelona, Spain
curated by Quim Packard in collaboration with Passatge Studio, art historian Rosemarie Barrientos & Ciprian Homorodean
2015
Role Play, Project VIA | Barcelona, Spain
Noise, LOOP Festival, Ruta Gotico | Barcelona, Spain
Paraiso, Angels Barcelona - Espai 2 | Barcelona, Spain
Hers, His, Yours, Theirs, Project VIA | Barcelona, Spain
The Secret Lives of Strangers, Untitled BCN | Barcelona, Spain
2014
Dialogue, Angels Barcelona - Espai 2, curated by Juan Canela | Barcelona, Spain
We Can't Drive to Africa, Metàfora | Barcelona, Spain
Am I the Walrus?, Espacio Practico, curated by Juan Canela | Barcelona, Spain
AWARDS & GRANTS
2019 | Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant
2019 | Santander Universities Prototyping Fund Grant (awarded for collaborative project with artist Sam Schmitt)
2018 | a-n Biennial Bursary Award - Berlin
2018 | UK Young Artists Cornish Weekender, (funded) residency at Porthmeor Studios, St. Ives, UK
2016 | Studio grant, Metàfora International Workshop, Barcelona, Spain
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 | Conference speaker, RIXC Open Fields 2018: Global Control, International Conference on Art, Science, Technologies & Humanities, National Library of Latvia, Riga, LV
2018 | Panel speaker 'Art and Automation' stream, London Conference in Critical Thought 2018, University of Westminster, London, UK
2018 | Research presentation: 'Technologies of Lived Abstraction: FUTURE PRESENT', AVBODY: Symposium on the Audiovisual Body, The Research Centre for Performance Practices at University of Huddersfield, UK
2018 | Visiting Tutor on BA Fine Art: Critical Practice, University of Brighton
2015 | Curator of artist-led space, Project VIA Barcelona, press: https://zoowithoutanimals.com/hers-his-yours-theirs/
PRESS
'Future Present' - Monica Tolia Interview, Chrom Art Magazine. April 2019.
Ten Artists to Watch: MA & MFA Shows 2018, Elephant Magazine. 24 July 2018
Interview: Goldsmiths MFA 2018 'art in the spotlight'. June 2018.