Mariya Alipieva is a multidisciplinary artist born in Bulgaria in 1981, living and working in Spain since 2003. After graduating with a degree in Animation at Art College Sofia (Bulgaria), she moved to Mallorca to study a Higher Level Education Cycle in Artistic Ceramics at Art and Design High School of Palma de Mallorca. She also holds a BA in Fine Arts and an MA in Artistic Production and Research from the University of Barcelona. Nowadays, she is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and the Assembly Platform for Catalan Artists (PAAC).
Her projects explore the intimate relationship between individuals and their environment. Her artistic production delves into the elements that surround us and how we shape ourselves to conform to the standards imposed by contemporary society. Through her work, she invites the public to reflect on the acts and rituals ingrained in the first-world lifestyle, which are often closely related to constant concern for physical appearance and social status.
Her work has been featured in contemporary art fairs and exhibitions in Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Slovenia, Latvia, the United States, Australia, China, Taiwan, and South Korea. In recent years, she has been recognized for her work, including winning Second Prize at the 43th International Ceramics Competition of Alcora (Spain, 2026), First Prize at Shiwan Cup’s 12th Annual International Youth Ceramic Arts (China, 2024), winning the 12th Biennial of Ceramics in Vendrell (Spain, 2022), receiving an Honorable Mention in the 32nd Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art “Mediterraneo” (Italy, 2025) and the Korean Ceramic Biennale (Korea, 2021), being a finalist in the International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM (Slovenia, 2026 and 2023), the International Biennial of Ceramic Art of Aveiro (Portugal, 2025 and 2023), the Frechen Ceramics Award (Germany, 2025), the Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art “Mediterraneo” (Italy, 2026 and 2024), the 4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale Martinsons Award (Latvia, 2023), the Third Blanc de Chine International Ceramic Art Award (China, 2023), the 41st International Ceramics Competition of Alcora (Spain, 2022), the 15th International Ceramics Biennial in Manises (Manises, 2022), having a Solo Exhibition Project selected for the New Taipei City Yingee Ceramic Museum in 2023 (Taiwan, 2021), and receiving a grant for Exhibition Production and Artistic Training in Visual Arts (Menorca Island Council, 2021).
Her work is part of private collections and public institutions, such as PATRIM University of Barcelona (Faculty of Fine Arts), Collection of Artist’s Books of the University of Valencia (Faculty of Fine Arts), Collection of Artist’s Books of the University of the Library of the University of Barcelona (Faculty of Fine Arts), Contemporary Art Collection of the Vendrell City Council (El Vendrell, Spain), Ceramic Museum of Alcora (Alcora, Spain), Guangdong Shiwan Ceramic Museum (Foshan, China), Wang’ou Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Center (Longquan, China), and Art Collection of Shangyu Museum (Shaoxing, China).
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