ALMA BAKIAJ

Education 2021–2022 MA Fine Art, Middlesex University, London, UK
2014 Critical Theory and Contemporary Art Practice (Short Course), Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, London, UK
2009–2011 MFA, School of Plastic Arts and Art Sciences, University of Ioannina, Greece
2007-2008 Integrated MA Painting, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2003–2007 BA Fine Arts, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Awards & Scholarships
2012 Scholarship, Pavlos & Elisabet Papagianopoulou Foundation, Greece
2011Ioannis Latsis Foundation Awards, University of Ioannina Postograduate Scholarship, Greece
2010 Ioannis Latsis Foundation Awards, University of Ioannina Postgraduate Scholarship, Greece
2009-2010 Postgraguate Scholarship, Lilian Voudouri Foundation
2008 3^rd Award, Commnedation, 5th Biennale of Students of Schools of Fine Arts of Greece
2007 Commendation, Belle Arte Lamia, Greece
2005 Scholarship, Academy of Athens (Undergraduate Studies in Paris), Greece
20031st Prize of Painting, 9th Panhellenic Peripheral School Competition of Painting, Thessaloniki, Greece

Selected Exhibitions
2026 RAW, River Art Walk, London (participant and organizer), UK
2026 Open Studios, Make Space Studios, London (participant and organizer), UK
2026 21 Questions, GOEN Project, Safehouse 1, London, UK
2025 Open Studios Make Space Studios, London, UK
2022 Thessaloniki–Venezia: Traces of People, Paths of History, History Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
2022 Thessaloniki–Venezia: Traces of People, Paths of History, Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia, Italy
2021 ALMANAC, The Coningsby Gallery, London, UK
2021BARNstorm, MA Show, Middlesex University, London, UK
2021 Ealing B.E.A.T Art Trail, London, UK
2021 SYNIME – Ambitions, National Gallery of Arts, Kosovo
2021 SYNIME – Ambitions, National Gallery of Arts, Albania
2021 Together Through Painting, London Paint Club, London, UK
2018 New Horizons of European Painting III, Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
2017 REMbrand Name Project, Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2015 Not Quite There (Watercolor Project), Myro Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2015 Double Feature #2: Alma Bakiaj & Viola Bittl, Tirana Art Lab, Albania
2014 Spirit Of Womanhood,WIN Exhibition: Spirit of Womanhood, Gallery@OXO, London, UK
2014 Live in Your Dreams!, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
2014 Dare To Repeat!, 5^th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, Sarajevo,
2014 Obsession: Love, Ritual, Collection, Embassy Tea Gallery, London, UK
2013 Thrills and Chills, CAN Christina Androulidaki Gallery, Athens, Greece
2013 Floating Walls, Kodra Fresh, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012 Anamorphosis, Alma Bakiaj & Lida Alexiou, Folklore Museum of Ioannina, Greece
2012 Inspire Festival, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
2011 XV Biennale de la Méditerranée – Symbiosis?, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
2011 MA Show ” Optical Divergence and  Creation of Uncertain Image”, University of Ioannina, Greece
2011 Athens Video Art Festival, Athens, Greece
2011 DA International Digital Art Festival, National Academy of Arts, Bulgaria
2009 Cheap Art Thessaloniki, Kodra, Thessaloniki, Greece
2009 Cheap Art Athens, A.Antonopoulou Gallery, Athens, Greece
2009 5th Biennale of Students of Schools of Fine Arts of Greece, Syntagma Athens, Greece
2008 BA Degree Show, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2008 5th Biennale of Students of Schools of Fine Arts of Greece, Creta Maris Resort, Greece
2007 Student Show of School of Fine and Applied Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,Tellogleion Foundation, Greece

Art Workshops/ Residencies
2013 Metamorphosis – Inspire Festival, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012 The World is Not Enough – Inspire Festival, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki Greece
2004 Ibrahim Calli International Painting Residency, Pamukkale, Turkey

Teaching
2020–2023 Art Teacher, London, UK
2016–2018 Art Teacher, Greece
2014–2015 Art Teacher, Greece
2011 Art Teacher, Greece

Publications
2022 National Art of Albania, Published Book about Worldwide Contemporary Albanian Artists, by Xhoan Guga, Tirana, Albania
2018 New Horizons of European Painting Vol.III: The Action of the Senses, Vol III, Published Book of Art Collection of Frissiras Museum Athens, Greece
2015 Alma Bakiaj & Viola Bittl “Double Feature #2”, Interview, Vision Plus, Albania
2012 Make SOUL, not art! (SOUL Magazine, Febr 2012)
2012 ANAMORFOSIS EXHIBITION INTERVIEW, Epirus News, 1/2/2012 Greece
2012 ANAMORFOSIS EXHIBITION INTERVIEW, 16/1/2012 ITV (Ioannina TV) Greece
2003 ET3 Interview, 1^st Art Prize in Thessaloniki, Secondary School National Competition, Greece

Private Collections
National Gallery of Art, Albania
Frissiras Museum of European Paintings, Greece
Thessaloniki History Museum, Greece
Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia (Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies of Venice), Italy
Creta Maris Resort, Greece
Other private collections