ALMA BAKIAJ
Education
2021–2022 MA Fine Art Painting, Middlesex University, London, UK
2014 Critical Theory and Contemporary Art Practice (Short Course), Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, London, UK
2009–2011 MFA Painting, 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 Painting, 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 3rd 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
2021 BARNstorm, 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
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!, 5th 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 XV Biennale de la Méditerranée –Symbiosis? MACRO, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome
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
Duo Shows
2015 Double Feature #2: Alma Bakiaj & Viola Bittl, Tirana Art Lab, Albania
2012 Anamorphosis, Alma Bakiaj & Lida Alexiou, Folklore Museum of Ioannina, 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 Secondary Education, London, UK
2016–2018 Art Teacher Primary Education, Greece
2014–2015 Art Teacher Primary Education Greece
2011–2012 Art Teacher Primary Education Greece
Private Collections
-Frissiras Museum of European Paintings, Greece
-National Gallery of Art, Tirana Albania
-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 collecti
