Annie Ivanova

Antoanetta "Annie" Ivanova (; Chinese Traditional: 易安妮 Yì Ānnī) is an Australian curator, author, and entrepreneur.

Education In the late 1980s, Ivanova studied at the Bulgarian National College of Polygraphs and Photography, majoring in photography and specialising in photojournalism.

Ivanova graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA Hons.) in 1998. Ivanova holds an MA in Foreign Affairs and International Trade from Monash University, Graduate School of Business and Economics in Melbourne.

Career Ivanova is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Australian Institute of International Affairs. She has chaired and produced major international conferences, and has been a keynote speaker on Culture & Creative Industries topics.

Ivanova co-founded and served as executive director of the media arts agency Novamedia Ltd.

In 2012, Australia Unlimited featured Ivanova's exhibition 'Wonderland: New Contemporary Art from Australia' at MOCATaipei.

Ivanova is reported to be the first foreign curator to work with the Taiwanese aborigines, travelling to remote communities to work with artists from every tribe. She has advocated for the preservation of local indigenous heritage. Her work was recognized in the inaugural Australian Arts in Asia Awards.

In recognition of her cultural work in Taiwan, Ivanova received a scholarship from the Taiwanese government to undertake Chinese Language studies at the Mandarin Training Centre of National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.

In 2016, Ivanova became the first cultural representative to receive the ANZ Chamber of Commerce Business Award for "outstanding contribution to the Australia-Taiwan Relationship". She is also the Regional President of Asia Designer Communication Platform, which promotes designers' work and has held events in cities within Asia. Ivanova is the author of "Taiwan by Design: 88 products for better living." The project took two and a half years to complete and a crowdfunding campaign raised NT 1,500,000.

Personal life

Annie Ivanova was born in Tryavna, Bulgaria. Her father was an industrial designer, and her mother was a drama teacher. During the 1989 revolution, Ivanova worked as a junior reporter, assisting Reuters photographer Oleg Popov. After witnessing the events leading to the collapse of communism in Sofia, she moved to Great Britain, where she studied design at the London College of Fashion.

Ivanova moved to Australia in 1994 and identifies as an Australian of Bulgarian heritage.

Since 2010, she has lived between Sydney and Taipei. Her Chinese name, 易安妮 (Yì Ānnī), was given to her by a friend and is reportedly taken from the I-Ching "Book of Changes."

Significant exhibitions Date Museum Exhibition Notes 2018 AUSTRALIAN DESIGN CENTRE LET's TEA PARTY: Taiwan in Design International Exhibition 2017 ART TAIPEI 2017 GLOBAL PUBLICS International Exhibition 2016 Home Hotel Living with Design Taiwan Design Exhibition 2014 Taipei 101 Gifts from the Star Taiwan Creative Industries Christmas Show 2013 Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore Illuminations Taiwanese Media Art 2013 Taiwan Culture and Creative Platform Foundation Vibrant Vision Reportedly the first international curator 2012 Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei Wonderland: New Contemporary Art from Australia 2011 Ars Electronica, Linz FutureLab 2 Founder, Australian Art Residency 2010 Taipei World Trade Centre, Taipei Encoded First Australian Media Art Exhibition 2009 Aros Kunstmuseum, Aarhus Enter Action Novamedia: Mari Velonaki 2009 Embassy of Australia, Washington DC Impact by Degrees Key public diplomacy event prior to UN Climate Change Summit COP15 2008 Alexandra Institute, Denmark Impact: Living in the Age of Climate Change 2008 Ars Electronica Centre, Linz FutureLab 1 Founder, Australian Art Residency 2007 Ars Electronica, Linz Second Life: Havidol Novamedia: Justine Cooper 2007 Biennale of Electronica Art Perth Stillness 2007 Australia Council for the Arts Strange Attractors Novamedia: showcase 2006 Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai Strange Attractors: charm between Art and Science 2006 Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh Can we fall in love with a machine? Novamedia: Mari Velonaki 2005 World Art Museum, Beijing The Millennium Dialogue 2005 Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne Granular Synthesis: Modell 5 Australian Premiere 2005 The Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Reactivate! 2005 State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Through the looking glass: Visualising Science National Science Week 2004 Ars Electronica, Linz Unnatural Selection First Australian Media Art Exhibition 2004 Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne GameTime First International Game Culture Conference 2004 State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Reactivate! 2004 Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne Novamedia First Media Art Exhibition 2003 Barbican Centre, London oZone Australian Festival 2003 Centre Pompidou, Paris oZone First Australian Media Art Exhibition 2003 RMITUniversity, Melbourne MelbourneDAC First Digital Arts & Culture Conference; Novamedia: producer 2003 State Library of Victoria, Melbourne +playengines+ 2002 Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart Wild First International Media Art Exhibition 2000 Next Wave : Wide Awake HomoGenesis Advertising intervention 1999 Village Road Show Cinemas, Hobart HomoGenesis Advertising intervention 1999 City of Hobart Festival Deluge Advertising intervention 1998 Plimsoll Gallery Excursive sight Curator: Raymond Arnold

International curator-in-residence