N A Vague

N. A. Vague's artistic practice aims to challenge rigid thinking by promoting open-mindedness and a gentle sense of humor. Drawing on her background in advertising and media, she reflects on various trends and phenomena in popular culture, such as marketing terminology, advertising imagery, artificial intelligence, and social media, while applying playfulness and subtle wit across different mediums.
Vague (born in Berlin, Germany) initially studied advertising and marketing. Before sharing her art with the world, she worked in a variety of jobs across the media industry, including at The Walt Disney Company and the TV Show "Big Brother". Vague had been nominated for the Merck-Preis and repeatedly shortlisted at the Sony World Photography Awards. She participated in The Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition and an interactive installation at the Pavillon 333 of the Pinakothek der Moderne.
N. A. Vague lives in Munich, Germany.

"Ultimately, I want to encourage audiences to embrace a more fluid, slightly tongue-in-cheek perspective on the world around them."

Awards & Accolades (selected):

Shortlist, Athens Photo Festival 2024

Finalist, London International Creative Competition 2023

Nomination, BBA O...

2024:

Galerie der Künstler*innen, Munich

Micro Art Gallery, New Town Hall, Munich

Public Installation, Kaufingerstr. 26, Munich (Solo)

2023:

Kühlhaus, Berlin

Pavillon 333, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

HAZEGALLERY, Berlin

2021:

Berlin Photo Week, RAW Area, Berlin

2020:

Darmstadt Photography Days, Designhaus, Darmstadt

FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona (Solo)

2019/2020:

Sony World Photography Awards Traveling Exhibition, Tokyo, Madrid, Busan, Monza, Medellín, Paris, Berlin

2019:

Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 161, HIP Festival, Hull

Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 161, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Dublin

Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 161, Royal Albert Hall, London

Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, Somerset House, London

Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 161, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham

Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, Screening, York Art Gallery, York

Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 161, Royal Photographic Society, Bristol

2018:

Sony World Photography Awards Traveling Exhibition, Paris, Berlin, Monza, Sicily, Tokyo

Sony Wor...