Nadya Suvorova (b.1987) is a swiss artist, designer and science communicator based in Zurich. She is a co-founder of the Future of Materials platform.

Using different technologies and materials, her work acts as both a compass and a Petri dish — leading you on poetic journeys while encouraging the growth of new perceptions and ideas. She develops novel science communication formats, ranging from digital to physical.

Her playful approach celebrates the weird beauty of our reality. At the junction between art, design, and science, from the scale of particle physics to the vast cosmos, she explores the grace of the natural world. She is particularly interested in the role that human plays in discovering and shaping nature, seeking not only to explore this relationship but to challenge and shift our perspective regarding our environment.

Nadya has worked with the likes of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Audi, Tissot, Strauhof Museum, Swissnex San Francisco, CSEM, Gallerie Lafayette, and collaborated with ETH Zürich, Observatory of Paris, Material Archiv, and more.

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Residencies

Sept. 2020 – Sept. 2021
Zurich, CH
Innovator fellow, ETH Library Lab, ETH Zürich
Sept. – Dec. 2018
Thuwal, SA
Artistic residency, Artists-in-Labs
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Visual Computing Center
Aug. – Sept. 2017, April 2018
San Francisco, US
Science Studio fellowship, Pier17 Science Studio
Swissnex San Francisco
Dec. 2016
Thuwal, SA
Artistic research residency, Artists-in-Labs
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Innovation Cluster
Nov. 2014
Geneva, CH
Artistic research residency, Accelerate at CERN Pro Helvetia
European Organization for Nuclear Research, Computer Center

Exhibitions

2023
“Bubbles, Droplets, Membranes, and Interfaces”, Collegium Helveticum, Zurich, CH
2022
BLUE PEACE: WATER AS AN ASSET FOR PEACE, Swiss Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai, Dubai, AE
2021
REFRESH #4, Toni Areal, Zurich, CH
2020
Cosmogonie, Mirage Festival, Lyon, FR
Propositions for a poetic ecosystem, Al Khunji Al Kabeer, 21,39, Jeddah, SA
2019
REFRESH #2, Toni Areal, Zurich, CH
Play, Design Biennale, Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich, CH
Naphtha, Khuzam Palace, Jeddah, SA
REFRESH, Space10, Copenhagen, DK
Hidden dimensions of light, KAUST, Thuwal, SA
2017
Vkus Bumagi, DI Telegraph, Moscow, RU
SWISSGAMES, GDC, San Francisco, US
2016
Bourses Déliées, Flux Laboratory, Carouge, CH
Interface, Cité du design, Saint-Etienne, FR
Global Games, ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, DE
Design Days, Paris, FR
2015
See, Imagine, Explore and Imaging in Powers of Ten, Madison Science Museum, Madison, US
SWISSGAMES, White Nights, Moscow, RU
Grafik15, Zurich, CH
MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE, Montreal, CA
Swissnex, Singapore, SG
City Codes, Audi City Beijing, Beijing, CN
Digital Art Weeks, Museum of Arts MoA, Seoul, KR
2014
SWISSGAMES, SIEGE conference, Atlanta, US
Conversation pieces, Milan Furniture Fair, Milan, IT
Swissnex, Singapore, SG
Ludicious Festival, Zurich, CH
Lift conference, Shanghai, CN
2013
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, US
SWISSGAMES, Kyoorius Design Yatra, Goa, IN
SonarD, Sonar Festival, Barcelona, ES
Swissnex, San Francisco, US
2012
Lift conference, Geneva, CH
Design Days, Sicli, Geneva, CH
Swiss Games, House of Switzerland, London, UK
2009
Spam Edition, Les grands terrains, Marseille, FR

Honors & Awards

2015
Zurich, CH
Laureate, Pop and New Media, Migros Culture Percentage
2014 – 2015
Geneva, CH
Laureate, Bourses déliées, Fonds cantonal d'art contemporain
2015
San Francisco, US
Nominee, MIKMA, Best Upcoming Game, IMGA - The International Mobile Gaming Awards
2012
Bern, CH
Laureate, Best iOS Application, Swisscom App of the Year
2008
Nizhniy Novgorod, RU
Laureate, Best Diploma, Strelka Festival

Talks

2023
“Bubbles, Droplets, Membranes, and Interfaces”, Collegium Helveticum, Zurich, CH
2020
Women in Data Science, WiDS Jeddah, Webinar, KSA
2019
HEAD X CERN: SCIENCE MEETS FICTION, HEAD – Genève, Geneva, CH
RIXC Art Science Festival, Riga, LV
REFRESH, Space10, Copenhagen, DK
Kein Kino, ZHdK, Zurich, CH
2018
Hidden dimensions of Light, KAUST, Thuwal, KSA
Drinks and Tech, Fluxdock, Basel, CH
2017
Geneva University of Art and Design, Geneva, CH
2016
Gamification Lab, Centre for Digital
Cultures, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, DE
Bratislava Design week, Bratislava, SK
2015
AMAZE Festival, Berlin, DE
2014
Ludicious Game Festival, Zurich, CH

Workshops

2021
Zurich, CH
Materializer, REFRESH Festival, Toni Areal
2019
Zurich, CH
Drawing Guides workshop, Digital Festival, Toni Areal
2018
Geneva, CH
La semaine de tous les possibles - HEAD – Genève, Centre de l’innovation des HUG
2016
Geneva, CH
CERN IT Create, IdeaSquare, CERN
2015
Aix-en-Provence, FR
Play Vasarely, École Supérieure d’Art

Education

2017 – 2018
Geneva, CH
Certificate of Advanced Studies - CAS Entrepreneurship for creatives, Geneva University of Art and Design, HEAD – Genève
2010 – 2014
Geneva, CH
MA Media Design, Geneva University of Art and Design, HEAD – Genève
2008 – 2010
Marseille, FR
DNSEP Design, Higher school of Art and Design
2004 – 2008
Ekaterinburg, RU
BA Graphic Design, Urals Academy of Architecture and Art