Maja Ruznic
![Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing, Installation view, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 20–August 11, 2024. Photograph by Ron Amstutz](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RS79745_WMAA_2024_BIENNIAL_027-1400x1050.jpg)
Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing, Installation view, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 20–August 11, 2024. Photograph by Ron Amstutz
![The Past Awaiting the Future/Arrival of Drummers, 2023. Oil on linen, 99½ x 151½ in. (252.73 x 384.81 cm)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/The-Past-Awaiting-the-Future_Arrival-of-Drummers-1400x983.jpeg)
The Past Awaiting the Future/Arrival of Drummers, 2023. Oil on linen, 99½ × 151½ in. (252.73 × 384.81 cm)
![Deep Calls to Deep, 2023. Oil on canvas, 100 x 150 in. (254 x 381 cm)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Deep-Calls-to-Deep-1400x962.jpeg)
Deep Calls to Deep, 2023. Oil on canvas, 100 × 150 in. (254 × 381 cm)
![Geometry of Exile, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, September 16–November 4, 2023](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Karma-2023-09-13_033-1400x1021.jpeg)
Geometry of Exile, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, September 16–November 4, 2023
![Geometry of Exile, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, September 16–November 4, 2023](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Karma-2023-09-13_041-1400x1050.jpeg)
Geometry of Exile, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, September 16–November 4, 2023
![Geometry of Exile, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, September 16–November 4, 2023](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Karma-2023-09-13_038-1400x1003.jpeg)
Geometry of Exile, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, September 16–November 4, 2023
![Maja Ruznic, The Holographic Child, 2023, oil on linen, 60 × 48 inches; 152.4 × 121.92 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MR23018-1185x1400.jpg)
Maja Ruznic, The Holographic Child, 2023, oil on linen, 60 × 48 inches; 152.4 × 121.92 cm
![Lila, 2023, oil on linen, 100 x 76 inches; 254 x 193.04 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-23-001-1082x1400.jpg)
Lila, 2023, oil on linen, 100 × 76 inches; 254 × 193.04 cm
![Lungs, 2022, gouache on paper, 21⅞ x 16⅛ inches; 55.58 x 40.97 cm, 29⅜ x 23½ inches; 74.63 x 59.69 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-23-003-1140x1400.jpg)
Lungs, 2022, gouache on paper, 21⅞ × 16⅛ inches; 55.58 × 40.97 cm, 29⅜ × 23½ inches; 74.63 × 59.69 cm (framed)
![Heart, 2023, gouache on paper, 16⅝ x 11¾ inches; 42.24 x 29.84 cm, 24 x 19⅛ inches; 60.96 x 48.59 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-23-002-1140x1400.jpg)
Heart, 2023, gouache on paper, 16⅝ × 11¾ inches; 42.24 × 29.84 cm, 24 × 19⅛ inches; 60.96 × 48.59 cm (framed)
![Liver, 2023, gouache on paper, 16½ x 11¾ inches; 41.91 x 29.84 cm, 24 x 19⅛ inches; 60.96 x 48.59 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-23-004-1140x1400.jpg)
Liver, 2023, gouache on paper, 16½ × 11¾ inches; 41.91 × 29.84 cm, 24 × 19⅛ inches; 60.96 × 48.59 cm (framed)
![Invocation II, 2022, oil on linen, 90 x 70 inches; 228.6 x 177.8 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-22-093-1116x1400.jpg)
Invocation II, 2022, oil on linen, 90 × 70 inches; 228.6 × 177.8 cm
![Family (And They Drummed Themselves Into Existence), 2022, oil on linen, 94 x 76 inches; 238.8 x 193 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR22003-1149x1400.jpg)
Family (And They Drummed Themselves Into Existence), 2022, oil on linen, 94 × 76 inches; 238.8 × 193 cm
![The Child and Her Helpers, 2022, oil on linen, 70 x 50 inches; 177.80 x 127.00 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR22050-1041x1400.jpg)
The Child and Her Helpers, 2022, oil on linen, 70 × 50 inches; 177.80 × 127.00 cm
![Mila (Sometimes A Wild God), 2022, oil on linen, 100 x 76 inches; 254 x 193.04 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-22-052-1089x1400.jpg)
Mila (Sometimes A Wild God), 2022, oil on linen, 100 × 76 inches; 254 × 193.04 cm
![The Unlikely Place Where Gifts Are Given, 2022, oil on linen, 100 x 76 inches; 254 x 193.04 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-22-095-1078x1400.jpg)
The Unlikely Place Where Gifts Are Given, 2022, oil on linen, 100 × 76 inches; 254 × 193.04 cm
![Maja (Sometimes A Wild God), 2022, oil on linen, 100 x 76 inches; 254 x 193.04 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-22-091-1109x1400.jpg)
Maja (Sometimes A Wild God), 2022, oil on linen, 100 × 76 inches; 254 × 193.04 cm
![Mother/The Snake Catcher, 2022, oil on linen, 76 x 100 inches; 193.04 x 254.00 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-22-006-1400x1077.jpg)
Mother/The Snake Catcher, 2022, oil on linen, 76 × 100 inches; 193.04 × 254.00 cm
![Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/st_12-1400x933.jpg)
Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon
![Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/st_13-1400x933.jpg)
Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon
![Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/st_26-1400x933.jpg)
Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon
![Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/st_24.jpg-933x1400.jpeg)
Shadow Tracer: Works on Paper, installation view, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, December 9–April 2, 2023. Photo by Carter Seddon
![Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR_INSTALLS-9-1400x911.jpeg)
Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022
![Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR_INSTALLS-11-1400x933.jpeg)
Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022
![Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR_INSTALLS-7-1400x933.jpeg)
Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022
![Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR_INSTALLS-8-1400x914.jpeg)
Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022
![Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR_INSTALLS-18-1400x938.jpeg)
Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022
![Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR_INSTALLS-15-1400x948.jpeg)
Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022
![Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR_INSTALLS-17-1400x943.jpeg)
Consulting With Shadows, installation view, Karma, New York, January 13–February 26, 2022
![Father (Consulting Shadows II), 2021, oil on linen, 94 x 76 inches; 238.8 x 193 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR-21-067-1158x1400.jpeg)
Father (Consulting Shadows II), 2021, oil on linen, 94 × 76 inches; 238.8 × 193 cm
![Father & Child (Ochre), 2021, oil on linen, 70 x 60 inches; 178 x 152 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MR21019-1219x1400.jpg)
Father & Child (Ochre), 2021, oil on linen, 70 × 60 inches; 178 × 152 cm
![Mother & Father (Purple), 2021, oil on linen, 94 x 76 inches; 238.8 x 193 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MR21029-1170x1400.jpg)
Mother & Father (Purple), 2021, oil on linen, 94 × 76 inches; 238.8 × 193 cm
![Mother & Child (Green), 2021, oil on linen, 12 x 9 inches; 30.5 x 22.9 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MR21028-1082x1400.jpg)
Mother & Child (Green), 2021, oil on linen, 12 × 9 inches; 30.5 × 22.9 cm
![Son (Blue), 2021, oil on linen, 10 x 8 inches; 25.4 x 20.3 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MR21032-1139x1400.jpg)
Son (Blue), 2021, oil on linen, 10 × 8 inches; 25.4 × 20.3 cm
![Father Daughter Mother 4, 2021, gouache on paper, 8 × 6 inches; 20.3 × 15.2 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MR-21-053-1189x1400.jpg)
Father Daughter Mother 4, 2021, gouache on paper, 8 × 6 inches; 20.3 × 15.2 cm
![Hi Woman!, curated by Francesco Bonami, installation view, Museo di Palazzo Pretorio di Prato, Italy, December 11, 2021–March 27, 2022. Photo by Ivan D’Alì](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hiwomaninstallview2-1400x933.jpeg)
Hi Woman!, curated by Francesco Bonami, installation view, Museo di Palazzo Pretorio di Prato, Italy, December 11, 2021–March 27, 2022. Photo by Ivan D’Alì
![Hi Woman!, curated by Francesco Bonami, installation view, Museo di Palazzo Pretorio di Prato, Italy, December 11, 2021–March 27, 2022. Photo by Ivan D’Alì](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hiwomaninstallview3-1400x933.jpeg)
Hi Woman!, curated by Francesco Bonami, installation view, Museo di Palazzo Pretorio di Prato, Italy, December 11, 2021–March 27, 2022. Photo by Ivan D’Alì
![Her Arrival III, 2020, oil on linen, 94 x 76 inches; 238.8 x 193 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR20027-1170x1400.jpg)
Her Arrival III, 2020, oil on linen, 94 × 76 inches; 238.8 × 193 cm
![In the Sliver of the Sun, installation view, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, March 6–September 26, 2021](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ruznic-8-1400x744.jpg)
In the Sliver of the Sun, installation view, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, March 6–September 26, 2021
![In the Sliver of the Sun, installation view, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, March 6–September 26, 2021](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ruznic-22-1400x857.jpg)
In the Sliver of the Sun, installation view, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, March 6–September 26, 2021
![The Visitor, 2020, oil on linen, 50 × 40 inches; 127 x 101.6 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-20-022-1167x1400.jpg)
The Visitor, 2020, oil on linen, 50 × 40 inches; 127 × 101.6 cm
![The Painters and Their Daughter III, 2020, acrylic and oil on canvas,
70 x 60 inches ; 177.8 x 152.4 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-20-010-1212x1400.jpg)
The Painters and Their Daughter III, 2020, acrylic and oil on canvas, 70 × 60 inches ; 177.8 × 152.4 cm
![Ancestors II, 2020, acrylic and oil on linen, 100 x 76 inches; 254 x 193.04 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-20-011-1075x1400.jpg)
Ancestors II, 2020, acrylic and oil on linen, 100 × 76 inches; 254 × 193.04 cm
![The Called, 2020, acrylic and oil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 53 1/2 in; 171.5 x 136 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR20001-1168x1400.jpg)
The Called, 2020, acrylic and oil on canvas, 67 1⁄2 × 53 1⁄2 in; 171.5 × 136 cm
![Ghost Dancers , 2021, ink on paper, 55 x 34 inches; 140 x 86 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR21001framemockup-1400x937.jpg)
Ghost Dancers , 2021, ink on paper, 55 × 34 inches; 140 × 86 cm
![Soil Cleaners 3, 2020, ink and graphite on paper, 59 x 42 inches; 149.86 x 106.68 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR20003frame_mockup-1400x1054.jpg)
Soil Cleaners 3, 2020, ink and graphite on paper, 59 × 42 inches; 149.86 × 106.68 cm
![Sleep Seekers 2, 2020, ink and graphite on paper, 22½ x 38 inches; 57.2 x 96.5 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR20014frame_mockup-1400x1133.jpg)
Sleep Seekers 2, 2020, ink and graphite on paper, 22½ × 38 inches; 57.2 × 96.5 cm
![Sleep Seekers 5, 2020, ink and graphite on paper, 15¼ x 22½ inches; 38.7 x 57.2 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR20021frame_mockup-1400x1130.jpg)
Sleep Seekers 5, 2020, ink and graphite on paper, 15¼ × 22½ inches; 38.7 × 57.2 cm
![Yarrow Pickers, 2019, oil on canvas, 77 × 70 inches; 195.5 x 177.8 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yarrow-pickers-wall-flat_orig-1296x1400-1-1296x1400.jpg)
Yarrow Pickers, 2019, oil on canvas, 77 × 70 inches; 195.5 × 177.8 cm
![Invocation, 2019, oil on canvas, 84 × 74 inches; 213.3 x 187.9 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-19-002-1377x1536-1-1255x1400.jpg)
Invocation, 2019, oil on canvas, 84 × 74 inches; 213.3 × 187.9 cm
![Three Women, 2019, oil on canvas, 60 × 48 inches; 152.4 x 121.9 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MR-19-004-1248x1536-1-1138x1400.jpg)
Three Women, 2019, oil on canvas, 60 × 48 inches; 152.4 × 121.9 cm
![Reshuffling For Tomorrow's Ghosts, 2018, oil on canvas, 84 × 72 inches; 213.3 x 182.8 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/reshuffling-for-tomorrow-s-ghosts_orig-1-1213x1400.jpg)
Reshuffling For Tomorrow's Ghosts, 2018, oil on canvas, 84 × 72 inches; 213.3 × 182.8 cm
![Obloga, 2018, oil on canvas, 62 × 49 inches; 157.4 x 124.4 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/obloga_orig-1215x1536-1-1107x1400.jpg)
Obloga, 2018, oil on canvas, 62 × 49 inches; 157.4 × 124.4 cm