Maike Statz is an interior architect, artist and writer living in Oslo and Amsterdam. In her work she explores the relationship between bodies, emotion, behaviour, identity and space. Informed by feminist and queer practices, Maike investigates spatial inequalities and seeks alternative tools and methods for space-making.

Education

2017–19 MA Interior Architecture, Studio for Immediate Spaces, Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam

2011–15 BDes Interior and Spatial Design and BA International Studies, University of Technology Sydney and TU Berlin

Employment

2021–2026 Artist and Interior Architect, NOGOODS and Freelance, Bergen and Oslo

2024–2026 Lecturer, Department of Design, University of Bergen

2016–17 and 2019–20 Interior Architect, Harry Seidler & Associates, Sydney

2015–16 Design Consultant, Poliform, Sydney

Residencies

2025 Artist in residence, Part Time Gallery, Riga, LV

2024 Summer school participant, Academy of Margins, Robida Collective, Topolò, IT

2024 Writer in residence, Contemporary Art Stavanger, Stavanger, NO

2023 Artist in residence, Aerial, Bergen, NO

2021 Artist in residence, PAiR Residency, VV Foundation and João Laia, Pāvilosta, LV