Who is she?

Maisa Imamović (BiH/NL, 1994) is a researcher, web designer/developer, and experimental educator. She critically studies the role of the single user and user behaviors generated by code. Text + Code are her main mediums. Her first book was published by the Institute of Network Cultures in 2022 where she is a senior researcher. In 2024, she obtained her MA degree at the California Institute of the Arts and was kindly supported by Prins Bernhard CultuurFonds. In the academic year 2024-2025, she taught creative coding and the history of cyberfeminism as an adjunct professor at USC Media Arts + Practice, UCLA Design Media Arts, ArtCenter Interaction Design, CalArts Integrated Media. She is a Ph.D. in Media Arts + Practice at the University of Southern California. Her second book entitled Maisa in Webland: Detouring UX Destinies was just published by Set Margins.

Maisa and her dog Kaya,
home 2025.

Hey to: maisaimamovic@gmail.com

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This website is not a CV per se, but absolutely inspired by the template of one. The list below is a collection of facts related to my practice. Some of these facts represent commissioned projects, proof of work, labour of love - they all track moments in my life + career that I humbly consider as personal traces of success. Users can highlight them for a more linear reading experience.

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Book Tour Deets

14/12/2025 — rile*, Brussels (BE/EU) ➪

18/12/2025 — Varia, Rotterdam (NL/EU) [+workshop] ➫

20/12/2025 — San Serriffe, Amsterdam (NL/EU) ➬

16/01/2026 — JOAN, Los Angeles (CA/US) [+workshop]

25/01/2026 — Gray Area, San Francisco (CA/US)

07/02/2026 — High Desert Test Sites, Joshua Tree (CA/US)

17/03/2026 — Laichter House, Prague (CZ/EU) [+workshop]

19/03/2026 — transmediale studio, Berlin (DE/EU) [+workshop]

NOWNOW NOW..Maisa writes her second book: Maisa in Webland: Detouring UX Destinies. Published by Set Margins. Designed by Clara Pasteau. [opens in a new tab, documentation coming soon]
2025Maisa exhibits her drawings during Algorithms and Untitled Drawings of Unmeasured Dimensions @MM/DD/YYYY gallery.
2025Maisa completes Work-Trade Residency at High Desert Test Sites.
2025Maisa critiques in class: Studio/Critique at CalArts | Integrated Media.
2025Maisa teaches a class: Reading and Writing the Web at USC | Media Arts + Practice.
2025Maisa teaches a class: Interactive Prototyping 2 at ArtCenter | Interaction Design.
2025Maisa exhibits her drawings during PAST FUTURE PRESENT SPACE TIME DEADLINE @MM/DD/YYYY gallery.
GOOD NEWSMaisa gets accepted into the PhD program in Media Arts + Practice at USC! ☀︎
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2025Maisa teaches a class: Interactivity at UCLA | Design Media Arts.
2025Maisa teaches Winter Session: From Me to You - Coding to Socialize at CalArts | Art & Technology.
2025Maisa teaches Winter Session: Open-Source, Again at CalArts | Critical Studies.
2024Maisa teaches a class: Advanced Platform at USC | Media Arts + Practice.
2024Maisa teaches a class: Cyberfeminism + Coding at CalArts | Critical Studies.
2024Maisa gives a guest lecture 4CHAPTERS ON WEB DESIGN at Rice University, Department of Art.
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2024Maisa completes a 5 month AI research fellowship at Parallax Futures, Berkeley.
2024Maisa graduates from California Institute of the Arts.
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2023Maisa completes a Curatorial Fellowship at Visions2030.
2023Maisa writes an essay For an Imperfect Website: The Rise of Folder Templates for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2023Maisa writes an essay For an Imperfect Website: Authenticity Revisited for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2023Maisa teaches a section on Cyberfeminism in Andrew Culp's Cyberpunk class.
2023Maisa writes an essay For an Imperfect Website: The most vandalized form of art in the 21st century for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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GOOD NEWSMaisa receives Prins Bernhard Culture Fund to study in California.
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2021 Maisa writes A Poem about Venice Biennale 2021 at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2021 Maisa writes a report SWIPE RIGHT! Data, Dating, Desire for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2021 Maisa writes Not everything grows exponentially at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2021 Maisa writes an interview with Damir Imamović in Bosnian for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2021 Maisa writes an interview with Damir Imamović for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2020Maisa writes an essay 1902 words of guilt for Platform BK. [opens in a new tab]
2020Maisa writes an essay Solo Dancing through Corona at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2020Maisa writes an essay Aesthetics of Boredom in times of Corona at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2020Maisa writes an essay Is noise the only thing we can hear? For Sonic Acts Academy. [link no longer exists]
2020Maisa writes an interview with [ ] behind Sunday at Bob’s. [opens in a new tab]
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2019 Maisa writes an interview with Omsk Social Club + !Mediengruppe Bitnik for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2019 Maisa writes a report Financial Hacking for MoneyLab#7 at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2019 Maisa makes a website for Orszagvaros project. [link no longer exists]
2019 Maisa writes What is the idea behind Walky-Worky? at the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
2019 Maisa makes a first paid website for Ayesha Ghaoul. [link no longer exists]
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2019 Maisa writes a report The Carrier Bag Theory of Non-Fiction for the Institute of Network Cultures. [opens in a new tab]
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2018
GOOD NEWSMaisa receives Berlage Fund for her graduation project.
2018
2017 Maisa interns for MacGuffin Magazine.

Maisa Imamović (BiH/NL, 1994) is a researcher, web designer/developer, and experimental educator. She critically studies the role of the single user and user behaviors generated by code. Text + Code are her main mediums. Her first book was published by the Institute of Network Cultures in 2022 where she is a senior researcher. In 2024, she obtained her MA degree at the California Institute of the Arts and was kindly supported by Prins Bernhard CultuurFonds. In the academic year 2024-2025, she taught creative coding and the history of cyberfeminism as an adjunct professor at USC Media Arts + Practice, UCLA Design Media Arts, ArtCenter Interaction Design, CalArts Integrated Media. Currently, she is mostly busy pursuing a Ph.D. in Media Arts + Practice at the University of Southern California.

Please switch to desktop version to browse through the list of Maisa's projects spanning the last seven years of independent practice across web development + design, critical theory, cultural organization, art, curation, and pedagogy.