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biography
Lives and works in London and Belgrade
1978/80 – M.A., Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Beograd, Serbia
1973/78 – B.F.A., Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Beograd, Serbia
2002 – Longin Award for Achievement in the Visual Arts, Kosovo Association of Serbian Visual Artists
1989 – First Award for Painting, Artists’ Colony Ecka, Modern Gallery, Zrenjanin
1986 – First Award for Painting, 27th October Salon, “C. Zuzoric” Fine Arts Gallery, Beograd
1985 – First Award for Painting, XIII Biennial of Young Artists, Modern Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
1984 – Second Award for Painting, Third Biennale of Yugoslav Art, Equitable Gallery, New York
1982/83 – Ecole Nationale, Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France (French Government Scholarship)
1982 – Grand Award, Fifth Anniversary of YAVA-1, Alternative Museum, New York
1981 – First Award for Drawing, Young Artists Salon, City Museum, Sibenik, Croatia
1979 – First Award for Painting, Politika’s Open Studio, Beograd Fair, Beograd
– Multimedia artist and a lecturer and writer of essays about contemporary art
– Member of Serbian Association of Visual Artist (ULUS) and Serbian Socity “Lada”
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2012 – Balkan Rhapsody, Gallery O3one, Belgrade, Serbia
2012 – Unveiling Face, Gallery Blok, Belgrade, Serbia
2009 – A Midsummer’s Night Dream (second part), Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
2009 – A Midsummer’s Night Dream (first part), Ikona Gallery, Venice, Italy
2008 – Tracing Memories, Gallery Zvono, Belgrade, Serbia
2007 – Metamorphosis, Gallery Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia
2006 – Metamorphosis, Florence Trust, London, UK
2001 – Rivers and Shores, Belgrade Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia
1998 – New Paintings, Stux Gallery, New York, US
1996 – Paintings, Gallery ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia
1989 – Paintings, Gallery Lada, Belgrade, Serbia
1988 – Mythological Space, Gallery Sebastian, Belgrade, Serbia
1988 – Mythological Space, Gallery Sebastian, Varazdin, Croatia
1988 – Drawings, Gallery Lada, Belgrade, Serbia
1986 – Paintings, Tomoko Liguori Gallery, New York, US
1985 – Battle Arena, Alternative Museum, New York, US
1985 – Paintings & Drawings, Modern Art Gallery, Ljubljana
1984 – Heaven’s Stories, Salon of Museum of Modern Art, Belgrade, Serbia
1984 – Heaven’s Stories, Small Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1984 – Heaven’s Stories, Gallery Meduza, Kopar
1984 – Signs, Absurd Plants, Heaven’s Stories, Fine Arts Gallery, Pristina, Serbia
1984 – Paintings, Objects & Drawings, Gallery “Nadezda Petrovic”, Cacak, Serbia
1984 – Absurd Plants, YAVA-1 Gallery, New York, US
1982 – Drawings, City Theater Gallery, Sibenik, Croatia
1980 – Paintings & Objects, Youth House Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
1979 – Synthetic path, Gallery of Student Culture Center, Belgrade, Serbia
1976 – Drawings, National Theater Gallery, Pristina, Serbia
Grants & Residencies
2006/10 – The Barbican Arts Group, Studio Program, London, UK
2005/06 – The Florence Trust, Studio Program, London, UK (one year residence)
2000/01 – The Elizabeth Foundation, Studio Program, New York, US
1993/94 – The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, The Space Program, New York, US
(18 months paid studio in New York; Artist selected by: Chuck Close, Cynthia Carlson,
Janet Fish, Philip Parlistein, Irving Sandler, Harriet Shore, Lorna Simpson, Robert Storr)
1992 – La Napoule Art Foundation, International Artists’ Residency, La Napoule, France
(3 months residency in the castle, suth of France. All inclusive)
1989 – Artists’ Colony Ecka, Zrenjanin
1988 – Artists’ Colony Lipovac, Topola
1983 – Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris (18 months residence)
1982 – Serbian Fund for Young Artists “M. Pijade,” (International Program, London) Ministre of Culture SFR of Yugoslava
1981 – Serbian Fund for Young Artists “M. Pijade” ( two year grant)
1980 – Artists’ Colony Pocitelj, Pocitelj
Screenings:
2013
– C the Film 2012, Edinburgh Film Festival, C nova, Edinburg (Curated by: Daniel Buckley)
– Montenegro Meeting Point, Presentation of video: Sweet Utterance,
Culture Center, Mojkovac, Montenegro
– The Brighton Fringe, Film Festival (Curated by Daniel Buckley)
– Sweet Utterance and Other Scenes, Presentation of Five Videos, SKC Film Forum, Belgrade (Curated by Stevan Vukovic)
– Chinese Open, Q Park, Chinatown – London Contemporaries, London
2012
– Consumerism, Big Deal 4, Virtual exhibition on: www.dealbig.biz/bd4/, London (Curated by Vanya Balogh)
– Unveiling the Face, Blok Gallery, Belgrade
– From a Distant Land, O3one Gallery, Belgrade
– C the Film 2012, Edinburgh Film Festival, C nova, Edinburgh (Curated by Daniel Buckley)
– Screen from Barcelona 2012, Video Art Festival Barcelona
(Curated by David Brock & Vanya Balogh)
– 7th Berlin Biennale, Digital section ArtWiki, Berlin
1984
– About creating, with Tanja Fero, First television program, Belgrade
Perfomance:
2013
– “Jerusalim Sindrom”, Montenegro Meeting Point, Bjelo Polje, Montenegro
Talks and lectures:
2013 – Sweet Utterance and Other Scenes,SKC Film Forum, Belgrade, Curator: Stevan Vukovic presentation of 5 video works & discussion of their relevance to my oeuvre.
2010 – Visiting Artist, Academy of Fine Arts of Pristina, Zvecan, Kosovo
2005 – Artist in Residence, The Florence Trust, Studio Program, London, UK
1993 – Artist in Residence, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, The Space Program, New York
1992 – Artist in Residence, La Napoule Art Foundation, La Napoule, France
1987 – Panel Member with Ms. Lisa Philips and Mr. Gino Rodriguez on the exhibition: New York New Venue, Mint Museum, Charlotte
Workshops:
2010 – Ideology, Identity and Difference, Academy of Fine Arts of Pristina, Zvecan, Kosovo
2009 – In Search for Form, La Salle College of Art, Singapore
Works in collections:
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia
- National Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
- City Museum Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Modern Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
- Alternative Museum, New York, USA
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
- Ikona Gallery, Venice, Italy
- National Museum, Pozarevac, Serbia
- City Museum, Sibenik, Croatia
- ‘Nadezda Petrovic’ Gallery, Cacak, Serbia
- Contemporary Art Gallery, Zrenjanin, Serbia
- Contemporary Art Gallery, Pristina, Serbia
- ‘Politika’ – Publishing House, Belgrade, Serbia
- Zepter Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
- Estate of Mr. Slobodan Rasic, Belgrade, Serbia
- Collection of Mr. Drazevic, Belgrad, Serbia
- Collection of Mr. Millon, New York, USA
- Collection of Mr. Litricin, Beograd, Serbia
- Collection of Mr. Klepic, Belgrade, Serbia
- Collection of Mrs. Minderovic, Belgrade, Serbia
- Collection of Mrs. Liguary, New York, USA
- Collection of Mrs. Fahlstrom, Barcelona, Spain
- Collection of Mr. File, Paris, France
- Collection of Mrs and Mr. Trajkovic, Belgrade, Serbia
- Collection of Mr. Vujcic, Belgrade, Serbia
Group Exhibitions:
2013
- Big Deal 5, Q Park, Cavendish Squere, London (Curated by: Cedric Christie & Vanya Balogh)
- Directional Forces 3 > Colony 55, Magazzini del Sale, Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy
- Belgrade-London-Paris–Berlin, Visual Association of Lada, SLUJ Gallery Belgrade
- Chinese Open, Q Park – Chinatown, London Contemporaries, London
2012
- Collection of Zepter Museum, Koroska Gallery, Slovenj Gradec (Curated by Ivana Simeunovic)
- The Trajkovic Collection, Museum of 25th of May, Belgrade (Curated by Slavica & Daniel Trajkovic)
2011
- Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York
- Art in Embassies, American Embassy, Belgrade
- ’11 Fall Exhibition, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Beograd (Curated by Natalija Cerovic)
2010
- Miniscule, Oblong Gallery, London (Curated by Vanya Balogh)
- Susak Expo 2010, Susak Press, Susak, Croatia
- My experience in the sketch book, Belgrade Cultural Center, Belgrade (Curated by Svetlana Petrovic)
2009
- Open Studios, Arts unwrapped, Barbican Arts Group, London
- Art Works Open, Project Space, London
2008
- Acquisitions, Ministry of Culture of Serbia, Warehouse Gallery, Belgrade
- Open Studios, Arts unwrapped, Barbican Arts Group, London
2007
- Open Studios, Arts unwrapped, Barbican Arts Group, London
- Auction of Paintings & Antiquities, Opera & Theatre Madlenium, Zemun
- Urban Mythologies, Gallery Belgrade, Belgrade
2006
- Paintings of the ‘80s, Gallery Belgrade, Belgrade
- ’06 Fall Exhibition, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- The Liminal Phase, Highbury Studios, London
- Florence Trust ’06, Florence Trust Art Foundation, London (Curated by Paul Baily)
- Open Studios, Florence Trust Art Foundation, London
2005
- Arts unwrapped, Florence Trust Art Foundation, London
- New permanent collection, Nadezda Petrovic Gallery, Cacak
2002
- Artists to Artists, Ace Gallery, New York
- Open Studios ’02, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York
2001
- ’01 Fall Exhibition, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Open Studios ’01, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York
2000
- Fall Exhibition, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- 20th Memorial of Nadezde Petrovic, Nadezda Petrovic Gallery, Cacak
- Serbian Art of 20-th century, National Museum, Belgrade
1999
- “Bulletin Board”, Postmaster Gallery, New York
1998
- Gramercy Art Fair, Gramercy Park Hotel, New York with Stefan Stux Gallery
1997
- The Art Exchange Show, with Stefan Stux Gallery/Rebecca Cooper, New York
- Sex Industry, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York
1996
- Chelsea Inaugural, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York
1995
- Group Exhibition, Cucalon Gallery, New York
- Masters of Serenity, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- 25th Anniversary of the Youth House Gallery, Belgrade
- 34th October Salon, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
1994
- Summer Review, Stux Gallery, New York
- The Illuminating Line, Gallery Five, Columbus, Ohio
- In the Spirit of Things, Stux Gallery, New York
- Open Studios, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, New York
1993
- Open Studios, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, New York
- Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Frank Bustemante Gallery, New York
- Acquisitions, Museum of Modern Art, Belgrade
1992
- Polymorphia, Galleries Les Cyclades, Antibes
- Open Studios, La Napoule Art Foundation, La Napoule
1991
- Collection of Artists’ Colony Lipovac, French Culture Center, Belgrade
1990
- Fine Arts Creativity of Serbs in the World, National Museum, Belgrade
- Rastovski Gallery, New York
- 31st October Salon, Gallery at Theater, Belgrade
- Artists’ Colony Ecka Modern Gallery, Zrenjanin
1989
- 30th October Salon, Gallery ULUS, Belgrade
1988
- First 7-3 Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
- First Colony of Yugoslav Artists in New York, Gallery Atrium, Belgrade
- Yugoslav Art, Museum of Modern Art, Bucharest
1987
- Masters of Fine Arts of the 1980s, Galerija Doma JNA, Belgrade
- 28th October Salon, Galerija Doma JNA, Belgrade
- Choice ’87, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- “Eight by Six”, Izlozbeni Paviljon, K. Milos Arandjelovic
- Art Against AIDS, Jayne H. Baum Gallery, New York
- New York New Venue (three participants : Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum and Alternative Museum), Mint Museum, Charlotte
1986
- New Paintings, City Museum, Sombor
- 27th October Salon, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Children’s World Fair, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York
- Sculpture Dialogue, Anchorage & New York, Arco Gallery, Anchorage
- Fall Exhibitions of ULUS, Galerija Doma Pinki, Belgrade
- Visions of Contemporary Serbian Landscape, Fine Arts Gallery “K. Milos” Arandjelovic
- Bridges, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
1985
- 26th October Salon, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Collaborations, Alternative Museum, New York
- Returnee to miniature, Gallery of Graphic collective, Belgrade
- The Critic’s Choice, Gallery AZ, Belgrade
- 13th Biennial of Young Artist, Modern Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
- Forth Biennial of Watercolors, Gallery ‘Vjekoslav Karas’, Karlovac, Croatia
- Elaborating Painting Procedure, Gallery of Kolarac Peoples University, Belgrade
- 85th Exhibition of ULUS, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Annual Exhibition of Art Association of Pristina, Youth House Gallery ‘Boro and Ramiz’, Pristina
- In Focus, Old Regiment Gallery, Zemun
1984
- Out of Fine Arts Trends, Gallery of Kolarac Peoples University, Belgrade
- 25th October Salon, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Regions as Motivations—Space as Result, National Museum, Zrenjanin
- Selection ‘84, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- New Images of Drawings, Gallery Center of Culture Olga Petrov, Pancevo
- Salon of Young Artist, Youth House Gallery ‘Boro and Ramiz’, Pristina
- Third Biennial of Yugoslav Art, Equitable Gallery, New York
- 10×3, Regional Sports Center Vojvodina, Novi Sad
- YU-USA Art Circles ’84, Cork Gallery Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
1983
- 9 x 3, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana
- Still Life as a Thematic Challenge, Salon of Museum of Modern Art, Beograd
- The Critic’s Choice, Gallery AZ, Belgrade
- Art of the Eighties, Museum of Modern Art, Belgrade
- Young Yugoslav Painters, Yugoslav Culture Center, Paris
- New Abstraction, Galerija Centra Za Kultura Olga Petrov, Pancevo
- Inter Art ’83, The Equitable Gallery, New York
- Artistes de la Cite des Arts, Cite des Arts Internationale, Paris
- Exhibition of Art by French Government Scholarship Recipients, Maison Internationale du
- Theatre Renaud-Barrault, Paris
1982
- The Critic’s Choice, Culture Centre Gallery, Belgrade
- 23rd October Salon, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- 5th Anniversary of YAVA-1, Alternative Museum, New York
- Moment of Yugoslav Art ‘82, City Museum, Sombor
- Yugoslav Artist in the USA, YAVA-1 Gallery, New York
- Flight without a Title, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Selection ’82, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- 2nd May Salon of Young Artists, Dom JNA, Sibenik, Croatia
- Paintings of the Eighties, Likovno Restavisce R. Jakopic, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 67th Exhibition of ULUS, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Drawings and Small Sculpture, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
1981
- First Time Exhibitors VI, Youth House Gallery, Belgrade
- SDLUJ ’81 Museum of Modern Art, Skopje
- United Art Group-1, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York
- May Salon of Young Artists, City Museum, Sibenik, Croatia
- Art Expo New York 1981, New York Coliseum, New York
1980
- Young Yugoslav Palette of the 80-is, Culture Center Gallery, Vrbas
- Drawings and Small Sculpture, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- 63rd Exhibition of ULUS, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- September Salon of Young Artist, Gallery of Culture Center, Niksic, Montenegro
- Belgrade ’80, Gallery ‘Brace Stamenkovic’, Belgrade
- 2nd Biennal of Yugoslav Art, World Trade Center, New York
- 5th Annual Salon of YAVA-1, Yugoslav Culture Center, New York
1979
- Beograd as an Inspiration to Painters, Culture Center Gallery, Belgrade
- 10th Biennial of Young Artists, Modern Gallery, Rijeka
- Drawings and Small Sculpture, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- 61st Exhibition of ULUS, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- New Members of ULUS, Art Pavilion ‘C. Zuzoric’, Belgrade
- Postgraduates of the Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Arts, Beograd Fair, Belgrade
- Geometrical Abstraction, Gallery ULUS, Belgrade
1978
- Perspective VI, Galerija Kod Pozorista, Belgrade
- Six Young Painters, Student Culture Center Gallery, Student City, Belgrade