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EDUCATION
2004 -
2009 University of Maribor, Slovenia
University
diploma in Fine Art education (title: professor of fine art)
Modules: Fine art (drawing, painting,
sculpture and printmaking, digital photography); developmental and cognitive
psychology; fine art didactic; art history.
2010 –
2011 Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
Gray’s
School of Art
Master
of Fine Art with merit
Modules:
research; creative writing; studio work.
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Representative of master’s student on the University board.
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PROFESSIONAL CAREER HISTORY:
Since 2007 and ongoing__________________________________________________
Kud Pošta (Cultural organization providing cultural education to post office employees), Maribor, Slovenia
Kud Pošta (Cultural organization providing cultural education to post office employees), Maribor, Slovenia
- mentor for fine arts workshops (painitng, printmaking, art history)
2012_________________________________________________________________
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AOIFE (Association
of Irish Festival Events)
Town Hall Theatre,
Society street, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland
- festival
co-ordinator
- funds and
schemes research and implementation
- production,
organisation, managing and overseeing of workshops
- database
research and building
- basic
administrative
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Artist residency at CAMAC-
France
- recipient of Ténot foundation artist scholarship
- recipient of Ténot foundation artist scholarship
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Living courtyards residency –
Maribor - Slovenia
2013_________________________________________________________________
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HOUSE! society for
people and places
- curator
- funding and open calls
- mentor (fine art workshops, youth engagement)
2014_________________________________________________________________
·
External expert for the Living city project for the Actors of urban
change program of the Robert Bosh foundation
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Award group design; BIO50 Ljubljana international design festival, Slovenia
· vice president of HOUSE! society for
people and places
- program manager
- curator
- funding and open calls
- mentor (fine art workshops, youth engagement, public space research)
·
Under House! establishing and leading of CGU (Center Grafičnih Umetnosti)
– Printmaking arts centre Maribor (function: head of program)
- producer and curator for 1st Printmaking spring
international youth exhibition
- tutor of printmaking workshops
2015_________________________________________________________________
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achieving national artist status of Slovenia
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chosen for the Tandem Europe program of the MitOst society and European
cultural foundation
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accepted as a board member of the National art museum of Maribor,
Slovenia
· vice president of HOUSE! society for
people and places
- curator
- funding and open calls
- mentor (fine art workshops, youth engagement, public space research)
- manager and curator for 2nd
Printmaking spring international youth exhibition
- tutor of printmaking workshop
- head of artistic projects in public space
- establishment of screen-print and design section within CGU
- producer of Living courtyards festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
2016_________________________________________________________________
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Elected member of the NGO development group of the Municipality of
Maribor
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Member of the Bosh Alumni Network and the Tandem network
· vice president of HOUSE! society for
people and places
- head of program
development
- curator
- funding and open calls
- mentor (fine art workshops, youth engagement, public space research)
- manager and curator for 2nd
Printmaking spring international youth exhibition
- tutor of printmaking workshops
- head of artistic projects in public space
- producer of Living courtyards festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
- producer of Living courtyards festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
2017_________________________________________________________________
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Lead partner in a Creative Europe project of the European council for
education and art
· vice president of HOUSE! society for
people and places
- head of program
development
- curator
- funding and open calls
- mentor (fine art workshops, youth engagement, placemaking)
- manager and curator for 2nd
Printmaking spring international youth exhibition
- tutor of printmaking workshops
- head of artistic projects in public space
- lecuturer in Picture Place simposyum, Budapest Hungary
- lecuturer in Picture Place simposyum, Budapest Hungary
- producer of Living courtyards festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
2018_________________________________________________________________
· Lead partner of international LUCity project - light instalations in public space (Creative Europe)
· president of HOUSE! society for people and places
- head of program development
- curator
- funding and open calls
- mentor (fine art workshops, youth engagement, placemaking, creative torurism)
- manager and curator for 2nd Printmaking spring international youth exhibition
- tutor of printmaking workshops
- head of artistic projects in public space
- lecuturer in Picture Place simposyum, Budapest Hungary
- lecuturer in Picture Place simposyum, Budapest Hungary
- producer of Living courtyards festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
2019_________________________________________________________________
· Lead partner of international LUCity project - light instalations in public space (Creative Europe)
· president of HOUSE! society for people and places
- head of program development
- curator
- funding and open calls
- mentor (fine art workshops, youth engagement, placemaking, creative tourism)
- head of artistic projects in public space
- lecuturer in Picture Place simposyum, Budapest Hungary
- lecuturer in Picture Place simposyum, Budapest Hungary
- producer of Living courtyards festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
- producer of Elf town winter festival
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Seminars and
workshops:
Edinburgh Printmakers,
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Non-toxic printmaking
and acrylic resist etching, digital imaging and printmaking
EXHIBITIONS
Group exhibitions:
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May 2005 - UP,
Razstavišče Kibla, Maribor, Slovenia
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June2005 - Welcome
2005, Galleria DLUM, Maribor, Slovenia
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October 2007 –
Genaral Maister 2007, Town Hall Maribor, Slovenia
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June 2008 -
Primavera 2008, Galerija Media nox, Maribor, Slovenia
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October 2008 -
Printmaking today, Dedalo, Castiglione a casauria, Italy
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November 2008 -
General Maister 2008, Kadetnica Maribor, Slovenia
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2009 – 2011- 7th
British International Mini Print Exhibition, UK
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2010 -
International printmaking exhibition Gravura do Duro, Portugal
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September 2011 –
masters degree show – Slotland – Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
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December 2011 – 2
x 12, Gallery MediaNox, Maribor, Slovenia
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September 2012 –
Open studio exhibition, CAMAC, France
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March 2013:
- Colorida art gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
- http://www.enginyart.com/exhibition.html; Online exhibition, Berlin; Germany
- Colorida art gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
- http://www.enginyart.com/exhibition.html; Online exhibition, Berlin; Germany
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May 2013:
– Art in action - Gender and art, Japan House, FH Düsseldorf, Germany
- Ex– tempore ECO DRAVA 2013, Art kavarna hotela Piramida, Maribor, Slovenia
– Art in action - Gender and art, Japan House, FH Düsseldorf, Germany
- Ex– tempore ECO DRAVA 2013, Art kavarna hotela Piramida, Maribor, Slovenia
Solo exhibitions:
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November 2007 –
Nude, Cafe cafe, Maribor, Slovenia
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November 2008 –
Fizis, Huda Kava, Maribor, Slovenia
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June 2009 –
Diploma exhibition, Pedagoška fakulteta Maribor, Slovenia
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October 2009 –Jazz
Club Sachmo, Maribor, Slovenia
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May 2011 – The
Silkworm Cocoon, White Cube Mini, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, UK
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Febuary 2013 -
Heart and uterus of the courtyard (light installation); Living courtyards;
Maribor, Slovenia
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June 2013 – What
is the legacy of emancipation?, K18 gallery, Maribor, Slovenia
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July 2015 – Gosts
of our legacy – Šancirfest festival -
Varaždin, Croatia
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Avgust 2016 –
Landscapes – Pekarna Gallery – Maribor, Slovenia
Publications:
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Our Penniless Write - http://ourpennilesswrite.tumblr.com/
Languages:
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Slovenian (expert)
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German (expert)
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English (expert)
