Curriculum Vitae
Maja Rakočević Cvijanov
Education:
May 2004:
Completion of postgraduate studies at Faculty of Fine Art in Belgrade, sculpture department; supervisor – Professor Mrdjan Bajić.
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September 2001:
Graduated from Faculty of Fine Art, sculpture department, Belgrade, Serbia
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September 1996:
Graduated from Community College for Fine and Applied Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
Members:
Since 2004. member of NGO dez.org, from Belgrade, Serbia
Since 2002. Member of ‘ULUS’ (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia)
Jobs:
Since 2008. working in the Institut for protection of Cultural Monuments as sculptor – conservator
Since 2005. the status of a free artist
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1998 onwards: Participation in many group exhibitions and projects, including:
2010. UPDATE own (female character),exhibition in Ozone Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
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2010.
Mixer Festival, Exhibition in Grain Mill, Belgrade, Serbia
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2009.
„Urban bridges“ (Urbane Bruecken) Gallery „NN19“, Saarbruecken, Germany
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2008.
“Exposition”, Galerie “Stadtpark”, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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2006.
“Just Visiting”, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland
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2006.
Young Visual Artist Awards,City Gallery Prague, Municipal Library, Czech Republic
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2005.
11th International Festival of Computer Arts, Maribor, Slovenia.
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2005.
38th Winter Salon of Young Artists, “Josip-Bepo Benković” Gallery, Herceg Novi, Montenegro
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2004.
«BORDER/DISORDER», Balkan – Scadinavian colaboration, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
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2004.
«Untitled as Yet», VI International Biennial of Young Artists, Vršac, Serbia
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2004.
«Continental breakfast», 45th October Art Salon, International show, 25th May – Museum of Yugoslav History, Belgrade
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2004.
«Searchings» Exhibition of young artists from Subotica in Pecs, Hungary
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2003.
«BELEF» (Summer Art Festival in Belgrade), Serbia
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2003.
«IN/OUT», International exhibition of digital arts, Prague, Czech Republic
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2003.
“Serbia, Serbia”, “Shamballa” Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2003.
IM/POSSIBLE PRESENCE, “Golden Eye” Gallery, Novi Sad, Serbia
Awards:
2000.
Award for results in sculpture from the ‘Pero’ Gallery, Belgrade: annual exhibition of students of Faculty of Fine Art, Belgrade, Serbia.
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2001.
Award for results in sculpture from the “Vladeta Petric” foundation: annual exhibition of Faculty of Fine Art, Belgrade, Serbia.
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2002.
Award from “Beorama” , V International Biennial of Young People, Vršac, Serbia.
9th Solo exhibitions to date, including:
2010.
„After baby“, SULUJ Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
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2009.
“Family Compositions”, Modern Gallery of Art Meetings, Subotica, Serbia
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2005.
“Lucky couples”, Kuplung gallery, Budapest, Hungary
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2004.
“Patisserie Lucky Couples”, Gallery “Faculty of Fine Arts”, Belgrade, Serbia
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2003.
“Lucky Couples”, “Youth Hall” Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
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2001.
“Remont” Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
Workshops (selection):
2005.
“Real presence – Floating sites”, in conjunction with the opening of the Venice Biennial, Italy
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2004.
«How to end message» – final exhibition of the above workshop with presentation of my video work «TOP TEN» at «Meridijan» betting shop, Belgrade
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2003.
«How to send message» Conceptual Art Workshop, Helsinki, Finland
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2003.
“SPEAK UP!” International workshop with Balkan and Scandinavian young artists, Museum of Contemporary Arts and Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade
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2002.
Art session II, colony of performance, Ečka, Serbia
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2002.
GASTHOF, International meeting of young European artists, Frankfurt on Main, Germany
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2001.
“Summer Academy of University of Art”, Novi Pazar, Serbia
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2000.
Real Presence International meetings of young artists, Belgrade
Bibliography (selection):
2005.
Collection department of history of modern art, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, 3+4 separate, author: Maja Stanković, page 103, photo – page 112
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2005.
“Likovne besede(Art Words)” Art Magazine, Ljubljana, Slovenia, no.69-70 winter, page 111-114 “Dogajanja na srpskij likovni sceni”(Happens on Serbian Art Scene)”, Authors: Antea Arizanović and Robert Casar
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2005.
“Remont” Art Magazine, Belgrade, no.11, autumn, page 26-27, “Life made of chocolate”, author: Mirjana Boba Stojadinović
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2004.
“A Strange Point of Tension”, National Museum of Montenegro, Cetinje, author: Branko Dimitrijević, pref. cat. page 7
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2004.
“Umelec” international art magazine, Prague, no. 2/2004, “Gender related art” page 48-53, author: Minić Danica
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2003.
“Information” Danish week newspapers 3rdJune, no.126, cover page and page 6, “Serbisk lykke” and “Dette er Serbien”, lla@information.dk
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2002.
“Flash Art”, international art magazine, no. 227, Nov-Dec, page 48 “The October Salon”, author: Siniša Mitrović