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BIOGRAPHY / RESUME

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I’m a Yugoslavian-born artist and curator based in Los Angeles, California. I was born in 1982 in the Republic of Serbia, where I grew up during a time of political unrest and war in the Balkans. That experience deeply informs my artistic and conceptual practice, which centers on themes of beauty, environmentalism, mental health, decolonization, and societal transformation. In 2017, at the age of 35, I relocated to Los Angeles, a move that significantly shaped the next chapter of my life.

As a non-medium-specific artist, my work spans painting, drawing, installation, video, and performance. I’m drawn to exploring human nature, LGBTQ+ identity, the immigrant experience, and the concept of discontinuity in cultural narratives. My practice also reflects on the complex relationship between humans and the natural world, guided by a strong belief in art as a tool for healing and well-being.

Since my first solo exhibition at the National Museum of Valjevo at the age of fifteen, I’ve presented my work in numerous solo and group shows across the U.S. and Europe. Some of the institutions where I’ve exhibited include the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Torrance Art Museum, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Angels Gate Cultural Center, Diana Berger Gallery, Brea Art Gallery, and Huntington Beach Art Center in California, USA; Mall Galleries in London, UK; UNESCO Headquarters and The Swedish Institute in Paris, France; Centre of Contemporary Art in Toruń, Poland; The Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain; and the Belgrade City Museum and Museum of Yugoslavia in Serbia. I was also honored to be an artist-in-residence at MOAH Lancaster 2021-2022 through the Artists At Work program, supported by the Mellon Foundation.

In 2018, together with my partner, artist and curator Jason Jenn, I co-founded L.A. Art Documents, an online video archive dedicated to showcasing the contemporary art scene in Los Angeles and beyond.

EDUCATION

2005

BFA, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

BIRD CIRCUIT, curated by Jason Jenn, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State LA, Los Angeles, CA, USA 

2023

PLAYGROUND AT THE ABANDONED CHAPEL, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2022

ORNITHOMANCY, curated by Jason Jenn, Diana Berger Gallery at Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA, USA

2020

TABLEAUX VIVANTS, Cultural center of Novi Sad, Mali Likovni Salon, Novi Sad, Serbia

2018

PRAYER FOR TRAVELERS: Diary of an Immigrant, MuzeuMM, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2016

AGE OF FERTILITY, curated by Mateusz Kozieradzki, CoCA, Centre of Contemporary Art / CSW Torun, Poland

DRAWING AS EVENT, Gallery ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia

SELECTION of VIDEO-WORKS Vojislav Radovanović, curated by Mateusz Kozieradzki, Galeria Nad Wisla, Torun, Poland

2015

THEORY OF UNITY, Gallery of Contemporary Art Niš, Salon 77, Niš, Serbia

2013

PROJECT: GARDEN OF EDEN, curated by Biljana Jotić, Cultural Center of Novi Sad, Serbia

WEED ALWAYS FLOURISH, Gallery SULUJ, Belgrade, Serbia

2007

DIE NEUE GALERIE, VIP (video, installation, performance) Art gallery, curated by Gabrijel H. Savic Ra, Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia

2002

BATHCULTURE, curated by Biljana Tomić, Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia

1997

PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, National Museum, Valjevo, Serbia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / FESTIVALS 

2025

THE ANTHROPOCENE FOUNDRY 2025, curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, USA

2024

FACES/PLACES/TRACES, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

NOMAD III, Torrance Art Museum's Pop-Up exhibition at Del Amo Crossing Complex, Torrance, CA, USA

RESONANTLY ME, curated by Victor Gonzales, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA, USA

THE ARCADE OF HYPERMODERNITY, curated by Jason Jenn & Vojislav Radovanović, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA, USA

2023

NOMAD II, Torrance Art Museum's Pop-Up exhibition at Del Amo Crossing Complex, Torrance, CA, USA

VACATIONS IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS, curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, USA

PUMP UP THE VOLUME, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

WHERE EARTH BECOMES AETHER, curated by Jason Jenn & Vojislav Radovanović, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

SATURATION: Biennial Visual Arts Festival, Juried by Jedediah Caesar, Bakersfield Art Museum, Bakersfield, CA, USA

MELTING FURNACE, curated by Snežana Saraswati Petrović & Stephanie Sherwood, Rankka Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

BY DEGREES, Curated by Luciana Abait & Lawrence Gipe, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA, USA

2022

MEMORIES OF TOMORROW’S SUNRISE, curated by J. Jenn, V. Radovanović, and Mika Cho, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

ANTELOPE VALLEY WALLS Mural Festival, "Flying House" Mural at Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park in Lancaster, CA, USA

FUTURE PATCHWORK, curated by Annie Seaton, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

DIVERTED DESTRUCTION #14: Cal State LA Edition, curated by Liz Gordon and Mika Cho, Ronald H. Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2021

LOS ANGELES ART ASSOCIATION'S 2021 OPEN SHOW, curated by Peter Frank, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, USA

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PARLOUR GAMES & MAGIC, curated by Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović, Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA, USA

DRAWN TO PAPER: Fresh Perspectives in Mixed Media, Curated by Heather Bowling, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA

COUNT DOWN, curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA, USA

NOMAD, Torrance Art Museum's Pop-Up exhibition at Del Amo Crossing Complex, Torrance, CA, USA

THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL VIDEO POETRY FESTIVAL, Athens, Greece

THE LOS ANGELES OPEN 2021, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

SANCTUARY OF THE AFTERMATH, curated by Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, USA

2020

ENTANGLED, curator Maja Ćirić, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade, Serbia

SUBORDINATED REALITY, curated by Martin Calvino, UG-Fest, Contemporary Art Centre Pispala, Tampere, Finland

SUBORDINATED REALITY, curated by Martin Calvino, VBKÖ, Vienna, Austria

KALAKARI International Film Festival, Official selection, Dewas, India

35TH ANNUAL MADE IN CALIFORNIA - MICA 2020, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA

EXISTIMOS (We Exist)", curated by Micheal Swank, Proyecto Galería, Mexico City, Mexico

LOVE FOR THE HOMELAND, curated by Katarina Stanković Bjegović, PAROBROD, Belgrade, Serbia

#COUNTMEIN 2020 CENSUS PROJECT, curated by Andi Campognone, MOAH Lancaster, CA, USA

WHAT IS IT ABOUT TREES?, curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA, USA 

DIGITAL PERSPECTIVES, Portland State University, Gallery MK, Portland, Oregon, USA

2019

WOVEN STORIES, curated by Andi Campognone and Robert Benítez, Lancaster Museum of Art and History - MOAH, Lancaster, CA, USA

34TH ANNUAL MADE IN CALIFORNIA - MICA 2019, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA

PRIED, curated by Izzy Berdan and Dave J. Bermingham, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

BORDERS: REPRESENTATION AND REALITY, curated by Gabrijel H. Savic Ra, Portland State University, Gallery MK, Portland, Oregon, USA

2018

LABYRINTH, curated by Krzysztof Białowicz, Bravo Gallery / Kulturpark Košice, Slovakia

IN THE BEGINNING, curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA, USA 

MIGRATIONS / MIGRACJE, curated by Rafał Boetner-Łubowski, Artus Court Cultural Center (Centrum Kultury Dwór Artusa), Torun, Poland

QUEER, ACE/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA, USA

FACE TO FACE WITH A WINNER, curator: Katarina Stanković Bjegović, ULUS Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia

33RD ALL-MEDIA JURIED ARTS EXHIBITION, The Lancaster Museum of Art & History / MOAH: CEDAR, Lancaster, CA, USA

33RD MICA - MADE IN CALIFORNIA, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VIDEO ART, LACDA Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA

IMMIGRATION 101 / ARTISTS SPEAK OUT, curated by Kathy Gallegos, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2017

SEISMIC SHIFT - CONFRONTING CATASTROPHE, curated by MacKenzie Stevens, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS, curated by Gabrijel H. Savic Ra, PNCA Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, USA

MEDIALA: THEN AND NOW, curated by Biljana Jotić and Maja Živanović, Gallery of Radio Television of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

ART ON PAPER, curated by Biljana Jotić, Gallery of the National Library of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

2016

TREASURES FOR THE FUTURE, UNESCO, Headquarters, Paris, France

2015

WILDLIFE ART Annual Art Show, Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom

CURATORIAL WORKS 

2024

DAYS OF REVERIE, Sturt Haaga Gallery, Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, USA

THE ARCADE OF HYPERMODERNITY, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA, USA

2023

WHERE EARTH BECOMES AETHER, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2022

MEMORIES OF TOMORROW’S SUNRISE, co-curating with Jason Jenn and dr. Mika M Cho, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2021

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PARLOUR GAMES & MAGIC, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA, USA

SANCTUARY OF THE AFTERMATH, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2020

L.A. MISE-EN-SCÈNE, Video Art & Experimental Cinema Festival, Maiden LA official program, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2013

FESTIVAL PROCVETAJ, curating international video art exhibition, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Belgrade, Serbia

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Bakersfield Museum of Art, ​Bakersfield, CA, USA

Center For Contemporary Art in Torun / Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Collection, Torun, Poland

Fondazione Imago Mundi / Luciano Benetton Collection, Treviso, Italy

PUBLIC ART

2022

Two Murals: Day and Night, Skytower Park, Lancaster, CA, USA

Flying House Mural, Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park, Lancaster CA, USA

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2023

BEST IN SHOW, Saturation: Biennial Visual Arts Festival, Bakersfield Art Museum, Bakersfield, CA, USA

2022

HEALING CENTERED ENGAGEMENT TRAINING (Flourish Agenda) stipend, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2021

ARTISTS AT WORK, The Mellon Foundation, Lancaster, CA and New York, NY, USA

2020

STAFF PICK AWARD, Made in California, The Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, USA

2019

CENTER FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION Grant, San Francisco, CA, USA

2018

3RD BEST OF THE SHOW, All Media Annual Exhibition, MOAH, Lancaster, CA, USA

MAYOR'S CHOICE AWARD, Made in California, The Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, USA

2004.

KULTUR KONTAKT AUSTRIA Grant, Vienna, Austria

SALZBURG INTERNATIONAL Summer Academy Stipend, Salzburg, Austria

SPECIAL AWARD, IV Art Biennial, Cultural Center of Smederevo, Serbia

 

SELECTED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

ARTISTS AT WORK (Community Engaged Artist supported by the Mellon Foundation) at MOAH, Lancaster, CA, USA (2021-22)

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE  at CoCA, Centre of Contemporary Art / CSW Torun, Poland (2016)

CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS (Artist in Residence), Paris, France (2015)

FORT GEORGE CROATIA (Artist in Residence), Vis, Croatia (2013)

CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS (Artist in Residence), Paris, France (2011)

SELECTED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

-Professional Development Training in Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Practice for Artists and Creatives

Organized by Artists at Work (AAW) with mentor Tasha Golden (2023)

-Healing Centered Engagement Training

Six-month program organized by Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and the Flourish Agenda,  Los Angeles, CA, USA (2022)

-Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria

Multimedia and Performance Art / The Class of Professor Caroline Broadhead (2004)

THEATRE

2024

UBU ROI, by Alfred Jarry, Artistic direction, Center for The Arts Theatre Pasadena (Pasadena City College), CA, USA

2020

ECSTASY FOR EVERYONE, Artistic direction for Jason Jenn's one man act, Vashon Art Center, Vashon, WA, USA 

2019

LADYBIRD - A HOLIDAY POSADA, Artistic direction, Center for The Arts Theatre Pasadena (Pasadena City College), CA, USA

TELEVISION & PRODUCTION

2018-present

L.A. ART DOCUMENTS, online video archive

(Originally started as Art Documents in 2009, then from 2018 L.A. Art Documents)

Co-founder, Producer, and Director - An Online Video Archive dedicated to The Contemporary Art Scene in Los Angeles and Beyond (www.laartdocumets.com)

2009-2013

RADIO TELEVISION OF SERBIA, national TV channel

Cultural and Education Program RTS 2, Writer and Director of the TV Show LIKOVNA KOLONIJA; Journalist and on-site Reporter for the weekly shows BEOKULT and METROPOLIS. (SERBIAN BROADCAST AGENCY)

2009-2013 

ARTYČOK TV, web television

Producer for Central Balkan - Web television specialized in covering Contemporary Art Exhibitions across Europe with a special focus on Independent and Emerging Art Scene (www.artycok.tv).

2009-2011

TV STUDIO B, local TV channel

Weekly Show GRADOLOGIJA (Host / On-air Host / Journalist)

GRADOLOGIJA (the show's name combines two words: "Grad" - Serbian for "city" and "Logia" - Greek for "sayings") was a program dedicated to the culture, urbanism, and history, with a special focus on contemporary architecture and design in combination with stories about Belgrade's rich cultural heritage.

2008-2009

TV AVALA, national TV channel

Anchor and On-air Reporter / Journalist for Live Programs: News and Morning Program. 

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