Citizen of Australia and Serbia, b.1992
Represented by Haydens Naarm Melbourne
TERTIARY EDUCATION
2015 Bachelor of Fine Art (First Class Honours), Victorian College of the Arts, AU
2012-14 Bachelor of Fine Art, Monash University, AU
2013 Fine Art Study Abroad Program, Prato IT
FURTHER EDUCATION
2022 Private tuition with Graziella Guidotti, Florence IT
2022 Historical Techniques and Technologies, five-day course, Fondazione Lisio, Florence IT
2019 Stephan Ehrenhofer: Learning to Fly, one-day workshop, McClelland AU
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Colour Ways, Haydens, Brunswick East AU
2023 A net woven from my own hair, Curated by Felixe Laing, Chez Derriere at Parnell Project Space, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland NZ
2023 Fabric Paintings, Haydens, Brunswick East AU
2022 Ж!, Conners Conners Gallery, Fitzroy AU
2019 Fabric Concrete, Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston AU
2019 Bread + Games, Gallery Boot, Christopher Boots, Melbourne AU
2018 Pirot Notes, The Workshop on Forster, Berlin DE
2015 Keeping In Touch, ACCA Startups, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne AU
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 Couch + Work Table with Kerrie Poliness, facilitated by Stephen Bram and Masato Takasakas, Melbourne AU
2022 a thread between with Jordan Mitchell-Fletcher, ReadingRoom, Northcote AU
2019 Handheld Juncture, with Jordan Mitchell-Fletcher, Haydens, Brunswick East AU
COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2020 Works made in collaboration with John Nixon as part of his exhibition Groups + Pairs, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne AU
2019 Works made in collaboration with John Nixon as part of his exhibition Paired Paintings, Sarah Cottier Gallery, Sydney AU
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Weaving Matter II, Curated by Liz Williamson, TAMA Gallery, Ararat AU
2024 Let the Sun Shine in, Curated by Sara Lindsay, Five Walls Gallery, Footscray AU
2023 Post Structure, Curated by Kyle Jenkins and Justin Andrews, UniSQ Gallery, Toowoomba AU
2023 Weaving Matter: Material and Context Curated by Liz Williamson, Australian Design Centre, Sydney AU
2022 Pliable Planes: Expanded Textiles & Fibre Practices, Curated by Karen Hall & Catherine Woolley, UNSW Galleries, Sydney AU
2022 Text Tile, Curated by Madeline Simm, Anna Fiedler & Tia Ansell, Caves Gallery, Melbourne AU
2022 Represented Artists, Haydens, Brunswick East AU
2022 Material Culture, Curated by Marsha Golemac, NGV Melbourne Design Week 2022, At the Above, Melbourne AU
2021 Cooking with John, Curated by Amalia Lindo & Jacqueline Stojanović, Haydens, Brunswick East AU
2021 Future Inheritance, Curated by Marsha Golemac, NGV Melbourne Design Week 2021, Truce, Melbourne AU
2021 Of Colour and Light Biennial, Curated by Anna Prifti, West End Art Space, Melbourne AU
2019 Haus Werk: The Bauhaus in contemporary art, Curated by Jane O'Neill with Lisa Byrne & Simon Lawrie, McClelland, Langwarrin AU
2019 Drawing Folio 3: Abstraction, Curated by Justin Andrews & John Nixon, Block Projects Gallery, Richmond AU
2019 Pictures Made of Wool, Curated by John Nixon, Studio 14 Gertrude Contemporary, Preston AU
2019 Love Letters to Feminisms, Curated by Margaret Mayhew & Nilmini Fernando, Trocadero Art Space, Footscray AU
2018 Unrepresented Artists, Curated by Hayden Stuart, Haydens, Brunswick East AU
2017 High in Fibre, Bilskúr Galleri, Textílsetur, Blönduós IS
2017 Analogue Photography, Curated by David Pujado, Bartcelona Gallery, Belgrade, RS
2016 Art Holds a High Place in My Life | Damp: Study of an artist at 21, Curated by Rosemary Forde, Gormenghast, Melbourne AU
2016 Space Material, Curated by David Hugh Thomas, one-day exhibition, Education Room, MUMA, Melbourne AU
2015 An Afterthought, Curated by Rachel Schenberg, one-day exhibition, Good Time Studios for Artmeet ARI, Melbourne AU
2015 Lovers in The Parking Lot, Curated by Hana Earles, one-day exhibition, Artmeet ARI, Melbourne AU
2015 Debut XI, Curated by Xanthe Dobbie & Kali Michailidis, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne AU
CURATORIAL
2024 SPHERE, artist book, co-edited by Justin Andrews & Jacqueline Stojanović, Melbourne AU
2021 Cooking with John, curated by Amalia Lindo & Jacqueline Stojanović, Haydens, Brunswick East AU
2015 Feeling Without Touching, Bouverie Studios, Carlton AU
WORKSHOPS FOR EXHIBITIONS
2024 Weaving workshop, La Trobe Regional Gallery, Bendigo, Australia
2023 Weaving workshop, Fremantle Art Centre, Fremantle, Australia
2022 Weaving workshop, UNSW Galleries, Sydney, Australia
2020 Weaving workshop, McClelland, Langwarrin, Australia
2018 Weaving workshop, The Workshop on Forster, Berlin, Germany
COLLECTIONS
The Justin Art House Museum, The National Gallery of Victoria, Australian National University, and Private Collections in Australia, USA, Germany, Italy, and Serbia.
BIBLIOGRAPHY + TALKS + PRESS
2024 Panel speaker, Pliable Planes, La Trobe Regional Gallery Bendigo AU
2023 Panel speaker, Pliable Planes, Fremantle Art Centre, Fremantle AU
2023 Guest lecture, Monash Design Prato, Monash University Art Design & Archiecture, Caulfield AU
2023 A net woven from my own hair, artist book created by Jacqueline Stojanović and Felixe Laing, published by Te Tuhi NZ
2023 Panel speaker, Zestre: Șezătoare, moderated by Larisa Petcuț, Timișoara, RO
2023 Interview, conducted by Mariagiulia DaRiva, Monash Prato Centre, IT
2023 Ж!, self-published artist book, designed by Warren Taylor AU
2022 Damsko Srce: Heritage hanging by a thread, Garland Magazine
2022 You Stir the Pot: Recipes for change, artist recipe anthology initiated by Victoria Manganiello USA
2022 SPHERE, artist book curated by Justin Andrews & Kyle Jenkins AU
2022 Panel speaker, Starting at Zero, UNSW Galleries, Sydney AU
2022 Panel speaker, John Nixon: his art and influence, The Lyon Housemuseum, Kew AU
2019 Katie Paine, A Chorus That Spans Generations, A+A Online, Art & Australia Magazine, Melbourne AU
2015 Zoe Theodore, Keeping In Touch, ACCA Art Blog, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne AU
2015 Jack Clarke, Inside Artmeet: An Artist Run Initiative, Interview for Timeout Magazine, Melbourne AU
2014 Maria Miranda, Artmeet: Open For Inspection, The ARI Experience Blog, Melbourne AU
AWARDS + RESIDENCIES
2023 Finalist, Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo AU
2022 Artist in residence, Lottozero Textile Centre, Prato IT
2022 Grantee, Ian Potter Cultural Trust
2021 Finalist, Darebin Art Prize, Bundoora Homestead, Bundoora AU
2017 Artist in residence, Textílsetur, Blönduós IS
OTHER RELATED ACTIVITY
2022-24 RMIT University Fashion and Textile Department, Woven Textile Design, Lecturer
2022-24 Foundation House, Tapestry classes for new settlers, Teacher
2022 The Boroughs and Monsier Truffe, Designer
2021-24 Estate of John Nixon, Studio Assistant
2021 Zèfiro wine label with Filippo Giorli, Designer
2016-20 Studio Assistant for John Nixon
2019-22 McClelland, Front of House Coordinator
2019 The Melbourne Art Theatre, The Donkey's Tail Klang Theatre, Performer
2019 Martumili Artists, Newman, Volunteer
2016-18 Bartcelona Gallery Belgrade, Serbia, Exhibit Writer
2017 Nagel Draxler Berlin (DE), Internship
2017 Belgrade Photo Month (RS), Catalogue Writer
2015-16 National Gallery of Victoria, Public Programs Representative
2014-16 Artmeet ARI, Co-Founder
2014-16 Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Invigilator
2014 The Donkey’s Tail, Singer
2014 Performer for Geoff Robinson’s 15 locations / 15 minutes / 15 days, Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture
2014 Assistant for David Shrigley’s Life & Life Drawing at The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
2014 Assistant for Paola Pivi’s You started it… I finish it at The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne