CURRICULUM VITAE

A n i t a  S u l i m a n o v i c

 
EDUCATION

  • MFA  Sculpture, 2004, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • BFA  Sculpture, 1995, Academy of the Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Art Teaching 1991 – 1992, Academy of the Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Painting/Design degree 1991, High School for Applied Art and Design, Zagreb, Croatia              


AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

  • BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards - won the competition to design the award sculptures, 2003
  • “The Andrew Doolan Sculpture Scholarship” - Edinburgh College of Art, 2003
  • “Andrew Grant Bequest” - Major Award for Postgraduate Study at Edinburgh College of Art, 2002
  • Scholarship for Postgraduate Study, Ministry of Science and Technology, Croatia, 2002 
     

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009. Croatia, Zagreb, Barrel Gallery, “City”, site-specific installation
2004. UK, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art, MFA Thesis Exhibition, site-specific sound installation
2000. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery CEKAO, drawings
1999. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery Karas, sculptures
1998. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery Nova, sculptures
1996. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery SC (with Denis Kraskovic), sculptures
1994. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery of Jewish Community, sculptures


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009.
USA, MI, Mount Clemens, The Art Center Mount Clemens, “Mailed”
Croatia, Zagreb, “10th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture”, juried, catalogue
Luxembourg, Le Konschthaus Beim Engel, “Space In and In Between”, curator: Kevin Muhlen, catalogue

2008.
Belgium, Brussels, Gallery HGK, “5 Portrait Positions”, catalogue

2007.
Luxembourg, Le Konschthaus Beim Engel, “5 Portrait Positions” curator: Kevin Muhlen, catalogue

2004.
South Korea, Dae-Gu City, SM Gallery, “Exchange Exhibition”
UK, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art, “Visitation”, curator: Mike Nelson
UK, Somerset, “Ida Branson Memorial Bequest Exhibition” , juried, catalogue
UK, Scotland, Edinburgh, “Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition”, catalogue

2003.
USA, Honolulu, Hawaii,” International Shoebox Exhibition”          Germany, Cologne, Deutzer Bruecke, “Spaen”, site-specific sound installation 
UK, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art, “Showing space”, UK, Scotland, Edinburgh, EICC, “Gene Therapy Conference Exhibition” UK, Scotland, Edinburgh, City Art Centre, “Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition”, catalogue

2002.
Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery SC, “Novi fragmenti” , juried, catalogue

2001.
France, Paris, "Atelier 8115" (invitational)
Croatia, Zagreb, “ARTillery”, Multimedia Project of “Punkt” association, performance

2000.
Croatia, Zagreb, “The Seventh Triennial of Croatian Sculpture”, juried, catalogue

1999.
Croatia, Zagreb, “2nd Croatian Triennial of Drawings”, juried, catalogue

1998.
Poland, Raciborz, “2nd International Biennial of Exlibris”, juried, catalogue

1997.
Croatia, Ston, Cro Ethno Festival, Site specific project
Croatia, Zagreb, Bonfire-Concert, Site specific project

1996.
Croatia, Labin, “In Signo Terrae”, invitational
Czech Republic, Brno, Galerie Lužanky

1995.
Croatia, Zagreb, Museum Mimara, “Polis 95”
Croatia, Zagreb, “30th Zagreb Saloon”, juried, catalogue

1994.
Croatia, Split, “Biennial of Small Format”, juried, catalogue


ARTIST RESIDENCIES

  • Andres Institute of Art, International Sculpture Symposium Brookline, NH, USA, 2001
  • Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France, 2000
  • Summer Atelier Vujnovic, Island Hvar, Croatia, 1998
  • Sculpture Symposium Sucuraj, Island Hvar, Croatia, 1997
  • International Sculpture School “Montraker” Vrsar, Croatia, 1995
  • Sculpture Summer Atelier, Orlik, Czech Republic, 1994
  • Stone Carving School, Island Brac, Croatia, 1994

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Marta Kis, “Anita Sulimanovic “City””, Catalogue preface for Solo Exhibition I Barrel Gallery, Zagreb, July 2009
http://kennelcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/marta-kis-anita-sulimanovic-city.html
Jelena Mandic-Muscet, “Life on the short chain”, Courier daily newspapers, 13 July 2009
Branka Primorac, “Planet Award is named by my sculpture”, Evening Paper, daily newspaper, 5 April 2008
Nebojsa Grbacic, “Sculptures from Zagrebian Sculptress to BBC Musicians”, Morning Paper, daily newspaper, 28 May, 2007
Boris Greiner, “5 Portrait Positions”, Catalogue preface, Luxembourg, 15 May – 3 June 2007
John Walters, "World Views”, New Hampshire Magazine, 1 August 2006 http://www.nhmagazine.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060801/NHM01/60731012/-1/nhm38
Patsy McCowan, "Fall Meeting 05", CMWCA Central Massachusetts Chapter of The Women's Caucus For Art, http://www.centralmasswca.org/fall_meeting.htm
Pat Napier, BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards 2004, EdinburghGuide.com, 9 March 2004, http://www.edinburghguide.com/aande/music/review.shtml?04_03/bbcradio_worldmusicawards
Joyce Audy Zarins,"There/here/there: a widening cycle”, Art New England, http://www.andresinstitute.org/nesa.html
Zoran Sabic, “Croatian Sculpture for BBC Awards”, Evening Paper, daily newspaper, 17 December 2003
Ian Rutherford,”Throphy of note Awards for music”, The Scotsman, 3 December 2003
I.Mikulicin, “Croatian Artists in Paris”, Morning Paper daily newspaper, 19 May, 2001
Patricia Kis “How to solve problem of 600 artists without studios”, Morning paper daily newspaper, 20 November 2000
Patricia Kis, “Artists in Improvised Studios”, Morning paper daily newspaper, 11 December 2001
Patricia Kis, Catalogue preface, “Artillery”, Galerija Kina Studenstskog Centra, 11 – 15 December 2001
Olga Majcen, “Artistic “Shooting””, Courier daily newspaper, 14 December 2001
Ive Simat Banov, PhD, “Seventh Triennial of Croatian Sculpture”, The Wreath magazine, 30 November 2000
Enes Quien, “Symbolic Forms – Forms of Symbols, Catalogue preface, Gallery Karas, 1999
Enes Quien, “Exhibitions in Croatia - Anita Sulimanovic”, Kontura magazine, autumn 1998/winter 1999
Milan Beslic, “Endurance Testing”, Croatian Letter # 152, 20 March 1998
S. Kacic-Bartulovic, “Summer Atelier Vujnovic” Indipendent Dalmatia, 28 August, 1998
Ive Simat Banov, PhD, Catalogue preface for the Exhibition in Gallery Nova, 3 -23 march 1998
Enes Quien, “Strong-Core Sculptures”, Courier daily newspapers, 7 March 1998
Enes Quien,  “Exhibition review - Anita Sulimanovic”, Kontura magazine, winter 1997/1998
Doroteja Jendric, “Questioning Materials”, Evening paper daily newspaper, 31 January 1996
Sibila Bilopavlovic, Catalogue preface for Solo Exhibition in Gallery of Student Center, 17 January – 1 February 1995
Vesna Medvedec, “Art World”, Voice of Istria daily newspaper, 9 September 1995
Sibila Bilopavlovic, “Peripatetic Walk around Carved Shapes”, The Wreath - Homo Volans, 21 September 1995 


PUBLIC SCULPTURES

Andres Institute of Art, Brookline, NH, USA
Vujnovic Art Collection, Sucuraj, Island Hvar, Croatia
City of Sucuraj Harbor, Island Hvar, Croatia
City of Vrsar, Croatia
Orlik Castle, Orlik, Czech Republic 
 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

College Art Association
Croatian Association of Artists
Croatian association of Freelance Artists