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EDUCATION

Parsons School of Design, New York. MFA 1998-2000

Parsons School of Design, New York. BFA 1994-1998

EXHIBITIONS

• • I SPEAK FOREST, June 25-August 25 2017, Site specific Installation, Kaufman Studios, Queens, New York. 

  • MATTER IN A WRONG PLACE/ [S]TVAR NA KRIVOM MJESTU. August 10 - 19 2015, Praksa, Pula, Croatia.

  • SUMMIT. Curated by Zeljka Himbele. October 3 - 26, 2013. Illuminated Metropolis Gallery, New York, NY.

  • WINDOW INTERNATIONAL. July 17 – August 10, 2013. Academia Moderna Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia.

  • GETTING OVER IT [HURDLES AND BOOKMARKS]. September 30- October 9 2011, Galerija VN. Zagreb, Croatia.

  • POSTPARTUM AFTERPARTY, Galerija Anex, MMC LUKA/HDLUI, July 7 – 18, 2010. Pula, Croatia

  • RED THREAD, Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts, January 21- February 21, 2009

  • DRAWINGS, MC Gallery, January 8 – 16, 2009. New York.

  • WALKING. Galerija Marino Cettina. August 4 - August 25 2006. Umag. Croatia.

  • STITCHES. Buzzer Thirty. January 14 – February 4, 2006. New York.

  • RED. Rdeča Galerija. November 10 – November 30, 2005. Ljubljana. Slovenia.

  • SKIN. Gallery Miroslav Kraljević. September 1 – September 23. 2005. Zagreb, Croatia.

  • TRACES [recent work]. Multimedia Center “Luka” - HDLU Istre. August 26 – September 8, 2005. Pula, Croatia.

  • RED I TRANSLATIONS I 300 SIGNS Galerija Proširenih Medija / [HDLU]. September 2 – September 20. 2004. Zagreb. Croatia.

  • SIGNS.  Raccoon Space. December 2003. New York.

• EVELINE FELDMANN  / OLJA STIPANOVIĆ / JENNIFER ZAZO. Jamaica Cultural Center for the Arts. August 2002. NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

GAJBA I TIĆ: POKRIVENO I RASKRITO U SEKSUALNOSTI ISTRE [Bird and Cage – covered and uncovered in sexuality of Istria – anthropological survey from antiquity to contemporary art] ,  April 28 – October 31 2017. Curated by Mauricio Ferlin and Tina Ivezić. National Archeological Museum of Istra – Sacred Heart multimedia space, Pula, Croatia.

38.SPLITSKI SALON/ 38th SPLIT SALON. Mastanja - Izmjestanja. FANTASIZING – DISLOCATING. Curated by Janka Vukmir and Blazenka Perica, HULU Split. 15.11. 2013 - 15.12. 2013. Split. Croatia.

VIJEME JE STALO / TIME STOOD STILL. Multimeridian 2012. MMC Luka October 12-31 2012. Curated by Janka Vukmir, Pula, Croatia

IN THE PLACE WE LIVE, M55 gallery/The Secret theatre, July 25 - August 11 , 2012, Long Island City, New York.

MAMA SAID. Transition Gallery, Anderson Gender Resources Center. Idaho State University. February 27- March 16, 2012.

OTHER POSSIBLE TITLES, Grizzly Grizzly, November 4-27 2011, Philadelphia.PA.

RAW SUBSTANCE, curated by Jacqueline Cruz, Art Kitchen Gallery, October 21 - December 9, 2011 , Newark, NJ.

DISLOCATION. Galerija Kortil. August 22 – September 1 2011. Rijeka. Croatia.

SLET 03082011 - FLOCKING OF BIRDS. curated by Lara Ritosa Roberts /PERFORMANCE KLUB FISKULTURNIK, March 2011. Women’s Art Library (MAKE), Charterhouse Bar, London. Galerija Makina, MMC Luka, Kino Valli - Pula, Croatia, Museum of Yugoslavian History, Belgrade, Serbia, Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London.

COLLECT THIS. 239 Collective, Curated by Rebecca Jampol. June 24- August 27 2010. Newark, New Jersey.

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARINO CETTINA. June 17 – July 5 2010. Curated by Sabina Salamon. Mali Salon. Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia.

LINE: DRAWING IN CONTEMPORARY ART. Curated by Urszula Humienik-Dworakowska, Workshop Gallery, Podlaskie Stowarzyszenie Axis Mundi. April 3 - 30. 2009.

43rd ZAGREB SALON – ANTI-DESIGN/PERMANENT ALTERNATIVES. Curated by Silva Kalčć Public Garage, Kvaternikov Trg, Zagreb, March 19 – April 6 2009. Croatia.

CONTEMPORARY FLÂNERIE - RECONFIGURING CITIES, Curated by Vagner M. Whitehead, Oakland University Gallery, Rochester, MI, March 7 – April 12. 2009

RISQUÉ D’ATTENTE, curated by Lorena Tadorni and Branka Benčć, 28. 10. –. 11. 2008. Karas Gallery, Zagreb. Croatia.

RE/KONSTRUKCIJE. Waldinger Gallery – Gradske Galerije Osijek, Osijek, Croatia. April 1-13 2008.

HOP-SCOTCH, MC gallery, New York, Curated By Branka Benčić December 20 2007 – January 10, 2008

INSATIABLE STREAMS, Ten Years of the Institute for Electronic Arts, curated by Feng Boyi, BS1 Contemporary Art Center, Huan Tie Art Zone, Beijing/, Alfred University USA, June 23 – July 28 2007.

MAPPING THE CITY / MAPPIRANJE GRADA. MMC Luka. Curated by Branka Benčć. May 4 -17 2007, Pula, Croatia. Karas Gallery. 2.09.2008 – 14. 09 2008. Zagreb, Croatia.

BODY. CITY. MC gallery. Curated by Branko Franceschi. February 23 – March 2 2006. New York, NY.

LIMIT, EDGE, BOUNDARY, ASYMPTOTE: THE FINE LINES OF HUMAN SPACE. City Without Walls Gallery. Curated by Annie Leist and Yukiko Nakashima. July 23- September 3, 2004. New Jersey.

[R]-[R]-[F] (Remembering-Repressing-Forgetting). Agricola de Cologne/New Media Art Project Network. Cologne, Germany.

InteractivA’03

– Biennale of New Media Art. Museo De Arte Contemporaneo Ateneo De Yucatan (MACAY) Merida, Mexico. July 10 – September 20, 2003. Bergen Electronic Arts Center. Bergen, Norway. March 5 –28 2004. VI SALON Y COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE DIGITAL – Havana, Cuba. June 21-24 2004. Festival of New Film  

PROFESIONAL STATUS, RESIDENCIES and AWARDS

2013- 2020. Instructional Coach. Curriculum Developer. Teaching Artist. Urban Arts Partnership. Integration Art/ studio Art Classes. High school Art classes. Middle School and High School embedded professional development classes for teachers. Curriculum development and academic support. Lead STEAM Labs teaching artist and program developer. Lead Story Studio teaching artist and curriculum developer. 

2019. Art Instructor. AlterWork Studios. Painting, drawing and printmaking classes for adults.

2018 AlterWork Studios Artist residency Winter 2018

2017 LaGuardia International High School – professional Collaboration Excellence Award. 

2017 Kaufman Arts District – Kaufman Studios. Artist Commission for site specific work. 

2005 – 2014 . Teaching Artist / Art programs Developer. Sports and Arts in School Foundation. Teaching classes in Murals, Fashion Design, Art, Printmaking, Art Books, Film and Book Club. Elementary, Middle School and High School After school programs. Organizing and leading Field trips and collaborations with art museums and cultural institutions, leading professional development workshops [staff and teachers], maintaining up-to-date art projects visual documentation. Consulting on curriculum creation, lesson plans, and planning the after school art programs offered. Creating on site specific projects. Working with school principals, teachers. art instructors and staff. 

2006 - 2010 Painting and Drawing Teacher. The New York Art Studio. http://nyast.com/en_main

Private Adult Art Program for mostly international students. Painting and Drawing classes. College portfolio preparation classes. Admission process assistance.

2006. Teaching Artist [Drawing]. New York Studio School. 

Private college entry art Program. Painting and Drawing classes. Art walks and gallery visits with a group of students. College portfolio preparation classes and counseling. 

Manhattan Graphics Center Summer residency/grant May-August 2011.New York.

Individual Artist Initiative award. Queens Council on the Arts. 2007. New York.

Atelier of Alexandria International Workshop 2006. 20 – 30th of November 2006. Alexandria. Egypt

Institute for the Electronic Arts, School of Art and Design - Alfred University. New York State Council on the Arts sponsored residency. April 2005.

US Embassy Zagreb Cultural Grant, Croatia. 2004.

ArtMaterijal, grant from the Institute for Contemporary Art, Zagreb 2004.

For full teaching portfolio and history - please contact oljas1004@gmail.com