BIO

Olja Stipanović – artist and art educator, born 1975 in Pula, Croatia. Based in Long Island City, New York.

Received her BFA [1998] and MFA [2000] at Parsons School of Design - Fine Arts Department. Recipient of

many scholarships, awards and residencies [U.S. Embassy Cultural Grant in Zagreb, Croatia, 2004, Institute

for Electronic Arts - Alfred University, 2005. “Art Materijal” grant from Croatian Institute of Contemporary Art,

2004. Independent Artist Initiative Grant from Queens Council on the Arts, 2007. Manhattan Graphics Center

Residency/grant 2011 etc.]. 

Since 2000, Olja has been working as a teaching artist, arts programs consultant, curriculum developer

and lecturer in numerous art programs. Her work has been published and exhibited in solo and group shows 

in New York City, the U.S. and abroad.