BIOGRAPHY
FORMAL EDUCATION: MFA in VISUAL ARTS
• academic painter (five-year program, Master of Fine Arts/BELGRADE ART UNIVERSITY) 1983 - 1988
• ceramics designer (three-year study/BFA /BELGRADE ACADEMY of FINE ART)
1980 – 1983
MULTIDISCIPLINARY VISUAL ARTIST, PAINTER AND ART TEACHER, ART CONSULTANT AND PROJECT MANAGER WITH FIFTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING, PLANNING, DEVELOPING, MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING VARIOUS ARTISTIC, CULTURAL AND ART EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND NON PROFIT RELATED PROJECTS.
EXPERTISE IN TEACHING AND PROVIDING ART CLASSES (PAINTING,DRAWING,HISTORY OF ART,CERAMICS,MIXED MEDIA) creating and managing special art educational projects and workshops for targeted group of local communities (kids, youth, juniors, adults,seniors, families, general public, underprivileged populations, art lovers, life time education enthusiasts) DEDICATED TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ART EDUCATION and EDUCATION in ARTS because understanding the arts inspires our creativity ,improves self-esteem and helps participants of all ages to find a way to reach their goals.
Collaborative educator with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to cultivate and sustain strong relationships within the educational units, schools , art organization and community.
Qualifications include: classroom and art studio management, artistic instruction, thematic units, visual aids, art club organization , technology integration and community outreach.
Extensive background in working with students of all ages, wide experience in fostering respect and discipline as well as creating and inciting interest in learning by stimulating the multi-cultural, multi-racial and ESL students' environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011 - 2007
STUDIO AT GALLERY MC NEW YORK CITY 2010 – 2011/ present www.gallerymc.org
WENDY BORROWITZ ART SCHOOL ( art classes painting and ceramics for children, juniors, family group ,adults, seniors..)
PROJECT MANAGER and CURATOR for GALLERY MC (art exhibitions and mini art fairs INTER IMAGO, PRODUCT ART, ARTISANAL BRIDAL, SEE VIDEO ART, ARTISAN CRAFT EXPO, INTECULTURAL…..)
2011
PROJECT MANAGER of PRO HERITAGE and UNESCO ( an exhibition of artworks made by children’s participants of WENDY BORROWITZ ART SCHOOL set up in UN headquarters NYC – January 2011)
ARTISAN EXCHANGE AID ASSOCIATION 2009 – 2011 www.burzasuvenira.hr
–EXECUTIVE PROJECT COORDINATOR /more than 30 projects produced within a three year period in USA, NEW YORK CITY and CROATIA
DAI/NATHAN GROUP managed by DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES INC. 2007 – 2008 www.dai.com
HANDICRAFT FACILITATOR /CONSULTANT ON CROATIAN ARTISAN HAND MADE PRODUCTS,
part of Enhancing SME Performance Project 2004 – 2009, financed by USAID CROATIA, providing workhops on product development and marketing for local and foreign art markets.
2004 –2007
TAJNE ZANATA ORGANISATION – ART EDUCATION PROJECT MANAGER IN CROATIA
- worked in her own HANDICRAFT STUDIO CENTER and ART school /SPLIT-CROATIA/teaching PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS and CERAMICS for targeted group of community (youth, children, adults, seniors, people with disabilities, special ethnic group....)
