Iva Kontic

EDUCATION

2008-2010 MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College (University of London), London, UK
2006-2007 Filmmaking, Scuola Civica di Cinema, Televisione e Nuovi Media, Milan, Italy
2001-2007 Painting, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy


Group Exhibitions

2012 I spy with my little eye - Kunsthaus, Essen, Germany (upcoming)
2011 MADATAC 03 International Video Art Festival - Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, Spain (upcoming)
2011 Cose Cosmiche - ARTRA Gallery, Milan, Italy (upcoming)
2011 ESPACIOENTER: International Festival of Creativity Innovation & Digital Culture - TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes,
Santa Cruz, Spain (upcoming)
2011 12° Premio Cairo - Museo della Permanente, Milan, Italy
2011 The house. 4th edition of "East" - the city Museum of Modern Art "Palazzo Forti", Verona, Italy
2011 THE SCIENTIST Video Art Festival: There is no place like home - Ferrara, Italy
2011 TRANSFERA # - screening on Transfera Television for Media Art, Madrid, Spain
2011 Mikser Festival: VISUAL ART ZONE - Zitomlin, Belgrade, Serbia
2011 24. EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL: Hard for Money - Osnabrueck, Germany
2011 NAF Art Prize: MLADI 2011 - NAF Foundation, Nis, Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia
2011 S. A. G. S. - the Woodmill Project, London, UK
2011 AAM - 24Ore Sole/Eventiquattro Space, Milan, Italy (upcoming)
2011 Samvaad: international video screenings - FICA Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, N. Delhi, India
2011 Elephants in Woodmill - collaborative work with Nicolas Party - the Woodmill Project, London, UK
2011 Site of Flash and Stone - Mtaar, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 ULUS annual show of new members - Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade, Serbia
2010 Chelsea Arts Club Trust Award - Chelsea Arts Club, London, UK
2010 Mirror Mirror On The Wall - Tamtam8, Berlin, Germany
2010 Goldsmiths MFA Show - Goldsmiths College, London, UK
2010 Catodica5  Video Art Festival - Stazione Rogerr, Teatro Miela, Spazio Alpe Adria Cinema,
Trieste, Italy - part of Trieste Film Festival 2010
2010 Pause and Eject 2 - Shortich Town Hall, London, UK
2010 Women Painters From 5 Continents - Osart Gallery, Milan, Italy
2010 ART OFF FAIR: Bologna Art First 2010 - Palazzo dei Congressi, Bologna, Italy
2009 Biennial Tehran 2009: Urban Jealousy in Belgrade - Magacin, Belgrade, Serbia
2009 Playlist REAL/UNREAL - NEON, Bologna, Italy
2009 PAUSE AND EJECT: - Rag Factory, London, UK
2009 Videoart Yearbook 2009 - Chiostro di Santa Cristina, Bologna, Italy
2009 Videoart Yearbook: VeronArt 09 - Regional Archive Center for Videoart, Verona, Italy
2009 Videoart Yearbook tour:IO Project 2009. Investigation about Ontology - Macchiagodena, Italy
2009 Vis-a-vis - Studio Maffei, Milan, Italy
2008 Germinazioni. A new breed - Palazzo della Penna, Perugia, Italy
2007 La Nuova Figurazione Italiana - Fabbrica Borroni Fondation, Bollate-Milan, Italy
2007 Michetti Prize: Nuovi realismi - Michetti Fondation, Francavilla al Mare, Italy
2006 Anatomical Signs - BaoQutang Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2006 Human@rt - Le Ciminiere, Catania, Italy
2006 15 volte 1 volto - Spazioinmostra, Milan, Italy
2006 Una mano per Ail - charity auction organized by Christie’s and AIL Association, Milan, Italy
2005 Giungle esistenziali - Teatro dell’Arte, Milan, Italy
2005 Bologna Flash Art Show - hotel Sofital, Bologna, Italy
2005 Altre voci altre stanze - Le Ciminiere, Catania, Italy
2005 Nero Italiano - Nextam, Milan, Italy
2004 Lissone Prize - Civica Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea, Lissone, Italy
2004 Italian Factory Prize - Superstudio Più, Milan, Italy
2004 Lo stato nell’arte - AUS18, Milan, Italy
2004 Rodisio - Teatro delle Briciole, Parma, Italy
2004 Salon primo - Museo della Permanente, Milan, Italy


Solo Exhibitions

2010 A Place of . . . - Osart Gallery, Milan, Italy
2008 Casa di cioccolata, finestre di marmelata - Arteedaltro, Gattinara-Turin, Italy
2007 My Still Lives - Radar, Venice, Italy
2005 Biljeske/Beleske - Obraz, Milan, Italy


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2011 finalist of 12° Premio Cairo - Museo della Permanente, Milan, Italy
2011 finalist of NAF Art Prize - NAF Foundation, Nis, Serbia
2010 finalist of Aletti Prize - ArtVerona 10, Verona, Italy
2009 winner of Chealse Art Club Thrust Award and grant for Best Open Student Project,
Goldsmiths College and Chelsea Arts Club, London, UK
2007 finalist of Michetti Art Prize - Michetti Fondation, Francavilla al Mare, Italy
2007 author of the official manifest for JEFF Film Festival and the honnorary member of jury - JEFF Film Festival, Taranto, Italy
2007 finalist of Premio San Fedele - Cultural Foundation San Fedele, Milan, Italy
2005 finalist of Premio Lissone – Civica Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea, Lissone, Italy
2004 winner of Italian Factory Prize for emerging artist - Italian Factory Foundation, Milan, Italy
2004 awarded with bursary by Italian Ministery of Culture, Milan, Italy


Residences

2012 Competitive Identity residence and exhibition project at Kunsthaus, Essen, Germany
2011 shortlisted for La cité des curiositées residency and public art project, Marseille, France
2010-2011 studio resident at the Woodmill Project, London, UK


MEMBERSHIPS

2011 member of ULUS (Association of Fine Arts of Serbia)
2009 honorary member of Chelsea Arts Club, London, UK