Iva Kontic

Iva Kontic was born in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia) in 1982.


EDUCATION:

2011-today University of Arts of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia - PHD in Multimedia Art (Interdisciplinary Studies)
2008-2010 Goldsmiths College, (University of London), London, UK - MFA in Fine Art
2006-2007 Scuola Civica di Cinema, Televisione e Nuovi Media, Milan, Italy - Filmmaking
2001-2007 Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy - Diploma in Painting


SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2012 Mechanical Dream - Beo_Project, Belgrade, Serbia (upcoming)
2012 Short Sharp Blow to the Head... / Iva Kontic - Trade Gallery, Nottingham, UK
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


GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2012 I spy with my little eye #2 - Kunsthaus, Essen, Germany (upcoming)
2012 PerAspera Festival #4: Possible Dramaturgies - Villa Adrovandi Mazzacorati, Bologna, Italy (upcoming)
2012 I spy with my little eye #1 - Gallery of the Academy of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia (upcoming)
2012 MLADI 2012: NAF Award Competition for young artists - Nis Art Foundation, Nis; Museum of Serbian Post,
Belgrade, Serbia
2011 MADATAC 03 International Video Art Festival - Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, Spain
2011 Cose Cosmiche #2 - ARTRA Gallery, Milan, Italy
2011 ESPACIOENTER: International Festival of Creativity Innovation & Digital Culture - TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes,
Santa Cruz, Spain
2011 12° Premio Cairo - Museo della Permanente, Milan, Italy
2011 D'EST: The Home. a collection of young serbian artists - Modern Art Gallery of "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 MLADI 2011: NAF award competition for young artists - Nis Art Foundation, Nis; DIN Fillip Morris Gallery, Belgrade;Gallery of Serbian Registry, Novi Sad, Serbia
2011 S. A. G. S. - the Woodmill, London, UK
2011 AAM - Eventiquattro Space/24Ore Sole, Milan, Italy
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, London, UK
2011 Site of Flash and Stone - Simotas Binasi, 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 - Rogers Station, Miela Theatre, Spazio Alpe Adria Cinema,
Trieste, Italy - part of Trieste Film Festival 2010
2010 Pause and Eject 2 - Shoreditch 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 tour: VeronArt 09 - Regional Archive Center for Videoart, Verona, Italy
2009 Vis-a-vis - Studio Maffei, Milan, Italy
2008 Germinazioni. A new breed - Palazzo della Penna Museum, Perugia, Italy
2007 La Nuova Figurazione Italiana - Fabbrica Borroni Fondation, Bollate-Milan, Italy
2007 premio Michetti: 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 - Center for Theater research CRT 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 Premio Lissone - Civic Contemporary Art Gallery, 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


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

2012 finalist of NAF Award Competiotion for young artists - Nis Art Fondation, Niš, Serbia
2011 finalist of 12° Premio Cairo - Museo della Permanente, Milan, Italy
2011 finalist of NAF Award Competiotion for young artists - Nis Art Foundation, Nis, Serbia
2010 finalist of Premio Aletti - 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 Premio Michetti - 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 – Civic Contemporary Art Gallery, 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


RESIDENCIES:

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


FELLOWSHIPS:

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