2016 Ph.D. in Sculpture, University of Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts, Croatia
2012 Ph.D. in Art in Public Space, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2008-2009 China Academy of Art International College, Mandarin language, Chinese history and culture
2006 Studio Art, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
2007 MFA in Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
2003 Classical Gymnasium, Zagreb, Croatia
HONORS AND AWARDS
Premio in Sesto Award / In Sesto Sculpture Prize, Italy (2016)
China Academy of Art Award (2012)
China Academy of Art International College Award (2012)
Academy of Fine Arts Award, Zagreb, Croatia (2007)
Honor from Council of Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia (2007)
Nominee for Rectors Award, University of Zagreb, Croatia (2007)
Honor from Council of Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia (2006)
Dean Honorary List, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA (2006)
Nominee for the Essl Award, Vienna, Austria (2006)
Honor from Council of Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia (2005)
EXHIBITIONS
2019
Sebastian String Quartet, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, upcoming
Space Between, CEKAO Gallery, POU Zagreb, Croatia
2018 Traces of Time, Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Croatia
Icaros, Forum Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
XIII Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque HAZU, Zagreb, Croatia;
CONTEXTILE 2018 Contemporary Textile Art Biennial, Guimarães, Portugal
2017
Nikola Tesla – Mind from the Future, Sky Through the Leaves, Mestrovic Pavilion, Zagreb, Croatia
Winner of the Premio in Sesto, Fondazione Ado Furlan, curated by Giada Centazzo, Pordenone, Italy
Sky Through the Leaves, Museum Brdovec, Brdovec, Croatia
Blossoms, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Blossoms, with pianist Kaoru Tashiro, Royal Depot, Bruxelles, Belgium
Winter Garden, Library of Marija J. Zagorka in Zagreb, Croatia
Laub, Zagreb Design Week, Lauba, Zagreb, Croatia
Blossoms, Slatki gusti, Zrinjevac square, Zagreb, Croatia
Premio in Sesto 2016 | In Sesto Sculpture Prize 2016, curated by Giorgia Gastaldon, Antiche Carceri, San Vito al Tagliamento, Pordenone, Italy
Haptic, ZILIK Gallery, Karlovac, Croatia
Performance site, city-making, Oktogon Passage, Zagreb, Croatia
7th Croatian Triennale of Aquarelle, Vjekoslav Karas Gallery, Karlovac; Art Gallery of Slavonski Brod, Croatia
2015
Whiteness, K10 Gallery, Varazdin
XII Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque HAZU, Zagreb, Croatia
Conquering, Overcoming, and Permeation, Library of Marija J. Zagorka in Zagreb, Croatia
Topology of Infinity - Contemporary Artists in the Permanent Collection of MUO, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, Croatia
Ida Blazicko, Combustion Gallery, Zadar, Croatia
Zeit der Harmonie, CONTRA Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2014
Croatian Ceramics in Ireland, IAC 2014 Dublin, Ireland
17th International Exhibition of Miniatures, Vrsilnica, Novi Dvori, Croatia
2013
Voice of Art Sculpture Biennale, Henan, China
6th Croatian Triennial of Aquarelle, Vjekoslav Karas Gallery, Karlovac, Art gallery of the City of Slavonski Brod
7th Biennial of Aquarelle, Razvid Gallery, Zapresic, Croatia
2012
DISPLACE: Rethinking a Forgotten Place, Phoenix Creative Garden, Hangzhou, China
Gazing Between Water and Land, 4th West Lake International Sculpture Exhibition, Xixi
Wetland National Park, Hangzhou, China
Awarded graduate students of CAA, China Academy of Art Gallery, Hangzhou, China
Hidden Garden, Dushikuaibao Art Center Hangzhou, China
All Art Under the Sun, China Academy of Art Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2011
Urban Art Towards Ecological Civilization, Changfeng Visual Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
1st China South Taihu International Public Artworks Exhibition, Huzhou, China
Invisible Landscape, Fangxiang Art Center, Hangzhou, China
20 years of Razvid Gallery, Zapresic, Croatia
2010
All Art Under the Sun, China Academy of Art Gallery, Hangzhou
Colors for Daily Life, KIC ART CENTER, Musung ART, Shanghai
Seven Dreams, Fangxiang Art Center, Hangzhou, China
10th Croatian Triennial: Memorial of Ivo Kerdic, Gallery of Fine Arts, Osijek, Croatia
5th Croatian Triennial of Aquarelle, Vjekoslav Karas Gallery, Karlovac, Croatia
2009
Boy, Ideal Town Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
Introspection, Razvid Gallery, Zapresic, Croatia
Hello Hangzhou, Cleptic Image Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2008
ULUPUH Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
Croatian Passion Heritage, Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Petal, Botanical Garden, Zagreb, Croatia
2007
Awarded graduate students of ALU, Galurija, Zagreb, Croatia
9th Croatian Triennial: Memorial of Ivo Kerdic, Gallery of Fine Arts, Osijek, Croatia
Essl Award- finale, Glyptotheque HAZU, Zagreb, Croatia
2006
2nd International OUTVIDEO CONTEST, Ekaterinburg, Russia
MILAGROS/MIRACLE, Miller Gallery, Indiana, PA, USA
Inter(Aktiv), Gallery SC, Zagreb, Croatia
Passion heritage, Gallery Kristofor Stankovic, Zagreb, Croatia
Art installation, Bundek Lake, Zagreb, Croatia
2005
Passion heritage, Gallery Kristofor Stankovic, Zagreb, Croatia
International University Eights Regatta, Zagreb, Croatia
Culture Fair, SC Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2004
Passion heritage, Gallery Kristofor Stankovic, Zagreb, Croatia
Sculpture workshop Kuterevo, Kuterevo, Croatia
International workshop HGK Luzern, ELIA congress, Switzerland
2003
Ceramics and sculpture art colony Plemenitas, Croatia
COLLECTIONS
2018
Wave, indoor sculpture, Ado Furlan Foundation Collection, Pordenone, Italy
2017
Deep silence - the shrill of cicadas seeps into rocks, outdoor sculpture, City of San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
2015
Genius loci, indoor sculpture, Arena Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Topology of Infinity, indoor sculpture, Museum of Arts and Crafts (MUO), Zagreb, Croatia
2012
Wind II, outdoor sculpture, City of Hangzhou, China
2011
Wind, outdoor sculpture, City of Shanghai, China
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND COMMENDATIONS
2019-
Assistant Professor, Department of Sculpture, Department of Art Conservation and Restoration,
Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Zagreb, Croatia
2018/2019
Visiting Professor, Biomimetics: Prototyping sustainable futures for humanity in space and on Earth, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2017
Visiting Professor, Biomimetics: Nature, Space, Art, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2016-2019
Art Associate, Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Zagreb, Croatia
2011-2014
Assistant Professor, China Academy of Art, Department of Public Art, Hangzhou, China
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2019
Zvonimir Wyroubal Award for poster Detective Work of Conservators and Restorers; authors: Luka Kresimir Stipic and Andrea Safran; mentors: Zvjezdana Jembrih, Associate Professor; Ida Blazicko PhD, Assistant Professor, 16th International Conference of Conservation-Restoration Studies Dubrovnik, from April 11 - 13, 2019
2018 Biomimetics - adding "a living quality" to the built environment, December 27th, 2018, lecture at the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Magic Carpets EU Platform, Casa da Memória, Guimarães, Portugal / Artist in Residence
TextileTALK (In) Organic /, Black Box CIAJG – Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães, Plataforma das Artes e da Criatividade (PAC), Traces of Time - Mapping the terrain through textile intervention, Portugal (Sep. 2)
2017
Talks at Jabukovac, Poetry of Space, Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Zagreb (Mar. 22)
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France / Artist in Residence
2012
CITY VISION: Suzhou Public Art and Urban Aesthetics Seminar, lecture Sustainable public art: Re-creating urban environment, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China (Dec. 5)
2008 Tradition and Contemporarity, Exhibition of Children Artworks, Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia- competition jury member and professional associate