Miniprint Annual 2012

Working biography, Nina Koželj

Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 11th 1985. After finishing the secondary school for Design and Photography in Ljubljana I matriculated 2005 at the Faculty of Art and Education in Ljubljana. Since the 3rd year of my study I assisted Prof. Mirko Bratuša as a demonstrator for ceramics and in my graduate year I became a demonstrator assistant for subject graphics under Prof. Črtomir Frelih as well.

In recent years I have had several solo exhibitions and group exhibitions, where most of the works were chosen by jury / mentors. In 2008 I have got the recognition of Photographic Association of Slovenia and in 2010 the award of Vordemberge-Gildewart fundation for graphic/sculptural installation „the Play“.

Selection of exhibition:
- Metelkova mesto – Stavba Lovci, a group exhibition, 2006
- First place in a photo contest on the theme "Children" in the Student Organization, Faculty of Education, 2006
- Group exhibition: 1 + 2/ professors and students from the Faculty of Art and Education in Ljubljana, 2007
- Group exhibition, Figure and Portrait, Kibla gallery, 2008
- Group exibition: Artefatto 2008, Trieste;
- The international group exhibition in the event Culture and Pedagogy, Klagenfurt, 2009; -Participation at the commission on children's art contest "When I am old I ..." the festival for the third life period, Cankarjev dom, 2009;
- Group exhibition of students in the international trieenial ceramics Unicum 09, National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana 2009;
- Group exhibition of graphics, Celica Hostel - Gallery Srečišče, 2009;
- Participation in the XLIV-th international painting ex-tempore, Piran, 2009
- 13th Slovenian Sculpture Exhibition, in the Maelstrom of European values, the Ljubljana Town Hall, 2009;
- Group exhibition: Artefatto 2009, Trieste;
- 1 + 1 student and professor, an exhibition of art works, Cankarjev dom; Ljubljana 2009 - Participation in the exhibition Photography of the year 2010, Emzin, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, 2010;
- Nina Koželj (sculptures, graphics), Ana Pečnik (drawings, paintings), exhibition of artwork, PeF gallery, Faculty of Education, Ljubljana 2010;
-Group exhibition by the call of Vordemberge-Gildewart fundation, City art museum Ljubljana, 2010;
-14th Slovenian Sculpture Exhibition, The book, the Ljubljana Town Hall, 2010;
-Exhibition of ceramic on theme „Like a toy“, Kerameikon, Varaždin, Croatia; 2010

Selection of solo exhibition:
-Garden of earthly delights, ceramics sculptures, Gallery garden, Ljubljana Fine Artist Society, 2010;
-Flytrap, graphic/sculptural installation; Gorenje gallery, Velenje, 2010;

Bruise I, 2011, Collagraph (Deep Pint), 11,7 x 11,7 cm – 80

Bruise II, 2011, Collagraph (Deep Pint), 11,7 x 11,7 cm – 80

Bruise III, 2011, Collagraph (Deep Pint), 11,7 x 11,7 cm – 80