Afrodita Blagojevic

I have had an extensive career as a visual artist for more than 35 years. My artwork has been exhibited and represented in museums as well as in prestigious galleries. I exhibit frequently; holding 14 solo exhibitions and more than 40 collective shows in nation-wide and internationally. My artwork can be found in several permanent museum collections, corporate collections and in private collections all around the world.
From an early age I was convinced that I would become an artist. I was artistically involved in many aspects such as playing piano and dancing classic ballet, yet creating visual artwork became my greatest passion. After seven years of traditional academic full-time studies on Universities of Fine Arts, I acquired wide knowledge in all areas of Fine Arts.
At the beginning of my sculptural work, I exclusively used clay and developed pieces in bronze, stone and wood. In the most recent years I have gone beyond traditional methods; experimenting and innovating with unusual and non-traditional materials, such as recycling plastic, recycling metal, paper, cardboard, wood and recycling building materials which has become my main inspiration. The result is a contrast within the same piece of art: between the industrial a...

1974-1979 - Diploma in Fine Arts, Equivalent of Master’s Degree, 5 years fulltime programs, Department of
Sculpture, Academy/University of Fine Arts in Belgrade, Serbia, former Yugoslavia
1972-1974 - Diploma for Fine Arts Teacher, 2 years fulltime programs, Fine Arts Teacher Training University of Novi
Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia
1975 - Photo Course Diploma, Photo Association of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, former Yugoslavia
1975-1978 - Archaeological University, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia, former Yugoslavia
2006 - Certificate for BC Film Industry Orientation Course including WHMIS, BC Institute of Film
Professionals, Capilano College-University, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Solo exhibitions:
2005 - Dunbar Community Center. Sculpture & Paintings-Relief; Vancouver, BC, Canada
2004 - “Artist Among Us” - Artist’s Open Studio sponsored by RAG (Richmond Art Gallery). Paintings-Reliefs;
Richmond, BC, Canada
2002 - Orthodox Church “St. Archangel” in Vancouver. Paintings, Relief, Mixed-media; Vancouver, BC, Canada
1990 - Museum’s Gallery. Paintings Relief and Drawings; Svetozarevo, Serbia
1989 - Commemoration Building “Mitar Trifunovic-Uco”. Paintings Relief and Drawings; Bosanski Samac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1989 - Gallery of Cultural Center for Education and Information. Paintings Relief and Drawings; Gradacac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1986 - Gallery of National Museum. Paintings, Relief, Mix-media and Drawings; Svetozarevo, Serbia
1986 - Gallery of City Theater. Paintings, Relief, Mix-media and Drawings; Paracin, Serbia
1985 - Gallery of National Theater. Paintings, Mix-media and Drawings; Novi Knezevac, Serbia
1984 - Gallery of National Museum. Sculptures and Drawings; Pozarevac, Serbia
Group exhibitions
2011 - Gallery of Gateway Theater. Exhibition of Artists- Donators; Richmond, BC, Canada
2011- Gallery of FCA. International Exhibition “Haiku Inspiration”, FCA Show; Vancouver, BC, Canad...