Marija Čolić
Obrenovac, Belgrade, Serbia
About Marija Čolić
Note: Please have in mind that watercolors are very hard to represent throughout the photos, they always look different (mostly much better) in reality.
My love for drawing and painting began in my early childhood, since when I was able to hold a crayon or a felt tip pen (which was my favorite medium)...I went to different private art classes during high school, but later decided to study philosophy in Belgrade University.. After several years I realised that I have to go back to my first love and in 2009 I applied in Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, a prestigious state faculty, which belongs to Belgrade University of Arts, and studied printmaking for BA degree and later MA studies in painting, which I finished and graduated MA degree in 2014. I never regretted coming back to painting and art studies even though it is not existentially an easy choice...at the very end of my master studies I felt that watercolor is so close to me and currently, I am still in watercolor phase (most of artwork here represented are watercolors - but it doesn't mean it will be like that forever)... that's how I feel and I am trying always to create from emotions, from sincere thoughts and feelings, not to follow any trends different from my instincts. That is my goal, to make my personal poetic in most authentic way I can.
My favorite artists and art movements are Der Blaue Reitter- Franz Marc especially, die Brucke, symbolists, impressionists and post impressionists- Lautrec, Van Gogh, Modigliani, early 20th century- Gustav Klimt and the symbolists, and Der Blaue Reiter group, and many more...Serbian art is also very important to me - Milena Pavlović Barilli and Sava Šumanović are my favorites from 20th century , and there are many more contemporary artists whose work is important to me and have huge influence on my creativity...
thank you :)
Education:
MFA in painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade, 2014. On the same Faculty I graduated BA in printmaking in 2012 also with GPA above 9,5.
I have studied Philosophy previously, from 2002-2009 (actively 2002-2005) on University of Belgrade and almost got to BA degree but decided to change studies.
Events:
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2018. July 6th - performance - ''painting the whitenes with colors of music'' Oslobađanje Festival, Zabrežje Serbia;
2018- May 24th- June 12th- Solo show ''Fluid Forms'' in Belgrade Fortress Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia;
2017- 29th September 7 PM - OPENING - my first solo show - SHA Gallery Toronto , Canada;
Exhibitions:
Solo shows:
2018. Fluid Forms, Belgrade Fortress Art Gallery, Belgrade Serbia;
2017. Purple Horses of one Childhood, SHA Gallery Toronto, Canada;
Collective exibitions:
- 2018. Festival Oslobadjanje, Zabrežje, Serbia;
- 2018, Fabriano in Acquarello, Fabriano, Italy;
- 2018, The 5th International Watercolor Biennial in Belgrade , Serbia;
- 2018, Spring Art Salon, Cultural Center Masuka, Velika Plana , Serbia;
- 2018, MiniARTura- small size art exibition in Singidunum Gallery Belgrade, Serbia in March and in Skopje, Macedonia - upcoming in October 2018;
-2018. January- Collective exibition of the New Members of ULUS, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric , Belgrade, Serbia;
- December 2017, Watercolor Biennial ISWIB , New Delhi, India;
2017- Fundraising exibition for launching the charitable organisation ''Little World - Canada'', Mississauga, Canada
2017- Festival Oslobadjanje, Zabrezje, Serbia;
2017 - MiniFORMArt, small size art exibition, Gallery Friday, Belgrade, Serbia
2017 - Fabriano In Acquarello, Fabriano, Italy;
2016- International Watercolor Exibition, Stefania Palota, Budapest, Hungary;
- Niš Art Foundation Exibition the Young, Niš and Belgrade, Serbia;
-4th International Biennial of Watercolor, Belgrade, Serbia;
-In Arte Fabriano , Italy;
- The International Biennial of Miniature, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia;
- International Exibiton of small size watercolors, Switzerland;
2015- Art in Miniature - International Exibition MajdanArt, Serbia;
2014- Contemporary Visions - Firenze, Italy;
- The 3rd International Biennial of Watercolour, Belgrade, Serbia;
- the International Biennial of Miniature, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia....
