Mirjana Petrović

Mirjana Petrović

Belgrade, Serbia

About Mirjana Petrović

My paintings and creations are fairy tales for adults with the themes that encompass current problems of our time. Those fairy tales are my reaction to war and to environmental issues. During last decade of 20th century I've created a few anti-war series that were my reaction to wars in Yugoslavia. Those series are: Monsters, Paintings Out of the Planetary Band, Chameleons, The Untouchables, Bad Girls and Bad Boys, In the Name of Flowers. My intention is for people to confront tedious themes through the poetics that reminds people of children's drawings. My painting styles also include photo realism.

Education:

Graduated from Academy of the Fine Arts, Sarajevo, 1988 and in 1991 acuired the status of independent artist.

Events:

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

1989 - Budva Modern Gallery, Budva; exhibition of the visual ecological colony,” Bardaca”.
1990 - May Youth Salon,”Collegium Artisticum”, Sarajevo.
1990 - Novi Sad City Museum, exhibition for jubilee LEK “Bardaca”.
1991 - Exhibition ULUBIH, ”Collegium Artisticum”, Sarajevo
1991 - YU-palette of the young Vrbas, “Likovna jesen” Gallery, Sombor
1995 - City Gallery “Uzice,” Cultural Center Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia, II graphic biennial.
1995 - “Graficki kolektiv”, Gallery, Belgrade, May Exhibition of graphics of Belgrade circle.
1995 - ”Cvijeta Zuzoric” Pavilion, Belgrade, II Belgrade biennial of drawing and plastics.
1995 - ”Cvijeta Zuzoric” Pavilion, Belgrade, 37. Golden Feather, Belgrade.
1995 - International Graphics Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria.
1995 - “Graficki kolektiv” Gallery, Belgrade, exhibition of small format graphics.
1995 - Teacher Faculty, Uzice, exhibition of given visual pieces.
1995 - “Graficki kolektiv” Gallery, Belgrade, exhibition of small format graphics.
1996 - “25.Maj Museum”, Belgrade, October Salon.
1997 - “Graficki kolektiv” Gallery, Belgrade, May Exhibition of graphics of Belgrade circle.
1997 - .”25.Maj” Museum, Belgrade, October Salon.
1998 - “25.Maj” Museum, Belgrade, exhibition of independent visual artist.
1998 - ”Modern Art Museum”, Belgrade, Artist of New Belgrade.
1999 - “Cvijeta Zuzoric” Pavilion, Belgrade, biennial of drawing and plastics.
2001 - ”Museum Gallery in Smederevo”, May Exhibition.
2001 - ”Visual Salon of the House of Culture”, Cacak, Serbia Spring Annual.
2001 - ”Center for Culture”, Smederevo; Center for Culture,Kovin, Serbia;
2002 - ”Center for Culture and Gallery of Modern Art”, Pancevo, Serbia and ”Gallery of Modern Visual Art”, Nis, Serbia, visual colony, Graphic 2001.
2002 - ”Stara Kapetanija Art Gallery”, Zemun, Serbia Four Beings of Landscape
2002 - ”House of Aviation Gallery”, Zemun, Zemunski Salon, 2002.
2009 - October Salon, Belgrade Serbia, video instalation Branimira Stojanovic Everybody Talks

Exhibitions:

INDEPENDENT EXHIBITIONS:

1989. - Peoples and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, exhibition of paintings
1989. - “Kamerni Teatar” 55, Sarajevo, exhibition of paintings and drawings
1993. - “Riznica” gallery, exhibition of painting and pastels, Krusevac, Serbia
1994. - “Smit” Gallery, Budva, Montenegro, exhibition of paintings
1994. - “Arcada” Gallery, Budva, Montenegro exhibition of paintings
1994. - “Likovna Jesen” Modern Art Gallery, Sombor, Serbia exhibition of paintings
1994. - “Smit” Gallery, Budva, Montenegro, exhibition of paintings
1994. - Modern Art Gallery, Nis, Serbia, exhibition of paintings and drawings
1995. - National Museum, Sabac, Serbia, exhibition of paintings, graphics and drawings
1995. - Memorial Gallery “Crvena komuna,” Petrovac, Montenegro exhibition of paintings
1995. - Cultural Centre, Rakovica, Serbia exhibition of paintings
1996. - “Laza Kostic” Cultural Centre, Sombor, exhibition of paintings and handcrafts
1996. - Belgrade Cultural Center Gallery, Serbia, exhibition of paintings and handcrafts
1996. - Fine Arts Gallery Subotica, Serbia, exhibition of paintings and handcrafts
1996. - Antiques Shop, Subotica, paintings and installations
1997. - “Konkordija” Gallery Vrsac, Serbia exhibition of paintings, objects, drawings, graphics and toys
1997. - “Belvue” Gallery Becici, exhibition of paintings and toys
1997. - “Verljkovic” Pavilion Belgrade, exhibition of paintings, objects, drawings and toys
1997. - Modern Art Gallery, Zrenjanin, exhibition of paintings and handcrafts
1997. - “Nova” Gallery, Pancevo, exhibition of paintings and toys
1998. - Graphics Group Gallery Belgrade, graphics
2000. - “Laza Kostic” Cultural Centre Gallery, Sombor, exhibition of paintings and objects
2000. - Yugoslav Army Club – Exhibition Hall, Belgrade, exhibition of objects
2000. - “Vojvodina” Gallery, Novi Sad, exhibition of objects
2003. - “Cedomir Krstic” Gallery, Pirot, Serbia exhibition of paintings, objects, drawings and graphics
2004. - 73 Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia exhibition of painting
2004. - “MAK” Gallery, Sarajevo, Paintings from Planetary strip, Chameleons, Untouchables, Flowery Harmonies and Fields, Belgrade landscapes – four seasons (paintings, installations and objects)
2009. - Gallery ”Collegium Artisticum” Sarajevo, exhibition of paintings from the cycle In the name of Flowers.