Zorica Purlija

Zorica Purlija migrated age 8 from Montenegro, to Australia: a country where she could not speak the language.
As she learned to live in a different culture, she observed that the nuances of human interaction often were more revealing than the words.

Graduating in 1989 with an Associate Diploma in Visual Art ,majoring in photography with Distinction at The University of Western Sydney, Zorica spent some years travelling through Europe, experiencing life and art. She returned to Australia, began a family and devoted herself to full time mothering.

Since 1999, Zorica has been pursuing her artistic vision, through the medium of photography.
Initially pursuing themes of beauty, longing and the human experience through photographic portraiture, Zorica developed
a unique ability to capture the essence of her subjects, beginning (and continuing) with a series of portraits of
her muse, Yumi.

More recently in addition to her portrait work, Zorica has been pursuing less figurative subjects, incorporating ethereal elements of landscape, and everyday objects seen in new ways.
She continues to exhibit widely, and her public profile continues to build, including internationally, exhibiting in Chelsea New York: she has been a ...

1989 Associate Diploma of Visual Arts,Major in Photography,University of Western Sydney.
2003 Portrait Summer Course, National Art School.
2007 Represented by Sara Roney Gallery Sydney. www.sararoneygallery.com.au
2012 Began (part time) Postgraduate Masters of Art in Digital Media at UNSW Art &Design Paddington Campus, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Secrets Contact Sheet St Leonards.Irina.
Who Is Looking At You? Portrait Prize 2017 Cambridge Studio Gallery, Collingwood Victoria. Pomegranate.
Contemporary Venice, Its Liquid International Art Show, Palazzo Flangini Venice. Pomegranate.
2016 Contemporary Venice Its Liquid International Art Show, Palazzo Flangini Venice. Pomegranate.
Heroine. Gallery 61 Revisited, Hunter St Newcastle. Domestic Pantomime.
The Gaze. Gallery 61 Revisited, Hunter St Newcastle. Persimmon, Pear.
Brisbane Art Prize Fortitude Valley, Queensland. Pomegranate.
Mama Art Foundation Photography Prize 2016 Albury. Woman in green Shirt in front of an Anish KapoorArtwork.
HeadOn Festival – TOGETHER/ ALONE.Group Show at CONTACT SHEET St Leonards. 4 Works plus Polaroids.
POSITIVE NEGATIVES - NSW Photography & Printmakers Exhibition, Gosford.
In Memory of Aylan Kurdi.
2015 Visions Collections 2nd Edition Art Prize Winner Photography section. Malamegi Lab. Visitant.
Arts Precinct, Paddington. Creative Corner Festival. Collaboration with Xeira Fashion Store. Art-Fashion.
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