Jovanka Stanojević
Stanojević’s art can be considered a realism not reduced to recognition, in the conviction that a painting is always an interpretation of the world determined by conventions, ideology and the spirit of the time. Realism becomes one of the possible ways of exploration of a new society and new perspectives on society and nature. Through her portraits, the Serbian artist allows us to perceive a subject as a significant image of our cultural environment, the artist’s own relationship with reality, trying to let the viewer see for a moment the world from another perspective, giving him the freedom to change perspectives.
Jovanka Stanojević uses dry pastel, cardboard, twigs and other materials in combination with heavy layers of color in her enlarged portraits. The haptic effect is achieved thus in two ways, from the hyper-realistic depiction of the person’s head, but also from the application of materials that add a third dimension to the painting. Stanojević’s enlarged portraits celebrate the uniqueness and difference of each human being, and search for the sublime in the everyday and in what is considered ordinary. The use of mixed media helps her achieve the realistic effect, but also natural textures applied to the paintings convey a sense of connectedness between humans and nature.
JOVANKA STANOJEVIĆ
Born 1979 in Belgrade, Serbia
Lives and works in Belgrade
EDUCATION
BA and MFA, Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
International school of panting, drawing and sculpture, Montecastello, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Cultural Centre Laza Kostić, Sombor, Serbia
2019
Parelelles, Belgrade Waterfront Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2017
Faces, Drina Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
Jovanka Stanojević, Kraljevo Cultural Center, Kraljevo, Serbia
2016
Jovanka Stanojevic, National Gallery (Δημοτική Πινακοθήκη της Κέρκυρας), Corfu, Greece
2014
Mostra personale di Jovanka Stanojević, Sansepolcro, Italy
Jovanka Stanojevic, Cultural Center Novi Sad, Serbia
2013
Project Old Age, Association Laundry (Belgrade), Art Encounters (Museum of Modern Art Subotica), Gallery Nadezda Petrović (Čačak) and Cultural Centre of Belgrade
2009
Jovanka Stanojevic, Gallery 73, Belgrade, Serbia
2007
Portraits, Gallery Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation, Belgrade, Serbia
2006
Jovanka Stanojevic, Artower Agora, Athens, Greece
2005
Jovanka Stanojevic – Paintings and Drawings, DKSG, Belgrade, Serbia
2003
Drawings, Center for Study in Cultural Development, Belgrade, Serbia
2002
Jovanka Stanojevic, Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
10 years of Vladimir Veličković Foundation – Laureates, Heritage House, Belgrade, Serbia
2018/2019
Derwent Art Prize, Mall Galleries, London, UK
Derwent Art Prize, Trowbridge Arts, Wilshire, UK
Derwent Art Prize, Derwent Pencil Museum, Keswick, Cumbria, UK
Autumn Salon, Cultural Centre Laza Kostić, Sombor, Milan Konjović Award
Vladimir Veličković Foundation, Winners Exhibition, Gallery Haos, Belgrade, Serbia
2017
Delirium, Stalla Madulain, Zürich, Switzerland
Serbia meets Belgium, Galerie Sabine Van Paemel, Belgium
Art on paper, National Library of Belgrade, Serbia
2016
56th October Salon, The Pleasure of Love, curated by David Elliott, Belgrade, Serbia
Čukarički likovni salon, Gallery 73, Belgrade, Serbia
Like there is no tomorrow, Drina Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2015
NordArt 2015, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
Teachers of Academy of Fine Arts Trebinje, University of East Sarajevo, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
NordArt 2014, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
BelgradeNow, under the patronage of Vorlarlberlg Museum, MAP Kellergalerie and Kunstforum Montefon, Shruns, Austria
2013
Serbian Artists, Graphisoft Park, Budapest, Hungary
NordArt 2013, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
Exhibition of the Young 2013, Niš Art Foundation – Philip Morris International, Niš, Serbia
LindArt 2013, Gallery Museum of Lendava, Slovenia
2012
Guasch Coranty International Painting Prize 2012 finalists, Centre d’Art Tecla Sala, Barcelona, Spain
International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawings, Swiss Art Space, Lausanne, Switzerland
December Exibition, ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia
2011
Exhibition of the Young 2011, Niš Art Foundation – Philip Morris International, Niš, Serbia
XV Spring Annual, Gallery Cultural Center of Čačak, Serbia
2010
Art Athina 2010, Curator Alexandros J. Stanas, Athens, Greece
Work in Progress, Art Collection Šumatovačka, Belgrade, Serbia
Exhibition of the Young 2010, Niš Art Foundation – Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Industry, Niš, Serbia
Private Collection – Ljubomir Erić, Art Pavillion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Belgrade
2009
Zlatibor 2008, Art Gallery RTS (National TV and Radio Station of Serbia), Belgrade, Serbia
December Exibition, ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia
2008
Exibition of purchased works of art in the field of Fine and Applied Arts in 2008, Gallery Magacin, Belgrade, Serbia
Autumn Exibition ULUS, Art Pavillion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Belgrade, Serbia
2007
Čukarički likovni salon, Gallery 73, Belgrade, Serbia
XI International Biennial In the Light of Milena, Gallery of Milena Pavlović Barili, Požarevac, Serbia
50 Years of KCB (Cultural Centre of Belgrade), Artget Gallery, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
Annual Exibition, Gallery of the Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation, Belgrade
XXI Century Presents, Blok Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
View, Drawing, Attitude V, Cultural Centre of Novi Sad, Serbia
VIII Biennial of Drawings and Small Scale Sculpture, Art Pavillion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Belgrade, Serbia
70 Years of Faculty of Fine Arts, the best student’s drawings exibition, French Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia
De Natura East‚ West, Artower Agora, Athens, Greece
View, Drawing, Attitude IV, Gallery 73, Belgrade, Serbia
Spring Exhibition ULUS, Art Pavillion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Belgrade
2006
New Members of Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS), Art Pavillion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Belgrade, Serbia
Small is Smart, Artower Agora, Athens, Greece
2005
Studies on Diligence, Gallery Zlatno oko, Novi Sad, Serbia
2004
Studies on Diligence, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
Awarded Student’s Exhibition 2003/2004, Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
Readers in Čačak, in cooperation with CLIO Publishing House, Cultural Centre of Čačak, Serbia
2002
Faculty of Fine Arts Belgrade, Athens, Greece
GRANTS & AWARDS
2018
Derwent Art Prize – Second Prize, Mall Galleries, London, UK
Milan Konjović Award, Likovna jesen, Cultural Centre Laza Kostić, Sombor, Serbia
2016
First Prize for drawing achievements, Vladimir Veličković Foundation, Gallery Haos, Belgrade, Serbia
2014
Public Choice Award, NordArt 2014, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
2013
Public Choice Award, NordArt 2013, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
2011
Niš Art Foundation – Second Prize, Philip Morris International, Niš, Serbia
Vladislav Petkovic Dis Award, XV Spring Annual, Čačak, Serbia
2007
Grand Prix Milena, Gallery of Milena Pavlović Barili, Požarevac, Serbia
The Best Solo Exhibition in the Season of 2006/200, Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation, Belgrade, Serbia
2006
Award for the Best New Member of ULUS
2004
Rista i Beta Vukanović Award for Painting Achievments, Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
RESIDENCIES
2015
NordArt Sympozium, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
2014
NordArt Sympozium, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
2013
LindArt, Gallery – Museum of Lendava, Slovenia
2007
Outside Project, Florence, Italy
2004 International school of panting, drawing and sculpture, Montecastello, Italy
2007
RTS (National TV and Radio of Serbia), Zlatibor, Serbia
COLLECTIONS
Haos Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
Vladimir Veličković Foundation, Belgrade, Serbia
RTS (National TV and Radio of Serbia), Belgrade, Serbia
Sava Centre, Belgrade, Serbia
National Gallery (∆ημοτική Πινακοθήκη της Κέρκυρας), Corfu, Greece
Museum of Lendava, Slovenia
Artower Agora, Athens, Greece
Šumatovačka, Belgrade, Serbia
Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
Čukarica Cultural Centre, Belgrade, Serbia
Phillip Morris International, Niš, Serbia
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
2019
Obradinović, Slavica. “Jovanka Stanojević”, Jovanka Stanojević monograph, Belgrade, 2019, pp. 7-10
Šuica, Nikola. “The Territory of a Portrait (Teritorija portreta)”, Jovanka Stanojević monograph, Belgrade, 2019, pp. 27-32
Melenti, Maria. “True Landscapes of Jovanka Stanojevic (Istiniti predeli Jovanke Stanojević)”, Jovanka Stanojević, Belgrade, 2019, pp. 41 – 43
Šuica, Nikola. “Expansion and Fixation (Ekspanzija i fiksacija)”, Jovanka Stanojević monograph, Belgrade, 2019, pp. 55 – 57
Čihorić, Dragan. “S. O. S.”, Jovanka Stanojević monograph, Belgrade, 2019, pp. 63 – 65
2018
Stroud, Jane. “Derwent Art Prize”, The Arst, London, December 2018, p. 8.
2016
Anapur, Eli. “How Texture in Art Affects the Meaning. Jovanka Stanojevic’s Mixture of Implied and Actual Textures“, Widewalls Magazine, December 8, 2016
Purešević, Danijela. “The Pleasure of Love (Ljubavni zanos)”, Politika, Belgrade, October 11, 2016, p. 22.
Melenti, Maria. “100 Years of Serbian Presence and Activity on Corfu”, My Kerkyra Magazine, Corfu, September 18, 2016, pp. 10-11.
Nešković, Miljana. “Jovanka Stanojević – The Goal of Art is Not to Enrich Oneself, But to Live a Rich Life (Jovanka Stanojević – Cilj bavljenja umetnošću nije da se čovek obogati već da proživi bogat život)”, Orginal Magazine, Belgrade, June 2016, pp. 44 – 49.
Psaraki, Eleni “The Distinguished Serbian Artist Jovanka Stanojevic in the Dimotiki Gallery”, ΕΝΗΜΕΡΟΣΙ “, Corfu, March 16, 2016, p. 12.
2014
Warda, Kristof. “Jovanka Stanojević: Once You Give Yourself to Art, Everything Becomes Art (Jovanka Stanojević: Wenn man sich ers einmal der Kunst hingibt wird alles zu Kunst)”, Schleswig-Holstein die Kulturzeitschrift fur den Norden, pp. 20-24.
2013
Trninić, Željka. “The Human Face as an Inspiration (Ljudski lik kao inspiracija)”, AirSerbia Review, Belgrade, December 2013, pp. 52-56.
2012
Marín, Núria; Garcia, Salvador. “International Painting Prize Guasch Coranty (Premi de Pintura Internacional Guasch Coranty)”, exhibition catalogue, Fundació Guasch Coranty, Barcelona, 2012, pp. 87-88.
2010
Nježić, T. “Intimate Stories in the Color of Bitterness and the Glow of Hope (Intimne priče u boji gorčine i sjaju nade)”, Blic, Belgrade, April 21, 2010, pp. 20-21.
2007
Popović, Savo. “Large Format Sensitivity (Osećajnost u velikom formatu)”, Večernje novosti, Belgrade, November 28, 2007, p. 7.
“Jovanka Stanojević‘s Portraits (Jovanka Stanojević Portreti)”, Yellow Cab, Belgrade, March 2007, p. 80.
Ćinkul, Ljiljana. “The Territory of a Portrait (Teritorija portreta)”, art review, Politika, Belgrade, February 22, 2007, p. 17.
S. Đ. M. “Jovanka Stanojević‘s Portraits in Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation Gallery (Portreti Jovanke Stanojević u Kolarcu)”, Glas, Belgrade, February 6, 2007, p. 14.
2004
Jelisavac, Ljubica. ”From Beginner to Bernie (Od početnika do Bernija)”, Blic, Belgrade, July 20, 2004, p. 13.
TELEVISION, RADIO & LIVE EVENTS
2018
“Cultural Center (Kulturni centar)“, author Danijela Purešević, guest editor Ana Tasić, RTS II, Belgrade, March 14, 2018
2016
“Art Zone: 56th October Salon (Art zona: 56. Oktobarski salon)”, director & screenwriter Danijela Purešević, RTS II, Belgrade, October 11, 2016
2014
“Jovanka Stanojević (Portrait of the Artist)“, production MAP Kellergalerie, director Raško Miljković, serbi.arte, Vorarlberg, April 27, 2014
“Schleswig-Holstein Magazin”, author Philipp Jeß, NDR, Hamburg, 2014
“Art From All Continents: Nordart (Kunst aus allen kontinenten: Nordart)”, author Katharina Steinhöfel, RTL Nord, Hamburg, July 6, 2014
2012
“Fine Art TV Triptych – Jovanka Stanojević (Likovni TV triptih – Jovanka Stanojević)“, author Vojislav Radovanović, RTS II, Belgrade, 2012
2010
“Escape Into The Picture (Bekstvo u sliku)“, author Vesko Butrić, RTS III, Belgrade, April 2, 2010
JOVANKA STANOJEVIĆ
Contemporary Art Center – Strategie Art, 2019, Belgrade
98 pages, Serbian, Cyrillic
ISBN 978-86-86381-02-6
Texts by Dragan Čihorić, Maria Melenti, Slavica Obradinović, Nikola Šuica
56. Oktobarski salon LJUBAVNI ZANOS
LJUBAVNI ZANOS, Prolazna emocija u savremenoj umetnosti (The Pleasure of Love: Transient Emotion in Contemporary Art)
The Cultural Centre of Belgrade, 2016
343 pages, Serbian/English
Essay Authors: David Elliott, Jelena Todorovic, Bojana Pejić
Catalogue Design: Jonathan Abbott at Barnbrook
ISBN 978-86-7166–2