CURRICULUM VITAE

General

Ana Gizdić

Zagreb, Croatia

+385 1 4577406

anagizdic8x@gmail.com

October 8 1974

Profession and Training

Professor of Fine Arts and Sculpture Modelling, Sculptor

County Expert Councils (2005 -2019)

University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts (2008)

Postgraduate doctoral art study of Sculpture

“The transformation of exhibiting space into the game arena”

School of Applied Arts and Design, Zagreb (2007)

State exam (Professor of professional subjects)

Andragogic Centre, Zagreb (2005)

Training Programme of Andragogical Knowledge and Skills for Educational Teaching

University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts (2004)

Graduated Methodology of Art History,

mentorship of Professor Jadranka Damjanov:

“The deeper insight of a figurative symbolic form through the deeper insight of an abstractive symbolic form"

Graduated Sculpture (2003),

mentorship Prof. Peruško Bogdanić,

“101 monkeys”, frieze (plaster, six pieces,

cca 130 cm x 30 cm x 20 cm)

University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, Chemistry (1997)

Graduate student

Language Gymnasium, Split (1993)

Graduated in Sociology

“Mills’ Analysis of Power and Government”

Art Activity

Founder and President of POWERPROGRESSIVEART Association (since May 29 2012)

Member of the Ramsar Convention with the POWERPROGRESSIVEART Association (2017)

Founder and organizer of the international exhibitions within the Permanent exhibition of the Natural History Museum Metković, NATURA HEREDITAS (2011 - 2018)

Organizer and manager of the Emerald, Blue, Silver & Gold – International Interdisciplinary pilot-project in consultation with the Ramsar Convention (2019 and 2020):

- Documentary Emerald, Blue, Silver & Gold (artists cooperation)

- Films screening

- The International Interdisciplinary Assembly, Debate moderator

Founder, organizer and manager of the POWERWEB –THE ART, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PLATFORM (since 2015):

- “Loving and Healing Energy” (2017/2018):

- The exhibiting concept NATURA ET CULTURA:

- NATURA ET CULTURA (group exhibition), Gallery Izidor Kršnjavi (in cooperation)

- POWER PROGRESSIVE ART ON THE ROCKS (group exhibition), coast of Prapratno, Motor – camp Prapratno, Pelješac(in cooperation)

- WATER, STONE, FORREST AND A VIOLIN (group exhibition), The Neretva Delta reserve - Kiteboarding Komin (in cooperation)

- The exhibiting concept RAMSAR art-in-progress – solo performance, Ana Gizdić, The Neretva Delta reserve

- The International Interdisciplinary Meeting: „Healthy living – long-term commitment” SWCS Borneo in cooperation with the , Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

- The education project: „School Coastal Garden“, POWERPROGRESSIVEART and Primary School “Primorje“ in cooperation with the Arboretum Trsteno

- "Delta” (2016/2017):

- The exhibiting concept LARPOURLARTISM: performances, video – projections, concerts and the exhibitions:

- LARPOURLARTISM - IMPRESSION (group exhibition, concert and lecture), The Neretva Delta reserve – Kiteboarding Komin (in cooperation)

- LARPOURLARTISM – EXPRESSION (happening), The Neretva Delta reserve – Kiteboarding Komin (in cooperation)

- DELTA FUSION (performances, concerts and video – night), The Neretva Delta reserve – Kiteboarding Komin (in cooperation)

- RAMSAR art-in-progress, (solo performance, Ana Gizdić), The Neretva Delta reserve – Kiteboarding Komin (in cooperation)

- DIVINE HERITAGE (group exhibition), The Natural History Museum Metković (in cooperation)

- DIVINE HERITAGE (group exhibition), A Most Unusual Garden, Zagreb (in cooperation)

- The International Interdisciplinary Congress: Delta

in cooperation with the Ramsar Convention, “Ruđer Bošković” Institute, HRV – InSEA, School Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Environment Protection Agency, The Marine Foundation, NP Lastovo Islands, Zelena akcija – Friends of the Earth Association and Eko Mala Sirena Association

- Education projects:

„Labyrinth“, POWERPROGRESSIVEART and Primary School „Don Mihovil Pavlinović“

„School Coastal Garden“, POWERPROGRESSIVEART and Primary School “Primorje“ in cooperation with Arboretum Trsteno

- "The cultural heritage of the deltas” (2015):

- The exhibitions:

- RITUS CELEBRANDI (group exhibition), The City Cultural Center, Metković (in cooperation)

- NATURA HEREDITAS (group exhibition), The Natural History Museum Metković (in cooperation)

- ADDENDUM AD RELIQUIAS FAMILIAE CESAREAE, (solo exhibition, Ana Gizdić), Archaeological Museum „Narona“ (in cooperation)

- The Interdisciplinary Congress: The cultural heritage of the deltas in cooperation with the Natural History Museum Metković, The City of Metković, The University of Zadar, Art Gallery Split, Prokultura – The Observatory of the Cultural Policies, The Faculty of Economics Split, The Split City Museum, Archaeological Museum “Narona“ and Attorney’s Office M. Plažanin,Debate moderator

- The education projects and public happenings: POWERPROGRESSIVEART – cooperation with Primary and High schools, Associations and Museums

Organizer and manager of “The International Cultural Project inspired by the Antique Period: Heritage and local development” at the Rendez-vous Festival of France in Croatia (organizers: Prokultura – The Observatory of the Cultural Policies, POWERPROGRESSIVEART Association and The Office of State Administration in the Split-Dalmatia County), (2015)

- The International Academic Congress: PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC POLICIES CO-PARTNERS WITH FRENCH EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW, The Split City Museum (in cooperation),

Debate moderator

- Group exhibition RITUS CELEBRANDI, Diocletian’s Substructures, The Split City Museum (in cooperation)

- Public happenings: REVIVING THE HERITAGE: J.P. Brun, Collège de France, Lectures and workshops and presentation of schools’ projects inspired by the Antique period, Archaeological Museum in Split (in cooperation)

Founder, organizer and manager of the project Roman Road powered by POWERPROGRESSIVEART (2012 - 2015)

Founder, organizer and manager of the ART PLATFORM Salona (since 2012 with the POWERPROGRESSIVEART Association) at the archaeological site Salona in cooperation with the Archaeological Museum in Split:

2011 – 2014 International art exhibitions, performances and happenings

2012 – 2014 Assemblies

Founder, co-organizer and co-manager of the ART AND EDUCATION PLATFORM Narona (since 2012 with the POWERPROGRESSIVEART Association) at the Archaeological Museum “Narona“:

2011 – 2014 International art exhibitions, performances and happenings

2012 – 2014 Sculpture workshops in cooperation with schools

Exhibitions (Selection)

Public Artworks

START – sculpture (stone, cca 20 cm x15 cm x15 cm),

Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society, Kota Kinabalu, 2018

(2011 – 2018 Permanent art exhibition of the Natural History Museum Metković)

Ramsar – Art in progress – performance

(sculpture modelling, video recording),

The Neretva Delta reserve, 2016 and 2017

Larpourlartism DELTA FUSION – HAKA 2 – performance (dance, video recording)

Kiteboarding Komin – the Neretva Delta reserve, 2016

Larpourlartism Expression – HAKA 1 – performance (dancing along Taraka sculptures, video recording)

Kiteboarding Komin – the Neretva Delta reserve, 2016

The Web – installation

(plastic threads, five webs cca 700 cm x 700 cm x 150 cm)

Diocletian’s Substructures, The Split City Museum, 2015 - 2018

Kavkaz – installation

sculpture, cca 200 cm x200 cm x 100 cm, steel chain),

PGM Ragusa, Visočani, 2011

Via Crucis – for stations, relief

(stone, cca 700 cm x 50 cm x 10 cm),

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2013

Parish Vrpolje

Chauliodus sloani RR 2500 Cathegory_Supremebikes – sculpture

(wood, cca 400 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm)

“Dugo Selo“ High School Sculpture Park, 2010

Orca RR 5000 Cathegory_Supremebikes – sculpture

(wood, cca 400 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm), with

The Fairy of Fate – sculpture

(wood, cca 100 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm), with

four_darkwood_dubz – with Marija Sršen, sculpture

(wood, cca 150 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm),

“Rugvica” Sculpture Park, 2009

Solo Exhibitions

RAMSAR art-in-progress – performances

(sculpture modelling, video recording),

The Neretva Delta reserve, 2016 and 2017

ADDENDUM AD RELIQUIAS FAMILIAE CESAREAE - sculptures (clay, ten pieces, realistic life size parts as an appendix to the permanent exhibition)

Archaeological Museum “Narona”, 2015

ALF (alien life form) – concept

(sculptures, projections, panels, performance)

InfoZONA, Split and

SFeraKon, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in 2010

The Adventures of Miles Vorkosigan – boardgame

SFeraKon, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, 2006

The Underwater – graphics and ink wash (A3 format)

“Bogdan Ogrizović” Library, 2006

101 monkeys – graduation exhibition

University of zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, 2003

Sky – paintings

(acryl, hundred pieces, from 10 cm x 20 cm to 310 cm x 150 cm)

Art Net Club, Zagreb, 2002

Group Exhibitions

POWER PROGRESSIVE ART Exhibitions:

NATURA ET CULTURA Exhibitions Concept

SWCS, Galerija Izidor Kršnjavi, Motor-camp „Prapratno“, 2018, 2017

Larpourlartism Exhibitions Concept

Kiteboarding Komin – the Neretva Delta reserve, Natural History Museum Metković,

A Most Unusual Garden, Zagreb, 2016

NATURA HEREDITAS Exhibitions Concept

Natural History Museum Metković, 2011 - 2018

RITUS CELEBRANDI Exhibitions Concept

The City Cultural Center, Metković

Diocletian’s Substructures, Split, 2015

ART AND EDUCATION PLATFORM Narona, Archaeological Museum “Narona”: Time, Agora, Water, The Birds, 2011 - 2014. The artworks: The Web, Metalcamp, Viscosity, Mobile, perpetuum mobile, perpetuum, Cather, The Birdies, Under Construction 2, START
ART PLATFORM Salona, Archaeological site Salona: The Artefacts, Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant!, Multiculturalism, The Column, 2011 - 2014. The artworks: The Sitting Bull, Under Construction 1, Multidimensional Portal
Bacchanalia (food concept) with Marija Sršen, Zdenka Gizdić and Elvira Smoje, various Roman antique period archaeological sites, 2012 - 2015

Other group exhibitions:

ARENA,

Postgraduate students Exhibition,

Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb, 2010

And where is Snow White?

The Exhibition of Professors’ artworks

The School of Art and Design, Osijek, 2007

The_Art_Of_War

20. Slavonia Biennial,

Castle Eltz, Vukovar, 2006/2007

Fluxus, fluxus

XXVII Youth Salon,

Croatian Society of Artists, Zagreb, 2004

Christ’s Passion

Passion Heritage,

"Mimara” Museum, Zagreb, 2005

Genesis

Passion Heritage,

“Kristofor Stanković” Gallery, Zagreb, 2003

CRO IN <3 (OR APARTMANS, ROOMS, CIMER!), 2012
EmpireStateOfMind, 2011
Field Signs, and
deep_space0, 2009

on Land art festival “Slama”

Educational Activity

Professor of Fine Arts
Head of the Team for School Visual/Aesthetics Improvement
Member of the Quality Assurance Team
Shift Coordinator
State Exam Mentor

at the Primary School “Dragutin Tadijanović”, Zagreb,2008 - 2019

Professor of professional sculpture subjects – Sculpture Modelling, Design of Wood and Stone, Design in Plaster, Drawing and Painting, Industrial design
Head of the School Gallery
Head of the Sculpture Department
Collaboration with the Gallery of Fine Arts in Osijek (GLU)

at the School of Art and Design, Osijek,15. November 2005 – 31. March 2008

Public Lectures (Selection)

“Contemporary art practices: Engaged art and the natural heritage”, The International Interdisciplinary Assembly “Emerald, Blue, Silver & Gold, 2019

“NATURA HEREDITAS – Significance of Art in the local community engagement”, The International Interdisciplinary Meeting “Healthy living – long-term commitment”, 2018

”Art, Science and Education Platform“ (Marija Sršen in lieu Ana Gizdić), The International Interdisciplinary Congress: „Delta“, 2016

“Interpretation Concept in History Education, Challenges and Possibilities“ – ”POWERPROGRESSIVEART and powerful and progressive learning“, The County Expert Council of History, 2016

“How does Cultural Heritage become History”, The Interdisciplinary Congress: “The cultural heritage of the deltas”, 2015

“Roman Road (powered by POWERPROGRESSIVEART)“, POWERPROGRESSIVEART Assembly, 2014

“Classical Rome on Croatian Soil” Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb – “Roman Road (powered by POWERPROGRESSIVEART) from Salona to Narona.“, County Expert Council of Art, 2014

Comities (Selection)

In POWERPROGRESSIVEART:

Organization Committee (2012 - today)
Artwork Selection Committee (2012 - today):

POWERWEB,

“Roman Road” powered by POWERPROGRESSIVEART,

ART PLATFORM Salona,

ART AND EDUCATION PLATFORM Narona

Other:

Organization Committee (2015)

Rendez-vous Festival of France in Croatia

“The International Cultural Project inspired by the Antique Period: Heritage and local development”

Artwork Selection Committee (2014)

apexart

Artwork Selection Committee

MINI PRINT Internacional de Cadaques

Organization Committee and the Artwork Selection Comitee (2005 - 2019)

LIK (Fine Arts Competition, Agency for Education with the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia)

The School of Art and Design, Osijek (2005 - 2008) and

Primary School “Dragutin Tadijanović”, Zagreb (2008 - 2019)

Artwork Selection Committee

Classical Primary School “Josip Juraj Strossmayer”, 2 years

Primary School “Opuzen” 2015

Primary School “Mljet” three years

Organization Committee (2014 - 2017)

Center for Culture and Education “Susedgrad”

Graduation Committee (2006 - 2007)
Enrolment Committee (2006 - 2007)

The School of Art and Design, Osijek

Artwork Selection Committee (2005 - 2008)

The School of Art and Design, Osijek

Awards and Competitions (Selection)

– LIK (Fine Arts Competition, Agency for Education with the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia)

– Croatian Children’s Festival, Vatroslav Lisinski, Zagreb,

– The Center for Culture and Education “Susedgrad”

– The Zagreb City Museum (several awards)

– “Svi na zeleno” – Radio Sljeme, The City of Zagreb (I. award)

– The Wind Festival (award)

– Forum for Freedom in Education, Zagreb, CKT

– Programme for Preventing and Combating Violence Among Children “Umjesto kolnikom – obojanim pothodnikom” collaboration with II. Police Department Črnomerec and the City of Zagreb

– LIK, Seventh State Competition Split (mentor to Jelena Kašić)

– LIK, Ninth State Competition Zadar (mentor to Barbara Kruljac)

– “Domijada 2007”, Osijek (mentor to: Igor Jerković – I award, Emilija Kopčalić – III award)

Other Activities

Private Lessons (2006 - today)

Preparation for the Entrance Exam for the Academies of Fine Arts

And High Schools Of Arts and Design

Zagreb, The Restoration Institute, 2005

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s, Pakrac

The side altars conservation

Ars Restauro, 2005

Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ivanec

The dome restoration

The Museum of the City of Kaštela, Archaeological Department, 2005

Greek and Roman Antique period

Graphic artist