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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

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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

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