Ira Skopljak

IRA SKOPLJAK was born in 1987 in Sarajevo. She graduated from the School of Applied Arts of Sarajevo, years 2006-2007, at the Department of Textile Design in the class of professor Nađe Haljevac. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, years 2006 – 2007. She gradauted at the Teaching Department in the class of professor Radoslav Tadic in 2010, she completed the first cycle of studies consisting of eight semesters - four years at the University of Sarajevo - Academy of Fine Arts, Teaching Department and on such basis, she graduated with the degree in the acquired academic title and the professional title of bakalaureat- the Bachelor of Fine Arts with the theme: "The motive of dance movement in wall painting ". She is currently employed as a senior assistant at the Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo teaching the following subject: Art Technology. She got her Masters degree on the topic "Technological aspects and symbolism of old paintings and materials used in my paintings" at prof. mr. Zoja Finci, Doc. Iva Simcic and prof. mr. Mirsad Begović at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, in 2006.

Exhibition activities

At the Gallery of Applied Arts, collective exhibition of student works from the Department of Textile Design in 2004 ; Participant at the XXI International Festival "Sarajevo Winter 2005" for participation on the topic "Close and Faraway Neighbours" ; Exhibition of graduation works at the gallery of the Secondary School of Applied Arts (tapestry, fashion creations, dresses, laces) in 2006; Presentation of fashion creations at the International Sarajevo Fashion Week in 2006, Spring Summer; Collective Exhibition of students of the Academy of Fine Arts in 2007, The Cinema 1st May; XXIII International Festival "Sarajevo Winter 2007", participation with the topic "Some other city" ; Participation at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2007 ; "The Valve" exhibition at the Recorate of Law Faculty in 2007 ; A collective exhibition of academy art students, Mostar in 2009; The Contest "The Poster of Sarajevo" gallery 10m/Duplex in 2009; "Be creative", the competition in 2009 ; The Sarajevo Winter Festival exhibited Brend "Clean Air" bottled for sale in front of the National Theater in Sarajevo in 2009 ; XXVI International Festival "Sarajevo Winter" in 2010 ; First solo exhibition of drawings and performance at the Atelier of Admira Bradarić in Maglaj in 2010 ; Participation in the Performance of Nela Hasanbegović in 2010 ; Participation in the installation of the Macedonian artist Petar Nikolovski for the Sarajevo Winter Festival in 2010 ; Participation and collective exhibition at the IX Humanitarian Art Colony for children of the Duga Center - Kulen Vakuf in 2010 ; Exhibition of Collective Drawings in Japan (Okinava) in 2010 ; The Art Colony of "Balkan" and the Collective Exhibition in Mrkonjić Town in 2010 ; In the Meantime (Collective Exhibition) Sarajevo, Asa Art Gallery in 2010; M.L.A.Z - a collective exhibition in the city museum of Zenica in 2011 ; "Čakarasti" (The Spiffy one) Sarajevo Winter in 2011, a collective exhibition, IPC gallery ; Assistant of Mirjani Čistopoljski for the performance of John Peoplefox in 2011, Sarajevo Youth Theater ; Humanitarian Action for Japan in 2011, the Gallery of Boris Moje, Sarajevo ; The second exhibition in Japan (Okinawa) a collective exhibition in 2011 ; Paradiso Art Colony of Zlatko Mekek, a collective exhibition, Rab in 2011 ; The Biennial of Youth and the Mediterranean in England, the collective exhibition in Nottingham in 2011 ; Presentation of two works at the 6th Biennial of Fine Arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a collective exhibition in Tuzla in 2011 ; Enrollment at the Biennial INTERBIFEP, a collective exhibition in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015 ; Participation at the 17th Youth and Mediterranean Biennale in Milan, Young Artist, with a group of three participants Nelisa Baždar, Marija Ličina and Ira Skopljak in 2015; Renewal of the collective exhibition of Đemaludin Rumi, Sarajevo in 2015 ; Collective Exhibition „Memories of Hz. Mevlan Dzelaludin Rumi (Šebu -I-Arus)", in 2016, the gallery Preporod, Sarajevo ; Collective Exhibition in Kuwait in 2016; Second Independent Exhibition at the New Temple Gallery, in Sarajevo in 2016 ; Collective exhibition and memorial of Mevlan Dzelaludin Rumi, in 2017, Konjic ; Enrollment at the ULUBIH in 2017. (Association od Artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina) ; Collective Exhibition - Sixth of April in 2017. Collegium artisticum; Collective Exhibition – „Artists for Sarajevo" in 2017, The Hanikah of Gazi Husrev-Beg ; Exhibition XV International "Private and Public" in 2017 in the Three Border, the garden of the family of Andrija Stojic, Široki Brijeg ; Collective Exhibition - Heat set - Collegium artisticum, Sarajevo in 2017 ; Exhibition and the Memorial on Mevlan Dzalaludin Rumi, at the gallery Preporod, Sarajevo in 2017; Collective Exhibition, „Small Format" - Roman Petrović gallery, Sarajevo in 2017 ; Collective Exhibition in Zagreb, Makek Gallery in 2017 ; New Year's Exhibition of the Preporod Gallery, „A Spell of Art", Sarajevo in 2017.

Art workshops and art colonies

Participation at the Art Colony of Palma in 2006 ; Art colony of Mostar in 2009 ; The Organizer for Young Artists in the Art Colony "M.L.A.Z" and the stay in Mlaz, Počitelj in 2010 ; Participation and collective exhibition at the IX Humanitarian Art Colony for children of the Duga Center - Kulen Vakuf in 2010 ; The Art Colony „Balkan" and the Collective Exhibition in Mrkonjić Town in 2010 ; The Art Colony Paradiso of Zlatko Mekek, a collective exhibition, Rab in 2011 ; Art Colony - Preservation of Old Towns in the Unsko-Sanski Canton - Bihać in 2011 ; Humanitarian Action and Collective Work with children who have special needs, Art Workshops, Ljubuški in 2011 ; Art Colony Revolution on the theme "Austro-Hungarian Period in Sarajevo" in 2013, at the gallery Preporod, Sarajevo ; Graduate Diploma in Successful Deploying and Animation Workshop in 2015, Brac ; Humanitarian Artistic Colony of Duga - Kulen Vakuf in 2016 ; Workshop of wall painting, with students at M.L.A.Z, Počitelj in 2016 ; Participant at the XX International Friendship Festival Gorazde - Art Colony in 2017 ; Participant at the International Art Colony "Mekek", a collective exhibition, Rab in 2017 ;

Projects - seminars, workshops closely related to Visual Arts / Cultural Heritage - teaching activities and personal artistic work

From 19th to 27th May in 2007, Restoration and Conservation of Jusuf Pasha Kuršumlija Mosque from the 16th century in Maglaj; A Mosaic Project, Italy - Ravenna , Mosaic school in 2007 ; Restoration and conservation of floor mosaics at the National Museum in Sarajevo in 2009 ; Participation in the installation of the Macedonian artist Petar Nikolovski for the Sarajevo Winter Festival in 2010 ; Workshop with students from Germany (cleaning of pictures and state anaysis of pictures from the depository) at the Art Colony Pocitelj in 2009; „The Leaf Festival" held in 2011. - the making of handmade paper ; Graduate Diploma in Successful Deploying and Animation Workshop in Brac in 2015 ; Participation on the restoration and preservation of the artwork of Behaudin Selmanovic, at the gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo in 2012 ;

Public competitions, acknowledgments and awards

- England/ The Biennale of Youth andMediterranean in England, Nottingham in 2011./

- Italy / Participation at the 17th Youth and Mediterranean Biennale in Milan, Young Arstist, with a group of three participants, Nelisa Baždar, Marija Ličina and Ira Skopljak./

- Bosnia and Herzegovina/ The Biennial of Portrait INTERBIFEP, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015./

Contact:

e- mail :airaskopljak@hotmail.com