Sofija Grabuloska
SOFIJA GRABULOSKA (1981) is an artist from Prilep, Macedonia. In 2006 she graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of St. Cyril and Methods, Skopje, in department of sculpture art, and in 2015 she graduated from the second cycle of studies at the same faculty, department of sculpture, 3D printing.
Grabuloska is recognizable by the space drawing sculptures. She creates works inspired by the communication between the spaces and unites. New DNA of the connection between them. She works with a variety of materials and different techniques. Now days she is exploring in the field in 3D printing.
In the other side Grabuloska start working together with Bogdan Grabuloski Bonac and Violeta Blazeska form 1998. They work on theory at art "In the creation of the artwork there is a new elementary art element - the Sound. The sound in the creation of the artwork set in any artistic principle participates in the artistic creation. Sound is an elementary element of art". Like an Artists they analyze, explore and process the sound.
Together with Darko Taleski and other artist form Prilep she renewed the Association of Fine Artists of Prilep. Starting from March 2010 until March 2011 she was the President of the renewed Association of Fine Artists Prilep – DLUP.
Now she is the president of the Art Education Centre Ohrid.
contact e-mail: sofigrabul@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
Master of FINE ART - SCULPTURE & 3D PRINTINGS. Cyril and Methods University – Macedonia Faculty of Fine Art, Skopje, Macedonia15 Sep 2010- 05 May 2015, Theme - Real Reality, use 3d printers in sculpture, Mentor ship by Prof. M-r Ibrahim Bedi – sculptor Bachelor of FINE ARTS SCULPTURE WITH CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION Ss. Cyril and Methods University - Macedonia, Faculty of Fine Art, Skopje, Macedonia 15 Sep 2001 - 26 May 2006, Mentor ship by Prof. M-r. Zarko Basheski
(Sculpture, Sculpture techniques, Drawing, Graphic, Conservation and Restoration, Methodology of Art Education, Psychology, Pedagogy)
ARTISTIC PROJECTS
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE (Jul 2014 - Jul 2016) RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION BY VIOLETA BLAZESKA AND BOGDAN GRABULOSKI https://bit.ly/RETROspectiveGrabuloskiBlazeska https://bit.ly/GrabuloskaBlazeska
VIDEO PROJECT
-2013 -THE ROOSTER AND THE PEARL
Stop Motion, a short cartoon,Festival 18TH Japanese Media Art Festival, Japan https://bit.ly/Roosterandpearlvideo -2000 - THE SCREAM OF THE DEAF https://bit.ly/thescreamofthedeaf "60 sec film” , Bogdan Grabuloski Bonach, Violeta Blazeska, Sofija Grabuloska
Participation in several festivals:
-2014 - National setting of R. Macedonia - "The Scream of the Deaf" - Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, Skopje, R. Macedonia;-2013 - SHUNT festival, USA; -2013 - Toronto, Canada; -2011 - Fragments, NI Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia
With whom the artist talks, "Space 2" Gallery (Cifte Amam);
-2004 - Balkan Black Box, Film Festival, Days of culture and art of Southeast Europe Berlin, Germany;
-2004 – Collaboration Bank ART 1929, Yokohama, Japan;-2001 - ESF - Extra Short Film Festival, Moscow, Russia;- 2001 - Poetic video festival "World in Motion" - Riga, Lithuania;
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
-30 Sept 2016- 25 Oct 2016 - Prima Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany; "WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE EXPRESSIVE DRAWING”; http://www.prima-center.net/Exhibitions2016/Sofija%20Grabuloska.htm -10 January 2011 - Gallery "AB", Maglaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina "BETWEEN”; -5 January 2011 - C.K.A. CHARLAMA, VERNISSAGE, Skenderija, Bosnia and Herzegovina "EARTH - AIR”; -July 2009 - House of Robevci, Ohrid, R. Macedonia "BETWEEN”; -September 2005 - Art Gallery, the Cultural Center "Marko Cepenkov" Prilep, R. Macedonia "EXPERIMENT”; -July 2004 - CIX gallery, Contemporary Art Center, "Kurshumli An", Skopje, R. Macedonia "EARTH – AIR” https://www.opafondacija.org/zaum/%d0%b7%d0%b5%d0%bc%d1%98%d0%b0-%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%b4%d1%83%d1%85/
GROUP ART EXHIBITIONS
-2016 -TRANSFIGURING – IMAGO MUNDI - (Contemporary Artists from Macedonia, Imago Mundi – Luciano Benetton Collection), Collection and publication Texts by Luciano Benetton, Ana Frangovska, Claudio Scorretti, Irina Ungureanu, Sonja Abadjieva; http://www.imagomundiart.com/collections/macedonia-transfiguring
-31 March 2015 - Group exhibition (35 anniversary of the fine arts faculty Skopje, Macedonia) ,Gallery FFA Skopje, Macedonia – 4x4; https://i0.wp.com/www.opafondacija.org/zaum/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/31_03_2015_4x4_35-godini-flu.jpg?ssl=1 -2014 - Art Gallery, the Cultural Center "Marko Cepenkov"Prilep, R. Macedonia ANNUAL EXHIBITION - ART SOCIETY PRILEP DLUP – PRILEP; -22 February 2014 - Permanent exhibition,NI Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje SOLIDARITY – an incomplete project?THE SCREAM OF THE DEAF – Violeta Blazeska, Bogdan Grabuloski Bonac, Sofija Grabuloska https://www.opafondacija.org/zaum/%d1%81%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b5%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%b2%d1%80%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%82-solidarity-an-incomplete-pro/ ANNUAL EXHIBITION - ART SOCIETY PRILEP DLUP – PRILEP -9 May 2013 -NI Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia 10TH BIENNIAL OF YOUNG ARTISTS: SOLIDARITY, 50 YEARS SINCE THE CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE IN SKOPJE"…” Sofija Grabuloska & Darko Taleski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_8trFyOqIo&app=desktophttps://www.opafondacija.org/zaum/10-%d0%b1%d0%b8%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%bc%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b8-%d1%83%d0%bc%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%86%d0%b8-10th-biennial-of-young-artists/-2013 - Art Gallery, NI Centar for Culture Marko Cepenkov - Prilep, Macedonia 4 YEARS WITH DLUP, ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF DLUP PRILEP; -10 May 2011 - NI Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia "THE INVISIBLE LANDSCAPE”;-2011 - Macedonian Cultural and Information Centre in Sofia, Bulgaria "THE INVISIBLE LANDSCAPE”;-7 October 2011 - NI Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia 9TH BIENNIAL OF YOUNG ARTISTS: STILL LIFE ,BLACK AND WHITE STILL LIFE;-2011 - NI Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia, FRAGMENTS; -24 September – 28 October 2011, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy, Postcard exhibition;
DRAWING CONNECTIONS
https://issuu.com/valbi/docs/catalog_drawing_connections-20 December 2010 -Galery Oko, Skopje, Macedonia, Annual Exhibition of DLUM MACEDONIAN ART – MINIATURE;-2010 - Central Library, Borka Taleski – Prilep, Macedonia "15/65” EXHIBITION OF 15 ARTIST MEMBERS OF DLUP, PRILEP, MACEDONIA;
-2010 - Annual Exhibition of DLUP, Art Gallery, NI Center for Culture Marko Cepenkov - Prilep, Macedonia GROUP EXHIBITION OF DLUP, PRILEP; -2010 - DLUM Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF DLUM - DLUM GALLERY;-2009 - Art Gallery, NI Center for Culture Marko Cepenkov - Prilep, Macedonia SCULPTURES; -2009 - Art Gallery, NI Center for Culture Trajko Prokopiev- Kumanovo, Macedonia SCULPTURES OF THE NEW TIME; -2008 - Art Gallery, NI Center for Culture Grigor Prlichev- Ohrid, Macedonia ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF OHRID ARTIST;-2007 - Art Gallery, NI Center for Culture Grigor Prlichev- Ohrid, Macedonia ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF OHRID ARTIST;-2007 - Center for Culture, MAGAZA, Bitola, Macedonia "OLD SPACE – NEW LINE”; -2007 -ProCredit Bank, Ohrid, Macedonia GROUP EXHIBITION OF YOUNG OHRID ARTIST;-2005 -Faculty for Fine Arts Skopje, Macedonia ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURE ARTIST FROM THE FACULTY OF FINE ART SKOPJE;-2005 - JU. Youth Culture Center, Skopje, Macedonia "MACEDONIAN TRADITIONAL VALUES MODIFIED IN THE WORK OF MACEDONIAN YOUNG ARTISTS"; -2003 - MNT Skopje, Macedonia GROUP EXHIBITION FACULTY OF FINE ARTS SKOPJE;
PROJECTS
SCHOOL PROJECTS
September 2014 September 2013MANAKI BROTHERS International Film Camera Festival, Bitola, Macedonia STOP MOTION Children creative workshop on the "Manaki Brothers International Film Camera Festival" sponsored by Vip Macedonia
Organization of workshops, lectures, production of posters and short films
http://www.manaki.com.mk/en/
http://fashionel.mk/moda/aktuel/detska-kreativna-rabotilnica-vo-ramkite-na-brakja-manaki ; -2014 - THIS IS MY VOIC School project among 4 schools in Macedonia. In cooperation with the Canadian organization Taking IT Global. Awarded first place at the World Forum of Innovative Teachers organized by Microsoft 2014, Barcelona Spain;-2013 – 2014 - MEET VILLAGE TOPOLCHANI School project between 2 schools from Prilep, Macedonia. Multimedia project of students aged 13-14 years. The project is supported by "ADOBE VOTE OF YOUNG PEOPLE", the program is part of Taking IT Global (TIG) ;-2013 - KING MARKO - EPIC BALKAN HERO
Short stop motion cartoon and an exhibition realized in cooperation with the Public Library "Stefan Novovichani" Kraljevo, R. Serbia and JOU City Library "Borka Taleski" from Prilep and 5 Primary school form small villages round Prilep; .-2012 -FUN, EDUCATION, STOP MOTION ANIMATION
Project about using stop motion animation in the education. Project awarded on a National Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum Winner 2012, Microsoft Partners in Learning European Forum Winner, Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum 2012 1st runner up. Stop motion in education – 1st place ARSIENCIA – 2014
AWARDS
AWARDS WITH PRIMARY STUDENTS
-March 2013R. Czech Republic42. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN''S EXHIBITION OF FINE ART LIDICE; -2013 - EACE and COOPERATION NGO with Special Consultative Status of the United Nations, Madrid, Spain PEACE AND COOPERATION 2013 "ART UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"; -2012 - FUN, EDUCATION, STOP MOTION ANIMATION Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum, Skopje Winner / Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum 2012, Lisbon 1st runner up / ARSIENCIA, 2013 / 1st place ;
-2014 - THIS IS MY VOICE 1st place World Forum of Innovative Teachers organized by Microsoft 2014, Barcelona Spain
ART AWARDS
-2003 - Revitalization of the ZOO Skopje, AWARDED SCULPTURES , ZOO Skopje and T Mobile
CONFERENCES
-2012 - FUN, EDUCATION, STOP MOTION ANIMATION
Darko Taleski, Mirjana Trompeska, Dragica Zdraveska, Zorica Trajanosk, Macedonia Nov. 14, 7:00PM CET (UTC +1) 1PM EST English / Moderator: Allan Kakinda/ Iearn - Usa / HTTP://US.IEARN.ORG/NODE/623 -2013 - CT INNOVATIONS, OHRID, MACEDONIA Web proceedings ISSN 1857-7288
Context-aware QoS: Using Smartphone Stop Motion Applications in Primary Education
Authors Sofija Grabuloska , Darko Taleski , Zorica Trajanoska , Dragica Zdraveska and Mirjana Trompeska
PUBLICATIONS
-2016 – RETRO spective Monograph, Violeta Blazeska and Bogdan Grabuloski Bonach, NI Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje , Curator Marika Bachvarova Plaveska , Associates Sofia Grabuloska, Iva Petrovska, Blagoja Varoshanec; -May 2015 - REAL REALITY Use of 3d printers in sculpture, mentor prof. Ms. Ibrahim Bedi, Master thesis, University of Ss. Cyril and Methods Skopje, Faculty of Fine Arts, Skopje, Macedonia FUN, EDUCATION, STOP MOTION ANIMATION
Darko Taleski, Mirjana Trompeska, Dragica Zdraveska, Zorica Trajanosk Macedonia, Nov. 14, 7:00PM CET (UTC +1) 1PM ESTEnglishModerator: Allan Kakinda / Iearn – Usahttp://us.iearn.org/node/623https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/table/dropin?sid=2008350&suid=D.38759D680D3D7036F9FAC6DA5D0677-2013 - ICT INNOVATIONS 2013 Ohrid, Macedonia, Web proceedings ISSN 1857-7288 Context-aware QoS: Using Smartphone Stop Motion Applications in Primary Education Authors Sofija Grabuloska,Darko Taleski,Zorica Trajanoska,DragicaZdraveskaandMirjana Trompeska http://proceedings.ictinnovations.org/2013/paper/180/context-aware-qos-using-smartphone-stop-motion-applications-in-primary-education -2012 – DAILY EDVENTURES, ANTONIO SALCITO’S 365 DAY LOOK AT GLOBAL HEROES IN EDUCATION Sofija Grabuloska, Art teacher in OOU Krume Volnaroski, Microsoft Expert Educator http://dailyedventures.com/index.php/2013/12/24/sofijagrabuloska/ -2004 - EART - AIR :SOFIJA GRABULOSKA : CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART- SKOPJE (CAC) https://books.google.mk/books/about/Zemja_vozduh.html?id=UehDJQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
