biography
| 1971 | Born in Macedonia, lives and works in the UK |
Education
| 1996-98 | Royal College of Art, MA in Sculpture, London, England |
| 1993-96 | Glasgow School of Art, BA(hons) Fine Art in Sculpture, Glasgow (first class honours) |
| 1992-93 | Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England |
| 1985-90 | H.S. for Design ‘Bogdan Suput’, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
Exhibitions Solo
| 2009 | Motectum Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England |
| 2008 |
epidermis Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England Butterflies in the Stomach l'H du Siege, Valenciennes, France We are Shadows Unit 2, Whitechapel, London, England |
| 2006 | Kilmainham Gaol Museum Kilmainham Gaol Museum, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2002 | Re|sort Fabrica Gallery, Brighton, England |
| 2001 |
Epidermis_2 Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland Love Carpet Hexham Art Centre, Hexham, England Sweet Red (permanent), Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk epidermis Berwick Gymnasium Gallery, Berwick upon Tweed, England |
| 2000 | WHO AM I ArtSway, Hampshire, England |
| 1995 |
The Connection – Derivation Assembly Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland The Connection Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England Falling Pegasus Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
Exhibitions and Projects Group
| 2010 | Spitalfields Sculpture Prize, Allen & Overy, Bishops Square, London |
| 2009 |
Climate change, cultural change, Swiss Embassy Gallery and the World Bank, Skopje, Macedonia Lastari, Cifte Amam, National Gallery of Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia Topol Kulturen Bran, organised by the Ministry of Culture Macedonia, 'Lastari' touring exhibition to Strumica, Gevgelija and Bitola, Macedonia |
| 2008 |
Around Photography - Brighton Photo Fringe Exhibition at Apec, Apec Studios, Brighton, England Skin and Texture UH Galleries, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield England |
| 2007 |
New Forest Pavilion – Local & ArtSway + 10, ArtSway, New Forest, England Meeting Place Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, England Meeting Place Text+Work, The Gallery, Arts Institute at Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England Skin and Texture UH Galleries, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield England |
| 2006 |
Berwick Film and Media Arts Minifest Berwick Gymnasium Gallery, Berwick upon Tweed Book 79 Mortimer Road, London N1 5AR |
| 2005 |
New Forest Pavilion with ArtSway, Palazio Zenibio, 51st Venice Biennale, Italy Urban Condition Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2004 | Crossovers Watershed II Ecology Centre, Mile End Park, London, England |
| 2002 | Jerwood Sculpture Prize Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2001 | Jerwood Sculpture Prize The Jerwood Gallery, London, England |
| 1998 |
Six Years, St Pancras Way London, England Theatre of Memory and Indifferent space Royal College of Art, London, England |
| 1997 |
Revival (permanent exhibit), Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, London, England (Winner of the Jerwood Sculpture Prize) The Renaissance (permanent exhibit), Aylesford Newsprint Ltd. Kent, England |
| 1996 | Scottish Art The Demarco European Art Foundation, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1995 |
134th Annual Exhibition McLellans Galleries, Glasgow, Scotland 6th Scottish Drawing Competition Paisley Art Institute, Paisley, Scotland Stop Work Newbury Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland |
Awards and Grants
| 2009-2010 | Arts Council England South East Grants for the Arts, Creative Inclusions |
| 2009 |
Arts Council England South West Grants for the Arts, for Gloucester Cathedral STEP Beyond Mobility Fund by the European Cultural Foundation, grant to support travel to Macedonia with Dr Fiona Dean |
| 2005 |
Arts Council England South East, R&D Funding Arts Council England South East, R&D Funding |
| 2002 |
London Arts London Arts Development Fund, for production of CD Rom portfolio The Pollock-Krasner Foundation The Pollock-Krasner Grant, USA |
| 2000 |
The Scottish Arts Council The Berwick Fellowship Arts Council England The Southern Arts, Year of the Artist The Scottish Arts Council Assistance Grant |
| 1998 | Royal College of Art Allen Lane Penguin Book Award, (for best final written work) |
| 1997 |
The Henry Moore Foundation Henry Moore Award Royal College of Art Canada, Calgary Travel Award Jerwood Sculpture Prize (for best sculpture work) |
| 1995 |
Carnegie Trust Carnegie Study Award Royal Glasgow Institute The Scottish Amicable Award |
| 1994 | Carnegie Trust Carnegie Study Award |
Commissions and Artist in Residence
| 2010 | St Bede's Catholic College, commission as part of Bristol’s Building Schools for the Future program, Bristol City Council, England |
| 2008-09 | Artist in Residence, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England |
| 2006-08 | Weather Cycle, Suffolk County Council, Felixstowe Coastal Defence Commission Project 52 Cumbria, England (forthcoming) |
| 2007 | Grande Résidence l'H du Siege, Valenciennes, France |
| 2006 | Sirius Art Centre Cork, Ireland |
| 2005 | Museum of Modern Art Dublin, Ireland |
| 2003-04 | Life Cycle The Knowle West Health Park, Bristol, England |
| 2002 | Road to Nowhere The Samling Foundation, commission, Kielder Forest, Northumberland |
| 2001 |
epidermis Berwick Fellowship 2000-2001, Berwick upon Tweed, England Re|sort commission for Fabrica Gallery, Brighton, England |
| 2000 |
Ambush YOTA Residency, Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, New Forest, England ArtSway Hampshire, England |
| 1999-00 | Sweet Red commission for Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds Borough Council, organised by Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, England |
| 1998 | All Saints Drama and Arts Centre London, England |
| 1996 | St Augustine School Glasgow, England |
| 1995 | Yorkshire Sculpture Park West Yorkshire, England |
Seminars and Conferences
| 2009 | ECA Conference: Experiencing the Arts - Artists' Contribution to Creative Thinking and European Innovation |
| 2007 | AIR part of Artist Advisory group for AN magazine, Brighton, England |
| 2006 |
Refreshers Artists professional development talk, Fabrica Gallery, Brighton The influence on the forgotten memory - Memory Forum, Sussex Arts Club, Brighton |
Project and Workshops
| 2010 | Our Identity, Hounslow Manor School, London. I was the Creative Partner working closely with the students and staff to develop site specific installation for the grounds of the school. |
| 2009 | Alperton Creative Outdoor Installation, Alperton Community School, London. I was the Creative Partner working closely with the students and staff to develop site specific installation for the grounds of the school. |
| 2007 |
Braziers Workshop 2007 Braziers Park, Ipsden, Oxfordshire Lower Gardens Site Specific Project BA students, AIB School of Art, Bournemouth, England |
| 2006 |
Coastal Defence workshop Deben High School, Felixstowe, England Coastal Defence workshop Grange and Langer Primary, Felixstowe, England Lower Gardens Site Specific Project BA students, AIB School of Art, Bournemouth, England |
| 2005 | R&D Travel Former Yugoslavia, Arts Council England, South East |
| 2004 | Lower Gardens Site Specific Project BA students, AIB School of Art, Bournemouth, England |
| 2002 | Mentoring project The Samling Foundation Newcastle and Kielder Forest, Northumberland |
| 2001 | Museums and Art Galleries ‘Schools Partnerships’ Grove School, Berwick, England |
| 1999-00 | ArtSway Hampshire, England Twynham School Christchurch, England |
| 1996 | Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1994-95 |
Monumental relief collaboration with GSA students and Cliff Bowen, Falling, Stirling, Scotland Images of Woman book project, Glasgow, Scotland, an international perspective with students from Washington State University, Venezuela and Germany |
Teaching
| 2008- | Visiting Lecturer University of Brighton, University of Gloucestershire |
| 2006- | Visiting Lecturer Chichester School of Art |
| 2001- | Visiting Lecturer Newcastle University, University of Sunderland |
| 2000- |
Visiting Lecturer The Art Institute at Bournemouth School of Art at BA and MA in Fine Art Visiting Lecturer Glasgow School of Fine Art |
| 1998 | Visiting Lecturer Weymouth College of Art and Design, Brockenhurst College of Art and Design, Canterbury Institute of Art and Design |
Publications (selection)
| 2008 | The Berwick Gymnasium Fellowship, an archival record, editor Judith King, ISBN 978-0-9557478-1-6, page 70-74, 144 |
| 2007 |
Meeting Place, by Stephanie James and Les Buckingham, ISBN 978-0-901196-20-0, ISBN 978-0-905173-95-5, page 28-29 Fabrica – the first 10 years, edited by Nannette Aldred, ISBN 978-0-9543380-2-2, page 54-56 |
| 2005 | Arts in rural England: why the arts are at the heart of rural life, by Francois Matarasso ISBN 0-7287-1164-8, page 5 |
| 2003 | Deep Breathing, by Sonja Abadzieva, ISBN 9989-888-05-1, page 45,57-59,154,203 |
Catalogues and Brochures (selection)
| 2009 | Motectum, Published by University of Gloucestershire, Designed by 24 Point / Hold, Commissioned text by Tracey Warr, Keran James and Nicholas Bury (Dean of Gloucester Cathedral), ISBN 978-1-86174-198-1 |
| 2008 |
We Are Shadows, published and designed by Unit 2 Gallery, Commissioned text by Alison Wilding Butterflies in the Stomach, Published and designed by L’H du Siege, commissioned text by Mark Segal |
| 2005 |
The New Forest Pavilion, published and designed by Artsway for the 51st Venice Biennale Artist Work Programme, annual brochure published by the Museum of Modern Art, Dublin |