Nika Oblak, born 1975, graduated in
painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in
2002. In the 2000-2001 academic year she was a guest student in the
class of Prof. K. Sieverding at the Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin.
In 2005, she received her M.F.A. in video from the Academy of Fine
Arts in Ljubljana. Since 2002 she works in an artists cooperative
with Primoz Novak.
Primoz Novak, born 1973, graduated in sculpture from the Academy of
Fine Arts, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2002. In the 2000-2001 academic
year he was a guest student in the class of Prof. K. Sieverding at
the Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin. In 2006, he received his M.F.A.
in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Since 2002
he works in an artists cooperative with Nika Oblak.
Solo exhibitions:
2009
2008
2007
2005
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Absolutely Fabulous 2, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern
Ireland
Absolutely Fabulous, Motorenhalle, Dresden, Germany
Saetchi Collection, Zero Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Saetchi Collection, The Red House, Sofia, Bulgaria
Teamwork 6, 03one Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
Saetchi Collection, Delikatessenhaus, Leipzig, Germany
Saetchi Collection, Likovni salon, Celje, Slovenia
Saetchi Collection, Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana , Slovenia
Teamwork 5, Sokolski dom, Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teamwork 4, 10m2, Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teamwork 3, Kibela, MMC Kibla, Maribor , Slovenia
Teamwork 2, Luftmuseum Amberg, Amberg , Germany
Teamwork, Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Rhythmic, Vocalized, Expiratory and Involuntarily Actions, Likovni
salon Celje, Celje, Slovenia
Rhythmic, Vocalized, Expiratory and Involuntarily Actions, Galerija
Remont, Belgrade, Serbia and Monte Negro
And Now for Something Completely Different, Galerija P74, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
Bank Robbery, Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Group exhibitions and festivals:
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002 |
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25th Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries,
Alexandria, Egypt (upcoming)
The Matrix: An Unstable Reality, 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts,
Jakopiceva galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sharjah Biennial 9, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab
Emirates
Video-Salon 4, Curatorial Rebound Project, Duplex / 10m2, Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Supernova, Balkan Video-Box, La Genarale, Paris, France
ART HK 09 - Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong
Ran Huang and Nika Oblak & Primoz Novak, VIVID, Birmingham,
UK
VIENNAFAIR, Vienna, Austria
Lille 3000 - Europe XXL, Balkan Video-Box, Gare Saint Sauveur,
Lille, France
Nothing but AiR, Vasa Konsthall, Vasa, Finland
Video-Box, Extract 1 / 10m2 Video Collection, haloGaleria, Olsztyn,
Poland
Art Verona, Verona, Italy
The 5th Busan International Video Festival, Space Bandee, Busan,
South Korea
Art in LefkosA, Eaved House, EMAA Association, Lefkosia, Cyprus
Spaport - International Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art,
Building Tereza, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ssamzie Space 1998 - 2008, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea
Electric Rats Dream Video Dreams, Video festival, Celje, Slovenia
Volta 4, Basel, Switzerland
Vis Vis Vis, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi,
Japan
Parcours West, Video-Box 2, La Genarale, Paris, France
Abrasevic Film Festival, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
XXIV International Sarajevo Winter "Barricades without
borders", Video-Salon 3, 10m2 Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia
and Herzegovina
Nightcomers, 10 th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul
, Turkey
Transmediale - Festival for Art and Media Culture, Living in
a Box, Galerie Zero, Berlin, Germany
Invisible Miracles, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano, Italy
The 4th Busan International Video Festival, Space Bandee, Busan,
South Korea
Visual Dislocation, Museum for Contemporary Art, Banja Luka
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Every man is a curator / Jeder Mensch ist ein Kurator, Museum
of Modern Art , Ljubljana , Slovenia
Video-Salon 2, Gallery 10m2, Sarajevo , Bosnia and Hercegovina
U3 - Triennial of contemporary Slovenian art, Museum of Modern
Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Device Art, Blasthaus Gallery, San Francisco, USA
VAD - Video and Digital Arts International Festival, Girona,
Spain
Device Art, Galzenica Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
The Peekskill Project, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary
Art, Peekskill , USA
Open Studio Exhibition, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea
OHO Award Finalists Exhibition, Gallery P74, Ljubljana, Slovenia
It's Playtime, Contemporary Art Gallery, Celje, Slovenia
Outliners, ArtTransponder e.V. Projektraum, Berlin, Germany
Prospectif Cinema 2004 - 2005, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris,
France
Stories from the Neighborhood, Rael Artel Gallery, Parnu, Estonia
Stories from the Neighborhood, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
MTV Free Your Mind Arena, Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia and
Monte Negro
The Third International Film and Video Festival, MONA, Detroit,
USA
2.m, Galerija Miklova Hisa, Ribnica, Slovenia
La Isle Videos Incrives 04, Teatro Odisseia, Rio de Janeiro,
Brasil
24 FPS, Galerija Skuc, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2.m, Galerija Miklova Hisa, Ribnica, Slovenia
The Yugoslav Biennial of Young Artists, Vrsac, Serbia and Monte
Negro
Production, ESC, Graz, Austria
10th International Festival of Computer Arts, Razstavni Salon
Rotovz, Maribor, Slovenia
Idea - non - Realization, Narodni Muzej Kraljevo, Kraljevo,
Serbia and Monte Negro
Idea - non - Realization, Galerija Remont, Beograd, Serbia and
Monte Negro
25hrs International Art Show, Barcelona, Spain
Hertzoscopio - Experimental and Transdisciplinary Arts Festival,
Lugar Comum, Barcarena, Portugal
Trampoline, Plattform for New Media Art, Volksbuehne, Berlin,
Germany
Media Art Festival Friesland, St. Jacobiparochie, Netherlands
2nd Detroit International Video Festival, MONA Detroit, USA
VAD 2003, Video and Digital Arts International Festival, Girona,
Spain
Visura Aperta Momiano 03, Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti, Zagreb,
Croatia
Friendly Fire, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria
Visura Aperta Momiano 03, Galerija Nova, Zagreb, Croatia
Idea - non - Realization, Gradska galerija Pozega, Pozega, Serbia
and Montenegro
FONA, Festival of New Art, Rijeka, Croatia
2nd Kansk International Video Festival, Kansk, Russia
Art Words, Galerie Berliner Kunstprojekt, Berlin, Germany
Festival of Visual and Audio Media, Momjan, Croatia
9th International Festival of Computer Arts, Maribor, Slovenia
Start, Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Croatia
Interventions 2003, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA
M Shock Society, Finzgarjeva Galerija Ljubljana, Slovenia
Start, Mestna galerija Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Grants and awards:
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2003 |
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ISCP - International Studio & Curatorial Program,
New York, USA (upcoming)
RONDO - artist - studio, Graz, Austria (upcoming)
SAIR - Solyst Artist in Residence Centre, Jyderup, Denmark (upcoming)
EMARE - European Media Art Residency Exchange - VIVID, Birmingham,
UK
Sharjah Biennial 9 Production Grant, United Arab Emirates
Svenska konstskolans Vaenner i Nykarleby, Artist in Residence,
Nykarleby, Finland
Trans_2007-08: residence support program, AIAV - Akiyoshidai
International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan
Quartier21, Artist in Residence, Museums Quartier, Wien, Austria
Advanced Course in Visual Arts, Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como,
Italy
FlaxArt Studios, Belfast, Ireland
OHO Award Finalist, Gallery P74, Ljubljana , Slovenia
Ssamzie Space Studio Program, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea
2nd Prize, Idea - non - Realization, Gradska galerija Pozega,
Pozega, Serbia and Monte Negro |
2003 - 2005
2002 - 2004
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Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia Graduate Studies
Grant (Primoz Novak)
Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia Graduate Studies Grant
(Nika Oblak) |
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