Valentina Šuljić was born 21 February 1976 in Zagreb, Croatia. After completing her secondary education at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb in 1995, she went on to study at the Department of Graphic Arts at the Art Academy in Zagreb. During her studies she went to Brno (FAVU) in the Czech Republic as an exchange student. In 2000 she worked as a demonstrator at the ALU Graphic Workshop under Prof. Nevenka Arbanas. She graduated in 2001 in the class of Prof. Frane Para. In the same year, she organized and led the “Mala likovna radionica na otvorenom” (Small Art Workshop in the Open) workshop in Sutivan on the island of Brač. In 2002 she enrolled at the Teaching Academy in Zagreb to study pedagogy. She has worked as an art teacher in primary education. In 2002 she became a member of the Croatian Society of Artists (HDLU – Hrvatsko društvo likovnih umjetnika) and a member of the Association of Artists of Zaprešić (ULS – Udruga likovnih stvaralaca Zaprešića) in 2004. In 2003, in her desire for further education and knowledge she enrolled for post-graduate studies at the Department of Graphics (intaglio print) of the Arts Academy in Sarajevo under the tutorship of Prof. Dževad Hoza. She achieved her master’s degree in graphics there in 2007. She has been a member of the Croatian Community of Independent Artists (HZSU – Hrvatska zajednica samostalnih umjetnika) since 2005. She worked as an associate teacher at the Department of Graphics of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb from 2005 until 2007 and is a doctoral art studies candidate. She has presented her artwork at independent and group exhibitions, as well as at many festivals.


INDEPENDENT EXHIBITIONS:

2008. Croatia, Karlovac, Vjekoslav Karas gallery, Thread/Thread
2008. Slovenia, Ljubljana, Galerija Schwarz, Threads
2007. Croatia, Zaprešić, Gallery Razvid, Threads
2007. Bosnia and Hercegovina, Sarajevo, gallery of Academy of fine arts and design,
Graphicweaving
2006. Croatia, New zagreb, gallery bužančić, Graphicweaving
2004. Croatia, Krapina, Gallery of town Krapina, Movement
2003. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery Matica hrvatska, Wind in Threads
2002. Croatia, Zagreb, Gajnice, Gallery Ideal town, Thread and application
2002. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery CEKAO, Circulus
1999. Croatia, Sutivan, Island Brač, Sumer on the see
1999. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery Vladimir Nazor, Sumer on the see
1999. Czch Republich, Brno, Gallery of Fakulty výtvarných umêní VUT, Monotype
1998. Croatia, Zagreb, Night club Lapidarium, Printing produce
1997. Croatia, Sesvete, Gallery of National University, Silence more than silence


GROUP exhibitions (selectioN):

2010. Bosnia and Hercegovina, Banja Luka, Gallery Banski dvor, International exhibition of
miniprint Minimum Maksimum2
2009. Bulgaria, Sofija, Lessedra Gallery, 8th Lessedra world art print annual mini print
2009. Griona, Spania, Gallery Taller Fort, 29 Mini Print internacional de Cadaqués
2009. Croatia, Krapina, Town gallery, 5th Zagorje art
2009. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery of The Croatian Society of Artists (HDLU), Exhibition of members
HDLU moust recent works
2009. Bulgaria, Sofija, Lessedra Gallery, Lessedra world art print annual mini print
2008. Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bihać, Town gallery, Exhibition 11+1
2008. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery of The Croatian Society of Artists (HDLU), Exhibition of
membersHDLU moust recent works
2008. Macedonia, Tetovo, National Institution of Museum of tetovo area, Fourth international
biannial of mini prints
2008. Bulgaria, Sofija, Lessedra Gallery, 7th Lessedra world art print annual mini print
2008. Croatia, Zagreb, Museum Mimara, IV. competition exhibition of passion inheritance
2007. Spania, Cadaqués, 27 Mini Print internacional de Cadaqués
2007. Bulgaria, Sofija, Lessedra Gallery, 6th Lessedra world art print annual mini print
2006. Slovenia, Ljubljana, Finzgarilova gallery, Cervantes art Dulcinium
2006. Albania, Tirana, Gallery of fine arts, Cervantes art Dulcinium
2006. Spain, Sevilia, Carbonaria Gallery, Cervantes art Dulcinium
2006. Spain, Cadaques, 26 Mini print international of Cadaques
2006. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery of The Croatian Society of Artists (HDLU), Exhibition of
members HDLU moust recent works
2006. Srbia and Monte Negro, Beograd, Cervantes art Dulcinium
2005. Croatia, Zagreb, Gallery of The Croatian Society of Artists (HDLU), Exhibition of members
HDLU with moust recent works
2005. Croatia, Zagreb, Museum Mimara, III. competition exhibition of passion inheritance
2004. Germany, Hannover, Burgwedel, (exhibition of selected Croatian artists) Geegenwartskunst aus
Kroatien
2004. Croatia, Karlovac, Gallery V.Karas, 3rd Croatian trienale of aquarelle
2004. Croatia, Rijeka, State archives, Carneval festival, (1st PRIZE) Colective and selected
exhibition of photography
2001. Croatia, Island Rab, Rab, Gallery Brešan, 1st Graphic saloon
2001. Croatia, Karlovac, Gallery V. Becić, Slavonski Brod and Gallery V.Karas, 2nd Croatian
trienale of aquarelle

urban projects:

2005. Croatia, Poreč, Festival Street art (S.A.F.) (two projects);
Square of Sloboda and Obala maršala Tita, Eleganc,
Square of Sloboda, Tired, take a seat

2003. Croatia, Zagreb, Square of ban J.Jelačić (situated on the clock in the main square)
Festival Cest is d’best 7, Baby boom

2002. Croatia, Zagreb, Square of ban J.Jelačić (main square), corner ofCharly, entrance and
exit of Oktogon, Preradović street and all street around, Festival Cest is d’best 6,
(project is made of 30 different cravats) Little cravat

2001. Croatia, Zagreb, Kožarska street, Festival 17 in 7, Confederation of Esperantists, Artist
without colour and bread

2001. Croatia, Zagreb, Preradović square (center of town), Festival Cest is d’best 5, Everlasting
Movement

2001. Croatia, Zagreb, Square ban J.Jelačić (on the main square of capital town of Croatia),
Festival Cest is d’best 5, Chair for unemployed people

2000. Croatia, Zagreb, Bogovićeva street, Festival Cest is d’best 4, Mystery thread

PRIZES:
1st prize,
2004. Croatia, Rijeka, State archives, Tourist community Rijeka, Carneval festival, Collective
and selected exhibition of photography


OTHERS:

2001. Croatia, Sutivan, Island Brač, leader and organizer of Litte artistic workshop

2005. Japan, Aichi, bearer of project, group of co-operators 1-5, autor of exterier and interier,
for Competition for EXPO 2005

2005. Croatia, Karlovac, Competitions for; Spomenik stradalnicima domovinskog rata u Karlovcu

2006. Croatia, Zagreb, Academy of fine art, outside collabor in workshop for Franch students Graphic
international workshop of intaglio print



master of Graphics Valentina Šuljić,

academic Painter in Graphic