Anka Stojanović
Born on December 5, 1989, in Belgrade.
She completed her primary education in Vreoci and attended the School of Arts in Užice, specializing in pottery. Afterward, she pursued her studies at the Academy of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Arts and Conservation in Belgrade, majoring in wall painting and fresco painting. Upon completing her undergraduate studies, she obtained a Master’s degree in Church Arts from the same academy and later earned another Master’s degree at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Belgrade, at the Teacher Education Center.
By profession, she is a Master of Fine Arts and a Master of Subject Teaching.
She lives and works in Lazarevac/Belgrade, Serbia.
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Professional Achievements:
- 2017: Became a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia.
- Since 2018: Works as an art teacher in primary schools.
- Since 2017: Creates murals in public and private interiors (kindergartens, children’s playrooms, cafes, restaurants
- Actively participates in various events and traditional gatherings.
- Through her artistic work, she donates artwork to humanitarian organizations, bazaars, and creative workshops for children and adults.
- Engages in art education for children by teaching drawing and painting classes, organizing children’s exhibitions, and art colonies.
- Apart from painting, she also works in illustration.
Awards:
- 2004: Awarded for the best visual artwork in the Lazarevac Municipality on the theme “Music as an Inspiration for Young Artists.” The award was presented by the “Marko Tajčević” Primary Music School (inspiration – Russian spiritual music).
- 2006: Silver medal and diploma at the International Competition for Young Visual Artists in Portugal.
- 2013: Recipient of the Vidovdan Award from the Lazarevac City Municipality for young talents.
Exhibitions:
2004: Solo exhibition, Simonida Gallery, Lazarevac.
• 2005: Solo exhibition, Culture and Sports Center “Šumice,” Belgrade.
• 2009: Group exhibition, City Gallery, Užice.
• 2011: Group exhibition “To Not Be Forgotten,” copies of frescoes and icons from Kosovo and Metohija, Svetosavski Dom on Vračar.
• 2013: Participant in the International Biennial Exhibition of Collages and Assemblages – VI “Memorial Jovan Marković Kameni,” Gallery of the Railway Museum, Belgrade.
• 2014: Group exhibition 30×30, “The Vertical of the Mind and the Horizontal of War Make a Cross… and You Are On It,” Gallery of Contemporary Art, Pančevo Cultural Center, Museum of Srem in Sremska Mitrovica, Zrenjanin Cultural Center.
• 2015: VI International Exhibition “Art in Miniature MajdanArt 2015,” Gallery “Krug,” Petrovac na Mlavi, and Belgrade.
• 2015: Group exhibition “Gold Embroidery – Eternal Challenge,” Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade, Manak’s House.
• 2016: Group exhibition “MINI AKT 2015,” Kombank Art Hall, Belgrade.
• 2016: VII International Exhibition “Art in Miniature MajdanArt 2016,” Cultural Center Majdanpek and Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade.
• 2016: Group exhibition, XX Spring Exhibition, Pedagogical Museum, Belgrade.
• 2016: XIII International Biennale of Miniature Art, Gornji Milanovac.
• 2017: Group exhibition of new members of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia, Cvijeta Zuzorić Art Pavilion, Belgrade.
• 2018: IX International Exhibition “Art in Miniature MajdanArt 2018,” Majdanpek.
• 2018: First Biennale of Contemporary Church Art, Cvijeta Zuzorić Art Pavilion, Belgrade.
• 2020: December Art Salon, Modern Gallery, Lazarevac.
• 2020: Solo exhibition “Conversations with the Artist,” Modern Gallery, Cultural Center, Lazarevac.
• 2020: First International Online Exhibition “White Nights MajdanArt 2020.”
• 2021, 2022, 2023: December Art Salon, Modern Gallery, Lazarevac.
• 2023: Group exhibition, Cultural Center Topola.
• 2024: Group exhibition, Museum in Prijepolje, Association for Science, Culture, and Art of Bosniaks “Divanhana.”
Art Colonies:
- 2023: 51st Painting Colony, Lipovac, Topola.
- 2024: International Art Colony Prijepolje, Association for Science, Culture, and Art of Bosniaks “Divanhana.”
Festivals:
- 2013: Participant in the XX International Visual Arts Festival for Young Artists in Iran, Gorgan, Golestan.
Illustrations:
- 2008: Covers for “The Life and Work of Mihailo Petrović Alas,” “The Life and Work of Ruđer Bošković,” by Dr. Vidoje Milovanović.
- 2022: Cover for “Perspectives on Transitions in Refugee Education” (Ruptures, Passages, and Re-Orientations, Seyda Subasi Singh, Olja Jovanovic, Michelle Proyer).
Live Painting:
- 2023: Finalist in live painting performance, ArtBattle Belgrade, SKC.
- 2023: Participated in the live painting performance “Painting the Moment,” organized by UMUS Syncope, during the promotion of the jazz album “Path” by Syncope at the Library “Dimitrije Tucović” in Lazarevac, part of the “Šiki Days” event.