Vesna Šantak
MA Fine Arts
Contact:
Tel: + 385 1 66 00 803
Mob: + 385 98 92 94 751
Born on May 1. 1969 in
Zagreb, Croatia. Accomplished the Academy of Fine Arts in 1998 department of
graphics, Zagreb. She is involved in painting, sculpture, dancing,
illustrations, writing stories for childrens books as well as pedagogical work.
She has been member of
HDLU (Croation Association of Visual Artists) since 1999, member of ACADEMIA
MODERNA since 2000, and member of HZSU (Croation Freelance Artists Association)
since 2004.
In 1995 started
participating in artist gatherings. Since 1996 has presented her works in 21 individual exhibitions, collective 50 group exhibitons in recognized galleries in Croatia and
other European countries (Austria: Wien, Germany: Meinz, Berlin, Slovenia: Izola,
France: Paris, etc.
Solo exhibitions
1996. Lotrscak, Zagreb - „Graphics – Music“
1997. National University of Mali Lošinj - „Graphics and engrawing»
2000. Nova Gallery, Zagreb - „Year of the Dragon“ (paintings and sculptures)
2001. Citroen Gallery, Zagreb - Exhibition of Paintings
2001. City Gallery „the Rector's Palace,“ Rab - „Awakened Masters Water“
(exhibition of paintings)
2001. SC Gallery, Zagreb - multimedia exhibition „Wonderland“
(paintings, sculptures, environment, dance performance: „Tea Party at
Hatter”)
2002.
Museum St. Ivan Zelina - „GEA“ (exhibition of paintings, sculpture and
illustration) in the opening dance performance: „The Creation“.
2002. VN Gallery, Zagreb - „Guardians of Fire“ (exhibition of paintings)
2003. Gallery «Sv. Nikola „, Malinska, Krk -„ Bestiary “
„- dance performance: „Transformation „- music by Gabrielle Roth“
Totem „
2004. Roland Berger, Ban Jelacic Square - An exhibition of paintings and
sculptures
2004. Club Gjuro 2 - „Reptilia“ exhibition of sculptures
2004. Gallery „Stancic“ with N. Ivezic and T. Politeo
2005. Land art and happening „Waves“ (as part of the project „Forgotten Park -
Park with No Name“)
2007. o0oze Festival, a multimedia festival, Korcula - Land art intervention -Mandala,
and performance „For Gea“
2007. Project „Shape - space – movement“, art intervention in the area - Park
Gym at Mihovljanska, Trešnjevka, dance performance,“ Water „
2008. Gallery Heritage Croatian, Zagreb – „The joy of creation“ - painting and
sculpture (with Zeljka Gradski)
2008. Heritage Museum Buzet - „Yellow Star“ - exhibition painting
2008. Project „SHAPE - SPACE –
MOVEMENT“: movement, sound, painting and
dance performance: Vesna Šantak, didgeridoo: Dubravko Lapaine, underground
passage at Ljubljanska Avenue (at Dužica)
2008. Zvonimir Gallery, Zagreb - the opening of the exhibition of ceramics „TOUCH
ME“ I have carried out performance „TERRA
MAGICA“
2009. Europe House, Zagreb – „Gea and the Sun „ exhibition of paintings and
sculptures
2010th Cite
Internationale des Arts, Paris - dance performance "The sounds of City"
Dance Performance: Vesna Santak, music, sound effects: Omar Traore
2011. Muzungu, Zagreb – “Roho Ya Africa”
2013th Gallery "Vladimir
Bužančić", Zagreb - Exhibition retrospective
of paintings and sculptures from the
1999th - 2010th
2014. Performance: "DIRECTIONS OF MOVEMENT"
project KVARTURA Zagreb
on a quadrant, Cultural Centre
Peščenica
Group exhibitions
1996.
„VGA“ - Gallery Bachin court, Vrbnik, Island Krk
1996. „VGA“ - Gallery Mali salon, Rijeka
1996. Gallery of Vincent Kastav, Kastav - „Your Kastav» exhibition graphics
1996. Gallery Dar, Kastav - photo exhibition
1997. Klovićevi Palace, Zagreb - „Passion“
1997. „VGA“ Krk - Gallery Decumanus
1999. Attack, Zagreb - „Forgot Village“
1999. Club GJURO II, Zagreb - „Earth Day“
1999. 2nd World Military Games, Zagreb - „Sport, ecology, game»
1999. Krapina City Gallery, Krapina - Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Graphic
Collection
2000. SC Gallery, Zagreb - 4 Folklore University - Exhibition Graphics
2000. Mainz Gutenberg Pavillon - „Happy Birthday Johannes»
2000. Club Swamp - Multiculture: Mexico
2000. Club Swamp - Multiculture: Bolivia
2000. „Momiano - 00“, Momjan - multimedia exhibition
2000. Gavella, Zagreb - „Theater and Myth“ multimedia exhibition
2001. „Blue Bird“, Zagreb - An exhibition of paintings and sculpture
2001. „Ban's villa,“ Rab - 1 Salon graphics
2001. Gallery Theater SC - Artillery: Exhibition transferred atelier fifteen
artists Association for the Advancement
of Culture POINT
(multimedia exhibition, art workshops, panels, interaction with artists).
2002. „Die kleine Galerie», Wien - 1 Salon graphics
2002. Mostar - exhibition graphics, organized by gallery „Brešan“, Split
2002. „Strength“, Samobor - participated in the performances, „Strength“ I.
Pavicic and dance groups to
2002. „Acupuncture“, Maksimir, Zagreb - Project Association for the Advancement of Culture POINT (intervention in the
area of the park Maksimir. Regular walking tours are becoming art)
2002. Gallery Koprivnica - „New for the new“ exhibition of paintings by artists
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2003. Gallery Njivice - convening of the International art colony „Fulfinum
2002nd“
2003. Gallery Koprivnica - DAAK 2003rd - DRAVA ART ANNALE KOPRIVNICA -
International Exhibition
2004. „Kunst in der Stadt“, Mainz - Art Festival in Mainz
2004. Gallery Koprivnica - DAAK 2004th - DRAVA ART ANNALE KOPRIVNICA - International Exhibition
2004. „Wine Trail“ - Jaska – exhibition of paintings
2005. Gallery «Dubrovnik House“, Dubrovnik - exhibition tie
2005. „Open City Art“ Srebrenik, Center for Culture and Information Srebrenik BIH - exhibition of paintings from the art colony
2005. Mala Gallery, Zagreb - exhibition tie
2005. Home Croatian Association of Artists,
Zagreb - „Exhibition members of the Croatian Association of Artists“
2005. Museum, Vinkovci - exhibition tie
2005. Gallery Koprivnica - DAAK 2005th - DRAVA ART ANNALE KOPRIVNICA - -
International exhibition
2005. III. Biennial MINIJATURE Bosnia and Herzegovina - International
exhibition -
Bosnian Cultural Center Tuzla
2006. SC Gallery, Zagreb - 10 Saeed University - Exhibition Graphics - Graphic
Collection ALU Zagreb
2006. City Lodge, Zadar - exhibition tie
2007. Home Croatian Association of Artists,
Zagreb - An exhibition of recent works by members of the Croatian Association
of Artists „
2007. ULUPUH Gallery, Zagreb - IDENTITY OF: KRK - Graphic works of students of
Department of Fine Arts in Zagreb „
2007. Club SC, Zagreb - Vox feminae - voice artist - multimedia exhibition, the
international festival „Vox feminae“
2007. Gallery Vladimir Filakovac, Zagreb - „Christmas 2007.“
2008. Gallery Vladimir Filakovac, Zagreb - Dubrava artistic life - from the
Gallery's holdings - 40 years
2008. Gallery Prica, Samobor - 1 Triennial self - portraits
2009.
Gallery Insula, Izola, Slovenija – EX TEMPORE VINILE – International exhibition
2010.
Gallery M. Skurjeni, Zaprešić – „10 masks – 10 women
2010.
Gallery Prima Centar, Berlin – „11 visions“
2010. Gallery "Art" Est "Paris
-" 11 Visions "(series of paintings" The Temple ")
2011.Gallery PRICA, Samobor - 2 Triennial SELF-PORTRAIT
2013. Gallery Croatian Post "The real situation" -"Zagreb spring ateliers" project- organized by the Croatian Association of Artists, the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Education,
Culture and Sport, Zagreb
2013. Gallery "Greta"
- "PARIS A
Resident's Perspective" -
International exhibition of photos and music visualization
- photo Vesna
ŠANTAK and Joanna
Wong, Jérémy FAIVRE:
music visualization
Award:
Special Audience Award at DAAK 2005th
Award to
"Zagreb spring ateliers", 2013.
Collaboration with artists
In some of my projects
I collaborated with
other artists: painters,
sculptors, dancers, musicians, and art
historians:
2001. Gallery SC, Zagreb multimedia exhibition "Wonderland"
and a dance performance of "Tea Party at Hatter”
- whit other dancers and musicians.
My colleagues painters, sculptors and graphic artists, have participated
in a performance.
2005. Land art and
happening "Waves"- artistic interventions in the space in the park whit other painters,
sculptors, and art historians
2007. Project "Shape-Space - Movement "
artistic interventions in the space in the park and a dance
performance of "Water" - Performance: Vesna
Santak, whit musician D. Lapaine: didgerido
2008. Project “SHAPE
- SPACE –
MOVEMENT” – sounds, music and dance, performance: Vesna Santak, whit musician D. Lapaine: didgerido
2010.Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris -
dance performance "The
sounds of" Dance Performance: Vesna Santak,
music, whit , multimedia artist Omar Traore:
sound effects
2013. Exhibition in Zagreb,
gallery Greta: “Paris - a resident
perspective” with
Joanna Wong and with Jeremy Faivre. Joanna Wong and I expose photos
and Jeremy has
composed music that is presented
through multimedia - through a computer
program every note has its own
color.
Programs, Projects
& Art workshops
I
wan ar author of projects:
1. „Time machine – The Journey thro the history of art“
art - theoretic project
2. „Paint the letter to friend“ art workshop which ar
connecting two diferent cityes
3. „Form – space – movement“ art intervention in the
space with dancing and painting
4. „Creativ dancing workshops for girls and boys“
Projects Time machine“, „Paint the letter to friend“,
„Form – space – movement“ are
approved in the competition of the City office for culture, Zagreb.
1998. Asistant at printmaking depetment in school of Applied art and design in Zagreb
2000. Leader and author of
workshop for children – Momjan, multimedia art colony
2001. Leader and author of
workshop for children – multimedia exhibition „Artillery“ association POINT (Association for the Advancement of
Culture). As a member of the association, I have also exibited paintings and
sculpture.
2002. „Artists at scholl“
(teaching art theory)
2002. Leader and author of workshops
(painting, sculpture, and lend art) in collaboration with the Center for
Culture Trešnjevka: „Eastern“, „Day of Croatian water – Jarun“, „Day of Planet
Earth“. „New Generation“, „School of 100% cooling“
2004. „I can do it (on my way)“
project of Culture Center Trešnjevka – I held a lecture and art workshops.
Exhibition in the gallery „Modulor“
2005. Project „Forgoten parks –
Park without the name“ – Project in cooperation with the Center for Culture
Trešnjevka, art historians and artists. I worked ladn art and happening.
2005. Author and leader of project „Timemachine
– journey thro the history of art“.
Exibition in the gallery „Modulor“.
2005. Author and leader of project „Paint the letter to friend“. The project connects the two cities.
Project to develop individual and joint work. Works of children from Zagreb
were presented at exibitions in Cultural centers in Labin, Istra. Traveling to
other cities familiar with the culture and traditions of these cities.
2005/2006.
author and leader of the project „Creative
dancing workshops for boys and
girls“. The workshop was held at the International Center for services to
culture.
2007. Author and leader of the project „Form – space – movement“: art
intervention in the area and dance performance „Water“. Music: didgeridoo
Dubravko Lapaine
2008. „Paint the letter to friend“
– author and leader of the project. The workshop and exhibition was heald at
the International Center for services to culture.
2008. Leader of the course „Painting
with oil on canvas“, Open University Zagreb
2008. Author and leader of the project „Paint the letter to friend“. Project in cooperation with the
Center for Culture Trešnjevka.The project connects the two cities. Project to
develop individual and joint work. Work or art workshops were present at a
primary scholl city Čakovec.
2009. Project „Paint the letter to
friend“: Elementary school students from Čakovec were included in the
project and come to Zagreb with his work. Two cities are linked through visual
communication Zagreb – Čakovec. Painted letters from Čakovec presented at the
exhibition in the gallery Modulor in Zagreb.
2008/2009. Leader of
art workshops „Zagreb – while it still
was not“ in Museum of Nature.
Cooperation between Museum of Nature, Center for Culture Trešnjevka and
artists. Painted canvas (2,5m x 5m) on „Mammoth“ presented on the „Night
of Museums“Festival in Ljubljana - Leader
of art workshops “Our World“.
2009. Festival in
Ljubljana - Project presentation „Our
World“: the authors of the project: Tjaša Knap Maršič (director of the
company „En tim – Prodomi) and Vesna Šantak. The main aim of the project is the
integration of children with special needs in society with the help of artistic
expression - communication and networking with artistic creativity.
2010. / 2012. Workshops on the Upper
Town - cooperation HDLU
and Zagreb Tourist Board. 2010th I organized and led workshops. 2011th
Workshops on the Upper
Town - led authoring
workshops for children and adults: "Paint a letter to a friend" and
"Time Machine".
2013. Project „Paint the letter to friend and play“: author and leader of the
project. The workshop and exhibition was heald at the International Center for
services to culture.
The main objectives of the programs and projects:
• integrate the arts into the urban everyday life
•
increase interest in the visual arts
• cooperation with artistic NGOs and individuals to promote
art education, the integration of artistic creativity with dance, music and
other artistic modes of expression
•
awareness of interaction with the wider circle of citizenship
•
awareness the importance of creativity
• develop a sensitivity to contemporary art practice in a
wider citizenship
• Cooperation with educational institutions to promote the
arts and artistic creativity
Public Works
1998. postcard Kastav for the city;
• 1997. State Intellectual Property Office - New Year's greetings to 1997th
year (graphics „Dream“);
• 1999. for Raiffeisen S. W. in collaboration with IDC-2000, (calendar 2000th
image to September)
• 2000. Robert Jakovljević in the book „The city as a product of“ participate
with one picture;
• 2001.published by „Graphis“ - coloring books with text, „The Magic Forest.“
• 2002. The festival „Kajkavian poetry“ in St. Ivan Zelina, graphics „My City“
is given as 1 premium
• 2003. published „Meandra“ illustrated novel itself, „Askalon“ Boris B. Hrovat
• 2003. Edition „Graphis“ illustrate a book of poetry „Quiet rivers“
Mirjana Crnčić
• 2004. published by „Graphis“ illustrate a book of poetry, „Shine“ Mirjana
Crnčić
• 2007. by „Graphis“ illustrate a book of poetry „As time goes on,“ Mirjana
Crnčić
• 2008. image for the home page of the Mayan calendar, Zagreb
• 2009. image for the home page of the Mayan calendar, Zagreb
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2009. "Prints and impressions -100 graphic
Croatian and BiH", 2009., Metkovic. The release of
City cultural center Metkovic.
Participate with the graphics "Mermaid", 1998.
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2009./2010. artistic
glass objects (part of the international project "Our World" Croatia
- Slovenia),
engraving on glass ("Rogaska", Slovenia). Illustrations for
engraving: Vesna Santak
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2010. / 2013. Cover
image of the Mayan calendar, Zagreb
Art colony
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1995. „VGA“ Vrbnik, Island Krk (study tour)
• 1995. Kastav (art colony part of „cultural Kastavskog flight“)
• 1996. „VGA“ Vrbnik, the island of Krk, (Study tour)
• 1996. Kastav (art colony - an integral part of the „cultural Kastavskog
flight“)
• 1997. Vrbnik, Island Krk (study tour)
• 1999. Kastav (art colony - an integral part of cultural Kastavskog flight „)
• 1999. Pozega, organizer of the gallery „Hajdarović“ (Art colony)
• 2000. „Momjan-O“ Momjan organizer ACADEMIA MODERNA (colony multimedia: video,
photography, painting, sculpture, children's art workshop)
• 2002. „Fulfinum“ 8th convening of the international art colony - Njivice
• 2004. „Kunst in der Stadt“ - an international art festival - the city of
Mainz
• 2005. „Visiting the city of art“ Srebrenik, BIH - International Art Colony
• 2006. Art Colony in the organization of KBC and the Association of Artists-Art
Academy on the island of Rab, Rab Town
• 2007. Art Colony in the organization and KBC-Art Academy on the island of Rab
• 2007. International art colony in the organization of KBC and the Academy-Art
on the island of Rab
• 2008. International art colony in the organization of KBC and the Academy-Art
on the island of Rab, the city of Rab
