ANA KOTAR ŠKARJAK
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ABOUT
Rooted in contemplative, introspective principles, my intuitive creative process draws inspiration from personal history and the surrounding environment, translating inner experiences into a visual narrative. In my current series “Recollections like threads, woven through time”, I delve deeper into the interdependence between dichotomies and opposing views. Through cutting and weaving drawings, I transform dialogues between opposites into a cohesive unity, ultimately harmonizing two opposing ideas.
In their final form, my drawings often seamlessly intertwine into a kind of fabric, a tapestry that not only represents the invisible ties intricately binding our experiences but also speaks to the intricate nature of memory—how chaos and structure dance in alternation, shaping the rhythm of how we remember and forget.
CV
Lives and works in Berlin since 2012
Born in Novo Mesto, Slovenia in 1987
EDUCATION
2008- 2015 B.A. in Contemporary drawing and Art Pedagogy, Likovna pegagogika- Pedagoška fakulteta Ljubljana
(Visual arts pedagogy-Faculty for pedagogy Ljubljana) /prof. Mag. Črtomir Frelih/ Ljubljana, Slovenia
2002- 2007 SŠOF- Srednja šola za oblikovanje in fotografijo Ljubljana(High school for design and photography Ljubljana), Ljubljana, Slovenia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Resumption of artistic practice
2015- 2022 Other biographical focus & professionalization as a tea expert, Berlin, Germany
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 »Recollections like threads, woven through time«, Co-Making Matters, Haus der Statistik, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2022 »Open studio«, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2022 »Open studio«, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2014 »Papergirl Linz«, c/o Stadtwerkstatt Linz, Austria (group)
2014 »Memory: International Mail Art Exhibition & Swap«, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, Canada (group)
2014 »Kakšna prisrčna otvoritev«, UAUU Univerzalni Atelje Uličnih Umetnosti, Ljubljana, Slovenia (group)
2013 »Grafika«, Kulturni Center Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto, Slovenia (group)
2011 »3.Rojstni dan Zelenega Zajca- Winnetou- The Untold Love Story«, Pri Zelenem Zajcu, Ljubljana, Slovenia (group)
2011 »Razstava študentov 4.letnika likovne pedagogike,Galerija PeF (group)
2011 »Ana Kotar«, Pri Zelenem Zajcu, Ljubljana, Slovenia (solo)
2011 »Sirup«, Tovarna Samorog, Ljubljana, Slovenia (solo)
2010 »Print «, Bi Ko Fe, Ljubljana, Slovenia (solo)
2010 »Risbe in kipi«, Galerija Srečišče, Ljubljana, Slovenia (group)
2010 »Razstava študentov 3. letnika likovne pedagogike«, Galerija UL Pef, Ljubljana, Slovenia (group)
RESIDENCY
2024 Co-Making Matters, Haus der Statistik, Berlin, Germany