BIO

Ela Štefanac (b.1993., Požega, Croatia) is an artist working in fields of sculpture, object, ambient, and performance. Her work is not limited to a specific medium but usually, she works with film photography, found and everyday objects, elements from nature, video, sound and herself. In her work, she is making visual poetry in contemporary art. In 2018. she graduated art education and sculpture at the Academy of applied arts in Rijeka, Croatia (Master of Art Education). She is the winner of the Austrian Red Carpet Art Award (2015.) for which she is a member of the jury for the next years. She exhibits solo and group in Croatia and abroad. EDUCATION: 2018. Master of Art Education, Academy of applied arts, Rijeka, Croatia 2016. Bachelor of Art Education, Academy of applied arts, Rijeka, Croatia 2012. Secondary School of Music, musician saxophonist, Požega, Croatia PRIZES, RESIDENCIES: 2019. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, art residency at YARAT Contemporary Art Space (May – July) 2015. winner of Red Carpet Art Award Croatia, founded by Manuel Gras, Vienna, Austria SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2020. ZAGREB, VN gallery, Renewal 2019. LOVRAN, Laurus gallery, Traces II 2019. ZAGREB, Greta gallery, Tijelo(m) (engl.Body, with the body) 2018. RIJEKA, SKC gallery, exhibition Abrax, graduation exhibition 2018. PAZIN, DLS Gallery, Exhibition Traces, Festival 'Seven Days of Creation' GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection): 2021. ZAGREB, Kranjčar Gallery, Art life of plants (Umjetnički život biljaka) 2020. RIJEKA, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, art/ war/ transition (1990. – 19910. – 2000. – 2010. – 2020. – 2021.) one day 15.10.2020. 2020. RIJEKA, 6th Art Camp Empeduja – performance and instalation event at the Bivio beach 2019. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, Gallery Artim, Forget what you know see who I am, YARAT Contemporary Art Space 2019. RIJEKA, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art - 'Mali salon', Folk Remedies 2019. RIJEKA, Gallery Juraj Klović, exhibition of new members of the Croatian Association of Artists Rijeka 2019. RIJEKA, Museum of Natural History, Night of the Museums 2018. RIJEKA, gallery Juraj Klović, Under the red tent 2018. ZAGREB, 13th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque - Croatian academy of science and arts 2018. OPATIJA, Identities, Red Carpet Art Award, Gallery Juraj Šporer 2018. ZAGREB, gallery Siva- antisalon 2018. RIJEKA, Kortil gallery, graduate studies final exhibition 2017. RIJEKA, Kortil gallery Svjetla u tami (Lights in darkness), new media exhibition of graduate studies APURI 2016. VIENNA, Red Carpet Showroom 2016.POŽEGA, PožArt7, City Museum Požega 2015. VIENNA, Das Festival der Jungen Kunst, Vienna Künstlerhaus 2015. OPATIJA, Red Carpet Art Award - Croatia, Gallery Juraj Sporer 2015. POŽEGA, PožArt 6, Ciraki Gallery, City Theatre Pozega 2014. LOVRAN Exhibition of APURI students, Gallery Laurus OTHER: 2019. MMSU RIJEKA, international workshop With the collection – David Maljković https://mmsu.hr/en/event/ela-stefanac-alumni-apuri/ 2019. MMSU RIJEKA, workshop From medium to medium, mentor Goran Petercol 2019. GANJA, AZERBAIJAN, land art workshop for kids age 7-12 2018. member of Croatian Association of Artists Rijeka 2018. member of Croatian Association of Artists Zagreb 2018. STEPS PILOT- Pass it on, Rijeka 2020. European Capital of Culture 2017. Red Carpet Art Award- member of the jury for RCAA Croatia 2017 2017. PRO.PR Awards- design and manufacturing of award 2016. Red Carpet Art award- member of the jury for RCAA Croatia2016 2015. Punat Sea Art- participation in the first artistic sculptors colony 2015. PRO.PR Awards - design and manufacturing of award 2015. Homo si teć, Rijeka's half marathon - design and manufacturing award (sculpture) for first prize runners 2011., 2012. instuctor of creative workshops at the eco-music festival Terraneo - Šibenik, Croatia