About

 

Maja Gjajic
Croatia / Student of Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek / Lover of illustration, graphic design, photography, printmaking


/ Education /
 

- 2018, February - ... / Graphic Design Internship / Studio 33 / Osijek / HR

- 2018 / Digital Design Academy / Organizers: Mono Software and Osijek Software City / Osijek / HR

- 2017 - ... / Academy of Arts in Osijek / Printmaking department MA / HR

- 2017 / Web design practicing / Ofir d.o.o. / Osijek / HR

- 2017 / Digital Design Academy / Organizers: Mono Software and Osijek Software City / Osijek / HR

- 2014 - 2017 / Academy of Arts in Osijek BA / HR

​- 2011 - 2014 / Art Workshop by Tatjana Kostanjevic / Požega / HR

- 2010 / Grammar Gymnasium in Požega / HR

- 2002 / Elementary School Zdenko Turkovic in Kutjevo / HR


/ Exhibitions / Solo /
 

- 2019, July / Solo Exhibition "The Stories About Mine Us" at Gallery CEKAO / Public Open University Zagreb (POUZ) / Zagreb / HR

- 2019, May / Solo Exhibition "In The Traces of One Conscience" at Bar Botanicar / Zagreb 

- 2010 / Solo exhibition and promotion of author´s picturebook "Museum - what is that?" in City Museum Požega / Požega / HR

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/ Exhibitions / Group /

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- 2019, September / Group exhibition "Osijek Summer of Youth"; Minja Mitrovic, Antonio Renduic, Dario Brkic, Maja Gjajic/ Gallery Kazamat Osijek / HR

- 2019, August / Group International Exhibition "12th Sofija Printmaking Workshop" / Bogdanci - Macedonia / MK

- 2019, July / "The Annual Group Exhibition of Members of Croatian Association of Artists Osijek - HDLU at Gallery Kazamat Osijek" / Osijek / HR

- 2019, June / "The Annual Group Student Exhibition of Academy of Arts And Culture in Osijek" / Osijek / HR

- 2019, June / Group Exhibition "Bratoljub - Foreign Word Dictionary" at Gallery Modulor/ Participants: Lunar, Dominik Vukovic, Klasja Habjan, Hana Tintor, KLARXY, Petra Šabic, Nikolina Žabcic, Sanja Stojkovic, Ivan Karaga, AHRO visual, Mislav Lešic, Smelly Feet Guy, Nikica Jurkovic, Kopito Zla,Filip Pilj, Jasmin Miškovic, Mario Pivarov Matokovic, MANE MEI, Karla Curcinski, Ena Krncevic, Mateja Jurcevic, Miro Modul Petkovic, Maja Gjajic, Muhamed Barucija iz Sarajeva i Milica Grujicic - Kewa / Zagreb / HR

- 2019, May / Group Exhibition - Boutique Art Fair "Nesvrstani" at Gallery Lauba / Zagreb

- 2019, May / Group Student Exhibition "The Printmaking Map - Dry Aquatint by Professor Stanislav Marijanovic" at The Gallery Sira / Zagreb / HR

- 2019, March / Group International Exhibition of Printmaking "IWAGO 7" at Gallery Kazamat in Osijek / Osijek / HR 

- 2018, December / Group Student Exhibition "The Printmaking Map - Dry Aquatint by Professor Stanislav Marijanovic" at The Gallery of Fine Arts Osijek / Osijek / HR 

- 2018, December / Group Student Exhibition (Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, Academy of Fine Arts in Siroki Brijeg ) "Cash and Carry" at Bacva Gallery (Croatian Association of Artists - HDLU) / Zagreb / HR 

- 2018, July / Group International Exhibition of Printmaking "IWAGO 7" at Academy of Arts and culture in Osijek / Osijek / HR 

- 2018, July / Group exhibition at manifestation Osijek Summer of Youth / Eurodom Osijek / Osijek / HR

- 2018, July/ The International Exhibition "21.st Miniatures" / Vršilnica Zapresic/ Zapresic /HR

- 2018, June / "The Annual Group Exhibition of students of Academy of Arts in Osijek" /

Osijek / HR

- 2018 / Group student exhibition of alternative photo processes "On the Edge of Photography" / Film Festival "The Film ROUND 2018"/ Gallery Kazamat Osijek / Osijek / HR

- 2018, March / Group student exhibition "STARTER3" at Museum of Đakovo ( Award for excellence of Academy of Arts in Osijek) / International Dionysus Festival 2018 / Đakovo /HR

- 2017, December / Group exhibition "Student`s printmaking at Academy of Arts in Osijek" / Gallery Vasko Lipovac Split / HR

- 2017, September / Group student exhibition "STARTER3" in Gallery Kazamat Osijek ( Award for excellence of Academy of Arts in Osijek ) / Osijek / HR

- 2017 / Group exhibition at manifestation "Osijek Summer of Youth" / Eurodom Osijek / HR

- 2017, May / Group exhibition "Upcoming Meetings" / Festival Art and Women in organization of Academy of Arts in Osijek / Eurodom Osijek / HR

- 2016 / Group exhibition of Photoclub Oppidum Požega / Požega / HR

- 2015 - 2017, June / "The Annual Group Exhibition of students of Academy of Arts in Osijek" / Osijek / HR

- 2015 / Group exhibition "Matko Peic" in City Museum Požega / Požega / HR

- 2015 / Group exhibition "POŽART - Gallery Of The Street" / Požega / HR

- 2013 / Group exhibition in Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Požega/ participants of Art Workshop by Tatjana Kostanjevic / Požega / HR

- 2012 / Group exhibition in City Museum Požega / participants of Art Workshop by Tatjana

Kostanjevic / Požega / HR
 

/ Workshops /
 

- 2019, August / "12th Sofija Printmaking Workshop", Semenpeev Family Printmaking Workshop / Bogdanci - Macedonia / MK

- 2019, June / Printmaking Workshop at Arheological Museum in Osijek (Cooperation between Academy of Arts Ans Culture and Arheological Museum in Osijek)/ Organisers: Ena Krncevic, Suzana Ososlija, Dajana Oroz, Minja Mitrovic, Antonio Rendulic, Irena Culjak, Maja Gjajic; mentorship: Mario Causic, prof., Mario Matokovic, assistant
- 2018, July / International Printmaking Workshop at Academy of Arts in Osijek "IWAGO 7"/ Stanislav Marijanovic, Dario Brkic, Ida Bugaric, Antonela Juriša, Krunoslav Dundovic, Maja Gjajic, Khoa Pham, David Maes, Pablo Flaiszman / Osijek / HR

- 2018, February / Workshop of experimental printmaking - project of Academy of Arts in Osijek and The Gallery of Fine Arts Osijek / Mentorship: Lana Skender / The Gallery of Fine Arts Osijek / HR

- 2015/2016 / Workshop of Digital Design / cooperation of Academy of Arts in Osijek and Elementary School F. K. Frankopan in Osijek / Mentorship: Tomislav Marijanovic / Osijek / HR

- 2015 / Workshop of experimental printmaking - project of Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia / Mentorship: Ines Matijevic - Cakic / Primary Schools in Vrgorac and Ilok / HR


/ Awards (Selection) /

- 2018, December / Award for best student work at the exhibition "Cash and Carry" at Bacva Gallery (Croatian Association of Artists - HDLU); including other 3 best awarded students - Matej Vukovic, Ivica Purgar, Davor Dmitrovic / Zagreb / HR  

- 2018 / finalist of first screening at "Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial" / Tama Art University / Tokyo

- 2018 / finalist at 11th International Competition in contemporary photography "Rovinj Photo Days" with photo-instalation "Reflections"/ Rovinj / HR

- 2017, June / Award for excellence at "The Annual Group Exhibition of students of Academy of Arts in Osijek" / Osijek / HR

​- 2014 - 2017 /  Studentship of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek / Osijek / HR

- 2015 / The Deans' Award of Academy of Arts in Osijek / Osijek / HR

- 2015 / 2nd place / Poster for The University Festival the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek / Osijek / HR

- 2012 / The special avowal for work on International competition "May Peace Prevail on Earth" of The World Peace Prayer Society / New York / USA

- 2011 / The special avowal for work on International competition "May Peace Prevail on Earth" of  The  World Peace Prayer Society / New York / USA

- 2010 / Author´s picturebook "Museum - What Is That?" in collaboration with City Museum Požega / Požega / HR

- 2010 / Author´s picturebook "Thereabout Behind the Clouds, I Found Love"/ Center for Neohumanist´s Studies Karlovac / Karlovac / HR

- 2009 / Author´s picturebook "The Story of Dwarves in the Happy Valley" / Center for Neohumanist´s Studies Karlovac / Karlovac / HR

- 2009 / 1st place on International competition "May Peace Prevail on Earth" of  The World Peace Prayer Society / New York / USA

- 2007 / Author´s picturebook "Will the Earth Get Better?" / Center for Neohumanist´s Studies Karlovac / Karlovac / HR

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/ Volunteering /

- 2017 / Organisation team of "Inspire Me Conference Zagreb" at the City Plaza Zagreb / Zagreb / HR

- 2017 / Humanitarian campaign "Let`s Make a Difference Osijek" / working on visual identity and design for online publishing / Osijek / HR

- 2017 / Organisation team of "Inspire Me Conference" at the Faculty of Economics Osijek / Osijek / HR

- 2016 / 2017 / Design Team of "START UP Association" / projects: "Inspire Me Conference", "Career Booster", "Regional Case Study" / Osijek, Zadar, Pula, Rijeka, Zagreb, Varaždin / HR
- 2016 / Rivers of Psychology 2017 / designed materials for online publishing / Rijeka / HR