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10 - 20. August 2007. Serbia

Alastair Maclennan, Northern Ireland

Alastair MacLennan is Research Professor in Fine Art at the School of Art and Design, University of Ulster in Belfast. He is one of Britain's major practitioners in live art.Since 1975 he has been based in Belfast and was a founder member of Belfast's Art and Research Exchange. He is also a member of the European Performance Group called 'Black Market International.'During the 1970's and 1980's he made long durational performances in Britain and America, of up to 144 hours each, non-stop, usually neither eating nor sleeping throughout. Subject matter dealt with political, social and cultural malfunction.He currently travels extensively in Eastern and Western Europe, also America and Canada, presenting 'Actuations' (his term for Performance/Installations).

Brian Connolly, Northern Ireland

Selected One Person Exhibitions and Performances since 2000

2007   Collaborative/simultaneous/group Performance, Carrickfergus Harbour. curated by Sinead O’Donnell & Elina Hartsell, April.

         “Art’s Birthday” Performance in collaboration with Rian & Rose - (daughters) as Part of Art’s Birthday Project..., Ormeau Park, Belfast, January, Curated by Sinead O’Donnell/ Elina Hartsell

2006   “Market Stall” I, II, III, IIII, Four Performances as part of ‘Infraction 06’ – International Festival of Performance Art, Sete, France. Curated by Jonas Stampe.

         “Market Stall”,-Temple Bar, as part of ‘ Outofsite’ Project’ Dublin, Durational Site-specific & Interactive, Performance Work, Curated by Michelle Brown.

         History Lesson”, as part of ‘Meeting in Memory’ in the Museum of the Revolution, Timisoara, Romania, as part of ‘Ares’ International Performance Art Exchange. Curated by Sinead O’Donnell, and supported by the British Councill.

         “Origins? ”, Performance, St. Annes Lake, Transylvania/Romania, as part of ‘Ares’ International Performance Art Exchange, Romania. Curated by Sinead O’Donnell and fascilitated by Gusztav Uto .. Supported by the British Council.

“Market Stall”, Performance work in Market Place, St. George, Transylvania, as part of Ares International Performance Art Exchange, Romania. Curated by Sinead O’ Donnell and facilitated by Gusztav Uto. Supported by the British Council.

2005   “Drawing Conclusions”, Durational Performance as part of ‘Open Relations II”, International Performance Festival, Catalyst Arts, Belfast. Curated by BBeyond. “History Lesson” Site-specific performance, Larrybane Quarry, Ballintoy, Co Antrim, as part of ‘In Place of Passing’ touring project, curated by Bbeyond.

          “Harvest”, Site-specific Performance, the Kelp Store & beach, Rathlin Island, Co Antrim, as part of ‘In Place of Passing’ touring project, curated by Bbeyond.

         Market Stall Performance’ as part of St. Patricks Festival, the English Market, Cork. Actionover two days.

2004   "History lesson", site-specific 'Install-action', Europa Resturant, as part of ' Interakja' International Festival of Performance, Pyotcove Trybulinska, Poland. Curated by Jan Swindinski.

         "Beneath", site-specific Intervention, Europa Resturant, as part of ' Interakja' International Festival of Performance, Pyotcove Trybulinska, Poland. Curated by Jan Swindinski.

         "Still Assembly", Site specific durational Install-action, Ulster Museum, Belfast, as part of 'The Suicide of Objects' project, curated by Julie Bacon/Catalyst Arts.

2003   “In-tension, Spirit & Matter”, Site Specific durational ‘Install-action, Oratorio di San Ludvico, Venice. Curated by Nouvo Icona, Venice.

          “Breathing Room I”, place related Install-action as part of ‘The Long Breath’ Fesival ofPerformance at Maschinenhause, Essen, Germany. Curated by Boris Nieslony, an E.P.I. Zentrum project.

         “Breathing Room II, III, & IV”, place related performances and Installation as part of The Long Breath Fesival of Performance at Cuba Culture, Munster, Germany. Curated by Boris Nieslony, an E.P.I. Zentrum project.

2002   " Market Stall”, Ustka Market & Promenade, as part of ‘10th. Castle of Imagination’, Ustka, Poland.

“Initiate”, ‘Install-Action’ - Interactive Performance & resulting Installation, at ‘Trace’ - Installaction Artspace, Cardiff, Wales.

         “Observer”, Viewing Device Installation, Sunburst Gallery, Ards Art Centre, Newtownards,Co. Down.

2001 Untitled Market Stall Performance, Huesca, Spain, as part of Periferies Multi-Media Festival, Curated by Valentin Torrens.

         Performance as part of “Place in the Market” Site specific Live Art Project St. Georges Market, Belfast, Organised/Curated by B Beyond.

         “History Lesson” ‘Install-action’ as part of “Span2” ,   International Performance Art Festival Residency, Dilston Grove, London. Curated by Roddy Hunter & Andre Stitt.

2000   “Milk the Market II”, Performance as part of ‘ Absolut Tonic’, at the POD, curated by the SSI.

Hugh O'Donnell, Northern Ireland

EDUCATION

2004-2006: M.F.A Masters of Fine Art Degree - University of Ulster Belfast, N.Ireland.

1999-2002: B.A Hons Degree-Fine and Applied Art - University of Ulster, Belfast, N.Ireland.

1998-1999: Certificate in Foundation Studies – University of Ulster Belfast, N.Ireland.

1997-1998 N.C.V.A Level 2- Art, Design and Mixed Media.

Ballyfermot Senior College Dublin.

EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES

2007

EX-SITE: Ten minute actions in the Ormeau Park Belfast,

Northern Ireland , with other local artists to celebrate, Arts birthday.

The felt Experience Project: Catalyst Art Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Group Show of International Video art.

2006

‘I Confess I Was There’ Switch Room Gallery Belfast.

5 Years of the Trace installaction art space Cardiff, Wales.

Traces from the Trace archive. Interface research organisation.

TULCA: Visual Art Festival in Galway, Nuns Island.

  ‘I just don’t know what to do with myself’ version III.

‘Exchange Places’ Quebec/Ireland exchange, Black Box

Belfast .   Organised by Bbeyond Performance art organisation.

Being Gay in the G.A.A part II/ High Heel Performance part I.

Rencontre Internationale D’art performance De Quebec 2006.

Le Lieu Centre en art actuel. Quebec City, Canada.

‘Liver Frying Performance/N.A.R.T.H/P.A.T.H

Trois-Rivieres (Gallery Atelier Silex) Quebec, Performance exchange

In association with Le Lieu Centre en art actuel.

‘Being Gay in the G.A.A’ part I

Bucket Bark video screened at the Cultural Centre Manila,

Philippines as part of the ‘Felt Experience Project’.

ARES: Romanian/Irish exchange: ETNA Foundation St. George Transylvania ‘ lycopene’ performance. ‘Dyspnoea’ ETNA gallery performance/installation.

‘Faggot Fishing’ Action made at St. Anne’s Lake Transylvania.

I just don’t know…..version 2. Union Square Timisoara Romania.

( ii)’ Marilyn’ Group action with water and glasses, St. Anne’s lake,         ETNA Foundation Gallery St.George Transylvania. Revolution Square Timisoara, Romania.

Trace Installaction Art space, 5years of the trace: book launch and exhibit of the traces from installactions: Franklin Furnace, New York.

(Collaboration Project Gravity with artist Sinead O’Donnell).

Franco B’s Full Bleed event Colchester Arts centre, Colchester Essex.

‘Liver frying’ performance and ‘I just don’t know what to do…..’ Performance version 1.

Golden thread Gallery, M.F.A Interim show- Belfast – N.Ireland.

Video and Installation. ‘Liver Frying and Ropes’.

Masters of Fine Art Degree show: University of Ulster, Belfast N.Ireland. ‘Bundle of Sticks’ Performance and Installation.

2005

TULCA – Festival of visual art- Nuns island Galway Ireland.

‘The Whistle Blower/Liver Performance.

Relations II – Bbeyond, at Catalyst arts galley Belfast.

Irish/Asian exchange.

‘No topless bathing Belfast has suffered enough’: La sala Naranja Gallery Valencia Spain.

Bundle of Sticks : Limite Tower, Botanic Gardens Belfast.

Performance installation. Organised by Catalyst arts.

Project Gravity: Trace Galley Cardiff Wales, Collaborative performance with artist Sinead O’Donnell.

2004

SKIP – College Street Belfast, Organised by Catalyst arts Belfast.

Utilising the conventional Skip for art purposes.

Concept body, loosing body, Virtual Body: Student Cultural Centre, V.I.P Gallery Belgrade. Documentation from I.M.A.F International Multi Media Festival.

DYSNOEA – Performance research University of Ulster, Belfast

N.Ireland . Installation space.

I.M.A.F – International Multi Media Performance Art Festival

Mas Gallery, Serbia and Montenegro.

Gravity – Collaborative performance with artist Sinead O’Donnell

Shippon A Dartington college of arts, Devon, England.

2003

Nature of cruising – Ormeau Park Belfast, N.Ireland.

Photographic Intervention, investigating gender.

I still Believe – Performance and Installation, Studio8,

Queen Street Studio’s Belfast, N.Ireland.

Father Figure – Installation – Gay Pride exhibition, Catalyst arts Belfast.

Paper tearing performance – As part of ‘Wicca’ night, Grace-n-Groove Bistro and coffee shop Belfast N.Ireland.

Photo shots – Installation, café Lamont education centre, Ballymena

N.Ireland .

Anus bible – Drawing installation in the ‘process room’, Queen Street Studio’s Belfast, N.Ireland.

Leo Devlin, Northern Ireland

Certificate in foundation art 2003, University of Ulster, York Street, Belfast.

Bachelor of Arts [fine art] 2006, first class honours, University of Ulster, York Street, Belfast

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2007      EX-SITE, Arts Birthday, Ormeau park, Belfast - performance (bring me sunshine)

2006      Exchange Places, The Black Box, Belfast ‘ curated by Brian Patterson - BBeyond’ - performance

2006      Operation Embasitor, group action Belfast City centre, ‘ curated by Richard Martel - BBeyond’- performance

2006      From Belfast with love, Dunedian Fringe Festival, New Zealand, ‘ curated by Acitore Artezione’, - video (bus stop)

2006      Photo-me-members, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, annual members show,- photography

2006      PASSAGEWAY ,   Ten day durational action, studio eight, Queen street studios, Belfast

2006      We’ll show you are’s, University of Ulster, Degree show,-Installation

2006      Performance, Botanic Gardens, Belfast

2006      Performance-[shower room], Queen Street Studios, Belfast,

2006      Catalyst Arts Annual Student show, Belfast - Installation

2005      Energy in art, Phoenix natural Gas, Belfast,

2005      Performance, [Bus Stop, 6 o’clock in the morning till after twelve], Botanic Avenue, Belfast.

COLLECTIONS AND AWARDS

2007      The Princes Trust art collection, London

2006      four works for the University of Ulster’s permanent art collection

2006      Dean’s Award, University of Ulster

2006      Flax Art, Graduate one year residency   award

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2007      ARES, international performance festival

2007      IMAF 07, international performance festival, Serbia,curated by Nenad Bogdanovic

OUTHER

present CO -director of Catalyst Arts, Belfast

2006      Ten day residency at Queen street studios

John G. Boehme, Canada   

John G. Boehme's work integrates new practices with a trans-disciplinary
approach often incorporating performance, sculpture, photography, video ,
digital technology, and installation. Over the past decade John has
developed an extensive exhibition record both nationally and
internationally. Having participated in events and exhibitions in the United
States and Canada from coast to coast, Chile, China, France, the UK, and
Mexico, Spain, Poland, Argentina, Finland, and N. Ireland, Germany, Belarus
With pending exhibitions at the Nanaimo Art Gallery, Monza, Italy, Grace
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Amsterdam, France, Serbia and Montenegro.  John G .
Boehme has also been regionally 2004 short-listed for the prestigious
$50,000 Sobey Arts Award and recipient of numerous International, Federal
and Provincial arts grants.
While teaching as a Sessional/Adjunct Instructor at the University of
Victoria, Victoria College of Art, Camosun and   Brentwood Colleges. John
is also the President of a Canadian distribution company Paradise Beach
Products inc. with over 500 retail accounts

Ane Lan, Norvay

Ane Lan    (born 1972 in Oslo)  

Education:

1996-2002 MA, The National College of Art & Crafts, Oslo, Norway

1991-1993 Studies of Ethnology, The University of Oslo

Upcoming exhibitions:

2006 Museau Paço Das Artes, Sao Paulo, Brazil, “La Isle”

2006 Kunsthalle Basel, Film and new Media, Basel, Switzerland “VIPER”

2006 Henie Onstad Art Centre, Oslo, Norway

Performance:

2005 The Venice Biennial 2005, Venice, Italy, “37th Theatre Festival”

Screenings:

2005 Goethe Institute, Rome, Italy, “ Progetta Musica 2005”

2005 Annexia New media centre, Toulouse, France “BO#2”

2004 XXVI Moscow International Film Festival, Moscow, Russia, “Media Forum”

2003 Kasseler 20th Dokumentary Film & ! Video Fest, Filmladen Kassel, Germany

2003 Viper International Film & Video festival, Basel, Switzerland

2003 16th Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Stuttgart, Germany,” Festival for expanded media”

Exhibitions:

2005 Centro Cultural Telemar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “ prog :Me”

2005 The Museum of New Art, Detroit, USA, “ 3th International Video”

2005 Galeria Rosa Santos, Valencia, Spain, “ Videoraum”

2003 WHITNEY Museum of American Art, New York, USA , ”The American Effect”

Martine Viale, Canada

Born in 1968, Martine Viale lives and works in Montreal. Her artistic process is influenced by Butoh, in which she has trained in Japan with the masters Kazuo Ohno, Yoshito Ohno and Min Tanaka. In her work she values the « act of presence » as a committed and essential action. She uses her body as raw material, as a « place of experimentation » and her actions are mainly about exposing the vulnerability of human beings. Her work as been presented at the last Rencontres Internationales d’art performance de Québec (RIAP), le lieu, Quebec, September 2006 as well as TAMA 06 ( Tupada International Action & Media Art event), Philippines 2006, at the Live Biennial of performance art, Western Front BC, Vancouver 2005, at the Contenedores Muestra International de arte de accion de Sevilla, Spain 2004, at the International Performance festival Odense, Denmark 2003, and at the Off Festival Avignon, France 2003,(as part of the Créations des femmes, produced by the Belgian company, La Manufacture). At the summer 2006, she also presented the project La Sonde( in collaboration with the sound artist Christophe Bailleau) at the festival City Sonics, Mons, Belgium as well as la Manufacture, as part of the Off Festival Avignon 06. Martine Viale is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.

Tamar Raban, Israel

Born in Israel, 1955

Graduate of Haifa University, Art studies.

Creator of Performance Art that are performed at festivals, museums, galleries & theaters, in many countries.

Exhibited sculpture, Installations and video art at exhibitions in Israel and abroad.

One of the founders and current director of Shelter 209, a non-profit organization for the promotion of inter-disciplinary art in Israel, founder of “Performance Art Platform” – center for performance art in Tel Aviv and artistic director of   “Ensemble 209”.

Teaching Performance Art in art academies, seminars and in Performance Art Platform.

Clemente Padin , Uruguay

Born in Lascano, Rocha, Uruguay (1939). Experimental poet, graphic artist, performer, videomaker, multimedia & networker. Graduated in Hispanic Literature. Edited the magazines Los Huevos del Plata (The Silver´s Eggs), 1965-1969; OVUM 10 and OVUM, 1969 -1975, Participación (Participation) 1984 -1986 and Correo del Sur (Southern Post), 2000 - 2003. Has showed his works in several individual exhibitions in United States of America, Italy, Korea, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Belgium and Japan. Among other distinctions he was invited personally to the XVI Biennial of São Paulo (1984), to the Biennial of Havanna (2000) and Cuenca, Ecuador (2002). Scholar by the Academy of Arts and Letters of Germany (1984 ), has dictated seminaries in the 4 corners of the world. Since "The Poetry should Be made for All," Montevideo, 1970, has carried out countless performances in many places of the world. He is author of 18 books and hundred of notes and articles published in many places of the world too. He has participated in multiple events in Internet since 1992 and have published two CD ROMs with Net Art. He is Price Pedro Figari to the artistic trajectory, Uruguay 2005

Gabrijel Savic Ra, Beograd (Serbia)

Gabrijel Savic Ra ( 1978 ) studije filozofije na Filozofskom fakultetu, BeogradOd 2003, kustos specijalizovane galerije za video umetnost, instalacije i performanse, “ V.I.P.Art Galerija”, SKC, Beograd. Od 2005, kustos specijalizovane galerije za fotografiju, “ Cirkus” galerije, SKC, Beograd. 2005, osnivač umetničke grupe Corpus Artisticum.

Samostalne izlo žbe :

-2007, “Les Symboles”, Galerija Zlatno oko, Novi Sad

-2006, “Under The Reason”, Atelier Momas Galerija, Brisel, Belgija

-2006, “ Introspektivno reprogramiranje percepcije”, Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Novi Sad

-2005, “ Neubauten Der Natur” ( sa An đelom Stevanović ), Galerija Artget, Kulturni Centar, Beograd

-2004, “Fortuna impact”, IZBA, Novi Sad

-2003, “Retro futurum”, Galerija   SKC - a, Beograd

-2003, “ Aoristos   dias”, Galerija Cirkus, Beograd

Performansi ( izbor):

-2007, “Balkan Opera – Third Act”, SKC, Beograd

-2006, “Balkan Opera – Second Act”, Atelier Momas Galerija, Brisel, Belgija

-2006, “Balkan Opera – First Act” ( izveo VojislaV Radovanovic), Mladenski Kulturni Centar, Skoplje, Makedonija

-2006, “My hart is empty, but…” ( sa Gordanom Trajković) , FONA - Festival Nove Umetnosti, Rijeka, Hrvatska

-2006, “Lament for Maria Farmosa”, Crkva Marije Farmose, Pula, Hrvatska

-2006, “ Nihil Algorithms (Paul Gaugin’s Hand)”, IZBA, Novi Sad

-2006, “Consumed By The Rose”, 8. Internacionalni Multimedijalni Art Festival, Od ž aci

-2006, “ Zos Alter Ego”, Otvorena Svest – Otvoreni Svet, Internacionalni Multimedia Art Projekt, Dom kulture “ Studentski grad”, Beograd

-2006, “Feather Signalization” ( sa Nelom and Lidijom Antonovi ć ), 18 th Independent Art Festival, Sint Niclaas, Belgija  

-2006, “ Printing Machines ” ( sa Tatjanom T. Bajović) , Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Novi Sad

-2006, “Ra- Hoor-Khuit Chromosomes – Empty Space For Cyber Wisdom”, Ozon Galerija, Beograd

-2005, “ Nadzirati ili Kažnjavati ”, u okviru projekta Mimart Teatra, Noć muzeja, Vojni muzej, Beograd

-2005, “Four Elements – Burning The Fifth”, 7. Internacionalni Multimedijalni Art Festival, Od ž aci

-2005, “Silent Word As Everlasting Understanding” ( sa Milicom Lap čević), Akademski Filmski Centar, Beograd

-2005, “ Mandala Kreacije”, u oviru projekat Flexible Art Network-a “ Pronalaženje kreativnog mesta ”, Beograd

-2005, “De profundis, my cyber Lord – downloading the Gods”, IETM konvencija u organizaciji BELEF centra, Galerija Doma Omladine, Beograd

-2005, “Ma Longue Misere”, mala sala, SKC, Beograd

-2004, “ Spectrum”, IZBA, Novi Sad

-2004, “ Satori Cyber Adonai De Profundis ” , BELEF 04, Barutana, Beograd

-2004, “ Kunst uber alles” ( sa Slavkom Timotijevi ćem), Aprilski susreti AS04 velika sala, SKC, Beograd

-2003, “ Ples senki” ( sa Anom Živančević Ra), Dom Omladine, Pančevo

-2003, “Spying out the shadows/ Naked us you come” ( sa Mirjanom Stojadinović),   BELEF 03, Barutana, Beograd

-2003, “ Brak ã ”, Savezni zavod za intelektualnu svojinu, Beograd

Marko Nektan, Pancevo (Serbia)

apsolvent Fakulteta za Mendžment Malih i Srednjih Preduzeća, Evropskog Univerziteta u Beogradu

Profesionalna Angažovanost:

  • 2005, Osnivač i Predsednik nvo “ Omladinski Evropski Centar”
  • 2006, Član umetničke grupe “Corpus Artisticum”

Samostalne izložbe:

  • 2007, “3#M Art”, Aprilski susreti, SKC, Beograd
  • 2007, “ Tajne Pančevačkih Žena”, Galerija, Pančevo
  • 2007, “Umbra Della Donna”, V.I.P.Art Galerija, Beograd

Performansi: 2007, “Post Apocalyptical Humans” ( sa Gabrijel Savic Ra), Aprilski susreti, SKC, Beograd

Grupne izložbe

  • 2007, We’ re #1, Smoke Gallery, Nijagarini Vodopadi, Kanada
  • 2006, Ars Mistique II, Cirkus Galerija, Beograd
  • 2006, Ars Mistique I, V.I.P.Art Galerija, Beograd

Dragan Vojvodic, Novi Sad (Serbia)

Rođen u Kuli, 1965. godine. Studije , na Likovnoj akademiji umetnosti, započinje u Sarajevu 1991.,a diplomira 1996.god. na novosadskoj Akademiji umetnosti.

Odabrane samostalne izložbe:

2007.Organizam, Muzej savremene umetnosti Vojvodine, Novi Sad

2007.U medjuvremenu ( sa A.Ti šma i M.Stojanović ) ,Plain Art festival      Catacomba gallery, Budimpešta, Mađarska

2007.Refleksije i prepleti (sa M.Blanu ša i Ž.Grozdanić), Torhaus, Dortmund, Nemačka

2006.Teeth, SIM-house, Rejkjavik, Island

2006.Teeth, Studentski Kulturni Centar, Beograd

2006.Apsurdni dizajn, Centar za vizuelnu kulturu Zlatno oko, Novi Sad

2006. Let me show you my teeth (ulična akcija), London, UK

2005. One man sculpture (ulična akcija), Moskva, Rusija

2005. Neverending history, Galerija " Podrum", Novi Sad

2004. Cite International des Arts, Pariz, Francuska

2004. I just don't know what to do with myself,Galerija "Izba", Novi Sad

Nagrade :

2006. Art Tech, festival digitalne umetnosti, Pančevo I nagrada u kategoriji live video

Resident boravci :

2006. Sim – house, Reykjavik, Iceland

2004. Cite International des Arts, Paris, Francuska

1996. Univerzitet Illinois, Chikago, USA.

Branko Radakovic, Bac (Serbia)

Branko Radaković je rođen 26. I 1982. godine u Paraćinu. Diplomirao je 2005. godine na Višoj školi likovnih i primenjenih umetnosti u Beogradu. Bavi se različitim vrstama umetničkog izraza. Do sada je učestvovao na likovnim kolonijama u Tršiću 2001. i Kikindi 2002. godine. Grupno je izlagao u Beogradu 2003, 2004. i 2005. i Paraćinu 2005. godine. Njegovi radovi bili su izloženi i na samostalnim izložbama u Paraćinu 2001. i Kikindi 2006. godine.

Radoslav B. Čugalj, Odzaci (Serbia)

Conceptual artist, poet, performer, works with artistic objects and instalations, participated on many colective art exhibitions and festivals in Europe, Asia and America. Works in Odzaci.

Selected live participations:

2000. - IMAF 2000, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2001. - Gallery "Multimedia Arts", Novi Sad, Serbia - Artfort Festival, Komarom, Hungary - IMAF 2001, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2002. - IMAF 2002, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2003. - PerformaNS, Gallery "Golden Eye" Novi Sad, Serbia - IMAF 2003, " Kamariste", Odzaci, Serbia / 2004. - IMAF 2004, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2005. - Transformation, International Festival, Zrenjanin, Serbia - IMAF 2005, Gallery “MAS”, Odzaci, Serbia - IMAF 2005, Students Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia / 2006. - IMAF 2006 “IZBA”, Novi Sad, Serbia / 2007. - “Performance Time”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey - “INFANT”, KCNS, Novi Sad, Serbia

Aleksandar Jovanovic, Odzaci (Serbia)

Born in 1962 in Odzaci. Autodidakt . Deals with conceptual forms of artistic expression. During total blockade of Yugoslavia, protesting, before all, against cultural blockade, publishes ''Cage'' magazine in period 1992 to 1995. Organizes artistic anti-embargo actions ( Belgrade, Novi Sad, Odzaci), exhibitions of contributions published in the magazine ( Wichte-Belgium, Dallas-USA, Tokyo-Japan, Belgrade and Novi Sad-Yugoslavia), international anti-embargo projects (''The Networkers Spirit'' and '' Unblockade book''.

Nenad Bogdanovic, Odzaci (Serbia)

Freelance visual and performance artist, publisher and curator. Founder and director of Multimedial Art Studio and MAS Gallery in Odzaci. Founder and curator of International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF. Realizes his art performances and art actions on many international festivals worldwide (France: 1994, Italy: 1995, 2003 & 2004, Slovakia: 1996, Germany: 1996, Japan: 1997, Romania: 1998, Poland: 1999, 2007, Hungary: 2001, Belarus: 2001, United Kingdom: 2004, Northern Ireland: 2004, Switzerland: 2004, USA: 2005, Canada: 2006, Turkey: 2007). He has had independent exhibitions in: Odzaci, Nasice ( Croatia), Kranj ( Slovenia), New York ( USA), Novi Sad, Belgrade, Seoul ( South Korea), Dartington ( England). 2003. realised two art performances on 50th International Biennial of Venice (International Art Project: Brain Academy Apartment).

Sinead O'Donnell, Ireland

Born in Dublin, lives and works in Belfast, N.Ireland.
Education
2003 - 2004 - M.A (Master of Arts), Visual Performance & Time Based Art Practices - Dartington College of Arts-Devon-England.
1996-1999 - B.A (hons) in Fine & Applied Arts - University of Ulster - Belfast - N.Ireland.
1995-1996 - Certificate in Foundation Studies - University of Ulster - Belfast - N.Ireland.
1994 - 1995 - Certificate in Art, Design & Craft (Fibre Arts) – Ballyfermot Senior Art College - Dublin - Ireland.
Exbibitions / Performances
2007
ARES - Performance Art International in transit exchange - N.Ireland & Transylvania Romania.
SOS Tierra 07 - Tierra Arte Accion & Ecology Organised by Daniel Acosta- Argentina.
Interencia 07 - Organised by Silvio De Gracia - Junin - Argentina.
'Cead in China' - The 411 Gallery China and Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing - Curated by James Ryan.
Arts Birthday / Ex-Site - Collaboration with local artists. Ongoing project in N.Ireland.
2006
'ARES' - I co-organised with the ETNA Foundation a group of artists based in N.Ireland to tour their live work across the Transylvanian Region Romania. >From the 15th -25 of July.
Depicting Actions -  Curated by Jamie McMurry in collaboration with 18 th street Gallery, Los Angles, U.S.A. A one week long process based performance.
Exchanging Places - An event organised by Bbeyond. The exchange happened in these spaces ,Trois Riveries, ' Quebec', 'Gallery Rouge', Quebec and the Blackbox, Belfast, N.Ireland.
Performance - 'Material Memory; blue & black' series I, II, III.
2005
1st International Congress of Performance Art - Santiago & Valparsio - Chile. Organised by PerfoPuerto.org. Locations - The gallery 'Animal', Santiago and a Derelict refrigeration factory, VALPORASIO.
Asian Relations II - Organised by Bbeyond. 'Home' Catalyst Arts Gallery, Belfast, N.Ireland.
'Eruptio' - Action Art meeting - St.Mives House, St.George, Transylvania
Exposition Silence - A one month residency producing a series of performances - Romania.
'International' Flag Festival' Artistic, The Golden Eye Centre of Visual Culture, Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro.
'The 411Gallery', Third Annual 6X6 for Ireland, China.
'No topless bathing, Belfast has suffered enough'; La Sala Naranja gallery, Valencia, Spain.  'Trace' Gallery - 'Gravity' collaboration project with Hugh O'Donnell, Cardiff, Wales.
2004
'FIX' International Biennale of Performance Art. Catalyst Arts, Belfast, N.Ireland.
'Maplatform' - Dartington Colllege of Arts Gallery, Devon, England.
'I.M.A.F', International Multimedia Art Festival, Odzaci, Serbia. & Montenegro.
'Fe/male' in transit project - Centre of Contemporary Arts, Chisinau, Rep of Moldova.
'ARES' Artist in residence, ETNA Foundation performance art archive. Transylvanian Region Romania. 'ArtStation'; Centre contemporary art gallery, Sepsiszentgyörgy, Romania
'Socially Engaged Arts Practise; Symposium of Performance Art – Dartington College Of Arts, Devon, England.
'Gravity' - 'Shippon A', collaborative project with Hugh O'Donnell. Dartington College of Arts,Totnes, Devon, England. 'Fe/male' - A series of actions in 2003/4 based in performance studios - Shippon A, Shippon B, Shippon C, Installation room 1, Installation room 2,
and the Dartington College of Arts Gallery.
2003
I.M.A.F - Street Intervention - Golden Eye Gallery, Novi Sad, Serbia. I.M.A.F - MAS Gallery, International Multimedia Art Festival, Odzaci, Serbia & Montenegro.
Fe/male - series of site responsive actions and performances, Belfast,
N.Ireland. Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival - Terry Hooleys record shop, Donegal Arcade,
Belfast, N.Ireland.
2002
'FIX'; International Performance Art Biennial, Open section, Attic Arts, Belfast, N.Ireland.
'Gravity';- Collaboration project with Hugh O'Donnell, Belfast, N.Ireland.
'I.M.A.F' - International Multimedia Art Festival, Odzaci, Serbia & Montenegro
'EEL', Performance art platform, 291 Gallery, Hackney London.
'Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival' - ' Exchange Place', Belfast, N.Ireland.
Curational & Organisational Activites
2007
December - Perfopuerto - Performance and Visual art from Chile - hosted at Catalyst Arts.
June - 'ARES' International Performance art exchange, with artists from Transylvania Region Romania, in Omagh and Belfast, N.Ireland.
Ongoing through 2007 - Ex-site - local artist monthly action meeting.
2006
ARES - International Artist residency exchange with Artists from N.Ireland touring their work across the Transylvanian Region Romania.
Memberships
Catalyst Arts - Alternative art space, Belfast, N.Ireland.
Bbeyond - Performance Art Organisation, Belfast, N.Ireland

Jovana Dimitrijevic, Leskovac (Serbia)

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