Maja Ilic
http://www.majailic.com/
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
1950 Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina
1968 Finished Gymnasium, Sarajevo
1976 Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, graphic department under
professor Academic, Dzevad Hozo
1980 Postgratuated study at Jan van Eijck Academy, Maastricht, the
Netherlands
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002 visiting lecturer in Graphic Art “het Koorenhuis”, Den Haag
1994 Adviser in the " Haagse Artotheek" for collection of the works from
the artists from former Jugoslavia now living in the Netherlands
1992 - 1998 worked for the Inter Church Council, IKV as art project
manager for cultural exchange project between Bosnia & Hercegovina
and the Netherlands,
1984 – 1992 Curator of the city Gallery " Dom Mladih", Sarajevo
assistant of costume designer, for the opening and closing
ceremonies for the 14th Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo
costume designer for numerous TV and Theatere productions
illustrated children books and magazines
1978 Lecturer in graphic at Sarajevo Art School
PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSCHIP OF DIFFERENT ART ASSOCIATIONS
2004 VOG, Association for original graphic art in The Netherlands
1999 IMS, The Internationale Mezzotint Society,
ARTI/SHOCK, Rijswijk , The Netherlands
1997 INKT, The Haque Printmaking Aassociation
1994 STROOM, Art Association, Den Haag, Nederland
1978 ULUBIH, Bosnian and Hercegovina's Art Associaton,
GROUP EXHIBITIONS ex Yugoslavia
1976 - 1992 Exhibitions in this period through all ex Yugoslavia. Some
including the following;
1991 - 1992 presentation of Bosnian Art, Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Split, Dubrovnik
1988 ULUBiH, Collegium Artisticum,Gallery Sarajevo
Art Femine, Collegium Artisticum Gallery Sarajevo,Pristina City Gallery Sarajevo
1986 Presentation of Bosnian Printmakers, Nova Gorica,Sezana,Dubrovnik Pocitelj, Sarajevo
1984 Museum of 14 Olympic Games, Sarajevo
Collegium Artisticum, Gallery Sarajevo
1982 Gallery of Portrets,Iinternational Biennale of Portraits,Tuzla
Boro and Ramiz,Cultual Centre, Pristina
1981 Collegium Artisticum, Gallery Sarajevo
1978 City Gallery, Sarajevo
1977 Portret Gallery, Tuzla
Rizah Stetic, Gallery, Brcko
1976 Collegium Artisticum, Gallery Sarajevo, Cultural Centre, Ivanjica
Cultural Centre, Belgrado
GROUP EXHIBITIONS in the Netherlands
Maja Ilic participated in many exhibitions in the Netherlands
including;
“ proofDRUK “ Haagse Kunstkring, Den Haag
"onder de 100" – Galerie Kunstwan –Tilburg
2008 International mail – ART PROJECT – “ MIJN WERELD “
Sidac – studio – Leiden
“15 jaar Vereniging Voor Originele Grafiek “ CODA museum –
Apeidoorn
2007 International Graphic Manifestation, Museum Nagele
2006 Homage to Rembrandt, Sidac Studio, Leiden
International Graphic Manifestation, Galerie Werfkade, Martenshoek, Hoogezand
Indian Summer, Inkt, The Hague
2004 Gallery Haag Kunstkring, Vrije academy, The Hague
Galllery Inkt – deep print - Mixed Technique, The Hague
2003 Koorenhuis, Veni Vidi Fifi, The Hague
2002 Mondial Centrum, Maastricht
Brak Gallery, Voorburg
Inkt, Gallery, The Hague
2001 Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk
Grote Kerk, South Holland Manifestation, The Hague
2000 Ministery van Verkeer en Waterstaat, The Hague
Inkt, Gallery, Op Format, The Hague
Mondial Centrum, Maastricht
1999 Grote Kerk, South Holland Graphic Manifestation, The Hague
Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk
Inkt,Gallery, Op Format, The Hague
1998 City Hall, Woman's day, The Hague
Haagse Salon, City Hall The Hague
Museum "De Gevangenpoort", 750 year's existence of The Hague,
The Hague
Inkt, Gallery ,Mixed media, The Hague
Edison Gallery, The Hague
Inkt, Gallery, op format, The Hague
Tivolivo Gallery, The Hague
1995 City Hall, Haagse Salon, The Hague
1994 Cultureel Centrum, Den Bosch
De Drie Hoekjes, The Hague
1993 Provinciehuis, The Hague
Pax Christi, Utrecht
Glerum, auction house, The Hague
Academy of Fine Arts, Tilburg
1980 Bonafante Museum ,Maastricht
Cultureel Centrum, Brunssum
Jan van Eyck academy , Maastricht
Gallery, Puth Schinnen
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2007 Embassy of Bosnia & Hercegovina, Den Haag
Inkt, Gallery, The Hague
2000 Roeland Grafiek Galerie, Gallery,The Hague
1998 Atelier De Eendvogel, Gallery, Gorinchem
1997 Drye Swaentjes, Gallery Oisterwijk
1995 Hofboerderij, Wateringen
1989 Edison,Gallery,The Hague
1989 Culturel Centrum, Zenica, Opuzen
1980 Kunstzalen Heerkens Thijssen, Haarlem
1979 Gallery for young artist, Ivanjica
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2012 The Etching Guild, Latvia
BIMPE VII, 7th Biennial International Miniatur Print,
Vancouver, Canada
2011 Guanlan International Print Biennial , Chaina
2010 Gallery of Modern Art, Ekaterinburg , Russia
2009 Frise mini – print biennale, De Galerij van De Lawei
International Mezzotint Festival, Ekatenburg Museum Russia
Natuur Fryslian Museum, Leeuwarden
MEZZOTINT: OUT OF DARKNESS". International Mezzotint Festiva, Regional Natural History Museum and the Publishing House "Artifact" ,Gallery of modern art, Ekaterinburg , Russia
2009 Museum of Fine Arts, Kurgan
Tyumen Regional Museum of Fina Arts
2008 Pratt Fine Arts Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan, Seattle, Washington, USA
TBA – Pacific Northwest College of arts ( PNCA ) Portland, Oregon, USA
Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Naestved International Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Square
Prints, Naestved, Denmark
Lore Degenstein Gallery, Selinsgrove, PA, USA
Altgeld Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
BIMPE V, The Fifth Biennial International Miniature Print, Vancuver,
Canada
International engraving exhibition El Caliu, Caliu, Spain
2007 Print Zero Studio, Seatle USA Global Matrix II. Ring Gallery, Steward
Center Gallery, University Purdue Gallery, Indiana. USA Pribe Art
Gallery, University of Wiscouncin Oshkosh USA Higgins Art Gallery, Cape Cod Community College. W Barnstable, Massachusetts USA.
Friese mini-prent Biennale, Grafisch Atelier Friesland, Leeuwarden
2006 GLOBAL MATRIX II, An international Print Exhibition
Purdue University Galleries, IN, USA
2004 Expo TRACE, galeri de image - Epinal, France
The Iowa Biennial exhibition, Iowa City, USA
2003 Bienalle de TRACE, City Hall,Paris
2001 21st.Mini Print International of Cadaques, Cadagues, Spain
Wingfield Arts & Music Festival, Wingfield, England
Taller Galerie Forte, Girona, Spain
Etang d' Art,
1998 World Trade Centre, Brussel, Belgie
1987 International Women Presentation. New Delhi, India
PRIZES AND RECOGNITION
2006 Maja’s print was on the cover of The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
2002 Her work was selected and published in the book “THE WORLD ART COLLECTION”
1992 Maja’s print was chosen as the annual peace prize Tilburg in 1992
1983 First price for graphic art, Pristina
1976 First price for young artists of Yugoslavija, Ivanjica
2008 Lonsford Collection at Purdue University.
http://www.majailic.com/
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
1950 Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina
1968 Finished Gymnasium, Sarajevo
1976 Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, graphic department under
professor Academic, Dzevad Hozo
1980 Postgratuated study at Jan van Eijck Academy, Maastricht, the
Netherlands
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002 visiting lecturer in Graphic Art “het Koorenhuis”, Den Haag
1994 Adviser in the " Haagse Artotheek" for collection of the works from
the artists from former Jugoslavia now living in the Netherlands
1992 - 1998 worked for the Inter Church Council, IKV as art project
manager for cultural exchange project between Bosnia & Hercegovina
and the Netherlands,
1984 – 1992 Curator of the city Gallery " Dom Mladih", Sarajevo
assistant of costume designer, for the opening and closing
ceremonies for the 14th Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo
costume designer for numerous TV and Theatere productions
illustrated children books and magazines
1978 Lecturer in graphic at Sarajevo Art School
PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSCHIP OF DIFFERENT ART ASSOCIATIONS
2004 VOG, Association for original graphic art in The Netherlands
1999 IMS, The Internationale Mezzotint Society,
ARTI/SHOCK, Rijswijk , The Netherlands
1997 INKT, The Haque Printmaking Aassociation
1994 STROOM, Art Association, Den Haag, Nederland
1978 ULUBIH, Bosnian and Hercegovina's Art Associaton,
GROUP EXHIBITIONS ex Yugoslavia
1976 - 1992 Exhibitions in this period through all ex Yugoslavia. Some
including the following;
1991 - 1992 presentation of Bosnian Art, Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Split, Dubrovnik
1988 ULUBiH, Collegium Artisticum,Gallery Sarajevo
Art Femine, Collegium Artisticum Gallery Sarajevo,Pristina City Gallery Sarajevo
1986 Presentation of Bosnian Printmakers, Nova Gorica,Sezana,Dubrovnik Pocitelj, Sarajevo
1984 Museum of 14 Olympic Games, Sarajevo
Collegium Artisticum, Gallery Sarajevo
1982 Gallery of Portrets,Iinternational Biennale of Portraits,Tuzla
Boro and Ramiz,Cultual Centre, Pristina
1981 Collegium Artisticum, Gallery Sarajevo
1978 City Gallery, Sarajevo
1977 Portret Gallery, Tuzla
Rizah Stetic, Gallery, Brcko
1976 Collegium Artisticum, Gallery Sarajevo, Cultural Centre, Ivanjica
Cultural Centre, Belgrado
GROUP EXHIBITIONS in the Netherlands
Maja Ilic participated in many exhibitions in the Netherlands
including;
“ proofDRUK “ Haagse Kunstkring, Den Haag
"onder de 100" – Galerie Kunstwan –Tilburg
2008 International mail – ART PROJECT – “ MIJN WERELD “
Sidac – studio – Leiden
“15 jaar Vereniging Voor Originele Grafiek “ CODA museum –
Apeidoorn
2007 International Graphic Manifestation, Museum Nagele
2006 Homage to Rembrandt, Sidac Studio, Leiden
International Graphic Manifestation, Galerie Werfkade, Martenshoek, Hoogezand
Indian Summer, Inkt, The Hague
2004 Gallery Haag Kunstkring, Vrije academy, The Hague
Galllery Inkt – deep print - Mixed Technique, The Hague
2003 Koorenhuis, Veni Vidi Fifi, The Hague
2002 Mondial Centrum, Maastricht
Brak Gallery, Voorburg
Inkt, Gallery, The Hague
2001 Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk
Grote Kerk, South Holland Manifestation, The Hague
2000 Ministery van Verkeer en Waterstaat, The Hague
Inkt, Gallery, Op Format, The Hague
Mondial Centrum, Maastricht
1999 Grote Kerk, South Holland Graphic Manifestation, The Hague
Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk
Inkt,Gallery, Op Format, The Hague
1998 City Hall, Woman's day, The Hague
Haagse Salon, City Hall The Hague
Museum "De Gevangenpoort", 750 year's existence of The Hague,
The Hague
Inkt, Gallery ,Mixed media, The Hague
Edison Gallery, The Hague
Inkt, Gallery, op format, The Hague
Tivolivo Gallery, The Hague
1995 City Hall, Haagse Salon, The Hague
1994 Cultureel Centrum, Den Bosch
De Drie Hoekjes, The Hague
1993 Provinciehuis, The Hague
Pax Christi, Utrecht
Glerum, auction house, The Hague
Academy of Fine Arts, Tilburg
1980 Bonafante Museum ,Maastricht
Cultureel Centrum, Brunssum
Jan van Eyck academy , Maastricht
Gallery, Puth Schinnen
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2007 Embassy of Bosnia & Hercegovina, Den Haag
Inkt, Gallery, The Hague
2000 Roeland Grafiek Galerie, Gallery,The Hague
1998 Atelier De Eendvogel, Gallery, Gorinchem
1997 Drye Swaentjes, Gallery Oisterwijk
1995 Hofboerderij, Wateringen
1989 Edison,Gallery,The Hague
1989 Culturel Centrum, Zenica, Opuzen
1980 Kunstzalen Heerkens Thijssen, Haarlem
1979 Gallery for young artist, Ivanjica
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2012 The Etching Guild, Latvia
BIMPE VII, 7th Biennial International Miniatur Print,
Vancouver, Canada
2011 Guanlan International Print Biennial , Chaina
2010 Gallery of Modern Art, Ekaterinburg , Russia
2009 Frise mini – print biennale, De Galerij van De Lawei
International Mezzotint Festival, Ekatenburg Museum Russia
Natuur Fryslian Museum, Leeuwarden
MEZZOTINT: OUT OF DARKNESS". International Mezzotint Festiva, Regional Natural History Museum and the Publishing House "Artifact" ,Gallery of modern art, Ekaterinburg , Russia
2009 Museum of Fine Arts, Kurgan
Tyumen Regional Museum of Fina Arts
2008 Pratt Fine Arts Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan, Seattle, Washington, USA
TBA – Pacific Northwest College of arts ( PNCA ) Portland, Oregon, USA
Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Naestved International Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Square
Prints, Naestved, Denmark
Lore Degenstein Gallery, Selinsgrove, PA, USA
Altgeld Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
BIMPE V, The Fifth Biennial International Miniature Print, Vancuver,
Canada
International engraving exhibition El Caliu, Caliu, Spain
2007 Print Zero Studio, Seatle USA Global Matrix II. Ring Gallery, Steward
Center Gallery, University Purdue Gallery, Indiana. USA Pribe Art
Gallery, University of Wiscouncin Oshkosh USA Higgins Art Gallery, Cape Cod Community College. W Barnstable, Massachusetts USA.
Friese mini-prent Biennale, Grafisch Atelier Friesland, Leeuwarden
2006 GLOBAL MATRIX II, An international Print Exhibition
Purdue University Galleries, IN, USA
2004 Expo TRACE, galeri de image - Epinal, France
The Iowa Biennial exhibition, Iowa City, USA
2003 Bienalle de TRACE, City Hall,Paris
2001 21st.Mini Print International of Cadaques, Cadagues, Spain
Wingfield Arts & Music Festival, Wingfield, England
Taller Galerie Forte, Girona, Spain
Etang d' Art,
1998 World Trade Centre, Brussel, Belgie
1987 International Women Presentation. New Delhi, India
PRIZES AND RECOGNITION
2006 Maja’s print was on the cover of The Netherlands Journal of Medicine
2002 Her work was selected and published in the book “THE WORLD ART COLLECTION”
1992 Maja’s print was chosen as the annual peace prize Tilburg in 1992
1983 First price for graphic art, Pristina
1976 First price for young artists of Yugoslavija, Ivanjica
2008 Lonsford Collection at Purdue University.