Ivan Stojakovic

Represented by:

Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia                                                                                              

         
EDUCATION

2003 – 2005   Pratt Institute, New York, NY
                       MFA in drawing and painting with distinction
       
1999 – 2001   Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, ON,                                       Graduated with honours in drawing and painting

1996 – 1998   Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Former Yugoslavia



SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008               Build-Up, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philladelphia, PA                              with exhibition catalogue

2007               Global Nature, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philladelphia,                           PA, with exhibition catalogue

2006               Wetware, Kimmel Center Gallery - NYU, curated by                                 Jovana Stokic, New York, NY

2006               Wetware, Atrijum Gallery of the Belgrade City Library,                             Belgrade, Serbia, with exhibition catalogue

2004               New Works, Raccoon (Reconciliation and Culture                                  Cooperative Network, particularly concerning                                         post-yugoslav societies), Queens, NY

2001               Red Shift, Gallery 401, Toronto, Canada,                                            with exhibition brochure



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009               Mother/mother, A.I.R. Gallery, curated by Jennifer                                  Wroblewski, Brooklyn, NY

2009               Meditations on Collage, Bridgette Mayer Gallery,                                   Philadelphia, PA

2009               Forever Summer, Denise Bibro Fine Art /Platform,                                   curated by Scott Malbaurn, New York, NY

2009               35/25: Twenty Five Painters Under 35, The Painting                              Center, curated by Ryan Cobourn, NY, NY

2008               Bridgette Mayer Gallery Group Show- Tierney                                        Communications, Philadelphia, PA

2007               Art for Life, Rush Arts Gallery Preview and East                                      Hampton Benefit 2007, NY, NY

2007               20 Years of Atrium Gallery, Belgrade City Library,                                  Belgrade, Serbia, with exhibition catalogue

2007               Things Fall Apart, Rush Arts Gallery, curated by                                    Derrick Adams, New York, NY

2006               Annual Juried Show, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA

2006               Fire Cracker, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, PA

2007               Red Show, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philladelphia, Pa

2006               Apres Nous, Les Deluge, Francis M. Naumann Fine                              Art, New York, NY, with exhibition catalogue

2005               Point of Departure, Gallery 111, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY

2005               Closed Circuits, Hall of Duchess Ljubitza Residence,
                       Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, with exhibition                                  catalogue

2004               Exhibition of artists from former Yugoslavia, Raccoon,                            Queens, NY

2004               Faithworks, Pratt Chapel, Brooklyn, NY

2004               NOHO NY Art Walk, New York, NY

2004               Drawing Show, Parsons School of Design, New York,                            NY

2003               Distillery District Outdoor show, Toronto, Canada

2003               Visions and Dreams, Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2003               Dishman Competition, The Dishman Art Gallery,                                    Beaumont, TX

2002               Summer Show, Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2002               Inherited Content, Galerija Zvono, Belgrade, Serbia and                        Montenegro

2002               STIR exhibition, SOF Arthouse, Toronto, Canada

2001               Copito de nieve, a_level, Toronto, Canada



SPONSORSHIPS AND AWARDS

2006               Honorable Mention Award, IGU-Global GATES Project,                          A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL

2003              
First Place Award at the MFA Fall Exhibition, juried by                            Jeffrey Walkowiak, Pratt Institute, NY


2000               David L. Stevenson & Son Award, Ontario College of                            Art & Design, Toronto, Canada
       
1997 - 1998    Madlena Jankovic Foundation Sponsorship, Belgrade,                          Former Yugoslavia

1997               Petar Lubarda Award Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade,                        Former Yugoslavia

1996               Satchi & Satchi sponsorship for documentary film                            “Mt. Bjelasica and Mt. Durmitor”, Belgrade, Former                                   Yugoslavia



PUBLICATIONS / MEDIA COVERAGE

Philadelphia Inquirer, ‘Abstract Interpretations in Meditations on Collage’ by Victoria Donohoe, Philadelphia, 2009

Sketch Magazine, Profile of a Recent Graduate, Spring 2007, Toronto, Canada

Philadelphia Weekly, editor’s pick: Ivan Stojakovic: ‘Global nature’ by Roberta Fallon, Philadelphia, 2007

Murtaza  Vali, Exhibition Brochure for ‘Things Fall Apart’, NY, 2007

Katie Sonnenborn, ‘Ivan Stojakovic, Fantasy of the Real’, Exhibition Catalogue for ‘Global Nature’, Philadelphia, 2007

Noel Putnik, ‘Nomad Aesthetics’, NY Arts Magazine, 2007, NY

Libby Rosof, Abington’s annual holds some surprises, Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof’s Artblog, 2007

Art – TV, ‘Art Circle’ by Marina Stefanovic, 8:00pm/09/02/2006, Belgrade, Serbia

RTS – Satelite Program, ‘Direktno’ with Susana Gvozdenovic, 6:10pm/09/01/2006, Belgrade, Serbia

Politika, ‘Painting ‘Wetware’’, MRB, August 17th / 2006, Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade City Library, Vladimir Spicanovic, ‘Wetware: Recent Painting of Ivan Stojakovic’, Exhibition Catalogue for ‘Wetware’

Belgrade City Museum, exhibition catalogue for ‘Closed Circuits’,
Curator: Nikola Suica

Vladimir Spicanovic, ‘Inherited Content’,
exhibition brochure for ‘Inherited Content’, Belgrade, 2002

Lola Magazine, Ivan Stojakovic: 'Red Shift' by Robert Kenter, Summer 2002, Toronto, Canada

Anda Kubis, ‘Red Shift’, exhibition brochure for ‘Red Shift’, Toronto, 2001




PRESENTATIONS/PROJECTS

2009               Art Panel, '25/35', mediated by                                                         Mario Naves, Painting Center, New York, NY

2007               Artist talk, ‘Concepts, Process, Materials’, Rush Arts                              Gallery, New York, NY

2006               Visiting lecturer, ‘Current Approaches to                                                Painting’, City Library of Belgrade, Serbia

2005               Co-curator of ‘From the Closed Circuits Files’ – Raccoon                        Community Bulding Space Project, Raccoon, Queens,                           New York

2003               Film photography for ‘Mortal/Immortal’ by Nenad                                    Jovanovic, Toronto, Canada

2002               Author of the article ‘Gerhard Richter – Identity and                                Hybridity’, Kulturtreger, Belgrade, Serbia and                                          Montenegro

2001               Guest Speaker in 27-490 Seminar, School of Visual                              Arts, University of Windsor, Canada


COLLECTIONS

Temple University – Alter Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Boeing, Seattle, WA

City Library of Belgrade, Serbia

And many private collections.