ARTIST STATEMENT

My installations are carrying the idea of oneness and interconnectedness of all things in nature in its numberless diversity, with the emphasis of the dualistic unity of which all life comes from: micro cosmos – macro cosmos; one – multitude; female – male principle; life – death. They refer to the principle of inseparability and union as a reminder of our relationship to the whole. Creation of new life, the holiness of the act of giving birth was the main theme of my previous installations. Not only as an idea of human birth but also the idea of cosmic birth, the genesis of the Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Ana Ivanovska (born in 1982 in Skopje, Macedonia) graduated at the Faculty of Fine Arts (St. Cyril and Methodius University) in Skopje, Macedonia (2006) at the painting department and course of conservation and restoration in the class of professor Blagoja Manevski. In 2007 she finishes the Pedagogical Department at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje and in 2011 the Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts (St. Cyril and Methodius University), painting department in Skopje, Macedonia.

 She is a member of Association of Artists of Macedonia (DLUM) since 2008 and one of the founders of the art group Art I.N.S.T.I.T.U.T. and the alternative art exhibition space in Skopje, 2009. In 2012 she became one of the seven members of female group ‘MOMI’ (LADIES).

She accomplished the following solo exhibitions: “Let’s Take a Ride on The Magic Carpet”, Cultural Centre “Marko Cepenkov”, Prilep, Macedonia (2014); ”Celebrating Infinity”, Embassy of Republic of Macedonia, Paris, France (2014); ”Universes in Universe”, exhibition “Before Is Yet To Come”, Gem Club, Skopje, Macedonia (2012); “Sacred Geometry”, National Gallery of Macedonia, Chifte Hamam, Skopje, Macedonia (2011); video projection “Sun”, multimedia art festival “Bosh”, Gevgelija, Macedonia (2010); ”Sun”(intervention in public space) as part of the project “Urban stories of Skopje”, square Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia (2009); “Video Project’’, MC Gallery, New York City, USA (2009); “Tunnel - Archetype Pictures”, Art Gallery - Kumanovo, Macedonia (2008); “Tunnel”, Museum of the City of Skopje, Macedonia (2008); installation “Tunnel”, Youth Cultural Center, Skopje, Macedonia (2007).

Furthermore, her work has been presented in various group exhibitions, performances, art colonies, workshops and artist residencies in Macedonia (Skopje, Shtip, Vinica, Kumanovo, Berovo, Ohrid, Kavadarci, Gevgelija) and outside the country (New York-USA, Canada, Netherlands, France, Italy, Russia, Denmark, Mongolia, China, Austria, Azerbaijan, Monte Negro, Kosovo, Croatia and Bulgaria).

She won scholarships and took part of several residencies:

Ø  Paris, France, 2 mounts long residency at Cite Internationale des Arts,        Macedonian studio in Paris, scholarship from Ministry of Culture of R. Macedonia (2014);

Ø  Vienna, Austria, scholarship for the Artist in residence program (3 months) by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture (2011);

Ø  New York City, USA, 6 weeks Artist in residence program at International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) as a winner of the YVAA (Young Visual Artist Award) “Denes”, financed by The Foundation for a  Civil Society (NY) in collaboration with Contemporary Art Center (CAC), 2009;

Ø  scholarship for realization of the exhibition “Tunnel” in Youth Cultural Center by PRO HELVETIA (Swiss Cultural Programme of Macedonia), 2007.     

In 2008 she became a winner of the Young Visual Artist Annual Award, “Denes” organized by the Contemporary Art Center (CAC).

 

Ana was participant and representative of Republic of Macedonia in the International competition, the 7th edition of Francophone Games in the field of sculpture - installation in Nice, France (2013). She had public presentation of her works at Open studio in Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France (2014); Open studios ISCP, International Studio and Curatorial Program New York City, USA (2009) and in Baku, Azerbaijan, Kapellhaus, where her works were presented on the presentation “An Introduction to Global Village” (2013).