Ivana Samandova
Macedonia
Biography
I started my studies in 2016 at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje with mentorship of Slobodanka Stevceska. In 2020, I graduated from the Department of Painting, module Restoration and Conservation. Solo exhibition: 2021–“All The Little Things - Microcosm”, Museum of the City of Skopje for the award Borko Lazeski, Skopje, North Macedonia Group exhibitions: 2021– “31/31 Art Colony Galichnik” curated by Ana Frangovska, Mala Stanica, Skopje, North Macedonia 2020- "THE MARKET: who is afraid of the invisible hand, at night?”, curated by Vladimir Janchevski, Green Market, Skopje, North Macedonia. 2019-Exhibition on human trafficking "Not your toy!", led by the curator and author of the project Angela Vitanovska, Kora Gallery, Skopje, North Macedonia. 2019-"Post-truth, desire", organized by Ivana Samandova and Angela Savevska, Faculty of Fine Arts, Skopje, North Macedonia. 2019– Performance Orbis Pictus – „Go and Look“ with Tomash Zhizhka and Dragan Stojchevski, performance/presentation on site-specific practices, supported by the 44th MOT in collaboration with FRU, cinema in the railway station, Skopje, North Macedonia. Curated exhibitions and projects: 2019-2021-Long-term researching project and producing of the book "Overcoming Art", organized and led by John Blackwood and Bojan Ivanov, collaborative assistants, and co-curators Ivana (Ivna) Samandova and Angela Vitanovska. 2021-Group exhibition "Overcoming Art", curated by Ivana (Ivna) Samandova and Angela Vitanovska, SCS Centar Jadro, Skopje, North Macedonia. 2019-Group exhibition "Post-truth, desire", organized by Ivana Samandova and Angela Savevska, Faculty of Fine Arts, Skopje, North Macedonia. Residency:2020 - Art Residency Galichnik, organized and led by Ana Frangovska, Galichnik, North Macedonia. Awards: 2021–Award “Borko Lazeski” in contract with the Museum of the city of Skopje and the Faculty of Fine Arts for innovative achievements in the painting department.