Biography

Assistant Professor ANJA JERČIČ JAKOB, MA, University of Ljubljana, Faculty fof Education
Hribernikova ulica 16, 1000 Ljubljana
00 386 (0)31 596 120
anja.jercic@gmail.com
www.anjajercic.si

Anja Jerčič Jakob was born in Slovenj Gradec on 20^th October 1975. She grew up in Velenje, where she also attended the Velenje Grammar School. She graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in 2000. In 2004 she received her MA in Graphic Prints from the same Academy where she also received her MA in Painting in 2007.
She has been working as an artist and has been present in the Slovene and international art scene since 2000. She holds regular exhibitions at home and abroad. Her works can be seen in numerous public collections.
She occasionally draws illustrations for children books. Her first illustrations in book form were published in 2016 when she illustrated Jure Jakob’s picture book The Sea for the publishing house Mladinska knjiga.
She has been teaching within various formal and informal educational models since 2000. She has been employed as an Assistant Professor of Painting at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana since 2016.
She lives and creates in Ljubljana.

Awards:

• Solo exhibition at the Gallery of Fine Arts Slovenj Gradec; award at the exhibition Contemporary Art in Koroška, Slovenj Gradec, 2015.
• First prize at the fourth biennial of small-format paintings, Ljutomer 2006.
• 2004 Academy of Fine Arts and Design Award, AFAD, 2004.
• Second prize at the 10^th Fine Arts Colony for AFAD graduates in Velenje, Galerija Velenje, 1999.

Inclusion in public collections:

• Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki (graphic print)
• Centre for Graphic and Visual Research, Academy of Fine Arts Belgrade, Serbia (graphic print)
• Art Gallery Maribor
• Nova Ljubljanska banka Art Collection, Ljubljana
• Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Slovenia
• Slovenian Cultural Centre Korotan, Vienna, Austria
• Ante Trstenjak Gallery, Ljutomer
• Riko Fine Art Collection, Ribnica
• Gorenje, d.d., Art Collection, Velenje
• Factor bank Art Collection, Ljubljana
• AFAD Graduate Collection, Velenje Gallery
• Nova Kreditna banka Maribor Art Collection
• State Protocol Services of the Republic of Slovenia, Brdo pri Kranju

Solo exhibitions:

2020

• Gallery Costiere Pirano: Piran city Gallery: Peripfery, paintings 2017 – 2020.
• Gallery of Prešeren award winners, Kranj: Anja Jerčič Jakob: Tišina v motni poletni noči, drawing exhibition.
• Srečišče Exhibition Centre, Celica, Ljubljana: Anja Jerčič Jakob: Tišina v motni poletni noči, drawing exhibition.

 2019

• PrPepet, Škofja Loka: Anja Jerčič Jakob, Illustrations.
• BV Galerie, Klagenfurt, Austria: Anja Jerčič Jakob, Landscapes.
• DLUL Gallery, Ljubljana: Karmen Bajec, Anja Jerčič Jakob, Nature.
• MMC KIBLA / KiBela, Maribor: Anja Jerčič Jakob: Rašice, Ob Savi.

2017

• Gallery of Faculty for Education, University of Ljubljana: Anja Jerčič Jakob, Illustrations and paintings.
• Rajhenburg Castle, Brestanica: The exhibition of the painter Anja Jerčič Jakob.

2016

• Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia: Growing out.

 2015

• France Bernik Cultural Centre Domžale, Slovenia: Anja Jerčič Jakob, Monumentum Trifolium.
• Saeli Gallery, Graz, Austria: Anja Jerčič Jakob, Bildung.
• ZDSLU Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Trifolium.

 2014

• Srečišče Exhibition Centre, Celica, Ljubljana: Returns.
• Slovenian Cultural Centre Korotan, Vienna: Breathing, Anja Jerčič Jakob’s Painting.
• Savin’s Art Salon, Žalec, Slovenia: Anja Jerčič Jakob, Milojka Drobne, Encounters in the Panopticon of Emotions.

 2013

• Gallery Imago Sloveniae, Ljubljana: Trees.

 2012

• Velenje Museum, Velenje Castle, Velenje, Slovenia: Curiosity.

 2011

• Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, Bežigrad Gallery 1, Ljubljana: Handling.

 2010

• Krško Gallery, Church of the Holy Spirit, Krško, Slovenia: Anja Jerčič, Handling.
• Simulaker Gallery, Novo mesto, Slovenia: Anja Jerčič, Confrontation.

 2009

• Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Florilegium.
• Razstavišče Koroške osrednje knjižnice dr. Franca Sušnika, Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia: Anja Jerčič, slike 2006 – 2009 [Anja Jerčič, Paintings 2006 – 2009].

 2008

• Galerija Krka, Novo mesto: Anja Jerčič, slike [Anja Jerčič, Paintings].

 2007

• Ljubljana Castle, Pentagonal Tower, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Forests.
• Nova Gorica City Gallery: Paintings 2006 / 2007.

 2006

• Galerie l´Arbre de Vie, Château de Blacons, France: Anja Jerčič, Contemporary Slovenian Painter.
• Art Gallery Maribor, Rotovž Exhibition Space: Anja Jerčič, Paintings 2003–2005.
• Gorenje, d.d., administration building foyer gallery, Velenje: Anja Jerčič, Paintings 2003 – 2005.

2005

• Galerija Zapor, Koper.

 2004

• Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana: Paintings.

2003

• Galerija Dvorni trg, Ljubljana: Grafike [Prints].
• Galerija Kos, Ljubljana: Grafike [Prints].

2002

• Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Slovenj Gradec: The Physical.
• Galerija Hest 35, Ljubljana: Grafike in slika [Prints and Painting].

2001

• Gallery of Contemporary Art Celje / Likovni salon: Paintings, Prints.

2000

• Gallery, Ivan Napotnik Cultural Centre, Velenje.
• Art Gallery Maribor, Rotovž Exhibition Space: Cross-section, Project “Start”.

 1999

• Razstavišče Barbara, Premogovnik Velenje.

Group exhibitions:

2020

• Piran City Gallery: LV. International painting ex-tempore Piran.
• Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana: Green cut, curated by Arne Brejc and Tomaž Brejc.

 2019

• ZDSLU Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Kuri, glan, glan: exhibition of llustrations.
• National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana:: May Salon ZDSLU – Painting.

 2018

• Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Slovenj Gradec: Inventory, -ies (f), Collections on the Move: Collection of the Maribor Art Gallery hosted by the KGLU.
• Kibla Portal, Maribor: Presences Metka Krašovec and artists.
• Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Slovenj Gradec: TSUNK, The Triennial of contemporary art in Carinthia.
• Gallery Costiere Pirano: Maravee Mind, Skrb / La Cura.

 2017

• University of Ljubljana Gallery: The exhibition of professors of Department of Fine Art Education.

2016

• Faculty of Education Gallery, University of Ljubljana: The exhibition of professors of Department of Fine Art Education
• International centre of graphic art, Ljubljana: The centres of printmaking: At the intersection of knowledge, learning and cooperation.
• Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana: Summer.
• National Museum, Ljubljana, ZDSLU: May salon.
• Kunstverein Kärtner, Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt, Austria: Zeitgenössishe Kunst in Kärtner.

2015

• Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Slovenj Gradec: Contemporary Art in Koroška (Slovenia / Austria)

2014

• Art Gallery Maribor: 60! Panorama.

2013

• University of Ljubljana Gallery, Ljubljana: Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and Design Student Prints.
• Ljubljana Castle, Gallery »S«, Ljubljana: December Fit for Sale Exhibition of Association of Slovene Fine Arts Societies, Young Artist – Big Formats, Tina Dobrajc, Mito Gegič, Anja Jerčič, Barbara Jurkovšek.

 2011

• Equrna Gallery, Ljubljana: Taste of Painting.
• Sokol Centre, Škofja Loka: Ivan, pass over the binoculars, Landscape Painting Retrospective.
• EU Project »The Lucky Four Leaf Clover«: Galerija Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Medžimurje Museum Čakovec, Croatia; Betnava castle. Maribor, Slovenija ; VIP Galérija. MJUS Fun&Wellness Thermal Resort, Körmend, Hungary ; Tabor CAstle, Neuhaus am Klausenbach, Austria ).
• Musei Civici, Casa Robegan – Casa da Noal, Treviso, Italija: International Fine Art Colony Osor 2007 – 2010.

2010

• Brdo pri Kranju, Javni gospodarski zavod Protokolarne storitve Slovenije: Apel, likovno srečanje na Brdu.

 2008

• Gallery of Contemporary Art Celje: A Portrait of an Area, Wider Celje Area.
• Slovenian Science Institute Vienna, Vienna, Austria: Paths into Europe, Next Generation Slovenian Art (Uršula Berlot, Taja Ivančič, Gašper Jemec, Anja Jerčič)].
• Space Sakaide Gallery, Japan: European Artists 2008.
• International Centre for Migration Policy Development, Vienna, Austria: Austrian and Slovenian Painters, Collection “Korotan”.
• Gorenje, d.d., administration building foyer gallery, Velenje: Razstava umetniških del slikark iz zbirke Gorenja [An Exhibition of Artworks by Women Painters from the Gorenje Collection].
• Gorenje, d.d., administration building foyer gallery, Velenje: Toskana, Likovna kolonija 2007 [Tuscany, Art Colony 2007].

 2007

• Art Gallery Maribor: Highlights, Exhibition of Artworks from UGM’s Permanent Collection.
• Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic: Images of Slovenian Contemporary Art.
• Sakaide Civic Art Museum, Kagawa, Japan: Sakaide Art Grand Prix 2007.

2006

• Galerija Miklova hiša, Ribnica: Iz likovne zbirke Riko [From the Riko Fine Art Collection].
• Otočec / Novo mesto: 7^th Biennale of Slovenian Prints.
• Ante Trstenjak Gallery, Ljutomer: 4^th Biennale of Small Size Paintings.
• Halbturn Castle, Austria: Newcomers’ Treasures – Culture and History of New EU Neighbours.

 2005

• Slovenian OSCE Chairmanship, Vienna, Austria: Contemporary Slovenian Painting.
• XII. Bienal de Cerveira (Graphics), Vila nova de Cerveira, Portugal.
• Centre for Graphic and Visual Research, Academy of Fine Arts Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro: III. International Graphic Convention.
• International Cultural Union, Haifa, Israel: Femina 2005.
• Orangeriet (Leufsta Manor), Tierp, Sweden: Green, as I love you, greenly.
• Grad Kodeljevo, Ljubljana: Zeleno, ki te ljubim zeleno [Green, as I Love You, Greenly]

2004

• Božidar Jakac Gallery (Lamut’s Art Salon), Kostanjevica na Krki: The Next Generation of Slovenian Graphics.
• San Vito de Tagliamento, Italy: HICETNUNC.
• Galerija Miklova hiša, Ribnica:  2.m, exhibition of selected works of Master’s degree students at the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana.

2003

• Donosso Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden: Contemporary Slovenian Graphics.
• Rocca Malatestiana, Montefiore Conca, Urbin: Incidere Grabar Prints.
• University in Ljubljana: Razstava del podiplomskih študentov Akademije za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani [Exhibition of Post-graduate Students at the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana].
• Exhibition rooms at Koroška 8, Maribor: »KO MU NI?akcija«, exhibition of works created at an art symposium at Gaj pri Mariboru.
• Jakopičeva galerija, Ljubljana: Majski salon (Neselekcionirano) [May Salon (Non-selected)].

 2002

• Künstlerhaus, Graz, Austria: Raum – Zeit – Bewegung [Space – Time – Motion].
• Umetnostna galerija Maribor, Razstavni salon Rotovž: II. slikarski tabor na Gaju [II. Painters Camp at Gaj].
• Gallery ZDSLU, Ljubljana: Majski salon 2002 [May Salon 2002]
• Miklova House Gallery, Ribnica:  2.S – Druga slika [2.S – Second Painting], exhibition of selected works by second year Master’s degree students at the Academy of Fine Arts.

2001

• City Art Gallery Ljubljana: Eye – trap. Ten Slovenian Graphic Artists of the Youngest Generation.
• Murska Sobota Gallery: Diversity and Unity.

 2000

• Potsdam, Congress CIRCOM: Generation 95, An Outlook on the Painters of the Coming Generation of Slovenia.
• National Gallery, Prague: Truly New Slovenian Art.
• National Museum of Graphic Art, Buenos Aires: Eye Trap: Ten Slovenian Graphic Artists of the Last Generation.

1999

• Miklova House Gallery, Ribnica: The Same Is Not the Same / An Outlook on the Painters of the Coming Generation.
• Galerija Ilirija, Ljubljana: Razstava del, nastalih na 10. koloniji diplomantov ALU [Exhibition of Works Created at the 10th AFA Alumni Art Colony].
• Kulturni center Ivan Napotnik, Velenje:  10. kolonija diplomantov ALU [10th AFA Alumni Art Colony].