About the artist
Nebojsa Stojkovic
From an early adage I have had a great passion to create and express myself. I have always found visual art and music as my favorite form to communicate with the world. As an artist, on one hand I strip reality to its core, and on the other I create its superstructure by supplementing the already observed with my own emotions and sentiments. I feel a strong need to penetrate deeper and explore my own intimacy, my own worlds, which I describe in the language of symbols and characters. Material and media that I use for my expression are carefully chosen. I find very important to use different media to express myself, traditional and new digital. I use clay, glass, silver clay and digital media like i-phone or i-pad brushes for my paintings, drawings, and sculptures. I like to express myself creating music, animated moves. I attempt to inspire growth in my students by giving them tools to take into other art disciplines and into other domains of their life. Among these tools are a sense of curiosity, non-judgmental attitude, and a thirst for knowledge. This is integral part of my artistic practice.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1987-Present - ULUPUDS (Association of Applied Arts Artistic and Designers of Serbia), Belgrade, Serbia
1989-1990 - B.F.A at the University of Applied Arts and Design, Belgrade, Serbia
1982-1987 - M.F.A. at the University of Applied Arts and Design, Belgrade, Serbia
JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Art Salon Fall 2016, Toronto, Ontario, Canada2024 - Super Naughty Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2023 - Solo-Exhibition “atthe Artistic Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2023 - Super Monster Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2023 - SThe Amazing SCI-FI Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2023 - SThe Big Top, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2022- Solo-Exhibition “atthe Artistic Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2022- Super Naughty Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2019 - Art Salon Fall 2019, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2018 - Art Salon Fall 2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2017 - Art Salon Canada 150, 2017, Novi Sad, Cacak, Belgrade, Serbia, Europe
2016 - Art Salon Fall 2016, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015 - Art Salon Fall 2015, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015 - Art Salon Spring 2015, Toronto, Ontario, Canadav
2014 - Super Naughty Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 - Art Salon Fall 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 - Solo-Exhibition “Tribal Gods“ at the Artistic Way, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 - Super Monster Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 - Praxis Gallery “FINALE” Show, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 - Art Salon Fall 2013, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 - The Super Trash Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 - Super Naughty Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 - Art Salon 2013, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 - The Super Super Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012 - The Million-Dollar Monster Show, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012 - The Amazing Sci-Fi Show, The Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012 - Toronto Potters 16th Biennial, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2011 - Furniture Exhibition, Exhibition Place, Beograd, Srbija
2011 - Retrospective exhibition of contemporary artistic ceramics from the Collection of the National Museum in Arandjelovac, Serbia
2011 - Drawing 2011 at John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2010 - Solo-Exhibition at the Artistic Way, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2009 - Solo-Exhibition at the Praxis Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2007 - Tea 4 Two, Petroff Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Kanada
2007-2014 - Octopus, Distillery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003 - Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1996-2010 - “Tea Cup”, Beograd, Serbia
1995 - “Recent Arrivals”, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1995 - Serbian Artists in Canada, Serbian Heritage Museum of Windsor
1995-2000 - Art Salon ‘95, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1993 - The Exercise of In obedience” 12 best exhibitions in the last year, Radio Penguin, Gallery “Kapetanija”, Belgrade, Serbia
1993 - “Art Historians Have Chosen” small gallery “Singidunum”, Belgrade, Serbia
1993 - “Dialogue in Space” Solo Exhibition at Gallery “Singidunum”, Belgrade, Serbia
1993 - Solo-Exhibition at Gallery “Kapetanija”, Belgrade, Serbia
1993 - 20 years of The World Of Ceramics, Belgrade, Serbia
1992 - Colony “Resen Ceramics”, Resen, Macedonia
1990 - Solo-Exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
1989 - Solo-Exhibition, Finland, Porrvo-Borga
1989 - The Power of Nature, Belgrade, Serbia
1989-2010 - Triennials of Yugoslav Ceramics, Belgrade, Serbia
1989-2009 - May Exhibition, Belgrade, Serbia
1989-2010 - Biennale of Ceramics, Belgrade, Serbia
1988-2010 - October Art Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
1987 & 1988 - Colony “The World of Ceramics”, Arandjelovac, Serbia
1987 & 1990 - II & III World Triennial of Small Ceramics, Zagreb, Croatia
COMMISSIONS & PROFESSIONAL VISITS
2000-2010 - Commissioned work, Golf and Tennis Tournament, Niagara Falls, Canada
2006 - Commissioned work, Patio Bar with Wooden Pizza Owen, Hotel Holiday Inn, Niagara Falls, Canada
2004 - Commissioned work, Two Fire Places, Private Collection, Toronto, Canada
1996 - Commissioned work, Bar Table for Coffee Klatch, Toronto, Canada
1994-2010 - Three Films in Clay Animation technique, Toronto, Canada
1993 - Commissioned work, Fountain made in the Administrative Building of The Resava Bank, Despotovac, Serbia
1990 - Commissioned work, Ceramics Design, development and production set up for Montex Ceramics, Niksic, Montenegro
1989 - Commissioned work, Ceramics Souvenir Line for Kasel Ceramics, Porrvo-Borga, Finland
1989 - Professional visit to Finland, Porrvo-Borga, Finland
AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2012 - The Karen Latorre Award, Toronto Potters 16th Biennial, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1994 - ULUPUDS (Associations of Applied Arts Artists & Designers Of Serbia) Annual Award For the best artistics achievement of the year, Belgrade, Serbia
1987 - Diploma at the II World Triennial of small ceramics in Zagreb, Croatia. Awarded the Best Achievement in the Field of Ceramics.