prof. mr. art. Tanja Dabo

After graduating from the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb (1989), he completed his studies in Fine Arts at the Faculty of Education in Rijeka in 1997. In 2003, he received his master's degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. In 2023, he obtained his doctorate based on his artistic achievement at the University of Zagreb. She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, is the author of artistic works and artistic research (see List of the most important works/exhibitions/publications). She is also the recipient of several awards and recognitions: 2024 - Award of the Gorski Kotar Sculpture Workshop Lokve: Graphic Convocation, 9th Croatian Triennial of Graphics, Zagreb 2022 – recognition, 28. Slavonian Biennale, Osijek 2018 – 2nd prize at the Vizura Aperta Festival, Janjina, Pelješac 2016 – Special Mention, Museum of Contemporary Art (t-ht@msu), Zagreb 2010 – Audience Award, Museum of Contemporary Art (t-ht@msu), Zagreb 2002 – Radoslav Putar Award, Zagreb 2002. – 36. Zagrebački salon, Zagreb 2001. – 26. Youth Salon, Zagreb 2000. – 2. Croatian Triennial of Graphic Arts, Cabinet of Graphics of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb 1998 – Grand Prize, 10th International Miniature Print Exhibition (Biennial), Seoul, South Korea 1998 – Museum Award, Exhibition of Tokyo International Mini – Print Triennial 1998, Tokyo, Japan

In her work, she deals with the topics of the position of the individual in society, the relationship between artists and institutions, the individual versus the collective, imposed expectations, national identity, and the like. She works in the medium of printmaking, art installation, performance, photography, video, urban interventions, artist's book, etc.

Courses: Introduction to Graphics/Graphic Techniques, i.e. High and Intaglio Printing in the 1st year of undergraduate study bring the basics of intaglio printing, from the preparation of drawings/templates for each technique, to the design of graphic matrices, and printing, while also acquiring the basic concepts of the graphic sheet. The course includes prints in linocut, woodcut, drypoint, etching, aquatint and reserve.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (RECENT SELECTION): 2024 – "The Ceremony", Art Pavilion at the Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb 2024 – "The Cave 2024", as part of the FALIŠ festival, Museum of Victory and Liberation of Dalmatia, Šibenik 2023 – "From the Other Angle" (with M. Rožman and L. Linardić), Kortil Gallery, Rijeka 2023 – "Getting Closer" (with M. Rožman and L. Linardić), Labin City Gallery, Labin 2021 – "Forgiveness", Murai Cultural Centre, Čakovec 2020 – "From the Archives/From Memory" (with M. Rožman and L. Linardić), Vjenceslav Richter and Nada Kareš Richter Collection, Zagreb 2020 – "From the Corpus: Homeland", Varaždin City Museum, Sermage Palace 2020 – "Fixing the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia", Museum of Fine Arts, Split 2020 – "A Collection to Remember", Prozori Gallery, Zagreb GROUP EXHIBITIONS (RECENT SELECTION): 2024. – 29. Slavonian Biennale, MLU Osijek 2024 – 3RD-SPC./RP – no. 5: "The Silence of the Wind – The Poetry of Multilingualism", MMSU, Rijeka / Duseldorf 2024. – 9. Croatian Triennial of Printmaking, Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb 2023 – "You Share Something With Everyone", Prosvjeta Gallery, Zagreb 2023 – "How to Look at Nature? – Art and Capitalocene", HDLU, Zagreb 2022. – 28. Slavonian Biennale, Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek 2022. – 57. Zagreb Salon, HDLU House, Zagreb 2022 – One Take Film Festival, Tuškanac Cinema, Zagreb 2022 – "Words to Watch", Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka 2021 – "Drava Art Biennale", Koprivnica City Museum 2020 – "Who Summoned Silence", a selection of works from the museum collection, MMSU, Rijeka PERFORMED ARTWORKS AND ARTISTIC RESEARCH (RECENT SELECTION): 2024 – "The Ceremony", artistic and anthropological research, community work, installation 2024 – "The Cave 2024", graphic map 2024 – "Illusion", performance 2022 – "High Criteria", video work 2022 – "Memories from the Countryside", a year-long artistic research project 2021 – "Muddy Waters", artistic research, installation 2020 – "Incidental Evil", a year-long artistic-research project 2019 – "Collection to Remember", art books, installation 2019 – "What an Artist Needs: A Case Study", art research, installation 2019 – "Fixing the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia", installation 2019 – "Archive: Embrace", art book 2018 – "The Book of Development", participatory work, installation, art book 2017 – "Common Good", action, installation 2017 – "Glossary", audio work, art book 2016 – "Discomfort, Anxiety", installation, art book 2010 – present, "Forgiveness", participatory work, installation