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NINA SLEJKO
Born 1982 in Postojna, Slovenia.
   
 
 
 

Selected Exhibitions

   
 
2013
 
"Bulls and Roosters", solo show. Equrna gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Curator: Arne Brejc
   
 
2012
 
"One Wonders Who this Show is Even Meant for", solo show. Galerija Miklova hiša, Ribnica, Slovenia. Curator: Petja Grafenauer
   
 
2011
 
Gallery Vžigalica, Mestni Muzej, Ljubljana, Slovenia. With CAC Bukovje. Curator: Saša Nabergoj.
 
Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy.
 
"It’s Already Been Shown", Conceptual Art Centre Bukovje, Postojna (Slovenia). Curator: Conny Blom
 
"A Complicated Relation", Part 2. Collaboration with Conny Blom and CAC Bukovje. Curator: Martin
Schibli. Kalmar Konstmuseum (Sweden)
 
"Vår Salong 2011", Helsingborgs Dagblad. Curator: Fredrik Svensk. Helsingborg (Sweden). http://hd.se/kultur/
2011/05/29/var-salong-2011/
 
"Fiction project", Hyde Park Art Center. Travelling group exhibition. Chicago (Illinois)
 
»Elin Bruun-Nystedt, Angelica Olsson & Nina Slejkot«. Group exhibition, Conceptual Art Centre Bukovje. Postojna (Slovenia) Curator: Conny Blom.
 
»An Exchange with Sol LeWitt«. Cabinet, Brooklyn, New York / MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts (USA). With: Luis Camnitzer, Pedro Reyes, Fia Backström and more. Curator: Regine Basha.
   
 
2010
 
»Alternative Economy - Works from the Collection«, Conceptual Art Centre Bukovje, With Donald Baechler, Gilbert & George, IRWIN, Serkan Özkaya and more. Postojna (Slovenia)
 
»Qui Vive?«, 2. International Biennale for Young Art, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow.. Exhibition: »Is there any Hope for an Optimistic Art?«. With Gardar Eide Einarsson, Carlos Motta, Olivier Babin and more. Curated by Martin Schibli. (Russia)
 
"We Want to be Free as the Fathers Were" , International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana (Slovenia) With Bojan Gorenc, Miha Štrukelj, Viktor Bernik, Žiga Kariž and more. Curators: Petja Grafenauer, Božidar Zrinski.
 
 
2009
 
»Salable Paintings«, solo exhibition, Schwarz Gallery, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
 
»Pam Venda och lille Dolgan«, in collaboration with Conny Blom, NEON, Brösarp, (Sweden)
 
»So Happy Together« Collaboration with Conny Blom, Tobačna, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
 
»Seven Chapters«, Konsthallen, Gothenburg (Sweden)
 
»SIK - spridd isolerad konst«, Kalmar Konstmuseum (Sweden). With Lawrence Wiener, Jimmie Durham, Daniel Pflumm and more.
 
»I´ve Wasted My Time This Morning and I Am Deeply Ashamed«, solo show, Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg (Sweden)
   
 
2008
 
»Down the Rabbit Hole - Contemporary Painting in Slovenia After the Year 2000«, Likovni salon Celje (Slovenia). With Janez Janša (Žiga Kariž), Miha Štrukelj, Sašo Vrabič and more. Curated by Nadja Grnamuš & Petja Grafenauer
 
»144 Attempts to Paint a White Monochrome«, solo exhibition, Galerija Ganes Pratt, Ljubljana (Slovenia) Curator: Petja Grafenauer
 
»Down the Rabbit Hole - Contemporary Painting in Slovenia After the Year 2000«, Galerija Ganes Pratt, Ljubljana (Slovenia) With Janez Janša (Žiga Kariž), Miha Štrukelj, Sašo Vrabič and more. Curated by Nadja Grnamuš & Petja Grafenauer
 
»Spring Show«, Gallery Rotor, Gothenburg (Sweden)
 
»Unknown Places«, City Hall Museum, Gothenburg (Sweden)
   
 
2007
 
»Vsak človek je kustos / Jeder Mensch ist ein Kurator!«, Modern Gallery, Ljubljana (Slovenia). With Marjetica Potrč, IRWIN, Davide Grassi, Žiga Kariž and more.
 
Essl award exhibition, National gallery, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
 
solo exhibition, Gallery Triglav, Postojna (Slovenia)
   
 
2006
 
»Don`t Count On It«, solo exhibition, MVC gallery, Velenje (Slovenia)
 
»Strategies of Revealing«, Konsthallen Röda Sten, Gothenburg (Sweden) With Sofi Lardner-Häggström, Conny Blom, and more.
 
Painting show by Nina Slejko & Leon Zuodar, Predjama Castle (Slovenia)
 
»Real Presence - Floating Sites«, Ljubljana (Slovenia) – Venice (Italy) Parallel event within official program of 51° Venice Biennial
   
 
2005
 
»Slovenskae Splietanija«, Bratislava City Center (Slovakia)
 
11. International Festival of Computer Arts, Maribor (Slovenia)
 
»AL-U4«, Ljubljana Castle, (Slovenia)
   
 
2004
 
Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst, group exhibition, Salzburg (Austria)
 
Kunigunda festival, MVC, Velenje (Slovenia)
 
10. International Festival of Computer Arts, Maribor (Slovenia)
 
»razstava slik študentov 4. letnika ALU«, Mladinski center Velenje (Slovenia)
 
9th festival of independent film, Kinodvor, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
 
 
Education
 
Valand School of Fine Art, Gothenburg, Sweden (Master of Fine Arts)
 
Academy of Fine Arts, painting dept., Ljubljana, Slovenia (Bachelor of Fine Arts)
 
Erasmus Exchange - Valand School of Fine Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
 
Salzburg Summeracademy, Hallein, Austria
 
Participated at Venice Biennial project Real Presence - Floating Sites with Dobrila Denegri and Biljana Tomic
   
 
Awards, Grants
 
2010: Swedish Arts & Grants Commitee, Work Grant
 
2010: Slovene Cultural Ministry studio grant, Berlin
 
2009: Eric Ericsons stiftelse
 
2009: Eva och Hugo Bergmans Minnesfond
 
2009: Valands Elevers Stipendiefond
 
2008: Arnulfska Foundation
 
2008: Charlotte & Otto Mannheimer Foundation
 
2008: Anders Sandrew Foundation award
 
2007: Slovene Cultural Ministry study grant
 
2005: Acknowledgement for special artistic achievements by the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana
 
2004: Award for special artistic achievements by the Academy of Fine Arts Ljubljana
 
2004: Kulturkontakt Austria grant
 
1995: Žiga Zois grant
 
 
Represented by
 
CACBukovje - Conceptual Art Centre Bukovje, Postojna, Slovenia
 
Galerija Ganes Pratt, Ljubljana, Slovenia
   
 
Collections
 
CACBukovje - Conceptual Art Centre Bukovje, Postojna, Slovenia
 
Tobačna, Ljubljana, Slovenia
 
Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
   
 

Bibliography
2011: Nina Slejko: It’s Already Been Shown, exhibition catalogue. CAC Bukovje 2011, #004
2011: Vår Salong 2011, Helsingborgs Dagblad. Curator: Fredrik Svensk. Helsingborg (Sweden). http://hd.se/kultur/ 2011/05/29/var-salong-2011/
2011: An Exchange With Sol LeWitt, A curatorial project by Regine Basha. Published by Cabinet Books and MASS MoCA. ISBN # 978-1-932698-52-7
2010: Slikarska tišina v beli barvi, Dnevnik, Pop/Kultura - torek, 12.10.2010. Author: Ida Hiršenfelder
2010: Young Talents. Gloss, March issue. Author: Agata Rakovec
2009: Saleable Paintings, exhibition catalogue. Schwarz 2009
2009: Seven Chapters, exhibition catalogue (p. 8, 48 – 53, 56)
2009: Navihanka. Obrazi, 14 May. Author: Ajda Janovsky
2009: Tako srečni. Stop, 20 May
2009: Nina Slejko v Tobačnem muzeju. Obrazi, 21 May. Author: C.C.
2009: Valandsstudenter visar upp sig i sju kapitel. Göteborgs-posten, 8 May. Author: Mikael Olofsson
2009: Handlösa kast mellan konsten och design. Barometern, 27 February. Author: Gunilla Petri
2009: Konst utan Konstnärer. Ölandsbladet, 28 February. Author: Erich Schwandt
2008: O sliki (Za Niko in druge, ki slikajo). Likovne besede 83, 84. ZDSLU 2008. (p. 68, 70.) Author: Petja Grafenauer Krnc
2008: Odprtje v Ganesu in premiera v Gleju. inDirekt, 18 September. Author: Neža Mravlje
2007: Mlade moči. Polet, 26 April. (p. 35). Author: Matjaž Brulc
2007: Sproščeno. Polet, 28 June. (p. 34). Author: Matjaž Brulc
2007: Kulturni paket brez besed. Primorske novice, 15 February. Author: SZ
2007: Močne barve in naslovi, ki šokirajo. Notranjsko-kraške novice, 9 March. Author: Darja Premrl

   
 
Other
 
curator for the art video festival Electric Rats Dream Video Dreams 2010 (Swedish selection), Celje, Slovenia
 
assistant to art collective IRWIN
 
house curator at CAC Bukovje, Postojna, Slovenia
   
 
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