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biography - GORDANA VRENCOSKA
Name & Surname:
Gordana
Vrencoska
Date of birth:
13.05.1973.
Place of birth:
Vinica, R. of
Macedonia
Nationality:
Macedonian
Sex: Female
Marital
status:
Single
Address: Rade
Koncar 9, 2310 Vinica
Phone: +389
70 614 294
Email:
gvrenco@yahoo.com;
gordana_vrencoska@mccann.com.mk
Education:
High School
of Applied Arts, Skopje (Textile department). Bachelor of Fine Arts
1997, Faculty of Fine Arts Skopje (Painting and Fashion Design).
Languages:
Native:
Macedonian. Fluent: English (IELTS 7.5), Serbian. Basic knowledge:
French.
Computer skills/
PC
applications -MS
Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Software
PageMaker,
Quark Xpress
Proficiency:
Craft skills:
Drawing, Painting, Tailoring.
Membership:
Member of the PR & Citizenship Committee of the American Chamber of
Commerce in Macedonia
Work experience: 1997
– 2003 Member of McCann-Erickson’s creative team
Individual art projects / Solo exhibitions:
2003
Skopje, Tocka,
“Correspondence”, paintings & drawings
2001
Skopje,
CIX Gallery, “Nocturnus”, paintings-drawings on Textile
2000
Skopje, “A never ending story” room installation of
11Objects (textile + text), CIX Gallery at Soros Center of
Contemporary Art
1999
Skopje, “Breaking trough”, computer graphics, CIX
Gallery at Soros Center of Contemporary Art
1996
Skopje, “Fashion performance”, Annual exhibition of
students, Faculty of Fine Arts
Selected group art projects/exhibitions:
2003
Krakow, Poland, SITO Gallery, “Dots per individua”,
group exhibition of 4 Macedonian artists. Specially prepared for the
International Graphic Triennale 2003.
2003
Skopje “The Conceptual discourse of the Macedonian
Art”, MCA Skopje
2003
Skopje, 6th Biennale of young artists, MCA
Skopje
2003
Veles, “The diifferences unite”
2003
Skopje, “Globalization and identity”, City Museum
2002
Skopje, participation in the exhibition “Big
Framing”, Museum of Contemporary Arts
2002
Veles, participation in the Mini Print exhibition
“Graphic circle”, Art Gallery
2001
Skopje, participation in the “Biennale of young
artists” – Museum of Contemporary Arts
2001
Fortress of Skopje, “Soft Barrier” intervention in
space, part of the project “Shining the site”. Under patronage of
City Assembly of Skopje.
2000
Skopje, “Komsi-Kapidjik”, participation in the
documentary exhibition, with “Cultural Zone Spectators”. Gallery
“Site”
2000
Bitola, “Cultural Zone Spectators”, performance with
Boris Semov, held on the main street “Shirok Sokak”. Part of the
International Art Simposium/Exhibition “YES/NO”
1999
Dresden, Strasbourg, Florence, Saint Petersbourg,
“Object, Book, Traces – entering the new Millenium” – art book
pages arranged by European artists. In organization of the German
Cultural Association RIEZA/EFAU
1999
Skopje, “Being…Sense, Will, Love, Courage, Spirit”,
installation, part of the exhibition of four young artists “4 to
21”, Foyet of Macedonian National Theater
1998
Zelenikovo, “Drawing in open space” project
conducted by Simon Semov and Denis Bowen
1998
Skopje,
Exhibition of graduated students from FFA
1997
Skopje,
“Image, Information, Illusion”, project for “Graphic Experiment”
exhibition, City Museum of Skopje
1996
Skopje,
Student International Art Biennale, City Museum of Skopje
1995
Skopje,
participation in “Curriculum Vitae”, multimedia project conducted by
Evgenija Demnievska, City Museum of Skopje
Selected design projects:
2003
Concept & design for McCann-Erickson’s Christmas card
2003
Design for “Correspondence” exhibition catalogue
2003
Nescafé postcard design
2003
Design for hosts’ outfits of the TV show Match
2003
Design of AmCham art charity event ticket
2003
Creative concept & design of “Car of the year 2003”
poster
2002
Visual concept & Poster design for Skopje Jazz
Festival
2002
Catalogue ad + promo material design for the presence
of Nescafé at Skopje Jazz Festival
2002
Creative concept + design for Nestlé Red Label prize
game
2002
Catalogue design for the solo exhibition “Nocturnus”
2002
Catalogue ad + promo material design for the presence
of Nescafé at Skopje Jazz Festival
2001
Design & supervision on painting for Nescafé mural in
Skopje
2000
Concept, design & illustration for
McCann-Erickson’s Christmas electronic card
2000
Catalogue
design for the solo exhibition “A never ending Story”
2000
Invitation
design for LG promotion event
2000
Promo
leaflet design for Nescafé at Skopje Jazz Festival
1998
Design
for Thomy mayonnaise billboard + print campaign
Projects for magazines:
2000
“Macedonian beauty” - magazine “Forum” issue No. 52.
In collaboration with photographers Marko Georgiev and Carol Cho
2000
“Zboroslikovnik – Slikozborovnik” (Words/Images –
Images/Words)16 pages project for the jubilee 50 issue of the
magazine “Margina”
Seminars and workshops:
1998
“How to achieve
great creativity” – Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Organized by
McCann-Erickson Belgrade.
1999
“Cultural Management” – Ohrid, Macedonia. Organized
by PARC Multimedia Skopje
2000
“Nestlé products” – Mavrovo, Macedonia. Organized by
S.E.P.Nestlé
2001
“Human Futures Development - McED course” – Saint
Cyr le Mer, France. Organized by McCann-Erickson WW.
2002
“Management of team and communication skills”
–Skopje. Organized by MCE Skopje
2003
“Brand building” – Skopje. Organized by MAAM
Art colonies:
1993 Monastery of Lesnovo, Macedonia
1994 Demir Kapija, Macedonia
1995 Monastery of Treskavec, Macedonia
1996 Kavadarci, Macedonia
Educational journeys:
1995 Istanbul, Turkey
1997
Venezia (Biennale di Venezia) Italy
Scholarships / stipends:
1993 1996 Scholarship of Macedonian Ministry of Education
for talented students
2000 Soros stipend for the exhibition “A never ending
Story
2002 CAC stipend for the exhibition “Nocturnus”
2003 Stipend of the Swiss Cultural Programme for the
project “DPI”
Selected bibliography:
Books:
- Sonja Abadzieva “Deep breathing”,
2001, Skopje 64, 65,
- Branislav Sarkanjac “Komsi_kapicik”
(Culture and politics) 2000 Skopje 49, 87, 100, 136, 144
- Sonja Abadzieva “Idea-theque” (documents on conceptual discourse
in the Macedonian art), 2003
Articles:
- “Graphic experiment” Suzana Milevska for “Kulturen Zivot” 1998
Skopje
- “Entry > (Exit)?” Maja Cankulovska for “Studentski zbor” magazine
5.06.1999 Skopje
- “4 to 21” Maja Cankulovska for “Studentski zbor” magazine
1.12.1999 Skopje
- “4 artists at the turn of millennium” Tome Dzambazovski for
“Dnevnik” 20.11.1999 Skopje
- “Visualized poetry” Z.B. ”Forum” magazine 19.01.2001 Skopje
- “NO/YES” Nebojsa Vilik for “The large glass” issue no. 12/13
2000/2001
- “Przez Internet do Sita”, A.N. for “Dziennik Polski”, 29.09.2003,
Krakow
Interviews:
- “Games of the space and time” Zoran Ricliev for “Utrinski vesnik”
27.01.2001 Skopje
- “I announce the victory of the Good
Will” Zoran Bojarovski for “Forum” magazine 02.02.2001 Skopje
- “Lifestyle faces” by Berta Dodevska for “Aktuel” magazine
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