Born: October 18, 1970, Hamburg, Germany
Location: Munich, Germany
Email: velma.photography@gmail.com
Location: Munich, Germany
Email: velma.photography@gmail.com
Education
Atelier Projekt - Art School, Munich, Germany
2019 – Present
2019 – Present
Washington Studio School, Washington D.C., USA
2012 - 2012
2012 - 2012
Art School Pilar Otálora, Bogotá, Colombia
2008 – 2011
2008 – 2011
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Munich, Germany
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Russian and South Slavic Studies & Modern German Literary Studies
Graduation: 2007
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Russian and South Slavic Studies & Modern German Literary Studies
Graduation: 2007
University of Konstanz, Germany
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Slavic Literary Studies and German Philology
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Slavic Literary Studies and German Philology
Graduation: 2003
Radolfzell High School, Germany
Abitur (General Qualification for University Entrance)
Graduation: 2000
Abitur (General Qualification for University Entrance)
Graduation: 2000
Banja Luka High School, Yugoslavia
Abitur (General Qualification for University Entrance)
Graduation: 1989
Abitur (General Qualification for University Entrance)
Graduation: 1989
Lectures and Presentations
2024: 'Change of Perspective' for AusARTen.org in MFI Munich, Germany
Speaker at Kuma International - Center for Visual Arts from Post-Conflict Societies, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina:
2024: Artist Talk, "Video Performance "Cleaning", Sarajevo, BiH
2022: "Between Past and Future", Sarajevo, BiH
2021: "Borders and Migrations", Sarajevo, BiH
2021: Guest Editor at Mahala Magazine Workshop & Kuma International, Sarajevo, BiH
2020: "Artist in Conversation: Diasporic Art, Memory, and Identity"
2019: "Contemporary Art from Bosnia and Herzegovina", Banja Luka, BiH
Individual Exhibitions & Projects
2024: Exhibition for AusARTen.org at MFI Munich, Germany
2024: Soundwork 'Cleaning', Broadcast by Radio Elsewheres (2nd Edition) in collaboration with Kuma International, Sarajevo, BiH
2023: Photo Reportage for RETE.Org, Italy; Photo Exhibition in Zenica, BiH
2022: Retrospective Exhibition, curated by Dr. Claudia Zini, KUK Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2018: Exhibition 'Inside-Outside', Art Gallery Brodac, Sarajevo, BiH
2017: Exhibition 'A Stage of One’s Own', Art Gallery Bartcelona Concept, Belgrade, Serbia
2015: Exhibition 'Losing Words', Art Gallery Bartcelona Concept, Belgrade, Serbia
Group Exhibitions & Participations
2024: 'Change of Perspective' festival; AusARTen.org. Munich, Germany
2024: 'Intersection', Culture Days, Atelier Projekt - Art School, Munich, Germany
2023: 'STO TE NEMA' Exhibition & Benefit Art Auction, Manifesto Art Gallery, Sarajevo, BiH
2023: Culture Days, Atelier Projekt - Art School, Munich, Germany
2022: 'I Shot The Self', DC Open, Cologne, Germany
2018: 'Grain Photography', Art Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2017: 'Contemporary Refresh 2', Art Gallery Brodac, Sarajevo, BiH
2016: 'Medusas: Woman - Myth, Woman - Shadow', The Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogotá, Colombia
2015: 'Abrahadabra: The Ritual of the Usual', The Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogotá, Colombia & São Paulo, Brazil
2012: Art Festival 'Panta Rhei', Bogotá, Colombia
2011: 'Memory and Society', The Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogotá, Colombia
2010: 'Spaces of Silence', The Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogotá, Colombia
Commissioned Work
2020 – 2023: Cultus BH e.V., Munich, Germany:
Delivered artwork for supporting cultural heritage initiatives.
2022: RETE.Org, Italy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
