Born: October 18, 1970, Hamburg, Germany
Location: Munich, Germany
Email: velma.photography@gmail.com
Education
Atelier Projekt - Art School, Munich, Germany
2019 – Present
Washington Studio School, Washington D.C., USA
2012
Art School Pilar Otálora, Bogotá, Colombia
2008 – 2011
LMU University, Munich, Germany
Master of Arts in Slavic and German Literature
2007
University of Konstanz, Germany
Bachelor of Arts in Slavic and German Literature
2003
Radolfzell High School, Germany
High School Diploma
2000
Banja Luka High School, Yugoslavia
High School Diploma
1989
Lectures and Presentations 
2024: Lecture 'Change of Perspective' for AusARTen.org, MFI Munich, Germany
Speaker at Kuma International - Center for Visual Arts from Post-Conflict Societies, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina:
2024: Artist Talk: Home Project & 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 (Online Edition)
2019: Contemporary Art from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, BiH
Individual Exhibitions & Projects
2024: Exhibition for AusARTen.org as part of the 'Change of Perspective' festival. Hosted by 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: '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 'Forgotten Places', 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
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