I am a contemporary expressionistic painter currently residing and working in Albuquerque and Corrales, New Mexico. I’ve been involved in the creative process my entire life.
My academic explorations culminated with an MFA in Mixed Media from the Academy of Applied Arts University in Belgrade and in postgraduate studies in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. Upon moving from Europe to the USA, I pursued a long career as an Art Director/Creative Director in the specialty field of user experience and human factors design.
In addition to my passion for painting, I have been a Getty Images photo contributor as well as an animal rescue photographer.
My academic explorations culminated with an MFA in Mixed Media from the Academy of Applied Arts University in Belgrade and in postgraduate studies in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. Upon moving from Europe to the USA, I pursued a long career as an Art Director/Creative Director in the specialty field of user experience and human factors design.
In addition to my passion for painting, I have been a Getty Images photo contributor as well as an animal rescue photographer.
Education
Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade
BA in Painting and Ceramics
Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade
MFA in Mixed Media
University of New Mexico
Postgraduate Studies in Printmaking
Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade
BA in Painting and Ceramics
Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade
MFA in Mixed Media
University of New Mexico
Postgraduate Studies in Printmaking
Selected Work Experience: (LinkedIn)
Program Manager/Creative Director – NGC (1997 -2017)
My responsibilities included oversight of corporate centers of excellence in training, adaptive learning, user experience design, and human dimension research. In that role, I spearheaded NGC's first adaptive learning program, which utilizes data analytics to maximize learner engagement and knowledge retention while also improving the efficacy of organizational training programs.
Information Designer (1989-1996)
I owned and operated a free-lance information design and consultation studio for visual design and Web development.
Free-lance Fine Artist (1979 – Present)
Program Manager/Creative Director – NGC (1997 -2017)
My responsibilities included oversight of corporate centers of excellence in training, adaptive learning, user experience design, and human dimension research. In that role, I spearheaded NGC's first adaptive learning program, which utilizes data analytics to maximize learner engagement and knowledge retention while also improving the efficacy of organizational training programs.
Information Designer (1989-1996)
I owned and operated a free-lance information design and consultation studio for visual design and Web development.
Free-lance Fine Artist (1979 – Present)
Gallery Representation
Ghostwolf Gallery
206-1/2, San Felipe St NW STE 3, Albuquerque, NM 87104
Weems Gallery
5935 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Ghostwolf Gallery
206-1/2, San Felipe St NW STE 3, Albuquerque, NM 87104
Weems Gallery
5935 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Publications/Media
Wild Lands by Jen Tough Gallery - View
Fun Size by Jen Tough Gallery - View
Southwest Art Magazine - View
Featured Artist September 2021 : Corrales Art Association - View
TV interview - KRQE/Fox NM on Thursday, May 2nd 2019 – CAST
Spotlight Artist - Corrales Comment Newspaper May 2019
Wild Lands by Jen Tough Gallery - View
Fun Size by Jen Tough Gallery - View
Southwest Art Magazine - View
Featured Artist September 2021 : Corrales Art Association - View
TV interview - KRQE/Fox NM on Thursday, May 2nd 2019 – CAST
Spotlight Artist - Corrales Comment Newspaper May 2019
Awards
2022 - Named a Local Treasure 2022 by the Albuquerque Arts Business Association
2022 - People's Choice Award - Anniversary Exhibition One - Gallery with a Cause at Cancer Center
2021 - Public Art Urban Enhancement Program - City of Albuquerque
2019 - People's Choice Award - "Architecture of Beauty - New Mexico Prominent Artists" - Gallery with a Cause at Cancer Center
1986 - Ministry for Culture and Heritage Award - Belgrade
1985 - Museum of Applied Arts Award - 17th May Exhibition - Belgrade
1984 - Museum of Applied Arts Award - The First Solo Exhibition - Gallery Singidunum - Belgrade
1984 - ULUPUDS Award - 13th May Exhibition
1982 - Serbian Ministry for Culture and Heritage Award - Museum collection award
2022 - Named a Local Treasure 2022 by the Albuquerque Arts Business Association
2022 - People's Choice Award - Anniversary Exhibition One - Gallery with a Cause at Cancer Center
2021 - Public Art Urban Enhancement Program - City of Albuquerque
2019 - People's Choice Award - "Architecture of Beauty - New Mexico Prominent Artists" - Gallery with a Cause at Cancer Center
1986 - Ministry for Culture and Heritage Award - Belgrade
1985 - Museum of Applied Arts Award - 17th May Exhibition - Belgrade
1984 - Museum of Applied Arts Award - The First Solo Exhibition - Gallery Singidunum - Belgrade
1984 - ULUPUDS Award - 13th May Exhibition
1982 - Serbian Ministry for Culture and Heritage Award - Museum collection award
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Studio J Contemporary - Hanging Gardens
2020 Matrix Fine Art - Desert Symphony
2019 Gallery Studio J – Albuquerque, NM - Color in Motion
2018 Corrales Art Center - Imaginative Dreamscapes
1985 Gallery Atrium - Fruits of Imagination
1985 Gallery Forum, Zagreb - Tales of the Earth II
1985 Fine Arts Gallery Arandjelovac - Nexus
1984 Museum of Applied Arts Belgrade - Tales of the Earth I
1984 Gallery Singidunum, Belgrade - Keramografike
2020 Studio J Contemporary - Hanging Gardens
2020 Matrix Fine Art - Desert Symphony
2019 Gallery Studio J – Albuquerque, NM - Color in Motion
2018 Corrales Art Center - Imaginative Dreamscapes
1985 Gallery Atrium - Fruits of Imagination
1985 Gallery Forum, Zagreb - Tales of the Earth II
1985 Fine Arts Gallery Arandjelovac - Nexus
1984 Museum of Applied Arts Belgrade - Tales of the Earth I
1984 Gallery Singidunum, Belgrade - Keramografike
Studio Tours & Art Festivals
2021 Rio Grande Arts Festival - (November)
2021 Corrales Art and Studio Tour
2019 Alameda Studio Tour
2019 Corrales Art and Studio Tour
2018 Corrales Art and Studio Tour
2021 Rio Grande Arts Festival - (November)
2021 Corrales Art and Studio Tour
2019 Alameda Studio Tour
2019 Corrales Art and Studio Tour
2018 Corrales Art and Studio Tour
Group Exhibitions
2022 Interior/Exterior - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 RED - O'Hanlon Center
2022 Luminosity - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 Green - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 Anniversary Exhibition - Gallery With a Cause - Featuring artists who received the People’s Choice Award
2022 Sugar High - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 The Latest - Juried and curated by Artist Alliance
2022 Fresh or Frozen - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2021 Figures + Faces - Juried and curated by Artist Alliance
2021 ¡Encantada!
2021 Corrales Old Church Fine Art Show
2021 Water Stories - Artist Alliance - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2021 Sugar High - Artist Alliance - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2021 Artist Alliance 2021 Member Show
2019 The Architecture of Beauty: Works by Prominent NM Artists
2019 The Placitas Artist Series
2019 ABQ Art Showcase
2019 ArtsAlive - Casa Vieja, Corrales
2018 Small Work – Studio J – Albuquerque NM
1995 Weems International Artfest ‘95 – Albuquerque
1994 Weems International Artfest ‘94 – Albuquerque
1993 May Exhibition – Galeria Cvjete Zuzoric - Belgrade
1993 Weems International Artfest ’93 – Albuquerque
1994 Retrospective Exhibition Marble and Sound – Arandjelovac
1992 Weems International Artfest ’93 – Albuquerque
1992 Weems International Artfest ‘92 – Albuquerque
1992 33rd October Salon – Belgrade
1992 Centennial Gallery, Exhibition of Prints, UNM – Albuquerque
1992 Exhibition of Prints - The University of the Americas – Puebla, Mexico
1992 24th May Exhibition – Galeria Cvete Zuzoric - Belgrade
1992 Printmaking, University of San Antonio – Texas (Gallery One)
1991 Weems International Artfest ‘91 – Albuquerque
1990 Weems International Artfest ‘90 – Albuquerque
1984 Five Artists from Belgrade – Pula
1983 24th October Salon – Belgrade
1983 Experiment 83 – Arandjelovac
1983 V Triennale of Yugoslav Ceramics – Belgrade, Subotica
1983 Belgrade 83 – Belgrade
1983 15th May Exhibition – Belgrade
1995 Contemporary Orthodox Serbian Art – Canada
1995 Retrospective Exhibition Ruza Nikolic – Belgrade
1995 Contemporary Orthodox Serbian Art – Belgrade
1982 Yugoslav Art – New York, San Francisco
1982 14th May Exhibition – Belgrade
1981 Interconnection Between Painting, Sculpture and Ceramics – Pristina
1981 Exhibition 81 – Mali Idjos
1981 13th May Exhibition – Belgrade
1980 21st October Salon – Belgrade
1980 The World of Ceramics – Arandjelovac
1980 Yugoslav Ceramics – Keckhemet, Hungary
1980 IV Triennale of Yugoslav Ceramics – Belgrade, Subotica
1979 Contemporary Ceramics in Serbia – Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade
2022 Interior/Exterior - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 RED - O'Hanlon Center
2022 Luminosity - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 Green - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 Anniversary Exhibition - Gallery With a Cause - Featuring artists who received the People’s Choice Award
2022 Sugar High - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2022 The Latest - Juried and curated by Artist Alliance
2022 Fresh or Frozen - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2021 Figures + Faces - Juried and curated by Artist Alliance
2021 ¡Encantada!
2021 Corrales Old Church Fine Art Show
2021 Water Stories - Artist Alliance - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2021 Sugar High - Artist Alliance - Juried and curated by Jen Tough
2021 Artist Alliance 2021 Member Show
2019 The Architecture of Beauty: Works by Prominent NM Artists
2019 The Placitas Artist Series
2019 ABQ Art Showcase
2019 ArtsAlive - Casa Vieja, Corrales
2018 Small Work – Studio J – Albuquerque NM
1995 Weems International Artfest ‘95 – Albuquerque
1994 Weems International Artfest ‘94 – Albuquerque
1993 May Exhibition – Galeria Cvjete Zuzoric - Belgrade
1993 Weems International Artfest ’93 – Albuquerque
1994 Retrospective Exhibition Marble and Sound – Arandjelovac
1992 Weems International Artfest ’93 – Albuquerque
1992 Weems International Artfest ‘92 – Albuquerque
1992 33rd October Salon – Belgrade
1992 Centennial Gallery, Exhibition of Prints, UNM – Albuquerque
1992 Exhibition of Prints - The University of the Americas – Puebla, Mexico
1992 24th May Exhibition – Galeria Cvete Zuzoric - Belgrade
1992 Printmaking, University of San Antonio – Texas (Gallery One)
1991 Weems International Artfest ‘91 – Albuquerque
1990 Weems International Artfest ‘90 – Albuquerque
1984 Five Artists from Belgrade – Pula
1983 24th October Salon – Belgrade
1983 Experiment 83 – Arandjelovac
1983 V Triennale of Yugoslav Ceramics – Belgrade, Subotica
1983 Belgrade 83 – Belgrade
1983 15th May Exhibition – Belgrade
1995 Contemporary Orthodox Serbian Art – Canada
1995 Retrospective Exhibition Ruza Nikolic – Belgrade
1995 Contemporary Orthodox Serbian Art – Belgrade
1982 Yugoslav Art – New York, San Francisco
1982 14th May Exhibition – Belgrade
1981 Interconnection Between Painting, Sculpture and Ceramics – Pristina
1981 Exhibition 81 – Mali Idjos
1981 13th May Exhibition – Belgrade
1980 21st October Salon – Belgrade
1980 The World of Ceramics – Arandjelovac
1980 Yugoslav Ceramics – Keckhemet, Hungary
1980 IV Triennale of Yugoslav Ceramics – Belgrade, Subotica
1979 Contemporary Ceramics in Serbia – Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade
International Art Colonies
1986 Marble & Sound
1985 Art Colony Resen
1984 Arandjelovac Summer Workshop '83
1986 Marble & Sound
1985 Art Colony Resen
1984 Arandjelovac Summer Workshop '83
Bibliography
Contemporary Ceramics in Serbia
Svetalana Isakovic – Prosveta – 1984
Contemporary Orthodox Serbian Art
Dusan Milovanovic – Published by the Museum of Applied Arts – May 1995
Contemporary Ceramics in Serbia
Svetalana Isakovic – Prosveta – 1984
Contemporary Orthodox Serbian Art
Dusan Milovanovic – Published by the Museum of Applied Arts – May 1995
Art Reviews
Introductions to the Solo Exhibitions
Art Reviews – Solo Exhibitions
Art Reviews – Group Exhibitions
Introductions to the Solo Exhibitions
- Ljiljana Cinkul – Introduction to the First Solo exhibition, Beograd 1984, Gallery Singidunum
- Gordana Vidakovic – Introduction to the exhibition – Tales of the Earth 1, Beograd 1984, Museum of Applied arts
- Dusan Milovanovic - Visage – Footprints of the Earth, Zagreb 1985, Gallery Forum
- Exhibition Opening - Vernissage
- Dusan Milovanovic - Exhibition opening note – Tales of the Earth I, Beograd 1984, Museum of Applied Arts
- Josip Depolo – Exhibition opening note – Tales of the Earth II, Zagreb 1985, Gallery Forum
- Ante Marinovic - Exhibition opening note – Nexus, Arandjelovac 1984, Mala Galerija
Art Reviews – Solo Exhibitions
- Gordana Vidakovic – Pionirski poduhvat, OKO, 29 ozujak- 12 trvanj, 1984
- Zoran Markus – Svet carolija i mastanja, POLITIKA, jul 1984
- Dragoslav Paunesku – Cudesni govor zemlje, INTERVJU, 6 jul 1984
- Josip Depolo – Vrata otvorena vrijednostima, OKO, april 1985
- Introductions to the Group Exhibitions
- Vlado Buzancic – Svet Keramike – Avgust 1980, Umetnicki Paviljon Arandjelovac
- Zoran Markus – Saveremena jugoslovenska keramika pocetkom 80-tih godina – Predgovor kataloga V trijenal jugoslovenske keramike, Beograd, Subotica
- Gorka Ostojic Cvajner – Svrha Oblika – Predgovor kataloga izlozbe Pet umjetnica keramicara – Izlozbeni salon, Pula, jul-avgust 1984
- Svetlana Isakovic – III medjunaradni bijenale keramike – predgovor kataloga, juli 1984, Piran
Art Reviews – Group Exhibitions
- Vesna Lakicevic – Jezik nove umetnosti – Duga, 15 juli 1980
- Zoran Markus – Svet keramike – Borba, 11 avgust, 1983
- Slobodan Nedejkovic – Identitet autora – BORBA, 11 avgust 1983
- INDUSTRIJSKO OBLIKOVANJE broj 73-74 – V trijenale jugoslovenske keramike-Beograd, maj-avgust 1983
- INDUSTRIJSKO OBLIKOVANJE broj 76, -24 – Oktobarski salon – Beograd, novembar-decembar 1983
- Otello Damiani – Amore per la material lavorata – LA VOCE DEL POPOLO, 14 jul 1984, Pula
- Oto Sirec – Neka razmisljana o galerijskoj delatnosti u Puli – ISTRA – CASOPIS ZA KULTURU, broj 4-5/1984
- M.Z. – Nagrade Majskog salona, POLITIKA, 21 april 1984