Biography

As a Professor at different Art and Design schools in Slovenia and throughout Europe I have a lot of theoretical and practical experience and have held special positions of responsibility in providing leadership and in fostering excellence in research, teaching and professional activities within the College, the wider University and within the community.

2010 - Became an Assistant Professor at The Academy of Design in Ljubljana

2009 - Attained Arts PhD

2007 - Became an assistant at The Academy of Design in Ljubljana

2000 - Masters degree at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design- Sculpture

1998 - Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana - Painting

1992-1994 - Attended College of Drawing and Painting in Ljubljana

1990-1994 -Evening classes at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana

Curating:

Curator of student gallery Apetit in Ljubljana for two years (1998/99).

Lecturing at universities:

Three years teaching Illustration at The Academy of Design in Ljubljana.

Two years teaching Illustration at Arthouse College of Drawing and Painting in Ljubljana.

Started as professor at High School for Sustanable Turism.

Lecturing:

I have been constantly lecturing in visual theory, theory of symbols, drawing, painting and illustration since 2003.

Lectures and workshops:

2010 -Workshop at the National Academy for fine arts, Istanbul

2009 - Workshop at MINI festival, Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož

2008 - Workshop on National Academy for fine arts, Sofia, Bulgaria

2007 - Teaching Illustration at The Academy of Design in Ljubljana

- Teaching Illustration at Arthouse College of Drawing and Painting in Ljubljana

2005 - Workshops of illustration at Arthouse College of Drawing and Painting in Ljubljana

2003 - Teaching Illustration at Instituti Calligari in Ljubljana

2001 - Teaching Visual Theory and Drawing and Painting at Instituti Calligari in Ljubljana

- Workshop Symbolism in Visual Art at Magušar's school for ceramics

2000 - Workshop Visual Theory at Magušar's school for ceramics

Theoretical work

2009 - Presentation of visual artist in lifestyle magazine Mercedes Magazine Slovenia

- Opasni sosed and Russian barocce, Russian literar magazine Literarni Gazet, Moskva, Russia

2008 - Knjižni namigi, Read.me, internet

- Presentation of visual artist in lifestyle magazine Mercedes Magazine Slovenia

2006 - Kompozicijski odnos tekstovnega in likovnega v slikanici, Otrok in knjiga 65, str. 31-36.

1997 - Curator at gallery Apetit, students' gallery in Ljubljana

Active role at conferences:

I was coordinator at the ILIF international fashion conference in Slovenia (2009) and also created the design identity for the conference - website, logo, invitations.

Taking part as speaker and lector on ALICE, an international conference about sustainable design (2010).

Taking part as speaker and lector on ALICE, an international conference about sustainable design (2011).