Tanja Softić is a Bosnian-American visual artist and art educator who works in media of drawing, printmaking, painting and photography. She is Professor of Art Practice in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Richmond.[1]
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| Born | April 6, 1966 |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts University of Sarajevo, Old Dominion University |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | tanjasoftic |
Personal life and career
editTanja Softić was born In 1966 in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] She attended the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Sarajevo and Old Dominion University.[3]
Softić emigrated to the United States in 1989 and now has American citizenship.[4]
Softić's work is in the Auckland Art Gallery,[5] and the Print Collection of The New York Public Library.[6]
In 2011 her work was included in the exhibition Migrant Universe at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.[7] In 2012 Softić has a solo Walter Gropius Master Artist Exhibit at the Huntington Museum of Art.[8] Her work is included in the 2020 virtual exhibition Dis/placements: Revisitations of Home at the Halsey Institute.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Ms. Tanja Softić". Art & Art History - University of Richmond. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Tanja Softic". Tamarind Institute. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Tanja Softic´". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Sargent, Sarah (June 16, 2011). "Itinerant Eyes". Virginia Living. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Tanja Softic". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Gravity". Wallach Prints and Photos. New York Public Library. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "ODU Alumna's Artwork Featured at College of Charleston Exhibition". Old Dominion University. September 12, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Walter Gropius Master Artist Exhibit: Tanja Softić". Huntington Museum of Art. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Tanja Softić : Displacements". displacements.org. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
External links
edit- images of Softić's work at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
- Gallery Guide from Gathered from Available Data at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts