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Kristina Zimbakova
Education:
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Group Exhibitions:
Artist Talks:
Works in Public Collections:
Oxford University, U.K.; Neilson Library, Smith College, USA; Macedonian Embassy, USA; US Embassy, Skopje.
Awards & Grants:
Membership
Art Publications:
Books:
Education:
- 1993-1999. B.A. (Hons. First Class) in English Literature. Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia.
- 1997–1998. Cambridge English Proficiency Certificate, Ealing Tertiary College, London, U.K.
Solo Exhibitions:
- Rising Vowels, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, within Sylvia Plath & Trans-Atlanticism Symposium, Greece, 2022.
- Sanctuary, in the open, Razklon Gallery, the Rhodope Mts, Bulgaria, 2020.
- She Flew the Kite, in the open at Secena Skala peak (1,740 m alt, Macedonia-Greece border), Belasica Mt, 2019.
- Poems, Suitcases, within Sylvia Plath Conference, School of Art, Ulster University, Belfast, N. Ireland, 2017.
- Fungi in Contemporary Painting, within Meeting of the European Mycological Association and the International Society for Fungal Conservation, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2017.
- Incensed Lake, Marko Cepenkov Gallery, Prilep, Macedonia, 2017.
- Mycorrhiza, in the open at Stenje Pier, Lake Prespa, Macedonia, 2015.
- Buds in the Storm, Arch Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia, 2014.
- Confession…Life, Municipality Hall, Bosilovo, Macedonia, 2008.
- Residence of US Agency for International Development (with Nehat Beqiri), Skopje, 2008.
- My Retrospective, British Council, Skopje, 2006.
Group Exhibitions:
- Paper Alive, Museum of Decorative Arts, Pillnitz Palace, within the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA) Congress, Dresden, Germany 2023.
- Amateras Annual Exhibition, Sofia Paper Art Fest, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2023.
- Ex Machina, within 10th International Interdisciplinary Symposium on Art, Science and Technology MEDEA, Tolo, Peloponnese, Greece, 2022.
- Biennale Artbox Expo, Spazio Tana, Venice, Italy, 2022.
- Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain, 2021.
- Urbanside Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, 2020.
- Artbox. Projects, Eduardo Lira Art Gallery, Miami, USA, 2019.
- Imperfect Space, Strumica Institute and Museum, Strumica, Macedonia, 2017.
- White Night, Youth Cultural Centre, Skopje, Macedonia, 2015.
- Mail Art: Metamorphosis, curated by Kultklecks, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, USA, 2014.
- The 13th Triennial Ekoplagát, Museum of Art in Zilina, Slovakia, 2014.
- White Night, Gallery 8 - Bezisten, Skopje, 2014.
- Paratissima Skopje: Connections, Youth Cultural Centre, Skopje, 2014.
- Art-Science Miniatures, Art.Science.Gallery, Austin, TX, USA, 2013.
- Postal, Franklin Arts Center Resident Artists Gallery, Brainerd, MN, USA, 2013.
- Temecula Art Foundation Art Walk, Temecula, CA, USA, 2013.
- A Self to Recover: Embodying Sylvia Plath’s Ariel (with Boris Lurie, Linda Adele Goodine and Stella Vine), Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Bloomington, USA, Oct 2012 - Jan 2013.
- Ekphrasis, Biggar Little Festival, Biggar, Scotland, 2012.
- Art Takes Times Square, Times Square Billboard Premier, New York City, USA, 2012.
- Climate Change, Cultural Change, Swiss Embassy Gallery, Skopje, 2009.
- Contemporary Macedonian Art, World Bank Country Office, Skopje, 2009.
- Sylvia-Plath-Inspired Art, the Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 2007.
- Youth Fine Art Colony, Strumica, Macedonia, 1992.
Artist Talks:
- Sylvia Plath Poems in Painting, Oxford University, 2007.
- My Art, USAID Residence, Skopje, 2008.
Works in Public Collections:
Oxford University, U.K.; Neilson Library, Smith College, USA; Macedonian Embassy, USA; US Embassy, Skopje.
Awards & Grants:
- Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia, solo exhibition Incensed Lake, Prilep, 2017.
- Office of the United Nations Development Programme in Macedonia, solo exhibition Mycorrhiza, Stenje pier, Lake Prespa, 2015.
- Camper Loves Paris Contest Winner, Camper, Spain, 2012.
Membership
Art Publications:
- Plath Profiles, vol. 9: Poems, Suitcases. Indiana University, USA, 2016, pp. 1, 55-76, (cover art).
- Plath Profiles, vol. 6: Sylvia Plath’s Eternal Buzz in the Sky (cover art). Indiana University, USA, 2013, pp. 1, 431-436.
- Plath Profiles, vol. 5: The Ariel Story in Painting. Indiana University, USA, 2012, pp.485-492.
- The IMPpress, issue 2: Mother and Ember & Love in the Cornfield. England, Nov 2011. pp. 11 and 13.
- The IMPpress, issue 1: Self-Portrait III. England, August 2011.
- Plath Profiles, volume 4: Troublous Wringing of Hands & Out of the Shoe and into the Cauldron. Indiana University, USA, 2011, pp. 1, 251-254 (cover art).
- Plath Profiles, volume 2: Mad Girl. Indiana University, USA, 2009, pp. 1, 236 (cover art).
- Plath Profiles, volume 1: Sylvia Plath Poems in Painting. Indiana University, USA, 2008, pp. 211-227.
Books:
- Anne Sexton: Selected Poems. Academic Press, Skopje, 2011. Book editing, cover art and translation of 38 poems from English into Macedonian.
- Sylvia Plath: Selected Poems. Academic Press, Skopje, 2005. Book editing, cover art and translation of 39 poems from English into Macedonian.
- Ferid Muhic: The Great Building and Other Conversations with the Unknown One. Blesok, Skopje, 2001. Translation from Macedonian into English language.
Burlesque (''Бурлеска''). Soft pastel, fungi (Astraeus macedonicus, Etheirodon fimbriatum, Junghuhnia nitida, Terana caerulea, Trametes cinnabarina, Peniophora incarnata, Trichaptum sp. and 4 unidentified species) and lichens Usnea sp. and Cladonia sp. on handmade fungal paper. 38 x 37 cm; 2021.
Inscriptions from The Letters of Sylvia Plath, volumes I (2017) – letter to Aurelia Plath, 8 July 1945, and II (2018) – letter to Elizabeth Sigmund Sept 8, 1962. Quotes at the suggestion of Gail Crowther and Peter K. Steinberg.