IVAN MARKOVIC was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1970. At an early age, he showed a natural propensity for drawing. At 15 years of age, he went to Paris, France to attend the Fine Arts school Creatione et Future. This experience allowed him to become a better draftsman and encouraged him to take his first steps in the art of oil painting. In 1994, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal. During his undergraduate degree he developed an interest for Art History and life drawing.
After graduation, Ivan Markovic moved to Madrid, Spain to work at the Prado museum, where he made copies of Old Masters’ paintings, and developed an understanding for the materials and techniques of Spanish, Italian and Flemish art. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, in the U.K. in 1997. His graduate work focused on large-scale paintings that alluded to baroque and neoclassical painting. In parallel, he pursued his other passion, teaching, by instructing a figure drawing course. Upon completing his MFA, he returned to Madrid to work as a practicing artist and art teacher for 13 years. During this time, he experimented with a diverse range of media. Of these, he was most captivated by sculpture. In 2010, he returned to his native Montreal, thus completing a formative cycle that has lasted 25 years.
Ivan Markovic currently lives and works in both Madrid, Spain and Rome, Italy. He creates paper sculptures of people who live on the fringes of society. In addition, he builds scale models of derelict homes that allude to our connection to the past. His work has been featured in exhibitions and fairs in Canada, the United States and Europe.
BIO
Phone: 011 34 644 170 837
E-mail: imarkovic400@gmail.com
EDUCATION
1997 Master of Fine Arts, Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, England.
1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
1986 Studies at the Fine Arts School, Création et Future, Paris, France.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Solo Exhibitions:
2022 Poēsis Experience Hotel (in conjunction with Rome Art Week), “Paper Stories”, Oct. 28 – Nov. 20, Rome, Italy.
2022 Laboratorio Antonella Argenti (in conjunction with OpenHouse Rome), “Falling Up”, May 21 – Sept. 23, Rome, Italy.
2016 Galerie D’Este, “Beyond the Pale”, June 1st – 26th, Montreal, Canada.
2014 Galerie D’Este, “On the Fringe”, June 5th – 29th, Montreal, Canada.
2013 Galerie D’Este, “Shades of Isolation”, March 7th – 24th, Montreal, Canada.
2004 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain.
2003 Centro Intergrado Arganzuela (Ayuntamento de Madrid), Madrid, Spain.
2003 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain.
1998 Instituto Cervantes, John Hancock Center, Chicago, U.S.A.
1993 Gallery Portraits International, Montreal, Canada.
Group Exhibitions:
2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, “Wunderkammer”, January 7th – March 31st, Chicago, U.S.A.
2020/1 Musée de Charmey, 10th International Paper Triennial Viviane Fontaine, June 27th - February 28th, Switzerland.
2020 Gallery Victor Armendariz, “Troublemakers”, February 7th – February 28th, Chicago, U.S.A.
2017/8 Galerie D’Este, “Group Exhibition”, December 10th – February 10th, Montreal, Canada.
2004 Fundación Cultural Mapfre Vida (Premio Penagos de Dibujo), Madrid, Spain.
2001 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain.
2000 Sala Goya, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain.
1993 Gallery Portraits International, Montreal, Canada.
Fairs:
2019 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, U.S.A.
2018 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, U.S.A.
2018 Art On Paper, Gallery Victor Armendariz, March 8th - 11th, New York City, U.S.A.
2017 Art Toronto, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2017 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Option Art, Chicago, U.S.A.
2017 Papier/10th Edition, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Mlt., Canada.
2016 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Option Art, Chicago, U.S.A.
2016 T.I.A.F. (Toronto International Art Fair), Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2014 Love Art, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2014 Papier 14, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
2013 T.I.A.F. (Toronto International Art Fair), Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2013 Papier 13, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
2012 Papier 12, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
2011 Papier 11, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2021 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Program, Research and Creation Component.
2020 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Program, Research and Creation Component.
2019 '2019 Selects', S.O.F.A. Chicago: Chosen as one of the top artists at the fair event.
2018 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad: Travel, grant for professionals in the Visual Arts.
2017 '2017 Selects', S.O.F.A. Chicago: Chosen as one of the top artists at the fair event.
2017 Canada Council for the Arts, Fine Craft: Grants to Artists and Curators Program.
2017 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts.
1996 Government of Canada Grant for International Study.
1996 Government of Canada Bursary for International Study.
COLLECTIONS
McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
The Sheiner Group, Montreal, Canada.
PRESS
2019 Randy Heller, Proprietress, Randy Heller Design, ‘2019 Selects’, SOFA Chicago.
2017 Nicholas Moriarty, Principal/Owner, Nicholas Moriarty Interiors, ‘2017 Selects’, SOFA Chicago.
2014 Shawn Katz, “On the Fringe”, Rover - Culture and Conversation, June 17th, ’14.
2014 Armelle Clavreul, “Ivan Markovic’s ‘On the Fringe’ ”, CIBL Radio, June 15th, ’14.
2013 Dr. Constance Naubert-Riser, “De colle et de papier”, Vie Des Arts, Jan. ed., p.33-35.
2013 A.J. Romano, “Eyes In Artsists/Sculptor I. Markovic”, Eyes In, issue 18, artist section.
LECTURES
2023 "Goya and the Age of Enlightenment", via Zoom, North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2021 "Top 5 Must See Masterpieces at the Prado Museum, Madrid", via Zoom, North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2020 "Who Killed Velázquez?", Goldspohn Hall 20, North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2017 "Resounding Silence: The Power of Nonverbal Communication", S.O.F.A. fair, Navy Pier, Chicago, U.S.A.
2017 "Resounding Silence: The Power of Nonverbal Communication", North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2017 "Gens de la rue", Centre Communautaire Sainte-Catherine d'Alexandrie, Montreal, Canada.
2016 "The Creative Process ", S.O.F.A. fair, Navy Pier, Chicago, U.S.A.
2016 "The Creative Process ", McCord Museum, Montreal, Canada.
2015 "Movement, Empathy and Emotion", Baltic Artists’ Association, Montreal, Canada.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2022 Book Illustration (Cover and Interior), "Mujeres de Madrid" by María del Carmen Sánchez, Madrid, Spain.
2012/3 Drawing and Sculpture teacher, Cummings Centre, Montreal, Canada.
2010/2 Sculpture, Drawing and Watercolour teacher, Cummings Centre, Montreal, Canada.
2005 Jury Member for the Urban Landscape Prize, Asociación de Pintores y Escultores, Madrid, Spain.
2004 Artwork selected in the Premio Penagos de Dibujo, Madrid, Spain.
2004 Sculpture teacher, Asociación Española de Pintores y Escultores, Madrid, Spain.
2002 Sculpture teacher, Clayground Ceramics Studio, Chicago, U.S.A.
2000 Artwork selected in the El Desnudo painting contest,Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain.
1999 Art gallery collaborator, Galería Rafael Pérez Hernando, Madrid, Spain.
1998/9 Sculpture and Drawing teacher, Robert Morris College, Chicago, U.S.A.
1997 Life Drawing teacher, University of Leeds, England.
1995 Copyist of Old Masters’ paintings at the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
Phone: 011 34 644 170 837
E-mail: imarkovic400@gmail.com
EDUCATION
1997 Master of Fine Arts, Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, England.
1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
1986 Studies at the Fine Arts School, Création et Future, Paris, France.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Solo Exhibitions:
2022 Poēsis Experience Hotel (in conjunction with Rome Art Week), “Paper Stories”, Oct. 28 – Nov. 20, Rome, Italy.
2022 Laboratorio Antonella Argenti (in conjunction with OpenHouse Rome), “Falling Up”, May 21 – Sept. 23, Rome, Italy.
2016 Galerie D’Este, “Beyond the Pale”, June 1st – 26th, Montreal, Canada.
2014 Galerie D’Este, “On the Fringe”, June 5th – 29th, Montreal, Canada.
2013 Galerie D’Este, “Shades of Isolation”, March 7th – 24th, Montreal, Canada.
2004 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain.
2003 Centro Intergrado Arganzuela (Ayuntamento de Madrid), Madrid, Spain.
2003 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain.
1998 Instituto Cervantes, John Hancock Center, Chicago, U.S.A.
1993 Gallery Portraits International, Montreal, Canada.
Group Exhibitions:
2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, “Wunderkammer”, January 7th – March 31st, Chicago, U.S.A.
2020/1 Musée de Charmey, 10th International Paper Triennial Viviane Fontaine, June 27th - February 28th, Switzerland.
2020 Gallery Victor Armendariz, “Troublemakers”, February 7th – February 28th, Chicago, U.S.A.
2017/8 Galerie D’Este, “Group Exhibition”, December 10th – February 10th, Montreal, Canada.
2004 Fundación Cultural Mapfre Vida (Premio Penagos de Dibujo), Madrid, Spain.
2001 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain.
2000 Sala Goya, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain.
1993 Gallery Portraits International, Montreal, Canada.
Fairs:
2019 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, U.S.A.
2018 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, U.S.A.
2018 Art On Paper, Gallery Victor Armendariz, March 8th - 11th, New York City, U.S.A.
2017 Art Toronto, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2017 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Option Art, Chicago, U.S.A.
2017 Papier/10th Edition, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Mlt., Canada.
2016 S.O.F.A. (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design), Option Art, Chicago, U.S.A.
2016 T.I.A.F. (Toronto International Art Fair), Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2014 Love Art, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2014 Papier 14, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
2013 T.I.A.F. (Toronto International Art Fair), Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada.
2013 Papier 13, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
2012 Papier 12, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
2011 Papier 11, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2021 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Program, Research and Creation Component.
2020 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create Program, Research and Creation Component.
2019 '2019 Selects', S.O.F.A. Chicago: Chosen as one of the top artists at the fair event.
2018 Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Abroad: Travel, grant for professionals in the Visual Arts.
2017 '2017 Selects', S.O.F.A. Chicago: Chosen as one of the top artists at the fair event.
2017 Canada Council for the Arts, Fine Craft: Grants to Artists and Curators Program.
2017 Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts.
1996 Government of Canada Grant for International Study.
1996 Government of Canada Bursary for International Study.
COLLECTIONS
McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
The Sheiner Group, Montreal, Canada.
PRESS
2019 Randy Heller, Proprietress, Randy Heller Design, ‘2019 Selects’, SOFA Chicago.
2017 Nicholas Moriarty, Principal/Owner, Nicholas Moriarty Interiors, ‘2017 Selects’, SOFA Chicago.
2014 Shawn Katz, “On the Fringe”, Rover - Culture and Conversation, June 17th, ’14.
2014 Armelle Clavreul, “Ivan Markovic’s ‘On the Fringe’ ”, CIBL Radio, June 15th, ’14.
2013 Dr. Constance Naubert-Riser, “De colle et de papier”, Vie Des Arts, Jan. ed., p.33-35.
2013 A.J. Romano, “Eyes In Artsists/Sculptor I. Markovic”, Eyes In, issue 18, artist section.
LECTURES
2023 "Goya and the Age of Enlightenment", via Zoom, North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2021 "Top 5 Must See Masterpieces at the Prado Museum, Madrid", via Zoom, North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2020 "Who Killed Velázquez?", Goldspohn Hall 20, North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2017 "Resounding Silence: The Power of Nonverbal Communication", S.O.F.A. fair, Navy Pier, Chicago, U.S.A.
2017 "Resounding Silence: The Power of Nonverbal Communication", North Central College, Naperville, U.S.A.
2017 "Gens de la rue", Centre Communautaire Sainte-Catherine d'Alexandrie, Montreal, Canada.
2016 "The Creative Process ", S.O.F.A. fair, Navy Pier, Chicago, U.S.A.
2016 "The Creative Process ", McCord Museum, Montreal, Canada.
2015 "Movement, Empathy and Emotion", Baltic Artists’ Association, Montreal, Canada.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2022 Book Illustration (Cover and Interior), "Mujeres de Madrid" by María del Carmen Sánchez, Madrid, Spain.
2012/3 Drawing and Sculpture teacher, Cummings Centre, Montreal, Canada.
2010/2 Sculpture, Drawing and Watercolour teacher, Cummings Centre, Montreal, Canada.
2005 Jury Member for the Urban Landscape Prize, Asociación de Pintores y Escultores, Madrid, Spain.
2004 Artwork selected in the Premio Penagos de Dibujo, Madrid, Spain.
2004 Sculpture teacher, Asociación Española de Pintores y Escultores, Madrid, Spain.
2002 Sculpture teacher, Clayground Ceramics Studio, Chicago, U.S.A.
2000 Artwork selected in the El Desnudo painting contest,Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain.
1999 Art gallery collaborator, Galería Rafael Pérez Hernando, Madrid, Spain.
1998/9 Sculpture and Drawing teacher, Robert Morris College, Chicago, U.S.A.
1997 Life Drawing teacher, University of Leeds, England.
1995 Copyist of Old Masters’ paintings at the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.