IVAN MARKOVIC PAPER SCULPTURE
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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. ​

Currently, Ivan Markovic lives and works in Montreal. 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: (630) 489-8401

 
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:
 
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.


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.


Group Exhibitions:

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.


GRANTS & AWARDS
 
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.
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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

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
 
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.






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