DISCOVERY BEYOND THE TRANSPARENCY
Ana Čigon ( Cigon )

winning video

I took a serious problem, seriously in a funny way, in the hope that this is the way to encourage serious people to seriously consider all this.

Ana Čigon ( Cigon )
winner The OHO Award , 2009
Artist statement / about artist Artist resume News from the artist

EDUCATION

2009-

Student of Master programme (MA) of INTERFACE CULTURES at The University for Art and Industrial Design(Kunstuniversität), Linz - Austria

2007-2009

Student of Master programme (MA) of VIDEO at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljan

2005

Socrates/Erasmus exchange programme at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin - Ireland

2007

Graduated from PAINTING at the Academy of Fine Arts and design, Ljubljana

 

 

SELECTION OF AWARDS

2010

Finalist for Henkel award Slovenia

Selection for Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation Award, Ljubljana

2009

● Selection of video for video competition So fresh, Monfalcone - Italy

● Finalist and winner of OHO award, Ljubljana

Finalist for Essl award, Ljubljana

2005

Special approbation for competition Window to the world, Gorizia - Italy

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011

● Performance "Dear ladies, Thank you" in Kapelica Gallery, Ljubljana

2010

● Solo exhibition "Perspective", Alkatraz gallery, Ljubljana

● Solo exhibition "Translations 1", gallery P74, Ljubljana

● Solo exhibition"Let me fly" in Insula gallery, Izola

● Solo exhibition "Let me fly" in Račka gallery, Celje

2008

● Solo exhibition"Body on throne" in Hest 35 gallery, Ljubljana

● Solo exhibition “All my tricks and truths” in Pretorska Palace, Koper

● Solo painting and video exhibition “All of my stories” in gallery Pop planet, Ljubljana

2004

● Solo exhibition of paintings at Duka gallery, Piran

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010

● Presentation of collaborative project Artificial stupidity at Amber Festival, Istanbul - Turkey

● Group exhibition Multimeridijan '10 / "Signs of Futility" at MMC Luka gallery, Pula - Croatia

● Presentation of collaborative project Artificial stupidity at Ars Electronica Festival, Linz - Austria

● Group exhibition SUMMITS (Contemporary art between earth and sky) Palazzo Frisacco, Tolmezzo - Italy

Open studios and Video screening at ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program), Brooklyn New York - USA

● Group exhibition of selected artists for Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation Award 2010, City Gallery, Ljubljana

● Group exhibition Imagine, gallery Škuc, Ljubljan

2009

● Selection and exhibition of video work for the competition So Fresh, Galleria Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea, Monfalcone - Italy. Exhibition also traveling to: Stazione Rogers, Trieste -Italy, City Gallery, Nova Gorica and Medusa gallery,Koper - Slovenia, Art-Kino, Rijeka - Croatia

● Group exhibition Lets print in Miklova House, Ribnica

● Group exhibition of nominees for OHO Award in gallery P74, Ljubljana

● Group exhibition of nominees for Essl Award in Hribarjeva Hall at Ljubljana Castle, Ljubljana

● Instalation for a one day multimedia event CW author of project: Adam Ramejkis, other participants: writer Metka Zorec, photographer Anita Strasse, musician Gal Gjurin and video artists »Salenina«, International Center of Graphic Arts (MGLC)., Ljubljana

ArtNetLab video selection at GAD gallery, Berlin - Germany

2008

● Group exhibition Premiere 17, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje

● International festival of video and dance Danca em foço (Coreo-Ediçöes internacional 1), in Sao Paulu (SESC Pinheiros), Rio de Janeiro (Oi Futuro) and Salvador (FUNCEB - Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia) - Brasil

● Group exhibition of video selection -5 minutes in gallery Kapsula, Ljubljana

● Video festival Electrict rats dream video dreams selection for the category 1 minute, Celje

2007

Four short videos for scenographic background of the Timelessness dance show, author of the dance and dancer Natasa Tovirac, co-authors of the dance and dancers Masa Kagao Knez and Teja Reba, music Marko Gregoric, presented in The Dance Theatre in Ljubljana

2006

Autoportrait today, exhibition of selected participants at the competition of Art gallery Maribor

2005

● Group exhibition of the international competition Window to the world (special approbation), Cultural House Gorica - Italy

 

 

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