A life of a storyteller is an excitement indeed. Many are the fascinations, possible of arising at any given moment of the most common day imaginable. Each new work that is made is a new path opening - a new dimension coming to existence. I hope to inspire the audience to join me in this adventure of travelling through possibilities, in slowly but surely mastering the art of creation, in union with one another.
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CONTACT
mail: elena.strok@yahoo.com
instagram: @b_varka
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
HEALING WATER BOOK
Garaža Kamba, Zagreb, Croatia
In cooperation with Dora Fodor
BABY UNIVERSE
Prostor, Split, Croatia, 2021
BABY UNIVERSE
Gallery SC, Zagreb, Croatia, 2021
ARTEFACTS OF COMMUNICATION
Gallery R3a, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
36. SALON MLADIH
HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia, 2022
COLLECTIVE CARE
OKNa, Porto, Portugal, 2021
ZENIT 21/21
FLU Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021
MOGUĆNOSTI ZA '21
Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 2021
AREAS OF PRESENCE
Gallery Nova, Zagreb, Croatia, 2021
OPEN STUDIO: SOFT REFLECTION OF A TENDER NONSENSE DANCE
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2020
DRAVA ART BIENNALE ‘19
Gallery Osijek, Osijek, Croatia, 2020
OPEN STUDIO: GONE FISHING
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2020
MATRIX: SPACE OF FREEDOM
Gallery SC, Zagreb, Croatia, 2019
ALU ZAGREB: IZLOŽBA NAJUSPJEŠNIJIH STUDENATA
gallery Bunker, Samobor, Croatia, 2019
OPEN STUDIO: FOUND IN TRANSLATION
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2019
OPEN STUDIO: LUCKY STUCK
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2019
OPEN STUDIO: RECEPTIVE BARRIER
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2019
DRAVA ART BIENNALE ‘19
Gallery Koprivnica, Koprivnica, Croatia, 2019
ARTY PARTY: DOBAR LOŠ ZAO
Garaža Kamba, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018
SIMULTATIONS
Gallery SKC, Rijeka, Croatia, 2018
PIČKIN DIM
Esseker centar, Osijek, Croatia, 2018
HEALING WATER BOOK
Garaža Kamba, Zagreb, Croatia
In cooperation with Dora Fodor
BABY UNIVERSE
Prostor, Split, Croatia, 2021
BABY UNIVERSE
Gallery SC, Zagreb, Croatia, 2021
ARTEFACTS OF COMMUNICATION
Gallery R3a, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
36. SALON MLADIH
HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia, 2022
COLLECTIVE CARE
OKNa, Porto, Portugal, 2021
ZENIT 21/21
FLU Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021
MOGUĆNOSTI ZA '21
Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 2021
AREAS OF PRESENCE
Gallery Nova, Zagreb, Croatia, 2021
OPEN STUDIO: SOFT REFLECTION OF A TENDER NONSENSE DANCE
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2020
DRAVA ART BIENNALE ‘19
Gallery Osijek, Osijek, Croatia, 2020
OPEN STUDIO: GONE FISHING
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2020
MATRIX: SPACE OF FREEDOM
Gallery SC, Zagreb, Croatia, 2019
ALU ZAGREB: IZLOŽBA NAJUSPJEŠNIJIH STUDENATA
gallery Bunker, Samobor, Croatia, 2019
OPEN STUDIO: FOUND IN TRANSLATION
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2019
OPEN STUDIO: LUCKY STUCK
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2019
OPEN STUDIO: RECEPTIVE BARRIER
De Liceiras 18, Porto, Portugal, 2019
DRAVA ART BIENNALE ‘19
Gallery Koprivnica, Koprivnica, Croatia, 2019
ARTY PARTY: DOBAR LOŠ ZAO
Garaža Kamba, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018
SIMULTATIONS
Gallery SKC, Rijeka, Croatia, 2018
PIČKIN DIM
Esseker centar, Osijek, Croatia, 2018
OTHER PROJECTS AND WORKSHOPS
CULTUREHUB CROATIA: REFRESH+
author and leader of workshop TTEXPNo.1.2, Split, Croatia
SUMMER LAB: TREES IN THE CITY
educational art project as part of ACT Europe network, organized by Bunker assiciation, Ljubljana, Slovenia
CULTUREHUB CROATIA: REFRESH+
author and leader of workshop TTEXPNo.1, online
PARADOX STUDENT BIENNALE: FUTURE TRADITIONS
author and leader of workshop TTEXPNo.1, Riga, Latvia, 2019
MATRIX: SPACE OF FREEDOM
educational research art project, OLR Plemenitaš, Plemenitaš, Croatia, 2019
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP SOFIJA
printmaking workshop, Bogdanci, North Macedonia, 2018
MATRIX: SOUND
educational research art project, OLR Plemenitaš, Plemenitaš, Croatia, 2018
CIRCUS AS A WAY OF LIFE
international project containing educational workshops on contemporary circus, as part of the project performances on:
Špancirfest, Varaždin, Croatia, 2014
Festival uličnih svirača, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2014
International Street Theatre Festival Athens, Greece, 2014
Špancirfest, Varaždin, Croatia, 2013
CULTUREHUB CROATIA: REFRESH+
author and leader of workshop TTEXPNo.1.2, Split, Croatia
SUMMER LAB: TREES IN THE CITY
educational art project as part of ACT Europe network, organized by Bunker assiciation, Ljubljana, Slovenia
CULTUREHUB CROATIA: REFRESH+
author and leader of workshop TTEXPNo.1, online
PARADOX STUDENT BIENNALE: FUTURE TRADITIONS
author and leader of workshop TTEXPNo.1, Riga, Latvia, 2019
MATRIX: SPACE OF FREEDOM
educational research art project, OLR Plemenitaš, Plemenitaš, Croatia, 2019
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP SOFIJA
printmaking workshop, Bogdanci, North Macedonia, 2018
MATRIX: SOUND
educational research art project, OLR Plemenitaš, Plemenitaš, Croatia, 2018
CIRCUS AS A WAY OF LIFE
international project containing educational workshops on contemporary circus, as part of the project performances on:
Špancirfest, Varaždin, Croatia, 2014
Festival uličnih svirača, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2014
International Street Theatre Festival Athens, Greece, 2014
Špancirfest, Varaždin, Croatia, 2013
EDUCATION
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ZAGREB
class of Mirjana Vodopija, MA (Summa cum laude), 2021
DE LICEIRAS 18
cultural platform for artistic residencies, Porto, Portugal, Erasmus+ internship, 2019/2020
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ZAGREB
class of Mirjana Vodopija, BA (Magna cum laude), 2019
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS PRAGUE
class of Pavla Sceranková and Dušan Zahoransky, Erasmus+ exchange, 2019
MUSIC SCHOOL VARAŽDIN
musician guitarist, class of Marko Žerjav, 2015
Ist GYMNASIUM VARAŽDIN
2015
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ZAGREB
class of Mirjana Vodopija, MA (Summa cum laude), 2021
DE LICEIRAS 18
cultural platform for artistic residencies, Porto, Portugal, Erasmus+ internship, 2019/2020
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ZAGREB
class of Mirjana Vodopija, BA (Magna cum laude), 2019
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS PRAGUE
class of Pavla Sceranková and Dušan Zahoransky, Erasmus+ exchange, 2019
MUSIC SCHOOL VARAŽDIN
musician guitarist, class of Marko Žerjav, 2015
Ist GYMNASIUM VARAŽDIN
2015