About.
Tea Teodorović is a multidisciplinary artist born in Rijeka, Croatia, in 1996. In 2022, she earned her Master’s degree in Art Education – Sculpture module – from the Academy of Applied Arts at the University of Rijeka, under the mentorship of doc. art. Darija Žmak Kunić and Dr. Sanja Bojanić. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists (HDLU), and since 2024, a member of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists – Split (HULU-Split).
She has exhibited in numerous group and juried exhibitions, as well as solo shows. Some of the notable exhibitions include Poetry Is a Rabbit from a Hat – Prelude to the Exhibition by Vlado Martek (SKC Gallery, MMSU Rijeka), the 55th Zagreb Salon of Applied Arts and Design, The Pulse of the Moment or What Drives You (Nikola Tesla Technical Museum, Zagreb), the 27th Slavonian Biennale – Painting as Virus (Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek), the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd Sea, People, Coast (City Museum of Šibenik), the 14th Ivo Kerdić Memorial – Triennial of Croatian Medal Making and Small Sculpture (Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek), Youth Biennale (ULUS Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia), Stepping Out of (In)Visibility (SKC Gallery, Rijeka), Letters to Myself (HUiU Gallery, Pula), and many others.
She has also participated in and/or organized several projects, including the creation of an original mosaic and an educational workshop as part of Mental Health Week. Among her achievements is a special commendation for the installation In Session – awarded the Ivan Kožarić Prize (Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb).
“My artistic practice explores emotional states, mental health, memory, identity, and the passage of time. Working across installation, ceramics, painting, performance, etc…I often draw from personal experiences, transforming them into works that function as fragments of a visual diary.
Through intimate narratives, found objects, text, and participatory elements, I examine how memories and past experiences shape both individual and collective identities. My works often invite the audience to become part of the process, creating a space between personal experience and shared reflection.”
CV/RESUME
SALONS AND BIENNALE:
24. 6. – 14. 7. 2020., 55th Zagreb Salon of Applied Art and Design, Pulse of the Moment or What Moves You, Nikola Tesla Technical Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
10. 12. 2020. - 28. 02. 2021. - 27th Slavonian Biennale - Painting as a Virus, Museum of Fine Arts Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
14. 7. - 27. 11. 2022., XIV. Memorial of Ivo Kerdić, Museum of Fine Arts Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
5. 9. – 1. 10. 2023., Youth Biennial -My name is merely plain, Gallery ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia
25. 11. 2025. – 1. 2. 2026., 15th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, MSU Zagreb
15. 5. - 5. 10. 2026., 6th Interational Ceramics Triennial UNICUM, National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS(*):
29. 5. 2013. STAPLES, a series of artistic interventions in the public space of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, High School Students in Public Space, Mali salon, MMSU Rijeka, Croatia
8. 4. – 31. 5. 2014., STAPLES, a series of artistic interventions in public space of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, High School Students in Public Space, Civil Engineering High School, Rijeka, Croatia
25. - 31. 10. 2017., Festival of Young Actors in the City of Rijeka - WE ARE HERE, ExPort drvo, Rijeka, Croatia
*18. – 27. 5. 2018., ICOM Croatia, UNESCO, project Participatory Museums in the Community and Conquering Museum Territories, Natural History Museum Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
4. – 10. 2. 2019., Festival of Young Actors in the City of Rijeka - WE ARE HERE, SKC Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
*31.5. – 14.6.2019., Poetry is a rabbit from a hat, an overture to the exhibition of Vlado Martek, SKC Gallery, MMSU Rijeka, Croatia
*8. – 16. 6. 2019., International Ceramic Expo: Water – fluid of life, Hotel Jezero, National Park Plitvice lakes, Croatia
*6. 9. – 1. 10. 2019., A dream of trust - New Istrian giants, MMC Gallery Umag, Museum of Umag,Umag, Croatia
*2. 3. 2020., Inspirations from the nanoworld, Rijeka 2020, European Capital of Culture, program of 27 neighborhoods (neighborhood Campus), University Departments Building, Rijeka, Croatia
2. 3. – 10. 3. 2020., Need, supply, demand, Rijeka 2020, European Capital of Culture, 27 Neighborhoods Program (Neighborhood Campus), Academy of Applied Arts Rijeka, Croatia
*09. 10. – 27. 10.2020., Exhibition of Small Format, Rijeka Mini Art, Third salon of miniature art, Gallery Juraj Klović, Rijeka, Croatia
21. 10. – 22. 10. 2020., Antisalon, Siva Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
*14. 12. – 20. 12. 2020. – VGA 02, Virtual Gallery Academy, Mini kino Jadran, Rijeka, Croatia
15. 01. – 24. 01. 2021., DA! Festival, online exhibition
*24. 02. – 12. 03. 2021., DA! Festival, Exhibition of awarded artworks, Open Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Croatia
23. 04. – 23. 05. 2021., All the shades of vulnerability... movement, sound, image and word in protecting the rights of the vulnerable, Law University, University of Rijeka, Croatia
*02. 06. – 12. 06. 2021., Exhibition of APURI students awarded the Rector's Award 2007-2021, Kortil Gallery, HKD Sušak, Rijeka, Croatia
21. 06. – 27. 06. 2021., Final exhibition of APURI seniors, SKC Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
*22. 07. – 15. 09.2021., 51st Sea, people, coast, Šibenik City Museum, Šibenik, Croatia
*01. 07. - 31. 08. 2021., Exhibition of Small Format, Rijeka Mini Art, Third salon of miniature art, Art Pavillion, Podgorica, Montenegro
*15. 08. 2021. - > Complex identities - an artist between escapism and activism, Online exhibition
*08. - 12. 2021., Project making of IŽ 2022. calendar and exhibition
*05. 10. - 09. 10. 2021., 19th FESTIVAL OF THE FIRSTS, Loneliness and social isolation, Studio Artless, Galerija Događanja, Zagreb, Croatia
*15. 11. - 11. 12. 2021., DANTE 700 - And in hell can be alright, City Museum Križevci, Križevci, Croatia
*08. 03. - 08. 04. 2022. - THEY ARE HERE, Gallery of Photography Meraja, Vinkovci, Croatia
23. 3. – 3. 4. 2022., (YES!) DA! FESTIVAL, Online exhibition
*12. 4. – 3. 5. 2022., Never have I done it, so I think I can, UNIRI panels, University Campus, Rijeka, Croatia
4. 5. 2022., Klub Mladih, Exhibition for 10 year anniversary
14. - 30. 6. 2022., Final exhibition, ExPort Drvo, Rijeka, Croatia
*8. 7. - 4. 8. 2022., 52nd Sea, People, Coast, Šibenik Musem, Croatia
*15. - 18. 9. 2022., Art Zagreb, Petolik/ALU perspective, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
*20. 10. – 3. 11. 2022., Mosaic of small-format XVII., ULUPUDS Small Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
*2. – 8. -11. 2022., VGA04, LexArt, Zagreb, Croatia
*8.- 17. 3. 2023., THEY ARE HERE, Druga ul. 18a, Vinkovci, Croatia
*5. 5. 2023., Tko? What? How? On the plate, Garaža Kamba, Zagreb, Croatia
*19. 5. – 7. 6. 2023., Cult of Ugliness, Gallery HDLU (CAA) Istria, Pula, Croatia
*15. – 25. 6. 2023., Everything is sculpture, Knifer Gallery, Osijek, Croatia
*12. 7. – 20. 8. 2023., Annual Exhibition of CAA members, Home of Croatian Fine Artists/ Gallery Prsten, Zagreb, Croatia
*19. 7. – 20.8. 2023., 53rd Sea, people, coast, Šibenik City Museum, Šibenik, Croatia
*3. 8. – 10. 9. 2023. 15 minutes of anonymity, National Museum Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
*16. 2. – 8. 3. 2024., The trace of the gesture, Gallery HDLU (CAA) Istria, Pula, Croatia
*4. 3. – 29. 4. 2024., The trace of the gesture, Gallery MMC, Umag, Croatia
*5. 7. – 26. 7. 2024., The authenticity lies in the eye of the beholder, Gallery HDLU (CAA) Istria, Pula, Croatia
*11. 7. – 25. 8. 2024., Annual Exhibition of CAA members, Home of Croatian Fine Artists/ Gallery Prsten, Zagreb, Croatia
*27. 5 - 6. 6 2025., Twentieth anniversary of the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka: "Sculpture and Graphics", Srce V.B.Z, Rijeka, Croatia
19. 9. 2025. - …Footprints of silence, Pržon, Buzet, Croatia
*6. – 27. 6. 2025., Paradigmatic Rhythms of Anesthesia, Gallery HDLU (CAA) Istria, Pula, Croatia
*23. – 27. 9. 2025., Reuma – Revija mladih umjetnika, Slavonski brod, Cro
4. 11. 2025. -, Everything I kept silent about now has form, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Grobnik, Croatia
8. 3. – 1.4. 2026., They are here, Culture centre Osijek, Croatia
25. 4.- 8. 5. 2026., They are here, Meraja, Vinkovici, Croatia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
10. - 17. 9. 2022, Stepping out of (In)Visibility, Gallery SKC, Rijeka, Croatia
9. 10. 2023., Letters to Myself, Amadria Park Grand Hotel 4, Opatija, Croatia
23. 01. – 14. 02. 2025., Letters to Myself, Gallery HUiU, Pula, Croatia
15. 10. – 8. 11. 2025., Alqvimia x Tea Teodorović, Powered by SHPIGL, Alqvimia Store&Spa, Zagreb, Croatia
11. – 18. 12. 2025., Pisma sebi, Galerija Siva, Zagreb, Croatia
11. – 30.4 2026., . Bure baruta XV., Gallery Kazamat, Osijek, Croatia
16. 6. – 4. 7.2026., Existing, Gallery Laurus, Lovran, Croatia
21.9. – 3.10. 2026, Letters to Myself, MMC Gallery, Umag, Croatia
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Project of making a monumental mosaic dedicated to EPK volunteers "Mechanism", Making mosaics, conducting an educational mosaic workshop intended for EPK volunteers, author of the mosaic Radovan Kunić
I am: Ready – mosaic, Pomerio Park, Rijeka, Croatia
= Home. – mosaic, children playground Lungomare, Umag, Croatia
Prezzident - Album cover design, for the band Prezzidnet, 2021.
PROJECTS
- Making of the “trophies”:
"Homo si teć" (Award for the festival of sports and recreation "Homo si teć" 2016)
Pro PR Awards 2019 and 2020.
- Painting commission for the Children's Hospital Kantrida, Rijeka
- Rijeka 2020, European Capital of Culture:
Project "Self-care", for the program of 27 neighborhoods (neighborhood Campus) and Need, supply, demand exhibition
- Revival of the traditional: Author of a mosaic mural called "I am: Ready” located in Pomerio Park, Rijeka, Croatia, 2023.
Workshop for the students of the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka
- Office for culture – Student council Rijeka: Projects such as murals for Student day festival 2021 and 2022, and other
- Gaia Culture and Entertainment Association: Design – posters, flyers, etc., scenography, costume design and sewing of award-winning uniforms and dresses for the Umag majorettes, art workshops and crative projects for kids and/or adults
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Rector's award from University of Rijeka, 2020./2021.
- Award by the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, 2020./2021.
- Award by the University of Rijeka Foundation (Zaklada sveučilišta u Rijeci: Smijer POTICAJ), 2020./2021.
- Scholarship "Nicki Fakin", Umag, 2021./2022.
- Da!Festival - DA!Nagrada - awarded artwork in the category Fine Art, 2021./2022.
- Ivan Kožarić Award 2024 - Special commendation for the art installation “In session”, awarded by the Croatian Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
Contact.
teateodorovich@gmail.com