About The Artist

DUSA JESIH C.V. Dusa Jesih was born on 1977 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She lives and works in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. In 1996 she finished high school of Art, Design and Photography in Ljubljana and in 2003 graduated from Fine Arts on Art house - College for Visual Art, Ljubljana. In 2006 she post graduated in painting. For the present she lives and works little here, little there, in Ljubljana and in village Kal near Pivka, in capital and in the countryside, engaged in painting and printmaking; from classic painting to new media (as a technical support to her work). She participated in numerous exhibitions, colonies, residence programs and projects at home and abroad. Since 2004 she is a member of Community association of Slovenian artists ZDSLU. Since 2006 she is a mentor of art classes on Slovenian university for third life period. From 2006 to 2007 she was twice on expert and research advanced studies in Paris, living in Cite Internationale des arts. From 2008 she has a status of self-employed artist. PRIZES / REWARDS: 2011 International Ex-tempore Ptuj 2011, Winning prize 2009 44. International Ex-tempore Piran, Big winning prize 2008 43. International Ex-tempore Piran, Grand Prix 2007 42. International Ex-tempore Piran, Winning prize SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2011 Cons, Galerija Tukadmunga, Ljubljana 2010 Critics presents, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana Mestna galerija - City Gallery, Nova Gorica 2009 Mestna galerija - City Gallery, Ljubljana 2008 Pasaza gallery, Ljubljana CSUCG, Center of contemporary arts, Podgorica 2007 Tobacni muzej, Ljubljana Kljub vsemu Gallery, Ljubljana Cite Internationale des arts, Paris Cultural center Medvode, Medvode 2006 Cite Internationale des arts, Paris GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 Arthood selects, »Great promise«, curated competition / Saatchy Abstract Showdown, London / LACDA, Los Angeles Center For Digital Art Los Angeles / Donne in Europa, Palazzo Brambilla Morpurgo Biblioteca Statale, Trieste / Ex tempore Ptuj / Landscape in modern Slovenian art, Gornjesavski muzej Kosova grascina Jesenice/ 11. International bienale of miniature, Gornji Milanovac / Lessedra 2nd International Competition in a very small size…, Sofia 2011 International print bienale Alexandria / Landscape in modern Slovenian art, Galery Velenje; Velenje / International painting Ex-tempore Piran / Majski salon, Trbovlje / Repyatrium, International expo, Portorož / Intrnational painting Ex-tempore Ptuj 2010 Majdanpek, International exhibition of woman painters, Gornji Milanovac, International Miniature Art Biennial, Banja Luka, International Miniature Art Biennial Minimum Maksimum, UAA / 2009 Galerija ZDSLU, Ljubljana, Ex-tempore, Mestna galerija, Piran, Zavi?ajni muzej Kolašin, medn. razstava slik “Umjetnici sa ex-yu prostora”, Kolašin, Kulturni center Berane, medn. razstava slik “Umjetnici sa ex-yu prostora”, Berane, OGUS, mednarodni likovni simpozij, Srebrenik, Viški likovni salon, Ljubljana, Umetnostna galerija Maribor, Risba na slovenskem II. 1940-2009, Maribor, Mestna galerija, Naples, Museum Casoria, International exposition “Mediteraneo”, Ljubljana, Viski likovni salon / Mestna galerija, Ljubljana, Viski likovni salon / 2008 Ljubljana, ZDSLU galerija, Alexandria, El Bahr, Petrovac na moru, Buljarica art, Podgorica, CSUPG, Piran, Mestna galerija, Gornji Milanovac, Bienale miniature, Quibec, International Miniature Art Biennial, Helsinki, »Draw In« International drawing exhibition, Ljubljana, Viski likovni salon, Medana, International art symposium, Lendava, Majski salon, Galerija Muzej / 2007 Ljubljana, ZDSLU galerija, Ljubljana, tovarna Rog, »Transzentrala«, Ljubljana, 12.Viski likovni salon, Murska Sobota, Majski salon, Paris, Cite Internationale des arts, Piran, Ex-tempore, Mestna galerija Piran, Ilirska Bistrica, Knjiznica Maksa Samse, Medvode, MKC Medvode, kulturni dom, ARS HUMANA, Ljubljana, ZDSLU galerija, Ljubljana, galerija Hest / 2006 Ljubljana, ZDSLU galerija, Ljubljana, 11. Viski likovni salon, Slovenska Bistrica, Majski salon / 2005 Ljubljana, 10. Viski likovni salon, Piran, Ex-tempore, Mestna galerija Piran, Izola, Majski salon, Ljubljana, Strikart, Niksic, ULUN - Bienale miniature / 2004 St.Petersburg, 2nd International Biennale of Graphics, Bratislava, Billboart Gallery Europe, Sofia, Lessedra Third World Art Print Annual (National Palace Of Culture), Ljubljana, 9. Viski likovni salon, Jerevan, Kobalt, »Women's city«, Sarajevo, Sice, »Living room«, Piran, Ex-tempore, Mestna galerija Piran / 2003 Cadaques, 23.Mini Print International Cadaques / Piran, Ex-tempore, Galerija Cokoladnica Giuseppe Tartini, Ljubljana, 10. Viski likovni salon / 2002 Bad Radkersburg, Johannes Aquila Kultur Heim, Ljubljana, Spomeniskovarstveni cener RS, Ljubljana, atelje 2050 “ARTISTIC STATEMENT” »My name is Dusa (which in translation refers to soul) and incidentally I connect a large portion of my existence to the meaning of soul. To me soul is important, is inconceivable, weightless, cannot die, doesn't crease or mould, and doesn’t get moth-eaten - at least not by those real ones. Soul I believe belongs to unearthly extensions; as caretaker of my own soul I try to get well along with it. Sometimes I even »prey for it - and I wish it a heavenly happiness in – haven'. I often think to myself: 'I'd sell my soul to be able to express all I think – that I think, all that I feel all my moods… so that I can get to the heart of the soul and - paint it. But of course, my soul is priceless, is not for sale, does not change according to daily changes of currency value and can not be the matter of stock exchange. Soul is my name and soul is me – Dusha. I repeat the well known mantra - about a rainbowy mixture of - foolishness and pain, I agree with it and I sign it up as Dus(sh)a J(Y)esih. « Dusa Jesih, painter, Ljubljana, may 2006, Slovenia, Europe