Simona Vidmar

Born in 1971 in Maribor, Slovenia
Lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Program YCI 2007 participant

Education

2001-02

City University, London, UK; MA in Arts Management

1995-98

Karl-Fanzens-Universität, Graz, Austria; MA in Art History

1997-98

Universita Cá Foscari, Venice, Italy; Erasmus student

1991-94

Karl-Fanzens-Universität, Graz, Austria; BA in Art History

Work experiences

2002

today Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia; Head of
Department for Contemporary Art
/selecting and purchasing works for Video Art Collection, curating exhibitions, selecting exhibition program/
Laurent Delaye Gallery, London, UK; Gallery Manager Assistant /part time/

2001

The British Museum, London, UK; PR & Press Office Assistant /part time/

1998-01

Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia; Curator for
Contemporary Art

1995-97

Neue Galerie, Graz, Austria; Exhibition Manager Assistant /part time/

Curatorial work (selected projects)

2007

LAND(E)SCAPE, Künstlerhaus, Graz, Austria /group exhibition of young Slovene visual artists working in the field of multimedia installation, video and interaction/
IMAGINARY WORLDS, Muzej savremene umetnosti Vojvodine/Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, Serbia /group exhibition of Slovene video artists/

2006

HOME AND AWAY, moving images of new Turkish art, Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia /group exhibition of young Turkish video artists/
NEXT TO YOU, Haus der Architektur, Graz, Austria /group exhibition of young Slovene architect/
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST LONDON, Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia /group exhibition of young artists from London/

2005

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST MARIBOR, SevenSeven Contemporary Art, London, UK /group exhibition of young artists from Maribor/
7th INTERNATIONAL TRIENNIAL ECOLOGY AND ART, PLACES OF TRANSITION, Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery /major international exhibition; co-curator/
VIDEO COLLECTION UGM, Galleria A+A, Venice, Italy /works by Slovene video artists from video art collection of Maribor Art Gallery/
KID DOG + SPECIAL GUESTS, Galleria A+A, Venice, Italy /works by Slovene graphic design group and their special guests Ian Anderson, David Carson, David Foldvardi and Stefan Sagmeister/

2004

THE DESIGNERS REPUBLIC, Retrospective, Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia /retrospective exhibition by one of the most innovative graphic designer group today/
FRESH, Slovene contemporary fashion design, Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia /group exhibition of the best Slovene contemporary fashion designers/

2003

9th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER ART FESTIVAL, MKC Maribor, Slovenia /selector/

2002

8th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER ART FESTIVAL, MKC Maribor, Slovenia /selector/

2001

NTONI ABAD, ULTIMOS DESEOS, Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia /solo exhibition of internationally acclaimed Spanish video artist/

2000

CULTURAL STUDIES, Umetnostna galerija Maribor/Maribor Art Gallery, Slovenia /group exhibition of international artists working in the field of video, multimedia installation, sound and performance/

Workshops, residencies, grants (selection)

2007

New York, USA; Curatorial Residency by Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia
Istanbul, Turkey; Curatorial Conference “CB Forum” by BM Contemporary Art Center

2006

Belgrade, Serbia; Curatorial Workshop with Rene Block by Cultural Centre Belgrade

2005

Venice, Italy; Curatorial Conference “CB Forum” by Central European Initiative

2002

Berlin, Germany; Curatorial Grant by Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen