Jasna Sokolovic

Jasna Sokolovic

604.602.1130

Born: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1971

Education

Graphic/Web Design, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, BC, 2001
Bachelor Degree Fine Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, 2000
Visual Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec 1996-1997
Architectural studies, School of Architecture, University of Sarajevo, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Solo Exhibition

2005 ‘Outside the Box', Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, BC

Group Exhibitions

2007 ‘Tiny Shop’, Double Punch Gallery, San Francisco, CA
         ‘One and Only’, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
         ‘IMPRINT’, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
         ‘Gaia Ceramique, two person show, Montreal, QU
         ‘Blooming show’, gallery artists show, Toronto, ON
         ‘Coming Up Next’, Juried, Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery, Calgary, AB
         ‘Ka-boom’, art & design show, Calgary, AB

2006 ‘Shiny Fuzzy Muddy Collaborative’, art & design show, Vancouver, BC
‘Oomlat’, Two person show, Altered Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
‘Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition’, Toronto, ON

2005 'Winter Group Show', Jacana Gallery, Vancouver, BC
         'Ceramic in Print', Glass Onion Gallery, Vancouver, BC
         'Evolution', Alumni Show, Juried, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
         'MAD', art & design show, Mainspace Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
          Eastside Culture Crawl Preview Show, Juried, Granville Optical, Vancouver, BC
          Eastside Culture Crawl, Glass Onion Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2004 'Format to Facet: Body Ornament West', Juried, Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, AB

Eastside Culture Crawl, Glass Onion Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Granville Island Public Market, Juried, Vancouver, BC

Yaletown Farmers Market, Juried, Vancouver, BC

2003 Eastside Culture Crawl, Glass Onion Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2000 Grad Show, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC

1999 Industrial Design/Ceramics Show, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC

1998 Ceramic Show, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
'Happening', Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Awards

2007 British Columbia Arts Council
Travel grant

1998 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC

Contracted to create 40 replicate tiles which were given to the institute's donors as gifts.
This contract was merited after winning a design competition

Publications

2007 That’s Clever!, Home & Garden Television, USA, www.hgtv.com

2006 ‘Queens of Clay’, Georgia Straight Living, Vancouver, BC
‘Image Transfer on Clay’, Paul Andrew Wandless, A Lark Ceramics Book

2005 'Evolution', Alumni show catalogue, ECIAD

2000 Graduation Catalogue 2000, ECIAD

Other Relevant Experience

2003-present Designer, Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, BC

Graphic designer for gallery publications, including promotional materials for

regularly occurring events
Designer, Vancouver, BC

Co-Founder of a graphic design company working in print and web design

1999-2000 Instructor, Lonsdale Recreation Centre, North Vancouver, BC

Arts and crafts instructor for children aged 4-12 years. Responsible for designing

lesson plans and creating innovative approaches to children’s crafts

1995-1996 Studio Assistant, Darcy Margesson Terracotta Studio, Vancouver, BC

Worked as an artist assistant involved in the production of functional wares