Art and Development Amidst our aspirations for a better world, art plays a particu- larly important role. Art opens our minds and stimulates our cre- ativity. In this sense, art is also a catalyst for development – a role the World Bank and the Embassy of Switzerland in Macedonia aim to play. Therefore, we have joined forces with young artists and national partners in setting up this exhibition. We want to communicate a contemporary image of the country. And we want to connect artists with the many visitors coming to our offices, connect them with a broad international audience via our websites, and support them in their connections with their own society. Each artist has its own unique way of stimulating our imagina- tion, of connecting us with our dreams. Every change starts with a dream, and our common dream is a better world for all. Nicole Wyrsch Markus Repnik Ambassador of Switzerland World Bank Country Manager Skopje, September 2008 Ana Dimcevska Macedonia contemporary art exhibition Dijana Tomic Radevska Goce Nanevski The realization of this exhibition would not have been possible Ibrahim Bedi without the voluntary contribution of many committed people, in- Marijana Shijakoska cluding: Milena Tonevska Mirna Arsovska Members of the Art Committee: Aneta Georgievska-Shine (adjunct Nehat Beqiri professor University of Maryland), Evangelina Elizondo (acting Simonida Filipova Kitanovska curator, The World Bank Art Program), Ismet Ramicevic (professor Slavica Janeslieva in sculpture), and Zlatko Teodosievski (art critic) Tanja Balac Teuta Hodza Professors at the Faculty of Fine Arts, led by Dean Dimitar Mali- Zaneta Vangeli danov, proposing the most encouraging “newcomers” Zoran Tosevski Colleagues at the Embassy of Switzerland and the World Bank coun- try office, in particular Arthur Kuggeleyn and the “Art and De- velopment” coordinator Anita Bozinovska World Bank Art Program, Washington D.C., led by Marina Galvani And all the artists who joined our initiative, offering to give back 10 percent of their sales’ receipts to development projects in Macedonia. ANA DIMCEVSKA was born 1986 in Skopje. She is a student of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. Ana participated in several group exhibitions organized by the Faculty of Art, the Biennale in Tetovo for miniature, an exhibition at the Macedonian Cultural Center and other events. anapolzav@yahoo.com Haosot na beskonecnosta, deep print, 2007 - Ana Dimcevska DIJANA TOMIC RADEVSKA was born in Skopje, in 1961. She is a gradu- ate from the Faculty of Fine Arts. Dijana is a member of DLUM (Association of Artists of Macedonia) since 1985. Among many awards, she has won a Diploma and a gold medal from Gallery “Modi- gliani”-Milano in 1996 and is Knight of the Accademia di Greci Marino - Italy, department Art. She has been teaching Art at the Family in 1909, silkscreen and flatprint, 1998 - Dijana Tomic Radevska International High School in Skopje since 2007. She works as an independent artist and designs and produces hand-made carpets. d_tomic_radevska@yahoo.com www.komradrug.com.mk GOCE NANEVSKI was born in Skopje, in 1974. He received his MFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of sculpture and is teaching assistant at the Faculty. He had solo exhibitions in Sarajevo, New York, Plovdiv, Skopje, Veles. He participated in many group exhibitions in Macedonia, but also in Trieste, Varna, Caldas Da Rainha (Portugal), Vienna, Los Angeles, Xanti, Gornji Milanovac. Goce Nanevski has been awarded with “Stefan Manevski” award for sculpture, “Ljubomir Belogaski” best exhibition in 2002, “Jordan Grabul” for sculpture. gocenanevski@yahoo.com Fifty of Fifty, object, 2005 - Goce Nanevski IBRAHIM BEDI was born in Skopje, 1959. He graduated from the Fac- ulty of Fine Arts, and in 1999 finished post graduate studies. In 1991, under a scholarship provided by the Faculty of Fine Arts, he attended the University Mimar Sinan in Istanbul and also the atelier of the architect Xengis Bektash. In 1992 he was a scholar of the Jildiz University in Istanbul and worked on research in Cappadocia. In 1999 he was a member of the Council for culture in the Ministry of Culture. bedibatu@yahoo.com Family Tree, wood, 2005 - Ibrahim Bedi MARIJANA SHIJAKOSKA was born in 1985 in Kavadarci. She is a stu- Vrakanje kon starite koreni, print, combined technique, 2008 - Marijana Shijakoska dent at the Faculty of Fine Arts, graphics and graphic design department. She has diploma from the XXI International Biennale for children and youth graphics. Marijana participated in several group exhibitions in Macedonia. marijana_2212@yahoo.com MILENA TONEVSKA was born in 1985 in Kumanovo. She is a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts. Milena is a teaching assistant at the Graphic department at the Faculty of Fine Arts. She participated in several group exhibitions in Struga and Tetovo. milena.tonevska@yahoo.com Pogled 1, computer graphic, 2008 - Milena Tonevska MIRNA ARSOVSKA was born in 1967 in Skopje. She graduated at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Skopje. She acquired the status of an in- dependent artist in 2003. Mirna Arsovska participated in group exhibitions in Tokyo, Groznjan, Skopje, Bitola, Belgrade, Yoko- hama, Providence (USA), Manchester (UK); she had solo exhibitions in Skopje, Bitola, Vrsac, Istanbul and participated in video fes- tivals in Beijing, Amsterdam, Strumica, Bitola, Belgrade. mirna.arsovska@gmail.com Mobile tranks, wood, 2005 - Mirna Arsovska NEHAT BEQIRI was born in Tetovo in 1967. He graduated from the Faculty of Arts in Pristina, where he also completed his post graduate studies in 2001. Nehat is now teaching painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts at State university of Tetovo, Macedonia. He had numerous individual exhibitions in Macedonia, Kosovo, Turkey and France and participated in collective exhibitions in Albania, Kosovo, Skopje, Tetovo, Veles, Croatia, France and Bulgaria. nehatbe@yahoo.co.uk www.nehatbeqiri.com X-0, combined technique on canvas, 2003 - Nehat Beqiri SIMONIDA FILIPOVA – KITANOVSKA was born in Skopje in 1965. In 1988 she graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. She is a member of DLUM since 1988. Between 1991-1997 she was living and working in Boston, USA. Presently she is based in Skopje. The works of Simonida Filipova- Kitanovska were exhibited at 13 solo exhibitions and over one hundred group shows in Macedonia, Croa- tia, Serbia, France, USA, Germany, Bulgaria, Australia, Armenia, Greece. She is freelance artist who is also active as a book il- Home coming, oil on canvas, 2008 - Simonida Filipova-Kitanovska lustrator and instructor of drawing and painting. simonida.art@gmail.com SLAVICA JANESLIEVA was born in Skopje in 1973. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje in 1996, where she also com- Come and see! There is an angel in the room, mixed media, 2004 - Slavica Janeslieva pleted her MFA studies. She is an assistant professor at the Fac- ulty of Fine Arts – Skopje, Printmaking Department. Slavica had numerous exhibitions in Skopje, the Netherlands, USA, Slovakia and Switzerland and participated in several group exhibitions all over the world. slavica_jane@yahoo.com, janeslieva@flu.ukim.edu.mk www.scca.org.mk/artists/slavica/default.html TANJA BALAC was born in Skopje in 1968. She graduated in 1991 and in 2008 received her MA from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje, painting department. In 2003 she was on a study visit in Paris. She has been a member of DLUM since 1991 and became its president in 2006. She had many solo exhibitions in Skopje, Malme, Mari- bor, Sofia, Paris, Novi Sad, Tetovo. She had group exhibitions in France, USA, Poland, and Bulgaria. She is winner of several awards: painting award “Metodija Ivanovski – Mende”, “Konstantin Mazev”etc. tanjabalac@gmail.com Poveke od Emocija, oil on canvas, 2008 - Tanja Balac TEUTA HODZA was born in 1986 in Struga. She is currently a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje, department of graphic and graphic design. Teuta worked as young artist on several projects in the Ministry of Environment, and participated in group exhibi- tions in Macedonia and Poland. She also participated in the in- ternational exhibition for wall paper at the Skopje City Museum, where the theme was tolerance. dizajngrafik@hotmail.com 39...., print, 2007 - Teuta Hodza ZANETA VANGELI was born in Bitola in 1963. She graduated at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste – Stadelschule in Frankfurt/M. in 1988. Currently she teaches painting at the Fac- ulty of Fine Arts in Skopje. She had solo exhibitions in Skopje, Frankfurt/M., Cologne, New York, Stockholm and participated in various group exhibitions and film festivals held in Skopje, Buenos Aires, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Venice, Vienna, and Stock- holm. Anamnesis (detalil), inject, print\wood, 2007 - Zaneta Vangeli zanetavangeli@yahoo.com ZORAN TOSEVSKI was born in 1984 in Skopje. He is a student at the Faculty of Fine arts in Skopje. Zoran had several exhibitions in 2007 at the Youth Cultural Center, Museum of Macedonia and gal- lery Mala Stanica. He exhibited sculpture at business space of “T-mobile” and in the Francophone park. toshevskizoran@yahoo.com Pad 1-2, tin and steel, 2008 - Zoran Tosevski Can Swiss support to Macedonian art change the world for the bet- The World Bank in Macedonia – working together to improve peo- ter? ple’s lives Arts and economics, both powerful tools for change and devel- The World Bank is owned by 185 countries and is one of the world’s opment, are important to the Swiss. Without economic growth, largest sources of development funding. We provide financing, no development can happen. Without art, outmoded concepts and global knowledge and advice to more than 100 countries world- old habits persist - and the world can not move on. Artists are wide. there not only to decorate the walls and surroundings; they are there also to give something back to the society that is inspir- Macedonia joined the World Bank in 1994. Since then, we supported ing them. Free and new ideas to challenge the established world the country with more than 1 billion US Dollars in its transition are one part of artists’ contribution to development. Another to market economy and in building effective institutions, im- decisive part is made of their personal faith and concrete in- proving education, social protection and pensions, building and volvement in projects, which directly relate to their image of a rehabilitating basic transport and energy infrastructure, and better world for all. preserving natural and cultural heritage. The World Bank and the Embassy of Switzerland share the belief The World Bank is working with other development partners to sup- that artists can and shall be part of the so-called “development port Macedonia’s efforts to join the EU. Together we aim at cre- business”, in which experts fix problems, overcome obstacles and ating conditions to improve people’s lives. explore new paths. 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