Personal Information
Name: Tamara Jan Blazevic
Exhibitions
2025/26 Group Exhibition with Croatian Association of Fine Artists of Istria, Pula, Croatia
2025 Solo Exhibition, “Rooted in freedom”, Frida Hansens Hus, Stavanger, Norway
2025 Group Exhibition, Contemporary Art Museum Labin, Croatia
2025 Solo Exhibition “Prana – Life Force in Motion”, Sola, Norway
2025 Group Exhibition “REK”, Hillevåg, Stavanger, Norway
2024 H18 Art & Culture Collective, Stavanger, Norway
2024 Solo Exhibition “Everything That Is Mine I Carry With Me”, Labin, Croatia
2021/22 Exhibition of Recent Works, Det Lilla Galleriet i Fargegaten, Stavanger, Norway
2004/13 Labin’s Artistic Emergence, Annual Group Exhibition, Labin, Croatia
2007 Group Exhibition, Academy of Applied Arts, Rijeka, Croatia
2004 La Sedia d’Autore, Public Museum, Labin / City Museum of Rijeka, Croatia
Memberships
GRAFILL – Association of Designers, Illustrators and Visual Communicators (Norway)
VISP – Competence and Networking Organization for the Visual Arts Field (Norway)
CAFAI – Croatian Association of Fine Artists of Istria (Croatia)
Representation
Galleri Amare, Stavanger, Norway
Atelie.art, Norway
Site-Specific and Public Art Projects
2024: “Kanchandevi Art”, Street Art Project, Former Fire Station, Kanvas Festival, Stavanger, Norway
2004: 16th International Drawing Exhibition, MMSU Rijeka – Assistant to Danish artist Claus Carstensen and Croatian artist Zdravko Milic, Rijeka, Croatia
2003: “Trsat Stairs”, Site-Specific Project with Prostor Plus Theatre and director/choreographer Žak Valenta, Rijeka, Croatia
2000: “L’autoportrait”, Performance with mentor Yann Marussich, TransArt Festival, Kulturhus Lamparna, Labin, Croatia
Art Interventions
2008: Mathias Flacius Sculpture, Duo Project with Z.Milevoj, Labin, Croatia
2007: St. Stephen’s Chapel, “No Praying” Sign Installation, Labin, Croatia
Residencies
2026 Haukijarvi, Finland, Arteles Creative Center, Way Beyond programe
2006 Pučišća, Brač, Croatia Work with Traditional Materials – Brač Stone; Sculpture “Teardrop, a Mighty Water Drop in the Stone” (with Prof. J. Diminić),
2006: Belgrade, Serbia, International Art Student Colony, Academy of Fine Arts
2002: Mrkopalj, Croatia Work with Traditional Materials – Wool (with Prof. J. Butković), Mrkopalj, Croatia
2001: Bucharest, Romania, Studio Management Workshop and Performance “Lightning Bodies”, organized by TOACA Cultural Foundation, Bucharest, Romania and MAPA – Moving Academy of Performing Arts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Curatorial Work
2025: Group Exhibition REK, H18 Art & Culture Collective, Stavanger, Norway
2025: “I Want to Be an Artist, too”, International Art Project, Labin / Stavanger, Croatia / Norway
2024: Group Exhibition of Art Students, Eigersund Art School, Eigersund, Norway
2024: Group Exhibition of Art Students, Eigersund Art School, Norway
2022: Annual Group Exhibitions for Art Students, Sandnes Art School, Sandnes, Norway
2012: LIK Competition, Jury Member, Labin, Croatia
Grants and Scholarships
1999–2001: State Scholarship for Talented Students, Ministry of Education of Croatia
2002–2005: State Scholarship for Talented Students, Ministry of Education of Croatia
Awards and Recognitions
2004: La Sedia d’Autore – Artwork selected and featured on the cover of the exhibition material
1999–2020: LUMS (We Change the World Through Art), sponsored by the Rijeka City Museum, Rijeka, Croatia
Featured In
2024: Hillevåg og Tjensvoll Newspaper
2024: Labinstina.info, Labin, Croatia
2024: H18 Art & Culture Collective
2018: Istrapedia – Istrian Encyclopedia, Member of the artist collective Labinski Atelieri
2016: “20 Years of Labinski Uzlet Likovnosti” – Art Monograph (B. Arh, G. Ostojic-Cvajner), Labin, Croatia (pp. 26, 67, 82, 111, 121; English section)
Commissions
2025: Private Commissions
2024: Interior Design (Private Project, planned for 2025/26), Labin, Croatia
2024: Drawings (Private Collector), Norway
2024: Organica, Pastel Painting (Private Collector), Norway
2024: H18 Photo Series (Private Collector), Stavanger, Norway
2017: Interior Design for a Healthcare Project, Labin, Croatia
Publications and Academic Work
2007: Master’s Thesis, Academy of Applied Arts, University of Rijeka – “Art in the 21st Century” (including the sculptures Wallpaper-Lego Build Big)
2004: Master’s Thesis, Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka – “Site-Specific Art”
Education and Training
2007: Academy of Applied Arts, University of Rijeka, Croatia
2004: Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Relevant Professional Experience
2024–: Founder and Artist, Kanchandevi Art & Education
2018–: Freelance Artist, Sandnes and Stavanger, Norway
2025–: Museum Host, MUST Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway
2021–: Visual Arts Teacher, Municipal Art Schools in Sandnes and Egersund, Norway
2017–2018: Ceramic Artist – Production and Sales, Labin, Croatia
2009–2017: Artist and Art Educator, Istria, Croatia
2005–2007: Editor, Student Art Magazine RE, Rijeka, Croatia
Additional Experience/ Workshops and Seminars
2024: Kanchandevi Art Logo, Tufting Project with Sykt Tuft, Stavanger, Norway
2021: Seminar/Workshop with Kjell Erik Killi Olsen, organized by the Norwegian Council for Schools of Music and Performing Arts (Nordea Project), Stavanger, Norway
2002: Festival “7 Days of Creation”, Pazin, Croatia
Participation in an interdisciplinary arts festival with a focus on science fiction writing. Developed an original short SF story during the festival’s creative program and presented the work publicly through a live reading.
1997–1999: Theatre Il Circolo, Labin and Ližnjan – Istrian National Theatre; High School Theatre Productions (directed by V. Vihtelić-Zdravčić and N. Stanić), Pula, Croatia
1997: International Youth Theatre Festival – Workshop in Contemporary Dance and Mime, and Performance (R. Raponja, D. Lukić, D. Lovrečić, W. A. Fisher), Istrian National Theatre, Pula, Croatia