Biography
Name and surname: Biljana Jotic
WEB: biljanajotic.com
Contact: biljajotic.iu@gmail.com
PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC SPECIFICATION
Titles:
- Curator;
- Art historian;
- Stage masker-wigmaker;
- National Museum in Belgrade, projct “Digitalization of museum collections”;
- Library at the Department of History of Art, Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade;
- High School of Music “Vatroslav Lisinski”, subject History of Civilization and Culture;
- Founder, curator and owner of the BeoArt-LiveArt gallery (2008 – 2016), which she led as artistic director for eight years. During that time, she gathered young artists and realized more than 15 solo exhibitions, initiated and realized five author and co-author projects, volunteer practice for art history students, art workshops, contemporary art auctions, humanitarian events, she was the selector of the 60th jubilee festival PALLET OF THE YOUNG, Vrbas, Serbia, 2017, a short film was made about her co-author exhibition Mediala: Once upon the time and now i sad within the Palette of Cultural Heritage, Radio Television of Serbia;
- Founder of the Beoart Contemporary Association (founded in 2016), within which she initiated and realized several projects, regional and international, which were supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the City of Belgrade and IPA funds of the European Union. She initiated and realized over 20 solo and group regional and international exhibitions, over 20 catalogs published by the association were published. She is the author of the traveling exhibition Women about Women and the documentary series of the same name, directed by Boris Miljković, produced by the Beoart Contemporary and Vrubljov Agency (broadcast on RTS 3). Also, she is the author of research on the mapping of different identities of women in contemporary creativity, on the position of women in culture and institutional and non-institutional curatorial practice, in cooperation with the Institute for the Study of Cultural Development, then the international Kick off conference in Belgrade (2021). She is the curator of the VR exhibitions Women about women traveling and Women about women residential.
- Director of the Museum of Applied Art (2021 – 2025). She actively participated in the program work of the Museum in addition to regular management duties. She initiated and implemented the reorganized Permanent Exhibition of the MPU, the “Subject of the Month” project and the Museum’s participation in the international book fair in Novi Sad (2023). Then, over 15 cross-sectoral, inter-museum and international collaborations and more international exhibitions and events at MAA. Participated in five national projects at international exhibitions in the functions of commissioner, curator and jury president: Venice Architecture Biennale (2023, 2025), Malta Art Biennale (2024), London Design Biennale (2023), Praque Quadrennial of Scenic Design and scenic space (2023) – two awards, Triennale di Milano (2022);
- Since 2025, she has been working as a senior adviser in the Office of the Chief Urban Planner of the City of Belgrade, within which she is one of the signatories of the Sava Sculpture Park Initiative project;
- VENNICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNAL 2023 (President of the Council/ Jury) and 2025
- MALTA ART BIENNIAL 2024;
- LONDON DESIGN BIENNALE 2023;
- PRAGUE QUADRIENNAL OF STAGE DESIGN AND STAGE SPACE 2023, won two awards;
- TRIENNALE DI MILLAN, President of the Council/Jury;
- 44th, 45th, 46st and 47th SALON OF ARCHITECTURE, Museum of applied arts, Belgrade
- THE RISE OF WOMEN IN CULTURE IN THE WB, selector for Serbia traveling exhibition, VR exhibition, documentary series, residential exhibition in Brussels and research;
- SCULPTOR OF SERBIA 2020, traditional exhibition of the sculpture section of ULUS;
- TRADITIONAL DRAWING AWARD EXHIBITION, jury member 2019;
- PALET OF THE YOUNG, selector of the jubilee 60th festival, 2017;
- BIENALE OF AQUARELL, member of the award jury 2018;
- NOA FEST 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019;
- BOA 2014,2015;
- Strategy of the profession in public communication, author’s text;
- Awards and recognitions of MAA 2024;
- Program units 2024, co-authored texts,
- Awards and recognitions of the Museum of Applied Art in 2023;
- Acquisitions of MAA 2023;
- Exhibitions 2023;
- Editions 2023;
- Subject of the month 2023, co-authored text
- Chronicle of Reflections of our time: Acquisitions of the Museum of Contemporary Art 1993-2019; author’s text, Belgrade, 2020;
- Sculptors of Serbia 2020 annual exhibition of the sculpture section of Association of visual of Serbia, , Cvijeta Zuzorić pavilion, author’s text, Beogard, 2020;
- Visions of reality by Mirjana Đošić, author’s text, Kruševac, 020;
- Notes on paper-drawings, studies and sketches by Igor Vasiljev, author’s text, Novi Sad, 2019.
- Fragmentations by Mina Radović, author’s text, Novi Sad, 2019;
- Figurative-portrait entity of Aleksandar Stojanović, author’s text, Inđija, 2019;
- Bestiary – Path to Freedom by Marija Tošković, essay, Beogard, 2019;
- Flow: the Drina river in the painting of Natalija Miladinović, author’s text, exhibition of the artist Natalija Miladinović, Štab gallery, Belgrade;
- MANPOWER COLLECTION: reflections of boundlessness, author’s text, Beoart contemporary, ISBN 978-86-921045-5-8, COBISS 186484489, Belgrade 2026;
- Parallels, author’s text, 18th INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE BIENNA EXHIBITION IN VENICE, pavilion of the Republic of Serbia, project “Unfolding: New Spaces”, ISBN: 978-86-7415-270-6, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2025 (international project);
- IMAGINE DIGNITY: meetings and gatherings, author’s text, Museum of Applied Art and New Design University; ISBN: 978-86-7415-269-0, COBISS-ID: 169295625, Belgrade 2025 (international project);
- About the salon, the tradition of the salon and the special focus, context and program – text by members of the Council (MSc. Biljana Jotić, Dr. Slobodan Jović; Prof. Vesna Cagić Milošević, Dr. Žaklina Gligorijević and Arch. Marko Korošec, 47th SALON ARCHITECTURE, Museum of Applied Art, ISBN: 978-86-7415-271-3, Belgrade 2025;
- Surrealism in the world of “isms”, introductory text for the exhibition “CONTINUED ESCAPE FROM SURREALISM: PHOTOGRAPHY IN SURREALISM”, Museum of Applied Art, ISBN 978-86-7415-266-9, Belgrade 2025;
- Hybrid forms, author’s text, Plus 359 gallery, publisher: Charta LTD, ISBN978-619-92149-1-6,2025, Sofia, Bulgaria (international edition)
- Infinity of structure, author’s text, MARKO LAĐUŠIĆ’S MONOGRAPH, Zurich 2025 (international project);
- Space(s), author’s text for solo exhibition Smaragd by Natalija Miladinović, cultural center Gornji Milanovac;
- Introduction; Salon tradition and special focus, salon program and what next?, – text of a group of authors, members of the Council (MSc Biljana Jotić, Dr. Slobodan Jović, Prof. Vesna Cagić Milošević, Dr. Žaklina Gligorijević, Marko Korošec;), 46th SALON ARCHITECTURE, ISBN: 978-86-7415-259-1, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2024;
- Traditional and contemporary: skill and design, retrospective exhibition by Miodrag Stefanović “Retrospective/introspective”, Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade 2024;
- Aleksandar Mijatović, professor of theory and practice, author’s text, “URBAN FAIRY TALES OF THE CULT ARCHITECT ALEXANDER MIJATOVICA”, ISBN : 978-86-7415-260-7, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2024;
- Fine arts and heritage: visual dialogue and spatial communications, author’s text, MALTA ART BIENALE, ISBN : 978-86-7415-261-4, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2024 (international project);
- Introduction, 17th INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE EXHIBITION IN VENICE, Republic of Serbia pavilion, project “In reflections 6°27’48.81″N 3°14’49.20″E”, ISBN: 978-86-7415-250-8, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2023 (international project);
- About the artistic experiment, “134/ SACRED GEOMETRY“, text by two authors, ISBN 978-86-7415-252-2, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2023 (international project);
- “134/ saint geometry, national performance, “GLOBAL GAME / REMAPING COLLABORATIONS”, 3rd INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE LONDON BIENNALE OF DESIGN, published by London design Biennale Ltd June 2023 (international edition)
- On Tenderness, co-authored text (Biljana Jotić and Tatjana Dadić Dinulović), 15th INTERNATIONAL On Tenderness, Responsibility and New EXHIBITION OF THE PRAGUE QUADRIENNAL OF STAGE DESIGN AND STAGE SPACE, national performance of the Republic of Serbia, ISBN 978-86.6022-600-8, SCEN, Novi Sad 2023; Note: Serbia won two awards, the award for the most imaginative concept of the student exhibition Dreaming and for activating the community – for the national the exhibition “Moonshine piano” (international project);
- Introduction; About the Council, Program, text of the group of authors – members of the Council (Biljana Jotić, Relja Petrović, Milka Gnjato, Predrag Milutinović, Danilo Dangubić), 45th SALON ARCHITECTURE, Museum of Applied Art, ISBN: 978-86-7415-248-5, Belgrade, 2023;
- Reminder of the special role of postage stamps, introductory text “STAMP OF THE TIMES: GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS OF ANDREJ MILENKOVIĆ”, ISBN: 978-86-7415-255-3, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2023;
- About Boris Podreka and the exhibition “Architecture, introductory text, BORIS PODREKA “ARCHITECTURE”, Museum of Applied Art, ISBN 978-86-7415-247-8, Belgrade 2023 (international project);
- About the project and the problems it deals with; Project activities; About Exhibitions; Documentary series, author’s texts and Results of the research and recommendations, “THE RISE OF WOMEN IN THE CULTURE IN THE WB”, editor, Fenomena, ISBN 978-86-913455-5-6, Belgrade 2023 (international project);
- About art project Infinity of structure, national art project, 23rd International exhibition “UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS AN INTRODUCTION TO MYSTERIES”, Triennale di Milano, Milan 2022 (international edition);
- Introduction to the shift, About the Council, text by a group of authors – members of the Council (Dragoljub Bakić, Dubravka Đukanović, Biljana Jotić, Milena Zindović, Maja Lalić, Nataša Đurić), 44th SALON ARCHITECTURE, ISBN: 978-86-7415-240-9, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2022;
- Museum of Applied Arts and celebration of the International Year of Glass, introductory text), “ON THE GLASS ROAD: GLASS ART AND REPRESENTATION OF SERBIA 1850-1950”, ISBN: 978-86-7415-246-1, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade 2022 (international project);
- Art of living, author’s text, solo exhibition of two artists (Anđela Mujčić and Minja Polak), ISBN 978-86-80653-20-4, Gallery of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Smederevska Palanka, 2022;
- Feme i centenariansi, author’s text, 13th comic album “Vekovnici”, Leskovac 2022;
- Sensibility, author’s text, solo exhibition of paintings by Natalija Miladinović, Council of Europe Building, Strasbourg, France, 2022 (international project);
- Second meeting of graphic artists “Teodor Ljubavić, author’s text, Novo Goražde, Republika Srpska, 2021 (regional project);
- Women about women, author text, regional traveling exhibition in Belgrade, Podgorica, Samobor, Ajdovščina and Skopje, residential exhibitions in Brussels and VR exhibition, 2021 – 2022 (regional project);
- Sculptors of Serbia 2020, author’s text, annual group exhibition of the members of the ULUS sculpture section, Cvijeta Zuzorić Pavilion, Belgrade, ULUS, 2020;
- Seasonarium, author’s text, solo exhibition by Vesna Opavski, Cultural Center Trebinje, Republic of Srpska, 2020 (regional project);
- Visions of reality, author’s text, solo exhibition by Mirjana Đošić, KC Kruševac, 2020;
- Reflections of planes, author’s text, traveling solo exhibition by Mione Marta Marković, Belgrade, 2020;
- Intro floral, author’s text, solo exhibition by Dominika Morariu, Art gallery KC Novi Sad, 2020;
- Traps of perception, author’s text, solo exhibition by Ivan Milenković, KC Leskovac, 2020;
- Notes on paper – drawings and sketches by Igor Vasiljev, author’s text, Likovna galerija, ISBN 978-86-7931-762-9, Serbia, Cultural Center Novi Sad, 2019;
- Fragmentations, author’s text, solo exhibition by Mina Radović, Novi Sad, Cultural Center Novi Sad, 2019;
- Portraits, figurative-portrait entity, author’s text, solo exhibition of Aleksandar Stanojević, Inđija Cultural Center, 2019;
- Moved spaces, author’s text, first solo exhibition of architect Vanja Vujin Ivošević, Vračar Municipality Gallery, Belgrade, 2019;
- Rhythm of the city, author’s text, solo exhibition by Marija Milinković, SULUJ, Belgrade, 2018;
- Figure through thought, author’s text, solo exhibition by Jovana Jarebica, Natalija Miladinović and Una Nikolić, Kralja Petra House, Belgrade, 2018;
- Through water, author’s text, independent Site specific exhibition of Ivana Živić Jerković, Ešćeg Castle, ISBN 978-86-7931-574-8, Cultural Center Novi Sad, 2018;
- Spiritual, author’s text, solo exhibition of Natalija Miladinović and Zdravko Janković, gallery Atrium of the city library, Belgrade, 2018;
- Petrified dreams, author’s text, solo exhibition by Đerđi Ačaja, Lucida gallery, Belgrade and Cultural Center Šabac, 2018;
- 20/20, author’s text , group exhibition, space in the reconstruction of the Balkan cinema, Belgrade, 2018;
- The fall of man, author’s text, solo exhibition by Kristina Pirković, youth forum, ISBN 978-86-7931-683-6, Cultural Center Novi Sad, 2018;
- Identifications, author’s text and author’s exhibition (Marija Tošković, Marija Milinković), Jokanović House Gallery, ISBN 978-86-808880-414-4, National Museum of Užice, 2018;
- The Great War, author’s text, solo exhibition by Nemanja Okiljević, King Peter’s House and Kombank Hall (announcement of the film Peter the Great), Belgrade, 2018;
- The need to remind, author’s text, solo exhibition of Koštana Đurić, Suluj gallery, Belgrade, 2017;
- Palette of young people, author’s text, group exhibition of the jubilee 60th festival, Cultural Center Vrbas, 2017;
- Art on paper, author’s text and author’s exhibition, National Library of Serbia and Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts, ISBN 978-86-83113-23-1, Faculty of Arts in Priština-Zvečan, Kosovska Mitrovica, 2017;
- Mediala: once upon the time and now, author’s text, co-author group exhibition, RTS gallery, Belgrade, 2017;
- Figures on paper, author’s text and author’s group exhibition, ISBN 978-86-84859-95-4, National Museum of Užice, 2017;
- Tableu vivant, author’s text and author’s group exhibition, UK Parobrod, Beogad, 2017;
- All seas are mine, author’s text, independent exhibition Gordana Tomić, Gallery of the Maritime Museum, Porto Montenegro, Montenegro, 2017 (regional project);
- Perpentum mobile, author’s text, solo exhibition of Jelena Vićentić, Božidarac gallery, Belgrade, 2017;
- Theory of unity, author’s text, independent ambient exhibition of Vojislav Radovanović, Salon 77, Niš, 2017;
- Retrospective exhibition, author’s text, solo exhibition of Canadian artist Dragica Gaćanski Didi, art salon, Cultural Center Novi Sad, 2017;
- Story of origin, solo exhibition of Vojislav Radovanović, “Jovan Popović” gallery, Opovo, 2016;
- Metamorphoses, solo exhibition of Vojislav Radovanović, art salon of the House of Culture, Čačak, 2016;
- Project: Garden of Eden, solo exhibition of Vojislav Radovanović, art salon, Cultural Center Novi Sad, ISBN 978-86-7931-371-3, Novi Sad, 2016;
- Purgatory, solo exhibition by Filip Baralić, National Museum of Užice, 2015;
- Eye-contacts, solo exhibition by Branka Đurašković, SKC Novi Belgrade, 2015;
- In memory of Dejan Prendić Prenda, memorial exhibition, Zaječar National Museum, 2014.
- TRANSFORMATIONS, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade, 2024;
- BORIS PODRECCA, Archiculture, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade, 2022;
- LjUBA, a retrospective exhibition of Ljuba Popović in the SANU gallery, 2021;
- YOUNG SCULPTURE, art station Ešđeg, Novi Sad, 2019;
- BETWEEN REAL AND VIRTUAL REALITY, space in the reconstruction of the Balkan cinema, 2019;
- SERBIAN PAINTING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, 1900-1950, Military home gallery, Belgrade, 2018;
- YOUNG GRAPHIC, Art Salon, KC Novi Sad, 2018;
- MEDIALA: once upon the time and now, RTS gallery, Beogard, 2017;
- MOSAIC TODAY, Youth Tribune, KC Novi Sad, 2017;
- CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVES ON PAPER, art station Ešđeg, Novi Sad, 2016;
- “Woman about woman – female identities in contemporary visual art“, directed by Boris Miljković, Radio television of Serbia, RTS 3;
- Media: Nekad i Sad, nationaln television Radio television of Serbia , RTS 3
- Architecture today, nationaln television RTS 2
- Red – handed Criticism, 19th Biennale of Art in Pancevo, SeeCult, 2020
- Mira Adanja Polak Not everything is always exposed, Museum of applied arts
- XXIX Art ćakula
- MALTA ART BIENNALE
- PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH APPLIED ARTS, Diplomacy&Commerce, Belgrade, 2023
- ABOUT THE RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION IN LJUBA at Serbian Academy of Science and Art (SANU), conversation with the author Slavica Batos, Pečat (interview on 12 pages in two parts, 2021);
- OLD VALUES OF NEW VISUALITY, interview with journalist Sonja Ćirić, Vreme, 2018;
- SERBIAN ORNAMENT SHINED IN MILAN, interview by Miljana Kralj, Novosti, 2022;
- BILJANA JOTIĆ, interviews with Marija Petrović, Telegraf Biznis;
- ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL MANIFESTATION OF THE MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS, interview by Andrea Pauzenberger, Grenef magazine, 2023.
- Culture Diary, Malta Art Biennale, time from 11min i 30 sec:
- Cultural diary, Figure through thought, time of 5 min and 50 sec
- Morning program – about the Day of the Museum of Applied Art
- Morning program – About the Salon of Architecture – Salon of Dialogue
- Cultural center show, time of 33 min and 50 sec
- This is Serbia, from 24 min and 39 sec:
- Dialy 2, Show This is how things are…
- RTS 2: The show All colors of life
- Three points show
- Live Day
- Club 2
- Morning program – TRANSFORMATION
- Morning program ARCHITECTURE SALON
- Belgrade Good evening
- Belgrade Good morning:
- News
- Exploziv,
- News u 19,
- Morning program with Srđan and Jovan
- included in the morning program with Philp,
- Morning program, Telemaster
- Novi Sad postcard
- informative program
