December 11-14, 2025
Oktogon, National Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb, Croatia
BelArt Gallery participated for the second time in Art Zagreb, the international fair of contemporary visual arts, held from December 11 to 14 in the Oktogon of the National Museum of Modern Art.
Launched in 2018, Art Zagreb quickly established itself as the central event of the Croatian art market. Once a year, the fair brings together the best galleries and artists from Croatia and the region. It is a unique meeting place for gallery owners, collectors, artists, curators, art historians, and art enthusiasts.
As with all previous editions, this year’s fair featured a rich accompanying program, including panels and lectures on topics such as the art market, challenges of the secondary art market, the role of media in promoting and documenting art, and digital tools for audience development and gallery promotion. Detailed program information is available on the Art Zagreb website.
Edita Kadirić, Seria Pastorala (2), 2024
Kristina Pirković, Kućica na drvetu, 2021
Na Art Zagrebu, galerija BelArt predstaviće tri umetnice: Sonju Gajić, Editu Kadirić i Kristinu Pirković.
Sonja Gajić (1986, Beograd) je vajarka i slikarka čiji umetnički rad obuhvata različite medije i savremene pristupe formi i materijalu. Diplomirala je slikarstvo 2008. godine, a potom završila osnovne (2011) i master studije vajarstva (2013) na Univerzitetu umetnosti u Beogradu. Njena dela nalaze se u privatnim umetničkim kolekcijama širom sveta. Tokom poslednje decenije predstavila je niz samostalnih izložbi, među kojima su Almost Everything Touches the Soul (Galerija X Vitamin, 2022), Halley’s Comet (Navigator Art Gallery, 2021), Who Do You Love? (Galerija X Vitamin, 2020), Breaking Out Is Hard to Do (Galerija Kolarac, 2017) Živi i radi u Beogradu, gde održava aktivnu slikarsku i vajarsku praksu.
Kristina Pirković (1991, Smederevska Palanka) je osnovne i master studije završila na Filološko-umetničkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, na odseku za primenjenu umetnost, smer Zidno slikarstvo, 2014. i 2015. godine. Ostvarila je preko dvadeset samostalnih izložbi i učestvovala na brojnim grupnim izložbama u zemlji i inostranstvu. Članica je ULUS-a od 2018. godine. Tokom 2024. godine bila je rezident u Cité internationale des arts (Pariz, Francuska). Nagrađivana za crtež, sliku i najboljeg studenta, među nagradama se izdvaja Druga nagrada za crtež iz Fondacije Vladimir Veličković (2021). Živi i stvara u Beogradu. Izražava se kroz medij slike i crteža, a u poslednjem periodu istražuje i u polju skulpture.
Edita Kadirić (1976, Banja Luka) je vizuelna umetnica čiji se rad bazira na istraživanju prepoznavanja i nelagode kroz vizuelni storytelling. Stekla je visoko obrazovanje iz domena vizuelnih umetnosti (Akademija umetnosti Novi Sad, Fakultet likovnih umetnosti u Beogradu, Umetnička rezidencija u Parizu i Fakultet lepih umetnosti u Barseloni). Profesionalni angažman od 2000. do 2016. uključuje Galeriju Prom (Minhen) i od 2016. do danas Art fondaciju Carmen Wurth. Njeni radovi se nalaze u brojnim vrednim privatnim kolekcijama i institucijama u Evropi i Americi. Izlagala je na brojnim samostalnim i grupnim izložbama. Živi i radi na relaciji Francuska – Španija – Srbija.
Sonja Gajić, Spring, 2021
At Art Zagreb, BelArt Gallery will present three artists: Sonja Gajić, Edita Kadirić, and Kristina Pirković.
Sonja Gajić (1986, Belgrade) is a sculptor and painter whose work spans various media and contemporary approaches to form and material. She graduated in painting in 2008 and later completed her undergraduate (2011) and master’s studies in sculpture (2013) at the University of Arts in Belgrade. Her works are held in private collections worldwide. Over the past decade, she has presented several solo exhibitions, including Almost Everything Touches the Soul (Galerija X Vitamin, 2022), Halley’s Comet (Navigator Art Gallery, 2021), Who Do You Love? (Galerija X Vitamin, 2020), and Breaking Out Is Hard to Do (Galerija Kolarac, 2017). She lives and works in Belgrade, maintaining an active painting and sculpting practice.
Kristina Pirković (1991, Smederevska Palanka) completed her undergraduate and master’s studies in applied arts, mural painting, at the Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of Kragujevac, in 2014 and 2015. She has held over twenty solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Serbia and abroad. A member of ULUS since 2018, she was a resident at Cité internationale des arts in Paris in 2024. She has received awards for drawing, painting, and as the best student, including the Second Prize for Drawing from the Vladimir Veličković Foundation (2021). She lives and works in Belgrade, expressing herself primarily through painting and drawing, while recently exploring sculpture.
Edita Kadirić (1976, Banja Luka) is a visual artist whose work explores recognition and discomfort through visual storytelling. She completed her higher education in visual arts at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, the Artist Residency in Paris, and the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Her professional engagements from 2000 to 2016 include Galerie Prom (Munich) and, from 2016 to the present, the Carmen Wurth Art Foundation. Her works are part of numerous prestigious private and institutional collections across Europe and the United States. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and lives and works between France, Spain, and Serbia.