Tanja Balac was born in Skopje in 1968. She graduated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje, in 1991, at the division of painting. Paving her artistic and professional path over the years, in 2008 she received her Master’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje at the division of painting. Member of the Association of Artists of Macedonia (DLUM) since 1996, she was also its president in the period of 2006-2013. Among her many professional visits outside the borders of her country, the study visit in Paris in 2003 is well worth mentioning. Her professional and artistic experience has been constantly enriched by work and study visits abroad, participation at conferences and workshops. Besides paintings, Tanja is also interested in creating installations, video art projects, and art performances. At present, she lives and works in Skopje.
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EXHIBITIONS
2023 “Dispalced” Strazbourg, France Club des Arts “Amicale” Council of Europa.
2023 “Dispalced” Skopje, Macedonia - Museum of Macedonia
2022 “They don't open their eyes, video installation” Skopje, Macedonia - National Gallery
2022 “Displaced” Zagreb, Croatia - KIC Cultural Information Center
2021 “30 years Artworks” Skopje - National Gallery of Macedonia
2021 “Space Distances” Temisoara, Romania - Museum National al Banatului
2020 “Space Distances” Wien, Austria - Gallery of Macedonian Embassy In Wien
2019 “Invisible Exposure” Belgrade, Serbia - Gallery “Progres”
2017 “1800K” with Omer Kaleshi Paris, France - Gallery of Macedonian Embassy in Paris
2017 “Red Land”, “The Birth of the Nation” Photo Exebition Berlin, Germany - Projektraum OKK-Organ kritischer-Kuns
2015 “Invisible Exposure” Skopje Macedonia - Gallery of NLB Tutunska banka
2013 “Space Distances” Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gallery “Ljubljanski Grad”
2012 “Space Distances” Skopje, Macedonia - Gallery “Oko”
2010 “Play of Presence of the Absent” Prishtina, Kosovo - Umetnicka Galerija
2009 “Play of Presence of the Absent” Istanbul, Turkey - Nazim Hikmet Taxim Art Gallery
2008 “Play of Presence of the Absent” Skopje, Macedonia - National Gallery of Macedonia “Mala Stanica”
2008 “Play of Presence of the Absent” Sofia, Bulgaria - Macedonian Cultural and Information Center in Sofia
2007 “Urban Landscape” Malme, Sweden - J.T& Art Gallery
2006 “Urban Landscape” Maribor, Slovenia - Gallery of the DLUM (Association of Fine Art Artists in Maribor)
2005 “Urban Landscape I” Moscow, Russia - Gallery at the “House of nationalities”
2004 “Urban Landscape I” Paris, France - Cité des Arts
2004 “Urban Landscape I” Novi Sad, Serbia- Cultural Center Novi Sad
2003 “1000-Kilometre-Long Love” Skopje, Macedonia - Museum of the City of Skopje
2002 “1000-Kilometre-Long Love” Belgrade, Serbia - Gallery “Beograd”
2002 “1000-Kilometre-Long Love” Zrenjanin, Serbia - Gallery “Duhovni Centar”
2002 “1000-Kilometre-Long Love” Banja Luka, R. Srpska - Art gallery 1999 “For The Children of Yugoslavia”, humanitarian exhibition тogether with Ljupco Bojarov and Vujka Radivojevik Bojarov Skopje, Macedonia - JAT O"ce
1997 Exhibition on the occasion of the “Metodija Ivanovski-Mende” award Skopje, Macedonia - Cultural Information Centre (KIC)
1996 “Stories” Skopje, Macedonia - Cultural Information Center (KIC)
1996 “Stories” Kichevo, Macedonia - Cultural Center “Koco Racin”
1996 “Stories” Kumanovo, Macedonia - Art Gallery
1992 Tetovo, Macedonia - Cultural Center
1992 Skopje, Macedonia - Cultural Information Center (KIC)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
She has participated on numerous group exhibitions,
in her homeland and abroad: France, USA, Poland,
Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, to name a few.
INSTALLATIONS
2020 “The Following Day”, Winter Salon National Gallery of Macedonia
2018 “Perceptio Inversa” video installation, Winter Salon National Gallery of Macedonia
2016 “Privacy o!” video installation, Winter Salon National Gallery of Macedonija
2014 “Trip@ih” video installation, Winter salon National Gallery of Macedonia
2013 “Who is the Audience” work in progress
2012 “Breathing to Life by Signing a Name” Winter salon Bezisten Old Bazar Skopje
2012 “Breathing to Life by Signing a Name” Installation Ohrid, Macedonia - Ohrid Summer Festival
2009 “Suitcase Full of Sadness” Museum of the City of Skopje
EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
2023 “Crossing signs” – 5’20”. ( 7'35'' ) Screenings:
• Naples, Italy Magmart International videoart festival- Finalist
2023 “Crossing signs” – 5’20”. ( 7'35'' ) Screenings:
• Dresden, Germany, Filmfest Dresden, Short Film Lotto Sellection, 2024
• Corfu, Greece, ICONA 2023 [Animation Festival], 2023
• Athens, Greece, ANIMFEST (Greece), 2023
• National Gallery of Macedonia, Skopje
2022 “NextGeneration” – 5’20”. Screenings:
• Art workshop Lazareti, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2024
• National Gallery of Macedonia
2020 “Stuck Together” – 5’35”. Screenings:
• Sydney Short Film Festival 2021 (Australia) – Finalist
• Santorini Film Festival 2021 (Greece) – Finalist
• Rome Independent Prisma Awards 2020 (Italy)
– O"cial Selection
Awards
• Anarchy Film Festival 2020 (Manchester, UK)
– Award Winner
2018 “Memorabilia” – 7’15” . Screenings:
• Cica Museum: Czong Institute for Contemporary art 2019 (Seoul, South Korea) – O"cial Selection
Awards
• West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival 2019 (USA)
– Award Winner
• Florence Biennale - International Biennial of Contemporary Art 2019 (Italy) – 4th Place Experimental Video
2017 “Red Land” – 15’ 43” . Screenings:
• Projektraum OKK-Organ kritischer-Kunst
–Videoprojection 2018 (Berlin, Germany)
• National Gallery of Macedonia 2017 (Skopje, Macedonia)
2016 “The Birth of a Nation” – 12’ 26”. Screenings:
• Projektraum OKK-Organ kritischer-Kunst
–Videoprojection 2018 (Berlin, Germany)
• National Gallery of Macedonia 2016 (Skopje, Macedonia) 2014 “Citizens 2” – 12’ 26”
. Screenings:
• Bonington Gallery Trent University 2016 (Nottingham, UK)
2013 “Citizens” – 4’ 48”
. Screenings:
• Bonington Gallery Trent University 2016 (Nottingham, UK)
• Futureidentities 2013 (Venice, Italy)
• Square “Macedonia” 2013 (Skopje, Macedonia)
AWARDS
2024 Skopje, Macedonia | 1st place, GRAND-PRIX- Winter salon 2024 "Intimacy and interconnection", video animation "NextGeneration".
2023 Naples, Italy Magmart | international videoart festival XIII edition- CAM (Casoria Contemporary Art Museum)
Permanent collection! “Crossing signs”, Tanja Balac + Nikola Drvoshanov [Macedonia]
2020 Manchester, England - Award from Anarchy Film Festival and Young Creative Leaders “Stuck Together” - Experimental film
2019 Florence, Italy - 4th place in Video Art category “Lorenzo il Magnifico” award at the Florence Biennale - Experimental film “Memorabilia”
2019 West Virginia, USA - 1st place at the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival
-Experimental film “Memorabilia”
2015 Skopje, Macedonia - National Gallery of Macedonia, “Nereshki majstori” award for painting - DLUM
2003 Skopje, Macedonia - Award for painting at the exhibition “Landscape” - DLUM Gallery
2001 Skopje, Macedonia - “Nikola Martinovski” award for drawing at the exhibition “DLUM - drawing”
- National University Library “St. Kliment Ohridski”
1996 Skopje, Macedonia - “Metodija Ivanovski - Mende” award at the exhibition “Small Scale Painting” - Cultural Information Center
