Nika Oblak & Primož Novak

www.oblak-novak.org
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We Did This and That, C print on aluminium; 75 x 101 cm; 2005-2007
Courtesy of the artists and Alkatraz Gallery

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BOX 2.0; 2008; Video installation; 57 x 57 x 145 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Alkatraz Gallery

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THE BOX; 2005; Video installation; 57 x 57 x 145 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Alkatraz Gallery

Nika Oblak, born 1975, graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2002. In the 2000-2001 academic year she was a guest student in the class of Prof. K. Sieverding at the Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin. In 2005, she received her M.F.A. in video from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Since 2002 she works in an artists cooperative with Primož Novak.

Primož Novak, born 1973, graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2002. In the 2000-2001 academic year he was a guest student in the class of Prof. K. Sieverding at the Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin. In 2006, he received his M.F.A. in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Since 2002 he works in an artists cooperative with Nika Oblak.

Solo exhibitions:

2010, Absolutely Fabulous 3, Gallery Alkatraz, Ljubljana https://galerijalkatraz.org/?p=1367

2009, Absolutely Fabulous 2, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2009, Absolutely Fabulous, Motorenhalle, Dresden, Germany

2008, Saetchi Collection, Zero Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2008, Saetchi Collection, The Red House, Sofia, Bulgaria
2008, Teamwork 6, 03one Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2008, Saetchi Collection, Delikatessenhaus, Leipzig, Germany
2008, Saetchi Collection, Likovni salon, Celje, Slovenia

2007, Saetchi Collection, Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia https://galerijalkatraz.org/?p=1472
2007, Teamwork 5, Sokolski dom, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2007, Teamwork 4, Gallery 10m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2007, Teamwork 3, Kibela Gallery, MMC Kibla, Maribor, Slovenia
2007, Teamwork 2, Luftmuseum, Amberg, Germany

2005, Teamwork, Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005, Rhythmic, Vocalized, Expiratory and Involuntarily Actions, Likovni salon, Celje, Slovenia
2005, Rhythmic, Vocalized, Expiratory and Involuntarily Actions, Remont Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia and Monte Negro

2004, And Now for Something Completely Different, Gallery P74, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2004, Bank Robbery, Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Group exhibitions and festivals:

2009, The Matrix: An Unstable Reality, 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Jakopiceva galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia (upcoming)
2009, Sharjah Biennial 9, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2009, ART HK 09 – Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong
2009, Ran Huang and Nika Oblak & Primoz Novak, VIVID, Birmingham, UK
2009, VIENNAFAIR, Vienna, Austria
2009, Balkan Video-Box, Lille 3000 – Europe XXL, Gare Saint Sauveur, Lille, France
2009, Nothing but AiR, Vasa Konsthall, Vasa, Finland
2009, Video-Box, Extract 1 / 10m2 Video Collection, haloGaleria, Olsztyn, Poland

2008, Art Verona, Verona, Italy
2008, The 5th Busan International Video Festival, Space Bandee, Busan, South Korea
2008, Art in LefkosA, Eaved House, EMAA Association, Lefkosia, Cyprus
2008, Spaport – International Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Building Tereza, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008, Ssamzie Space 1998 – 2008, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea
2008, Electric Rats Dream Video Dreams, Video festival, Celje, Slovenia
2008, Volta 4, Basel, Switzerland
2008, Vis Vis Vis, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan
2008, Parcours West, Video-Box 2, La Genarale, Paris, France
2008, Abrasevic Film Festival, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008, XXIV International Sarajevo Winter "Barricades without borders", Video-Salon 3, 10m2 Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2007, Invisible Miracles, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano, Italy
2007, The 4th Busan International Video Festival, Space Bandee, Busan, South Korea
2007, Nightcomers, 10th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
2007, Visual Dislocation, Museum for Contemporary Art, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2007, Every man is a curator / Jeder Mensch ist ein Kurator, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007, Video-Salon 2, Gallery 10m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina
2007, Transmediale - Festival for Art and Media Culture, Living in a Box, Zero Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2006, U3 - Triennial of contemporary Slovenian art, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006, Device Art, Blasthaus Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2006, VAD - Video and Digital Arts International Festival, Girona, Spain
2006, Device Art, Galzenica Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2006, The Peekskill Project, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, USA
2006, Open Studio Exhibition, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea
2006, OHO Award Finalists Exhibition, Gallery P74, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006, Portrait and autoportrait, Fine Arts Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia
2006, - 5 min, P74 Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006, It's Playtime, Contemporary Art Gallery, Celje, Slovenia
2006, Outliners, ArtTransponder e.V. Projektraum, Berlin, Germany

2005, Prospectif Cinema 2004 - 2005, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
2005, Stories from the Neighborhood, Rael Artel Gallery, Parnu, Estonia
2005, Stories from the Neighborhood, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
2005, MTV Free Your Mind Arena, Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia and Monte Negro
2005, The Third International Film and Video Festival, MONA, Detroit, USA
2005, 2.m, Miklova Hisa Gallery, Ribnica, Slovenia

2004, La Isle Videos Incrives 04, Teatro Odisseia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2004, 24 FPS, Skuc Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2004, 2.m, Miklova Hisa Gallery, Ribnica, Slovenia
2004, The Yugoslav Biennial of Young Artists, Vrsac, Serbia and Monte Negro
2004, Production, ESC, Graz, Austria
2004, 10th International Festival of Computer Arts, Razstavni Salon Rotovz, Maribor, Slovenia
2004, Idea - non - Realization, National Museum, Kraljevo, Serbia and Monte Negro
2004, Idea - non - Realization, Remont Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia and Monte Negro

2003, 25hrs International Art Show, Barcelona, Spain
2003, Hertzoscopio - Experimental and Transdisciplinary Arts Festival, Lugar Comum, Barcarena, Portugal
2003, Trampoline, Plattform for New Media Art, Volksbuehne, Berlin, Germany
2003, Media Art Festival Friesland, St. Jacobiparochie, Netherlands
2003, 2nd Detroit International Video Festival, MONA Detroit, USA
2003, VAD 2003, Video and Digital Arts International Festival, Girona, Spain
2003, Visura Aperta Momiano 03, Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia
2003, Friendly Fire, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria
2003, Visura Aperta Momiano 03, Nova Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2003, Idea - non - Realization, Gradska galerija Pozega, Pozega, Serbia and Montenegro
2003, FONA, Festival of New Art, Rijeka, Croatia
2003, 2nd Kansk International Video Festival, Kansk, Russia
2003, Art Words, Galerie Berliner Kunstprojekt, Berlin, Germany
2003, 9th International Festival of Computer Arts, Maribor, Slovenia
2003, Start, Karas Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2003, Interventions 2003, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA

Grants and awards:

2009, ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York, USA (upcoming)
2009, SAIR – Solyst Artist in Residence Centre, Jyderup, Denmark (upcoming)
2009, EMARE – European Media Art Residency Exchange – VIVID, Birmingham, UK
2008, Sharjah Biennial 9 Production Grant, United Arab Emirates
2008, Svenska konstskolans Vaenner i Nykarleby, Artist in Residence, Nykarleby, Finland
2008, Trans_2007-08: residence support program, AIAV – Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan
2007, Quartier21, Artist in Residence, Museums Quartier, Wien, Austria
2007, Advanced Course in Visual Arts, Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy
2007, FlaxArt Studios, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2006, OHO Award Finalist, Gallery P74, Ljubljana , Slovenia
2005, Ssamzie Space Studio Program, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South Korea
2005, Odprti termin – selection, Likovni salon, Celje, Slovenia
2003, 2nd Prize, Idea - non - Realization, Gradska galerija Pozega, Pozega, Serbia and Monte Negro
2003 - 2005, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia Graduate Studies Grant (Primoz Novak)
2002 - 2004, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia Graduate Studies Grant (Nika Oblak)