Curriculum Vitae
MFA sculptor- Nedim Hadzi Ahmetovic Mafa
Tel: +381 64 247 2701
Web: artbuiter.weebly.com
Email: [email protected]
Address: Hajduk Veljkova 57, 19300 Negotin, R. Serbia
Studio & posting address: Badnjevo BB, 19300 Negotin, Serbia
Born on 22.01.1970. in Negotin/ Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Graduated in 1997. Department of sculpture at (FPU) University of Arts/ Applied arts and design - Belgrade/ R. Serbia/ Master of sculpture
2002. Member of MSZT – Magyar Szobraz Tarsasag – (Association of Hungarian sculptors)
2007- 2011. President of NGO -ULSN (Association of visual artists of Negotin).
2008. Initiated and founded NGO Artbajter –Negotin.
2008. Coordinator for Municipality of Negotin for “International summer school of Art University- Belgrade”
2010. Membership in ULUPUDS (Association of visual artists and designers of Serbia).
2012. Member of AIESSM (World monumental sculpture association) Italy
2016. AIESM manager for Serbia
2017. Art editor of “Buktinja” (TORCH) magazine for art & culture/ funded by Ministry of culture/ Serbia
2017. member of ISSA (International symposium sculptor association) Beijing, China
Awards and prizes in different visual media.
As professional artist worked in wide range of visual disciplines from sculpture, applied sculpture, graphic design & consulting, illustration & painting, animation and set design
Monumental sculptures in:
- Germany
- Russia
- Romania
- Hungary
- Denmark
- People’s Republic of China
- Turkey
- Serbia
- Gabon
- Bulgaria
- Egypt
- Spain
- Iran
- Czech Republic
- South Korea
- India
- Slovenia
- Portugal
- Argentina
- Canada
Languages:
- Serbian- Croatian
- English (fluent)
- Russian (fluent)
- Romanian (conversational)
- Hungarian (conversational)
- Spanish/Italian (conversational)
- Bulgarian (conversational)
Awards:
- Golden Award finalist, Monumental sculpture international competition Spoonbill cup, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Repurchase of monumental sculpture proposition for Main Square of city of Nish, Serbia, 2016.
- Second prize in monumental contest for public sculpture, city of Požega, Serbia, 2014.
- First prize in painting competition, Penza/ Russian Federation, 2013.
- Second prize in painting competition, Penza/ Russian Federation, 2012.
- First prize on international wood sculpture contest in Neunhagen bei Berlin, for sculpture „Bonding“, Berlin/ Germany, 2010.
- Second prize in painting competition, Penza/ Russian Federation, 2010.
- First prize on public contest for emblem of city of Zajecar (plastic/graphics), R. Serbia, 2010.
- 2007. Prize of Artist`s council of ULSN for sculpture ’’Angel beginner’’, exhibited on May revue of ULSN, Negotin/ Serbia
- First prize and execution for redesign of smal plastic annual prize for KESZLtd., Szeged/ Hungary, 2006.
- First prize and execution of monumental sculpture „Nautilus 2005“ for French Institute, Budapest/ Hungary, 2004. -2005.
- Characters for feature cartoon ’’Nyocker’’, Lichthof productions, Budapest/Hungary, 2004. -2005. ( movie has been highly awarded on festivals in Berlin, Annecy, Montreal and New York).
- Award for aesthetics on LOW-FI International low budget movie festival in Subotica/ Serbia, for experimental movie ’’Funeral dance of Irfan Muertes’’ in year 2000.
List of public monuments and attended juried & Invitational sculpture Symposiums (ISS- International sculpture symposium):
- 2018. 1st ISS Xuangzang road, monumental iron/ Tongchuan, P.R. China (selected Yet to attend)
- 2018. 6th ISS Izmir/ monumental Bronze/ Izmir, Turkey (selected Yet to attend)
- 2018. 19th ISS Changchun/ monumental Bronze/ Changchun, P.R. China
- 2018. SIAC 3, ISS Museo da Guarda/ monumental iron/ Guarda, Portugal (invitational)
- 2018. Bober Kunst Bildhauer Fabrik/ Monumental iron / Križevci pri Ljutomeru, Slovenia (invitational)
- 2018. ISS Ostraka, ISSA, Monumental iron/ Hurgada, Egypt (Governatorate of Red sea & Ministry of culture)
- 2017. Monument for city center square/ Iron & Terracotta/ (invitational), Križevci pri Ljutomeru, Slovenia
- 2017. 18th ISS Changchun, Monumental steel, Changchun/ P.R. China
- 2017. 3 permanently exhibited works (wood), Culture Center “George Apostu”, Bacau, Romania (Museum Residency, invitational)
- 2017. 14th ISS Jaipur, Bronze, gallery size, Kanu Najak Art Foundation museum/ Mumbai, India (2 permanent bronze exhibits)
- 2017. 9th ISS Makrana, monumental marble/ Kanu Najak Art Foundation museum/ Mumbai, India
- 2016. 14th ISS Mosan Museum “WCAS”, monumental iron/ (invitational) Boreyong, South Korea
- 2016. 17th ISS Changchun, Monumental bronze, Changchun/ P.R. China
- 2016. 12th ISS Kyzikos/ Monumental granite/ Erdek, Turkey
- 2016. 12th ISS Sculpture Trail/ Monumental steel/ Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
- 2016. 9th selection of ISS/ Autmn inspiration, sculpture park “Legend“, monumental steel/ Penza, Russian Federation
- 2016. 7th selection of ISS Ostraka, Monumental steel/ Hurgada, Egypt
- 2015. 12th ISS Alanya/ Monumental marble/ Alanya, Turkey
- 2015. 2nd ISS Pajara/ Monumental iron (invitational)/ Morro Jable- Fuerteventura, Spain
- 2015. 6th ISS Tehran- Monumental iron/ Tehran, Iran
- 2015. 3rd International Sculpture & Painting Symposium” Herceg Novi Sad” (invitational)/ Scrap iron/ Herceg Novi, Montenegro
- 2015. 5th selection of ISS Kuzgun Acar (monumental iron)/ Bursa, Turkey
- 2015. 16th selection of ISS Changchun/ Bronze (monumental), Changchun, People’s Republic of China
- 2014. 1st selection of ISS Bronze (monumental), Luleburgaz, Turkey
- 2014. 12th KASZ Arts ISS Symposium (monumental steel), Kecskemet, Hungary
- 2014. ISS Garana contemporary arts (Herceg Fondation collection), Timisoara, Romania
- 2014. 5th selection of ISS Ostraka (iron, stone), Monumental steel/ Cairo/ Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- 2013. 4th selection of ISS Ostraka (iron, stone), Monumental steel/ Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- 2013. 6th selection of ISS/ Autmn inspiration, sculpture park “Legend“, monumental steel/ Penza, Russian Federation
- 2013. 1st selection of ISS Mask, scrap metal monumental symposium/ Konak Municipality- Izmir, Turkey
- 2012. 3rd selection of ISS Ostraka (iron, stone), Monumental steel/ Cairo, Egypt
- 2012. 1st selection of ISS Veliko Trnovo (iron, stone), monumental iron/ Veliko Trnovo, Bulgaria
- 2012. 5th selection of ISS/ Autmn inspiration, sculpture park “Legend“, monumental steel/ Penza, Russian Federation
- 2012. 1st selection of International wood monumental sculpture symposium in Libreville, Gabon
- 2012. 1st selection of Andesite ISS/ monumental sculpture symposium (andesite/basalt)/ Timisoara, Romania
- 2011. 9th selection of Husein Gezer ISS/ monumental sculpture symposium (marble)/ Mersin, Turkey
- 2011. 4th selection of ISS/ Autmn inspiration, sculpture park “Legend“, monumental steel/ Penza, Russian Federation
- 2011. 12th selection of ISS/ monumental sculpture symposium Changchun (bronze)/ Changchun, People’s Republic of China
- 2011. 1st selection of iSS/ wood monumental symposium Outstandings/ Hundested, Denmark
- 2011. 19th selection of ISS/wood symposium Højer/ Højer, Denmark
- 2011. 6th IBHP Wilkendorf, ISS/ wood monumental sculpture/ Wilkendorf, Germany
- 2010. 3rd selection of ISS/ Autmn inspiration, sculpture park “Legend“, monumental steel/ Penza, Russian Federation
- 2010. 26th selection of bronze symposium „Coper“ RTB Bor & Museum of Bor/ Bor, R. Serbia
- 2010. ISS/ Steel symposium „Angels“, Fundation of Mircea Dinescu/ Port Cultural Cetate, Craiova-Cetate, Romania
- 2010. ISS (international wood monumental sculpture competition), First prize winner/ neunhagen bei Berlin, Germany
- 2009. 7th selection of sculture park „Теus“, ISS/wood symposium/ Caransebes, Romania
- 2009. 2nd selection of ISS/ Autmn inspiration, sculpture park “Legend“, monumental steel/ Penza, Russian Federation
- 2008. ISS Plopeni/ monumental sculpture symposium, oak wood/ Museum Prahova amd Culyure center Plopeni, Romania
- 2008. Stone, Terracota workshop, School of University of arts in Belgrade, Rogljevačke pimnice/ R. Serbia
- 2006. International ceramic studio Keckemet, Terracotta symposium/ Kecskemet, Hungary
- 2006. 4th selection of „Steel“ ISS, KESZ ltd./( monumental steel)/ Kecskemet, Hungary
- 2004. 2nd selection of „Steel“ ISS, ./( monumental steel)/ KESZ ltd./ Kecskemet, Hungary
- 2003. ISS „Iron“, Museum of contemporary art / Szombathely, Hungary
List of selected juried solo exhibitions:
- 2019. “Homo Gluteus” (cycle) Sculpture, drawings and paintings/ City Gallery of Brčko (invitational)/ Brčko district, Bosnia (invtational/ due in April)
- 2014. Demystification of Centaur/ drawings, small plastic/ Lecture with open panel discussion/
- 2014. “Case of abduction of Europe” exhibition of paintings & sculptures (artist residency program), Art Galery Penza, Sculpture park Legend, Penza, Russian Federation
- 2011. “Fables about people” exhibition of paintings & sculptures (artist residency program), Art Galery Penza, Sculpture park Legend, Penza, Russian Federation
- 2008. „Anatomy of mythology“, exhibition of sculptures and drawings, gallery Todorcetov konak, Museum of Krajina Negotin/ R. Serbia
- 2007. Sculptures and digital prints on subject Todor ( Walah mythological beings sharing roots with greek mythology, „Todor as Walah Centaur“ . gallery ULUV, Novi Sad/ R. Serbia
- 2007. Cycle ’’Time’’. Sculptures, instalation of helmets through time, demonstrating wars and setling of nations on Balkans since Alexander the great till today. Gallery ’’Todorcetov konak’’, Museum of Krajina, Negotin/ R. Serbia
- 2007. Sculptures, small plastic and Cyclus ’’Times’’. French Culture Cnter Belgrade/ R. Serbia
- 2005. Small plastic, drawings. Part gallery (invitational), Budapest/ Hungar
- 2004. Retrospective exhibition, sculptures, French Institute Gallery (invitatonal)/ Budapest/ Hungary
- 2000. Exhibition -happening ’’Propaganja pictures’’, sculptures and instalation of small plastic ''School for Spidermen''. Body theatre, dance group POD (Ana Halasz, Đerić Čarni, Predrag Rakić) and author. Music session – Orchestra of Irfan Muertes. Gallery 73, Belgrade/Serbia
- 1997. ’’Urban fetish II’’, Sculptures and smal plastic. Culture centre ’’Stevan Mokranjac’’ Negotin/ Serbia
- 1995. ’’Urban fetish I’’ Sculptures and smal plastic. Exibited on technology fair in Belgrade in associatio with Minel Ltd,. Belgrade/Serbia
Juriied collective exhibitions:
I took part in many (over 50) juried collective (local, regional and international) exhibitions in media of sculpture, drawings, paintings and video art since year 1994., in 23 different countries.
Music career:
- Since 2014. I performed solo & orchestra concerts mainly in Balkans and central & west Europe in many different orchestras and bands, performing wide range from traditional to contemporary music concepts.
- ''Orchestra of Irfan Muertes'' experimental fusion post punk-surf orientation has performed over 40 concerts mainly abroad at festivals and comissioned manager organized performances (1998. - 20010.)
- Currently performing in ''Unexpexted force'' / Belgrade- Serbia/ Band which includes various career Rock & Jazz musicians, invited into basic platform band for speciffic performances. Awaiting several international selections at contemporary, new age-fusion music festivals.