MELIHA TEPARIĆ

Born in 1978 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Education:

PhD / 2016 / Universty of Zagreb / Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / department History of Art

MA / 2007 / Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo / department Painting

BA / 2002 / Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo / department Painting

Graduation / 1996 / High School of Applied Arts / Sarajevo

 

Working experience:

2016 – present / Associate Professor / International University of Sarajevo / Depatment of Visual Art and Communication Design

2016 – present / Curator of IUS Art Gallery

2010 – 2016 / Assistant Professor at the International University of Sarajevo / Depatment of Visual Art and Communication Design.

 

Member of Artictic Assocciation of Bosnia and Herzegegovina  – ULUBiH from 2007.

Member of editorial Kelmu'l ‘Šifa, magazine for historical heritage, tesawwuf and culture.

 

Lives and works in Sarajevo.

 

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION

/2020/

. Hello world, (or. Transcultural Exchange), online exhibition

/2019/

. Contemporary Contexts: Re-imagining Socialist Imgaes, (or. Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina & University of Arts London, King Collage London), Historical Museum of B&H, Sarajevo

. Ramart Platform, The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, Turkey

. Collegium Artisticum (Annual Exhibition of Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Artists), ULUBIH, Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. Revial exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBiH, Gallery Collegium Artisitcum, Sarajevo

/2018/

. Reconciliation 2, (or. Historical Museum Bosna&Herzegovina & University of Arts london), Historical Museum Bosna&Herzegovina, Sarajevo

. Revial exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBiH, Gallery Collegium Artisitcum, Sarajevo

. Raised Hands / Uzdignutih ruku, (Artist-curator Meliha Teparic), IUS Art Gallery, Sarajevo

. Collegium Artisticum (Annual Exhibition of Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Artists), ULUBIH, Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

/2017/

. Small format/Mali format, (ULUBiH), Gallery Roman Petrović, Sarajevo

. Revial exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBiH, gallery Collegium Artisitcum, Sarajevo

. Turbulence  – 5^th Odessa Biennial of Contemporary Art, Ukraine (26.08-30.09)

. Calligraphy exhibition, Traits d'union, Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada (07-08.10.)

. Meşk VII, Art International Meeting, CKSM, Istanbul (01.06-01.07)

. Collegium Artisticum (Annual Exhibition of Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Artists), ULUBIH, Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, (award for New Media work)

. Four Female Artist, CKSM, Istanbul

/ 2016 /

. Creators/Kreatori, (artist-curator Jusuf Hadžifejzović) Charlama – Gallery for Contemorary Art, Sarajevo

. Meşk VI, Traditional Art International Meeting, CKSM, Istanbul

. Calligraphy Exhibition, Cultural Center Kralj Fahd, Mostar

. Collegium Artisticum (Annual Exhibition of Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Artists), ULUBIH, Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

/ 2015 /

. Revial exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBiH, gallery Collegium Artisitcum, Sarajevo

. Iamges of Our Time /Slike našeg vremena, Pera Museum, (curator/kustos dr. Aida Abdažić-Hodžić) Istanbul

. 23rd International Holy Quran Exhibibtion, Teheran, Iran

. Meşk V, Traditional Art International Meeting,  CKSM, Istanbul

. Collegium Artisticum (Annual Exhibition of Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Artists), ULUBIH, Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. Exhibition of 2nd International Women Artist Residency, (Ministry of Culture Northen  Cyprus), Grin Halk Kutuphanesi, Kyrenia, Cyprus

. From Altay to Balkan Turkic Wrold, Festival Sarajevo Winter, Gallery Preporod, Sarajevo

. Remembering of Hz. Mevlana Jalaluddina Rumi, Gallery Preporod, Sarajevo

. Small format/Mali format, (ULUBiH), Gallery Roman Petrović, Sarajevo

. Art Takes Maimi, On-line exhibition view onDecember 7th, 2014.

/ 2014 /

. Revial exhibition/Revijalna izložba ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. Meşk IV, Traditional Art International Exhibition, CKSM, Istanbul

. Exhibition of the 6th International Cultural Festival of the Arabic Calligraphy, National Museum of Miniature, Illuminationa and Calliagraphy of Algeris, Algeria

. Calligraphy Exhibition/Izložba kaligrafije, King Fahd – Center for Culture, Mostar

. Annual Art Exhibition of IUS Professors and Assistants, IUS Art Gallery, Sarajevo

/2013 /

. Annual Drawing Exhibition/Anali crteža, Center for Culture, Mostar

. Revial exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. Calligraphy Exhibition, 6th Biennal Convention of the Association for the Study of    Persianate  Societies,  Gazi Husrev-bey hanikah, Sarajevo

. Exhibition of the 20th Painters meetineg, Turksoy, Eskisehir, Turkey

. International exhibition, Festival of Besmellah, Teheran, Iran

. On-line exhibition, International Museum of Women MUSLIMA

. Biennale of Miniature/Bienale minijature, Tuzla, Sarajevo – Bosnia and Herzegovina

. Small format/Mali format ULUBUH, Gallery Roman Petrovic, Sarajevo

/ 2012 /

. Annual Drawing Exhibition/Anali crteža, ULUBiH,  Center for Culture, Mostar

. Revial Exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

/ 2011 /

. Revial Exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. International Exhibition of Glorious Qor'an, Medina, Saudia Arabia

. Arabische Kalligraphie, Friede Institut fur Dialog – Wien, Austria

/ 2010 /

. 6 in 1 – Zvono, Art gallery of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Sarajevo

. International Exhibition Festival Festival of Besmellah, Teheran, Iran

. 6th Arabisce Kalligraphie, Art event Wien –Wolkersdorf, Austria

. Collegium Artisticum (Annual Exhibition of Bosnia And Herzegovina Association of Visual Artists), ULUBIH, Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

/ 2009 /

. Annual Drawing Exhibition/Anali crteža, ULUBiH, Center for Culture, Mostar

. Youth Saloon Exhibition/Salon mladih, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

/ 2008 /

. Collegium Artisticum (Annual Exhibition of Bosnia And Herzegovina Association of Visual Artists), ULUBIH, Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. Revial Exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. Annual Drawing Exhibition/Anali crteža, ULUBiH, Center for Culture, Mostar

/ 2007 /

. Revial Exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. Small Format/Mali format, ULUBUH, Gallery Roman Petrovic, Sarajevo

. Revial Exhibition/Revijalna izložba, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

. 5th PCG International Calligraphy & Calligraph-art Exhibition & Competition, Lahor, Pakistan

. The 15th International Holy Quran Exhibition, Teheran, Iran

. Calligraphy Exhibition 18 Years of Death Imam Homeini, (Iranian cultural centar), Gazi Husrefbey madresah, Sarajevo,

/ 2005 /

.  Exhibition of calligraphy/Izložba kaligrafije, Preporod, Travnik

.  Exhibition of calligraphy/Izložba kaligrafije, Gallery Novi Hram, Sarajevo

/ 2003 /

. Biennale of Miniature/Bienale minijature, Tuzla & Sarajevo

. Exhibition of Graduate Projcts, participation in project Vienna meet Sarajevo,  Museum of Sarajevo

/ 2000 /

. Exhibition of students artworks at the Academy of Fine Arts, Gallery ALU Sarajevo

/ 1997 /

. XIX exhibition of Fine Arts of Youht, Collegium artisticum, Sarajevo

 

INDPENDENT EXHIBITIONS

/ 2020 /

. Recite Melihi sta je na ‘srcu’?! ,  open studio & exhibition, Historical Museum Bosnia&Herzegovina, Sarajevo

. Nasa Zemlja/Our Country  (XXXVI Sarajevo Winter Festival), public space installation – Vječna vatra, Sarajevo

/ 2018 /

. Beyond the Shape/Izvan oblika, (Ana Crespo & Meliha Teparić), National Gallery of Bosnia&Herzegovina, Sarajevo

/ 2013 /

. Meanders of spiritualism/Meandri spiritualizma, IUS Art Gallery, Sarajevo

/ 2013 /

. Testimony of Beauty/Svjedočenje ljepote, (Sarajevo city Museum & Sarajevska Philharmoni), National Theater, Sarajevo

/ 2011 /

. Testimony of Beauty/Svjedočenje ljepote, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo

/ 2009 /

. Painting Exhibition „Tenis manifestation BH Telecom Indoors“, Olimpic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo

/ 2007 /

. Islamic calligraphy from traditional to contemporary/Islamska kaligrafija od tradicionalnog do savremenog, Zavicajni muzej, Travnik / Cultural Centre, Mostar /City Museum, Zenica

 

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

/ 2017 / Award for New Media – Collegium Artisticum, ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, (video To Douse Out Hell and Burn Down Paradise – Homage to Rabia al-Adawiyya, 1.30 sec.)

/ 2015 / Nominated for Jameel Prize / Victoria & Albert Museum / London

/ 2013 / Shortlisted for International Emerging Artist Award /Dubai / UAE  (http://www.emergingartistaward-gallery.com/shortlisted.html)

/ 2010 / Award at the International Festival of Besmellah / Teheran / Iran

/ 2007 / Award at the International 7th Calligraphy Competition / IRCICA / Istanbul / Turkey

/ 1997 / Award at XIX exhibition of Fine Arts of Youht / Collegium artisticum / Sarajevo

 

WORKSHOPS, ARTISTIC MEETINGS, CONFERENES,  SYMPOSIUMS, AND ARTICTIC PROJECTS

/ 2018 / Post-War Contemporary Art in Bosnia&Herzegovina/host Mary Scherman – Summer School collage go Boston, Berlin

/ 2015 / 25. Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, workshop Preparation of Paper for Calligraphic Writing

/ 2015 / 2nd International Women Artist Residency /Ministry of Culture Northern  Cyprus/ Grin Halk Kutuphanesi / Kyrenia / Cyprus

/ 2014 / 6. International Cultural Festival of Arabic Calligraphy / Ministry of Culture Algeria / Calligraphy and Miniature Museum / Algeria

/ 2013 / 20th Painters meeting / Turksoy / Eskisehir / Turkey

/ 2011 / Symposium About Renovation Ferhad-pasha Mosque in Banja Luka / Analysis of Calligraphic Inscriptions at Ferhat-pasha Mosque in Banja Luka / Islamic Association  – Majlis Banja Luka

/ 2011 / International Renowed Wrold Calligraphers / King of Saudi Arabia / Madinah / Saudi Arabia

/ 2010 / Arabische Kalligraphie / Art event /Wolkersdorf – Wien / Austria

/ 2009 / Here, There, and Everywhere: Anticipating the Art of Future  / TransCultural Exchange Boston

/ 2007 / 14th International Holy Quran Calligraphers Meeting  / Tehran / Iran

/ 2005 / The Tile Project (participation in the project) / Transcultural Exchange / USA-Bosna

/ 2004 / Calligraphic Workshop / Počitelj

/ 2004 / Fashion Week Sarajevo / Dom Armije /Sarajevo

/ 2003 / Fashion Week / Dom Armije / Sarajevo

 

ELECTRONIC AND PRINTED PUBLICATIONS OF ART WORKS

• Bilderschreiben – Challenging Calligraphy, author Peter Krull, Germany, (published art work);
• The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth,  ed. Saima S. Hussain, Vancouver: Mawenzi Hous, 2016., (published art work for a book cover);
• DIOGEN pro, magazine for culture, Year IV, no. 41, Dec. 2014., (http://www.diogenpro.com/meliha-teparic.html) – illustrated full issue;
• International Emerging Artist (http://www.emergingartistaward-gallery.com/shortlisted.html)
• ODJEK – Magazine for Art, Science and Society, 2011., (illustrated full issue);
• KORAK, Magazin za zaštitu tekovina borbe za Bosnu i Hercegovinu, march-juny, 2010., (inner covers reproductions)
• Modern+Art, (http://modernart1945-1980.tumblr.com/post/44726468933/essence-in-one-meliha-teparic)
• Here There and Everywhere: Anticipating the Art for the Future (http://www.transculturalexchange.org/hereandthere/thing/thing2/pages/page01.html)

 

 

PRESS: PRINTED & ELECTRONIC MEDIA

• Recite Melihi sta je na srcu?! (https://bhrt.ba/1173759/izlozba-recite-melihi-sta-je-na-srcu-na-platou-istorijskog-muzeja-u-sarajevu/?fbclid=IwAR0p4m6vFJBOwozgmuoNl5gYVcYP3mCkpz66RJeu9gfeRzPVfNk4HyCBjk0) (http://ba.n1info.com/Kultura/a444465/Otvorena-izlozba-sa-porukama-performansa-Recite-Melihi-sta-je-na-srcu.html?fbclid=IwAR0yilfDzcS1DtNitSXa5XG29bLHbvcsZHukm9H6yncGBomyDKfa_4FM5FA) (https://faktor.ba/vijest/umjetnica-meliha-teparic-vas-poziva-na-performativnu-izlozbu-bojama-i-kistom-ispisite-na-platnu-ono-sto-vam-je-na-srcu/88050?fbclid=IwAR1SJxpyA7Uzcv5jFeIK27I8nFp5GNEw-W-gUWgVCtd2AzkVtbIJbOjXvRw)
• Naša zemlja (http://www.diogenpro.com/diogen-pro-kultura-news_actual.html?fbclid=IwAR1C4GmKEORHxAMesTBC8eGWYrNIIqLpFQeMjtOdYlgnvuzeSnTz7ISt2rM)
• (https://bhrt.ba/1106639/regionalni-dnevnik-02-03-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1OaH1lwhvAr1lvuC9v9embIII2gaGGdgDdxn9ayHoiP8nY_DDvUBd1uLw)
• http://depo.ba/clanak/150318/creators-the-international-exhibition-of-contemporary-art-2016
• Interview for Huruf Arabija magazine, 2014., 20-23.
• Islamic Contemporary Art by Bosnian Artist Meliha Teparic, Islamic Art Magazine Nov. 30. 2013., (http://islamicartsmagazine.com/magazine/view/islamic_contemporary_art_meliha_teparic/)
• Meliha Teparic, Blois.ba, 2013. (http://blois.ba/?tag=meliha-teparic)
• IUS'da Saraybosna, Evrensel, 29.11. 2013. (http://www.evrensel.net/haber/73089/iusda-saraybosna)
• Saraybosna’dan Dünya Kültürüne Eser, Miligazete, 30.11. 2013., (http://m.milligazete.com.tr/haber_detay.php?id=299609)
• Otvaranje Umjetničke galerije “IUS Art Gallery” uz radove Melihe Teparić, kul.ba , 26. Novembar 2013. (http://www.kul.ba/2013/11/otvaranje-umjetnicke-galerije-ius-art-gallery-uz-radove-melihe-teparic/)
• Testimony of Beauty, Islamic Art Magazine, Jan, 15. 2011. (http://islamicartsmagazine.com/magazine/view/testimony_of_beauty/)
• The Exhibition 6in1, at National Gallery of Sarajevo, Islamic Art Magazine, Dec, 16. 2010. (http://islamicartsmagazine.com/magazine/view/the_exhibition_6_in_1_at_national_gallery_in_sarajevo/)
• Interview with Bosnian artist Meliha Teparic – Calligraphy is a Part of Bosnian Identity, Islamic Art Magazine, First Issue 01, (http://islamicartsmagazine.com/shop/details/islamic_arts_emagazine_issue_01/)
• Mr. Meliha Teparić, umjetnica kaligrafije – Kroz kaligrafski izraz svjedoči o ljubavi prema Bogu, interview for Preporod – Bosniake magazine, br. 3/941, 1. February 2011., 38.
• Predstavljeni radovi Melihe Teparić, daily newspaper – Dnevni Avaz, 2011.
• Međunarodni Bismillah festival u Iranu – Rad Melihe Teparić najbolji u svijetu, daily newspaper – Dnevni Avaz, 2010.
• Kaligrafije Melihe Teparić u Beču,  Azra magazine,  2010., 84.
• Meliha Teparić, prva magistrica kaligrafije i slikarstva u Sarajevu – Sve mora biti u savršenom skladu, interview, daily newspaper – SAN, petak, 10, oktobar, 2008., 37.
• Prva bh. Magistrica islamske kaligrafije, interview for Azra magazine, 2007.
• Skrivena ženstvenost ispod lagane ešarpe, interview for daily newspaper Oslobođenje, 2003., 5.

INFO

 

Assoc. Prof. Meliha Teparic, PhD.

International University of Sarajevo / Faculty of Art and Social Science/ Department of Visual Art and Communication Design

e-mail: mteparic@ius.edu.ba / melihateparic@yahoo.com