an intuitive being, a dreamer
working at the intersection of visual art and somatic research
currently based in Ljubljana but willing to explore beyond
HMU for collaborations, commissions, or just because
working at the intersection of visual art and somatic research
currently based in Ljubljana but willing to explore beyond
HMU for collaborations, commissions, or just because
education
2021 - 2023 MA in Fine Arts and Design: Ecology Futures @ St. Joost Master Institute of Visual Culture, Den Bosch (NL)
2017 - 2021 BA in Visual Communication Design: Photography @ Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana (SI)
2019 - 2020 Erasmus+ @ Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava (SK)
art residencies
2026 Balkan ECHO @ Iatrus Residency Program, Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
2025 OPE.N Residency Program @ Operacija grad, Zagreb (HR)
solo exhibitions
2026 ILY: Handshakes (Hold My Hand) @ Kresija Gallery mala, Ljubljana (SI)
2021 ARTIST PER MONTH: Lea Topolovec: Pit Stop 2 @ Dobra Vaga, Ljubljana (SI)
2020 ZINE VITRINE: Mandarine (with Bor Cvetko) @ Dobra Vaga, Ljubljana (SI)
2017 - 2021 BA in Visual Communication Design: Photography @ Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana (SI)
2019 - 2020 Erasmus+ @ Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava (SK)
art residencies
2026 Balkan ECHO @ Iatrus Residency Program, Veliko Tarnovo (BG)
2025 OPE.N Residency Program @ Operacija grad, Zagreb (HR)
solo exhibitions
2026 ILY: Handshakes (Hold My Hand) @ Kresija Gallery mala, Ljubljana (SI)
2021 ARTIST PER MONTH: Lea Topolovec: Pit Stop 2 @ Dobra Vaga, Ljubljana (SI)
2020 ZINE VITRINE: Mandarine (with Bor Cvetko) @ Dobra Vaga, Ljubljana (SI)
selected group exhibitions
2026 Friends with Benefits curated by The World of Art @ ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana (SI)
2026 Drug ob drugem kot v kopici sena curated by Maja Kač @ ZDSLU, Ljubljana (SI)
2025 Keep Off the Grass: A gathering for returning @ osmo/za, Ljubljana (SI) Ljubljana (SI)
2025 The Blueprint Reimagined: Knowledge-Exchange and Advocacy @ Društveni centar Rojc, Pula (HR)
2025 6. Triennial of Young Artists curated by Maja Antončič @ Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje (SI)
2025 Kuhinjski placet / Let Them Cook curated by Maša Žekš @ ZDSLU, Ljubljana (SI)
2025 Operacija nova — Metamorfoze kulturnih prostora @ Klet Gallery, Zagreb (HR)
2024 Speculative Gatherings @ Slakthuset, Gothenburg (SE)
2024 AppointMENT 8.0: Music poster exhibition @ DobraVaga, Ljubljana (SI)
2023 ADRIFT, A SHIFT, graduation show @ Willem Twee Kunstruimte, Den Bosch (NL)
2022 Off the Hook: Likely to Happen curated by Urška Aplinc @ KULA Gallery, Belgrade (RS)
2021 PONJAVA /// Graduation Show @ Tobačna: Objekt 2, Ljubljana (SI)
2020 Lightning Guerilla festival: Platonova telesa @ osmo/za, Ljubljana (SI)
2020 S03E02 (Pop-Up Gallery 7:069) curated by Ajda Kocutar @ Layer House, Kranj (SI)
beyond the academy
2025 Strategic Improvisation course by Matylda Krzykowski @ Salzburg International Summer Academy, Salzburg (AU)
2025 Threads of Sound: Exploring the Sound Within by Sandra Halužan @ Floating Castle Festival, Kozarišče (SI)
grants & awards
2025 Fellowships for Curators and Artists @ Salzburg International Summer Academy, ERSTE Foundation
2021 AD Futura Scholarship @ Javni štipendijski, razvojni, invalidski in preživninski sklad RS, Ljubljana (SI)
2021 Prešernova nagrada UL ALUO @ Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana (SI)
2026 Drug ob drugem kot v kopici sena curated by Maja Kač @ ZDSLU, Ljubljana (SI)
2025 Keep Off the Grass: A gathering for returning @ osmo/za, Ljubljana (SI) Ljubljana (SI)
2025 The Blueprint Reimagined: Knowledge-Exchange and Advocacy @ Društveni centar Rojc, Pula (HR)
2025 6. Triennial of Young Artists curated by Maja Antončič @ Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje (SI)
2025 Kuhinjski placet / Let Them Cook curated by Maša Žekš @ ZDSLU, Ljubljana (SI)
2025 Operacija nova — Metamorfoze kulturnih prostora @ Klet Gallery, Zagreb (HR)
2024 Speculative Gatherings @ Slakthuset, Gothenburg (SE)
2024 AppointMENT 8.0: Music poster exhibition @ DobraVaga, Ljubljana (SI)
2023 ADRIFT, A SHIFT, graduation show @ Willem Twee Kunstruimte, Den Bosch (NL)
2022 Off the Hook: Likely to Happen curated by Urška Aplinc @ KULA Gallery, Belgrade (RS)
2021 PONJAVA /// Graduation Show @ Tobačna: Objekt 2, Ljubljana (SI)
2020 Lightning Guerilla festival: Platonova telesa @ osmo/za, Ljubljana (SI)
2020 S03E02 (Pop-Up Gallery 7:069) curated by Ajda Kocutar @ Layer House, Kranj (SI)
beyond the academy
2025 Strategic Improvisation course by Matylda Krzykowski @ Salzburg International Summer Academy, Salzburg (AU)
2025 Threads of Sound: Exploring the Sound Within by Sandra Halužan @ Floating Castle Festival, Kozarišče (SI)
grants & awards
2025 Fellowships for Curators and Artists @ Salzburg International Summer Academy, ERSTE Foundation
2021 AD Futura Scholarship @ Javni štipendijski, razvojni, invalidski in preživninski sklad RS, Ljubljana (SI)
2021 Prešernova nagrada UL ALUO @ Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana (SI)