FORMAL EDUCATION

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2021. obtained an artistic-pedagogical degree as an assistant professor

           Academy of Art and Culture, J.J.Strossmayer University in Osijek (The Council of Professional Associate-Degree),

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2016.-2018. MA degree in Art therapy (2020), Univ. spec. art. therap.,

                      University Art Therapy Specialist Postgraduate Program; Creative Therapies Postgraduate Studies,

                      Art Therapy Program, The J.J.Strossmayer University in Osijek and Medical Faculty Osijek, Croatia;

 

1995.-2001. MA in Art Education (2001) (mag.art.edu.) / sculpture (prof. Vuco);

                      Final Thesis: "Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain” as an Approach to Teaching Drawing)

                      Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb University, Zagreb, Croatia

                      Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb University, Zagreb, Croatia (art theory and art history).

 

1991.-1995. XVIII. Gymnasium (language-centred academic path), Zagreb, Croatia.

 

 

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

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2025. Trauma & Brain, 3CE, NICABM

 

2025. Limbic System in Trauma Physical imprint, 3.25CE NICABM

 

2025. Sensorimotor Art Therapy, Guided Drawing, Institut for Sensorimotor Art Therapy

 

2023. Supervisor in Art Therapy (100h practice), Group Analytic Society, Zagreb, Croatia

 

2023. Working with unverbal Trauma, 2.5 CE, NICABM

 

2023. Treating severe PTSD (4.5h), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach, Pat Ogden

           The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine, NICABM

 

2023. Neurobiology of Attachment (3h), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach, Pat Ogden

            The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine, NICABM

 

2022. Polyvagal Informed Therapy Master Class

           with Deb Dana, LCSW & Stephen Porges, PhD

           Pesi, Inc. & Psychotherapy Networker

 

2022. Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory with Stephen Porges, PhD:

           Trauma, Attachment, Self Regulation & Emotions (6h),

            Pesi, Inc. & Psychotherapy Networker

 

2022. Somatic Experiencing Master Class with Peter Levine (8.25h)

           Introduction to Somatic Experiencing, A Somatic Approach to Healing Trauma, Abandonment and Attachment.

 

2022. Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma (17CE),

           The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine, NICABM

           Lecturers: Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Steven Porges, Ruth Lanius, Dan Siegel.....

 

2021. Clinical research and statistics, Cape Town University (18CE)

           Coursera, online course

 

2021. Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2.

          Harvard University, online program, HarvardX

 

2021. Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1.

          Harvard University, online program, HarvardX

 

2016-2017. Ceramics residence

                    Ceramic Artists Association of Israel (CAAI).

 

2016. „Neurology and art“, course

          CEPAMET, Medical Faculty Zagreb;

 

2015. Seminar for Group Leader in Small Socialisation Creative Groups (30h),

          „Stroke/Poticaj“, Non-governmental organisation for social and mental development, Zagreb

 

2014. Art Therapy education, led by Nada Ivanović, psychologist and BAAT-certified art therapist,

          non-academic art therapy education verified by the Croatian Psychology Chamber (100h theory, 20h consultation, 60h practice)Vox              plus, Zagreb

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2014. Web design

           Open University „Algebra“, Zagreb

 

2005.-'06. Stone Carving Residence

                   Fine Art Academy, Banares Hindu University, India

                   Prof. MadanLal Pandey

 

 

 

TEACHING

 

University level / Assist. Prof./ MAAT

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2023.- University of Ljubljana, Creative Therapies Program, University of Ljubljana; guest teacher;

 

2021. - University of Osijek, Academy of Art and Culture, Art Therapy Program

              Trauma 1 & 2 (60h), Family Art Therapy (20h), Research in Art Therapy (20h), Supervision (60h/semester), Studio practice - painting                  (20h), Studio practice - sculpture (20h), Mentorship

 

 

 

Community

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2025. Resilience group for the trauma effected persons relocated because of the war

           10 meetings art therapy group

 

2025. Art Adult Therapy Group

           Jerusalem Adult Centre/Jerusalem Municipality Project.

 

2021.- Art Therapy Group for English-speaking immigrants, Jerusalem Adult Center/Jerusalem Municipality Project.

 

2023. Open Studio Project/ Safe Studio, Ramat Rachel;

           For the relocated persons because of the war

           3 months of team support of the community of a Kibutz near Azza Border;

 

2023. Ukrainian Art Therapists' art therapy group, war trauma support;

            online art therapy group (2022-2023).

 

2020. Art as therapy for children in times of COVID-19,

          Community centre Beit Hoffman, Jerusalem;

 

2020. Art as therapy for the elderly in times of COVID-19,

           Community centre Beit Yehudit, Jerusalem;

 

2020. Art Therapy group for Holocaust survivors, COVID-related,

           „Caffe Europa”, a governmental organisation for social issues and mental health of Holocaust survivors, Jerusalem;

 

2020. Art as therapy for couples - weaving together;

           City office for culture, Jerusalem

           community in action.

 

2019.-2020. Art Therapy Group „Weaving the No-end”,

                      Art Centre Gynogly, Jerusalem;

                      Program for social inclusion of women with the goal of financial independence;

 

2018. - today Home visit art therapy program for Holocaust survivors,

             homebound persons who, for a reason, mental or physical, cannot leave home.

             „Caffe Europa“, Jerusalem Foundation & The City of Jerusalem;

 

2018. - today Art therapy group for Holocaust survivors,

             „Caffe Europa“, Jerusalem Foundation & City of Jerusalem;

 

2018-2020. Art as therapy for the elderly,

                      Beit Hoffman, Jerusalem;

 

2017-2018. Art teacher in Waldorf Kindergarten „Melitz I“ and „Melitz II“, Jerusalem;

 

2016-2018. Art teacher in Waldorf Kindergarten „Gelber“, Jerusalem;

 

2016-2018. Art therapy practice in Psychiatric wards of Medical Centre „Herzog“, Jerusalem;

 

2016. Art therapy introduction workshop

          for the caregivers working at the hotline for victims of violence „Blue telephone”, Zagreb;

 

2015-2017. Art as therapy for young women and women's issues, Zagreb;

 

2015-2016. Art as therapy with groups of boys (Age 9-16)

                     Home for the Children without adequate parental care,

                     Home for children, Zagreb;

                     non-governmental organisation „Stroke/Poticaj”, Zagreb;

 

2015. Open Studio, art as therapy, Štrosmartre, HDLU, Zagreb;

 

2014-2019. Art as therapy for young adults with intellectual disabilities,

                     Special education High school, in the organisation of the non-governmental organisation „Stroke/Poticaj”, Zagreb;Srednja                                 škola za odgoj i obrazovanje, Zagorska, Zagreb, Udruga Poticaj;

 

2014.-2015. Art therapy with psychiatric forensic patients, under the supervision of an art therapist,

                      mentor of the one-year art therapy education, and an Occupational therapist of the ward of

                      the Clinical Psychiatric Hospital „Vrapče”, Zagreb;

 

2013. „ABC of puppetiering“, a 100-hour seminar on puppet building,

            puppet theatre „Za bregom“, Zagreb;

 

2011-2016. Art workshops, Culture Centre Travno, Zagreb;

 

2010. „Masks through the traditions“, lectures and workshops, grammar schools, Zagreb;

 

2010. „Masks through the traditions“, lectures and workshops, Culture Centre Travno, Zagreb;

 

2010-2016. Art meetings with children and parents, City library „Medveščak“, Zagreb;

 

2002. Alternative approach to art teaching: „Drawing on the right side of the brain“, City Library Karlovac,

 

2001. Alternative approach to art teaching: „Drawing on the right side of the brain“, Culture Centre Travno, Zagreb;

 

1997-'98. Art workshops for abandoned children, Home for children, Nazor St., Zagreb;

 

 

 

CONFERENCES

 

2025. AATA Conference „Ascending to new Hights”;

           Portland, US/online 25-26 October

           „Embodying Safety in Shared Traumatic Reality”;

 

2025. EFAT Conference „Beyond creativity and destruction”; 4-7 July, London, UK

           „Exploring Relational Dynamics and the Art-Making Process in Online Art Therapy Training”, a research presentation and a workshop.

 

2024. 3rd Symposium Integrative approach in psychiatry „Trauma and posttraumatic growth”; 16 May;

           Jelena Kovačević and I: „Art Therapy with Trauma Survivors”;

            Medical Faculty Osijek, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine Department/ Integrative Psychiatry Institute/ ...

 

2023. 3. International Art and Science Conference „Osobe s invaliditetom u umjetnosti, znanosti, odgoju i obrazovanju”, 1-2 December

 

2023. 2nd Conference of the European Art Therapy Federation (EFAT), "Growing*Together" 15-17 June, Riga, Latvia;

           „Openings in Art therapy”;

 

2023. Ukrainian Conference „SPACE OF ART THERAPY: the art of restoration of mental health in wartime”;

           „Polyvagal theory-informed Art Therapy”;

 

2018. 49th Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association,  AATA;

           „Creating Art Therapy Program“, Assoc. Prof. Heidi Bardot ATR-BC, Jasmina Pacek, PhD., and I,

           Miami, FL, SAD;

         

2018. 9. KOHOM, Croatian Family Medicine Coordination Congress, „All the Colours of Stress“, Šibenik, Croatia;

 

2015. 4. Croatian Congress on prevention and rehabilitation in psychiatry with international participation

          „Depression in the Century of the Mind“, Medical Faculty, Zagreb;

          „Art therapeutic approach to creative work with hospitalised person with diagnosed depression“,

          „Art therapies in work with children and depression“, MJS, Melinda Šefčić.

 

 

PUBLICATION

 

2025. „Openings in Art Therapy or I Don't Know How to Draw”, Nove teorije, vol.1., University of Osijek.

 

2023. „Croatian Traditional Techniques as Art Therapy Protocols:

            Drywall as Expression of Therapeutic Themes of Boundaries, Protection, Defence and Privacy”,

            Transfer, Vol 1. HART

 

2021. „Sensory-motor Art Therapy: Clay, neural connection and psychotherapeutic effects”, review article,

           Social themes, Vol 7.

 

2019. “Selfi: Phenomenon of representation of False Self vs. True Self in contemporary media communication”, review article,

           Social Themes, Vol. 1, No. 6.

 

2019. “BENEFITS OF VIBROACUSTIC THERAPY/Vibroacoustic therapy and sound bed practice”, Artos Vol. 9.

 

2018. “Countertransference in Art Therapy“, scientific paper, Social Themes, Vol. 1, No. 5.

 

2018. “Art Therapy Students presenting at 49th Congress of Art Therapy of American Art Therapy Association in Miami”,

           conference report, Social Themes, Vol. 1, No. 5.

 

2018. “Roots of Creative Therapies In the History of Humankind and the Human”, scientific paper,

           Artos Vol. 8.

 

2018. “CREATING CROATIAN ART THERAPY/Crossing the borders with culture and tradition”, izvorni znanstveni članak, Artos Vol. 8.2

 

2018. “Open Studio Art Therapy”, review paper, MJS, K. Stojanovski, Artos Vol. 8.

 

2016. „Art Therapy Approach in Small Creative Socialisation Groups (MKSS)“, MJS, Zdravko Bokulić,

           Social Themes, Vol. 1. No. 3.

 

 

ARTISTIC ACTIVITY

 

SOLO SHOWS

 

2019. Sediment, sculptures and paintings, Đakovo town Museum, Đakovo, HR;

 

2019. “Fugue in Three Voices“, sculptures and paintings, Roger Ychai, Noga Farchy, I

           Gallery „Barbur“, Jerusalem

 

2018. „Mother“, sculptures and paintings, Roger Ychai, Noga Farchy & I

           Studio HaOman Hai, Jerusalem;

 

2017/'18. „Puja“, robotic orchestra, Yaniv Shentser & I,

                 YMCA, Jerusalem;

 

2014. Multi Media Centre „Kopriva“, Zagreb;

 

2014. Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb – The Museum Night;

 

2012. „In-between“, installations and objects,

           Gallery VN, Zagreb;

 

2012. „Masks“, Gallery KCT, Zagreb;

 

2011. „Puja“, Yaniv Shentser & I, robotic orchestra,

          Gallery Pogon Jedinstvo, Zagreb;

 

2011. „Kolem“, Yaniv Shentser & I,

          Center for Robotics, Zagreb;

 

2008. Glagolitic illustrations,

           International Literature Conference on Postmodernism,

           National and University Library, Zagreb;

 

2007. Installation „Fantasy on 1. 7. in front of Franch pavilion…“, installation

           Galerija SC, Zagreb;

 

2006. “3 u 1”, 3 installations,

           Gallery of Matica Hrvatska, Zagreb;

 

2000. „Sagt mann“, performans with Mario Butković,

            EXPO, Hannover, Germany;

 

1999. “Kingdom for paintings“, paintings,

           Gallery „Istian club“, Zagreb;

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COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

2026. ECArTE conference, exhibition of artists/art therapists, members of HART, Pula, Croatia;

 

2026. Bijenalle of Art Therapy, Padova, Italy;

 

2025. “Identity”, Gallery Ulika, Bale, Croatia; Young Theatre Festival;

 

2025. Triannale of Drawing, Art Salon Becić, Slavonski Brod, Croatia;

                                                     Gallery AMZ, Zagreb

                                                     Gallery Vjekoslav Karas, Karlovac

 

2023. „Regulation” University of Osijek, Art and Culture Academy, Osijek

 

2023. Exhibition of Croatian artists of HDLU (Croatian Home of Visual Artists), HDLU, Zagreb;

 

2022. Exhibition of Croatian artists of HDLU (Croatian Home of Visual Artists), HDLU, Zagreb;

 

2021. Exhibition of Croatian artists of HDLU (Croatian Home of Visual Artists), HDLU, Zagreb;

 

2020. FusionArt, online exhibition, https://www.fusionartps.com/5th-anniversary-art-exhibition-november-1-2020-october-31-2021/

 

2019. Exhibition of Croatian artists of HDLU (Croatian Home of Visual Artists), HDLU, Zgb;

 

2019. live painting concert, Gallery „Barbur“, Jerusalem; Myself, Painters of HaOmanHai Studio,

          Roger Ychai, assemble Andre Hajdu;

 

2019. Croatian Artists Art Therapists exhibition, Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C. / of Heidi Bardot, ATR-BC, LCPAT, George Washington               Art Therapy Program & Jasmina Pacek, PhD. univ.spec.art. therap., Academy of Art and Culture: „Creating Art Therapy Program in                     Croatia“.

 

2018. George Washington Art Therapy Gallery, Washington, D.C., Croatian artists exhibition;

 

2018. Exhibition of Croatian artists of HDLU (Croatian Home of Visual Artists), HDLU, Zagreb;

 

2017. „Birds for Einstein“, audio-visual installation, Institut Van Leer, Jerusalem; Festival Mekudeshet;

 

2017. live painting event, Roger Ychai/guitar, myself and Noga Farchy, Studio HaOman Hai, Jerusalem;

 

2016. Exhibition of Croatian artists of HDLU (Croatian Home of Visual Artists), HDLU, Zagreb;

 

2016-2019. „The Mother Project”, Roger Ychai, Noga Farchy, myself, HaOman Hai, Jerusalem;

 

2016. „Zooooo!“, Yaniv Shentser and I, interactive sculpture

           HaKaron Theatre, Puppet Theatre Festival, Jerusalem;

 

2015. „Crtomat“, collective exhibition of drawings, City Museum, Virovitica, Croatia;

 

2015. „Puja“, Yaniv Shentser and I, festival Mekudeshet, Tower of David, Jerusalem;

 

2012. Exhibition of Croatian artists of HDLU (Croatian Home of Visual Artists), HDLU, Zagreb;

 

2012. „Puja“, robotic ritual; International Puppet Theatre Festival „Lutke“, Ljubljana, Slovenija;

 

2012. Bienalle of illustration, Gallery of Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb;

 

2008. „H7“, audio-visual installation, Yaniv Shentser and I,

            Festival HaPiyut, Beit Avi Hai, Jerusalem;

 

2004. „Shibut“, performans, Yaniv Shentser, myself, Naomi Havillo, Lihi Zohar, Gamelan orchestra, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, actors of              the ethnic club of Etiopia;

            scenography/costume/masks/sculptures and objects/performing,

            Akko Festival, International festival of alternative theatre, Akko, Israel;

            1. Award for the best performance at the 25. Akko Festival

 

2003. Collective art exhibition/Gallery catalogue promotion,

           Galerija Močvara, Zagreb;

 

2003. Performance „Time bomb“, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia

           Festival „Media Mediterranea“, Pula;

           Club „Spirit“, Rijeka;

           Gallery „Pogon“, Zagreb;

 

2003. Performance „Time bomb“, Club SC, „Pauk“, Zagreb;

 

2002. Performance „Time bomb“, Studio HaOman Hai, Jerusalem;

 

2002. „Sirup“, group „90-60-90“, Gallery Pogon, Zagreb;

 

2002. Art colony and exhibition, „Alilovci“, Požega;

 

2001. Performance „Zig-Zag“, International theatre festival “Zdarzenia” / “90-60-90”, Tczew, Poljska;

 

2001. Installation “Laundry”, group „90-60-90“, Urban festival, Zagreb;

 

2001. „Bull's Eye / Istrael“, Yaniv Shentser and myself, Urban festival, Zagreb;

 

2001. „Autoportrait“, group „90-60-90“, Art club, Zagreb;

 

2000. Art groups „Aquarius art“ & „90-60-90“ joint exibition, club Aquarius, Zagreb;

 

2000. performans „E-mail, she-mail“, Marijan Crtalić and myself, Ines Krasić, gallery „Miroslav Kraljević“, Zagreb;

 

2000. „Passion Tradition“, Museum Mimara, Zagreb;

 

1997. Exhibition of sculptures and paintings from the art colony at the Croatian Army, Museum of town Vukovar, Vukovar; Gallery „Zvonimir“, Zagreb.

 

 

ILLUSTRATIONS

2023. Cover of the book „In Socrates's footsteps”, J. Janković, Et Cetera, Zagreb;

 

2020. Cover and illustrations in the book „Marija Jurić Zagorka“, Memorial house of Marija Jurić Zagorka, Zagreb;

 

2018. Cover and illustrations in the book „Posvoji me, zavoli me“, J. Janković, Et cetera;

 

2014. Cover of the book „Marriage – User manual“, D. Butorac, Et cetera;

 

2013. Cover and illustrations in the book, „Djevojčica sa sjevera“, J. Janković, Et cetera;

 

2012. Cover of the book „The Fruits of Early Parental Messages“, J. Janković, Et cetera;

 

2011. Illustration in the book „Croatian Author Cards“, J. Bratulić, Ex libris;

 

2009. Cover and the illustration for the book „The Adventures of the Little Pumpkin“, J. Janković, Et cetera;

 

2007. Cover and illustrations in the book „Riječnik dijete-odrasli“, J. Janković, Et cetera;

 

2001. Cover of the Social Work Journal, Social Work Study, Law Faculty, Zagreb University;

 

2001. Illustrations for the book „My brother, Felix Krull“, Željko Špoljarić, Ex libris, Zagreb;

 

2000. Illustrations for „Literature Review “, literature journal, Osijek;

 

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SCENOGRAPHIES

 

2015./'16. „The Thief's Treasure”, puppet theatre show Čapek/Djerdj, Puppet theatre „ZaBregom”, Zagreb;

 

2015. „You are planting for the future”, monodrama,

           written by Maja Ujević, directed by Irena Čurik,

            MultiMedial Centar „Medika“, Zagreb;

 

2011. „The Adventures of the Little Pumpkin“, J. Janković, scenography/costumography/adaptation/putujuće lutkarske predstave

           City Libraries/Rijeka/Stubica/Hrv.Kostajnica/Pula/Ogulin;

 

2008/9. „Membrane“, Yaniv Shentser / Meirav BenDavid,

                scenography, puppets, Israel, France, Austria, Lita.

 

2007. „The Floating Tower“, Andrej Hajdu ensemble, Jerusalem, Kazalište haChan, Jerusalem;

             scenography;

 

2007. “Rabbi Akiva”, Julija Ginis, HaTmuna Theatre, Tel Aviv; masks;

 

2006. „Gypsy -wedding“, Jewish-Arabic theatre, Akko Theatre, Akko, Israel;

           scenography and masks;

 

2004. „Shibut“, Shentser/Janković/Hebrew University Gamelan orchestra, Jerusalem,

           Akkofestival, Akko, Israel;

           scenography, costumography, masks, objects, sculpture;

 

1998. „Apsurdni teatar“, Harms/Čurik,

          scenography for the show, Club „Tvornica“, Zagreb

 

 

 

 

OTHER PROJECTS

2024. – today Editor of Creative Therapies rubric in art and science journal „New Theories”

 

2022. - today Editor-in-Chief, Art Therapy Journal „Transfer”, a professional scientific journal for art therapy and related sciences.

 

2019. Little Festival of Art Therapy, Đakovo Museum, Đakovo;

          a two-day event for promotion, better understanding, and a taste of art therapy in the community.

         Idea, organisation, and execution

Art as therapy workshop for children with special needs, Art as therapy workshops for the elderly, Open studio for citizens.

 

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2018.- today. Editor of the Creative Therapies rubric in The Art and Science Journal „Artos”, Academy for Art andCulture, Osijek;

 

2018. Little Festival of Art Therapy, Museum of Visual Arts, Osijek;

           Idea, organisation, and execution

           With the participation of professors and students of George Washington;

           a three-day program;

 

            Implemented in the art exhibition of portraits and research „Selfi, the most selfish autoportrait“„Memory of a town“,                                          elderly„Building the Town“, youth, adults, and elderly.Open Studio.

 

2012.-2016. Fashion design, brand „Itunika“;
                      MC Medika, Zagreb;