Vizionarsko Drustvo

Leila Cmajcanin, Artist

Leila Cmajcanin was with VD from our very beginning until 2007. From Baraka project in which she took important part and was participated and helped in all events within, over our first exhibitions in Germany, to presentations and other activities of ours. Between other things, she collected materials for, designed and printed our first catalogue which we used in many purposes and circumstances. This now legendary catalogue, is printed only in five copies, and we first were using it while was applying for Istanbul Biennial 2006. However, Leila Cmajcanin did a lot of help in everything during her VD membership, and she certainly left part of her life and soul with us.

She left VD group at summer 2006, and dedicated herself to her family business, her career, and activism. We are thankful to her for everything, we wish her good luck, and we have no doubts that she will be successful in everything what she will do.

LEILA ČMAJČANIN

Born 1981 in Sarajevo, B&H. Secondary School for Aplied Arts completed in Sarajevo. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Graphic department in Sarajevo, B&H.

She was a member of Visionary Society from 2005 – 2007 when she left the group due to divergent view on ethical, moral and professional standards.

Her artistic practice includes performance, video and graphic art.
Lives and works in Sarajevo.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2008
Reverse; performance, 10m2 Gallery, Sarajevo, B&H;

2006
Now Colonize 'em all; The Wall Gallery, Kino Bosna, Sarajevo, B&H;
Memoirs; ArtAtak / SCCA; So.Ba, Sarajevo, B&H;

2004
Memoirs; Tautologija Gallery, Sarajevo, B&H;

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2008
Video Salon #1; k.u.k Galerie, Collone, Germany; curated by Pierre Courtin
They In Person - Young Women′s Art in BH; PitchWise - festival of women art; CIPS (Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies University of Sarajevo), Sarajevo, BiH; curated by Branka Vujanović
They In Person - Young Women′s Art in BH; Enver Krupić Gallery/City Gallery, Bihać, B&H; curated by Branka Vujanović
Days of Sarajevo; Centre for cultural decontamination, Belgrade, Serbia;
Models of TRANSformation – Youth Salon 2008; City Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, B&H; curated by Branka Vujanović and Asja Mandić
They In Person - Young Women′s Art in BH; Museum of Zenica City, Zenica, B&H; curated by Branka Vujanović
A Week of Women Artists in B&H; International SWAN Day; Gallery of Museum of Arts and Literature, Sarajevo, B&H;

2007
Multimedial Exhibition; PitchWise - festival of women arts, Historical Museum of B&H, Sarajevo, B&H;
Zvono Award, Finalists' Exhibition; Museum of Contemporary Art; Banja Luka, B&H;
The Exhibition of Bosnianherzegovinian graphic art; Kuršumli Medresa (Primary Islamic School from 16th century), Sarajevo, B&H;
Youth Salon 2007; City Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, B&H;

2006
TIPIC_NO; Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany; curated by: Sabina Husičić
Transition Compound, destination 3: Sarajevo; Kino Bosna, Sarajevo, B&H;
Permanent Presence; White Box Gallery, New York, USA; curated by Nebojša Šerić Shoba
Transition Compound, destination 2: Berlin; Nord Gallery, Berlin, Germany;
Unchain The EU; GRAZ Kunstverein, Regensburg, Germany;
Transition Compound, destination 1: Tokyo; Asahi Art Square Gallery, Tokyo, Japan;

2005
Barake for Mjedenica; Barake, Sarajevo, B&H;
Visionary Society and Friends; Barake, Sarajevo, B&H;
Interground; City Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, B&H;
Re_Cultivation; Barake, Sarajevo, B&H;
Unplugged; The first Exhibition of Visionary Society, Barake, Sarajevo, BiH;
Topical 2005; City Gallery Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, B&H;

2004
Group Exhibition; Tautologija Gallery, Sarajevo, B&H;

LIVE ART – ART PERFORMANCES:

2008
Reverse; performance, 10m2 Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Bujrum, izvolite; Group performance with Alma Suljević, Adela Jušić, Lana Čmajčanin, Danijela Dugandžić i Ilvana Dizdarević at the finissage of Days of Sarajevo Festival; Sebilj česma, Belgrade, Serbia;
Dobrodošli, Welcome, Willkommen; performance at the opening of exhibition Humor works / Hack.Fem.East; Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, Germany; curated by Dunja Kukovec and Katja Kobolt
Over the Burqa (with Alma Suljević); 10m2 Gallery, Sarajevo, B&H;

2007
Under the Burqa; Vagina Monologues, Pitchwise - festival of women arts; Bosnian Cultural Center, Sarajevo, B&H;

2006
Dobrodošli, Welcome, Willkommen; performance at the opening of exhibition TIPIC_NO; Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany;

Fayz-e Abdest; participation in performance by artist Alma Suljević, BetonSalon, Museums Quartier 21, Vienna, Austria;

2005
Genius Loci; performance at the opening of the exhibition Histories of Dialogue; National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, B&H;
Fayz-e Abdest; participation in performance by artist Alma Suljević, Hanikah, Sarajevo, B&H;

VIDEO:

2009
Reverse; Video Salon #1; k.u.k Galerie, Collone, Germany; Curated by Pierre Courtin

2008
Reverse; 10m2 Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
San-zaru; La Generale, Paris, France;
San-zaru; The 6th Festival of Short Film, OKC Abrašević, Mostar, B&H;
Under the Burqa/Over the Burqa; Days od Sarajevo Festival, Centre for cultural decontamination, Belgrade, Srebia;
Under the Burqa; Vagina Monologues; Bosnian Cultural Center, Sarajevo, B&H;
San-zaru; Video Salon 3; 10m2 Gallery, Sarajevo, B&H;

2006
My Mother's Tongue is Bosnian; Betonsalon, Museums Quartier 21, Vienna, Austria;
My Mother's Tongue is Bosnian; Pitchwise - festival of women arts; Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, B&H;

PRESENTATIONS:

2006
4th MSE meeting; International seminary organized by <rotor> the Association for Contemporary Art from Graz, Austria; Kosovo National Gallery, Pristina, Kosovo;
Autoplay; Presentations of artistic groups Dez.Org (Belgrade), Oda Projesi (Istanbul), H.Arta (Timisoara) and Visionary Society (Sarajevo) organized by Dez.Org; Kontekst Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia;
VD & Dez.Org; Presentations of artistic groups Dez.Org (Belgrade) and Visionary Society (Sarajevo); organized and curated by Vida Knežević and Ivana Marjanović; Kontekst Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia;

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