STANKA KORDIC
Studio: 798 Wellmon Street . Bedford, Ohio 44146
440-703-0175
EDUCATION:
The Cleveland Institute of Art, BFA, Illustration Degree with a Painting Minor.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-2019 Painting Instructor, Nationally.
2008-present: Professional Fine Artist
1998-2008: Commissioned Portrait Artist. In the collection of patrons across the globe.
1991-2020: Artist in Residence, Beaumont School. Fine Art instructor and mentor.
1987-1998: Freelance Artist and Illustrator. Editorial, package design, book illustration, at local and national level. Fine Art exhibited regionally, and acquired in corporate collections including, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, Key Corp, Bonne Bell.
1986-1987: Staff Illustrator, Rasic Art
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2023:
Intrinsic Luminescence: Judith Brandon, Stanka Kordic, Michael Mikula at Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in Lancaster, OH
The Space Between: Solo Show at Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022:
Two Person Exhibition. Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2021:
Women Painting. MUSEU EUROPEU D’ART MODERN (MEAM) Barcelona, Spain
The Figure Re-Imagined. Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Ohio Arts Council Individual Award of Excellence Grant
2019:
American Women Artists National Exhibit, Steamboat Springs Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO. Award of Excellence
Disrupted Realism #2, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018:
Disrupted Realism, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
American Women Artists, Online Spring Competition, Second Place
2017:
The Artist Trust at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
Site Unseen, Abend Gallery, Denver CO
Woman X, Invitational, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
May Show, juried, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor OH, Juror's Award
2014:
Finalist in the Manifest Gallery 8th International Painting Annual
American Art Invitational, Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
The May Show, Juried, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
Woman VII, Invitational, Lakeland College Gallery and Intown Club, Cleveland OH
INDA 9 International Drawing Competiton, Finalist
2013:
Ambiguity & Wisdom, Solo Show at The Carnegie, Covington, KY
Women Painting Women, Invitational, The Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, 4th Honor Award
Portrait Society of America International Competition, Certificate of Excellence
Woman VI, Invitational, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
The May Show, Juried, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
2012:
Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, 3rd Place, and 5th Merit Awards
Allied Artists of American Natiional Juried Exhibition, New York, NY, Gold Medal Ptg.
Raymar International Competition, Finalist
The Laumeister Juried Exhibition at The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
The May Show, Juried, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
Woman V, Invitational, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
The Portrait Society of America International Competition, Certificate of Excellence
Solo Show, The Rhythm of Stillness, Fairmount Center for the Arts, Novelty, OH
2011:
Drawing Magazine Self-Portrait Competition, Finalist
Solo Show, The Rhythm of Stillness, Sullivan Gallery, Bay Village, OH
America China Oil Painting Artist League Nation Competition, Finalist
Art Renewal Center International Competition, Finalist
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Annual Juried National Competition, New York, NY
Oil Painters of America, Eastern Conference, Orleans, MA
Raymar Juried Competition, Finalist
Woman IV, Invitational, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
The May Show, Juried, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor, OH
Fairmount Juried Regional Competition, Novelty, OH, Best of Show
Backgrounds in the Forefront, Invitational, Guenzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI
Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY, 2 week residency
2010:
The Butler Midyear at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Women Painting Women, Invitational, Robert Lange Studio Gallery, Charleston, SC
Artist Magazine Annual Juried Competition, Finalist
The May Show, Juried, Lakeland College Gallery, Mentor OH, Best of Show
2009:
The Salon International Juried Competition, The Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Art Kudos International Competition
American Women Artists Juried National Competition, South Street Gallery, Easton, MD
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Competition, Corse Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia. PA
Bowersock Fine Art, Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA
PUBLICATIONS and MEDIA
Artist Network: Is Source Material Getting in the Way of Your Creativity
Interview feature on The Autumn Salon, 2017
Feature article: "A Quiet that is Visceral" Fine Art Today
'Exploring the Path of Most Resistance' article for Artists on Art online magazine.
Curated by Alia El- Bermani, Site Unseen, Poets & Artists, February 2017
Curated by Daniel Maidman in Devotion, Poets & Artists, September 2015
Fine Art Connoisseur Today, feature article, February 2015
Podcast interview on the Savvy Painter, 2015
Curated by Steven DaLuz in the Power of Drawing Issue, Poets & Artists, December 2014
Combustus Magazine, Feature, June 2014
Fine Art Connoisseur, Self-Portrait feature, April, 2014
Fine Art Connoisseur, Interview, September 2013
Artists on Art, Spring 2013 Issue, The Call to Respond
International Artist Magazine, Dec/Jan #88, Cover Art and Feature demo article
Southwest Art, December 2012, Artist to Watch
Drawing Magazine, May, 2012
American Art Collector: November 2010
ArtSee Magazine: Nov/Dec 2010 issue