German

JANE ŠTRAVS
(*1965)

 

*1965 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Lives and works in Ljubljana.

 

Exhibtions (Selection)


2019

Precarious Environments. 17 cases of contemporary photography in Slovenia, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova), Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

2018
Zine Vitrine / Photobook and Photozine, DobraVaga Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

2017
Odstrti pogledi / from Riko Art Collection, Miklova hisa Gallery, Ribnica, Slovenia.
VARIETY, Jane Štravs, Galerie Sechzig / Kunst Palais Liechtenstein, Feldkirch, Austria.
The Eighties | The Heritage of 1989. Case Study: The Second Yugoslav Documents Exhibition, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova), Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

2016
The most beautiful place in the World, Contemporary Slovenian photography, Klovićevi Dvori Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia.
Gremo naprej! Slovenian photography 1990 – 2015, City Art Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Low – Budget Utopias, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova), Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

2014
Triumph of Freedom, European Solidarity Centre, Danzig, Poland.
Summer Show, Viertelneun Gallery, Wien, Austria.
Instagram – work in progress, Galerija Fotografija Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

2013
Materiality, Kibla Portal, Maribor, Slovenia.
Art Paris Art Fair, Grand Palais, Paris, France.
Photomed Photography Festival, Sanary sur Mer, France. 

 

2012
Moscow International Photobiennale 2012, CVZ Manege, Moscow, Russia.
11th International Biennial of Miniature Art, The Modern Gallery, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.

 

2011
The Present and Presence. A selection of works from the Arteast 2000+ Collection and the national collection of Modern Gallery, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Paris, France.
Designing the Republic: Architecture, Design and Photography in Slovenia 1991-2011, Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

2010
Too Much, Too Little, Galerija Fotografija Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Motel Balkan, Fotogalerija Lang, Samobor, Croatia.
Štravs, Gallery Zlatni Ajngel, Varaždin, Croatia.
Paris Photo, Spotlight on Central Europe, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France.

 

2009
American Express, Gallery G14, Bled, Slovenia.
Biennial of Fashion Photography, Museum Stari grad, Varaždin, Croatia.
Aktuelle Kunst In Graz, Gallery Remixx, Graz, Austria.              

 

2008
Behind Walls, 15th Noorderlicht International Photofestival, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
Behind Walls, European Month of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia.
FV, Alternative Scene of the Eighties, International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

2007
Jane Štravs, Gallery Equrna, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Collection of Contemporary Art Marino Cettina, Gallery Marin, Umag, Croatia.
Not-quite /Not-right: Histories, Bodies and Concepts in Contemporary Photography, Galerija Fotografija Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

2006
Public Image, Triestefotografia / “Bruno Bianchi”, Trieste, Italy.
Fuel, Gallery SZI, Wien, Austria.
Slovenian Contemporary Photography, European Month of Photography, Central European House of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia.

 

2005
Road Movie, Galerija Fotografija Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Euro Press Photo Awards, Lissabon, Portugal.

 

2004
Road Movie, European Month of Photography, Gallery SZI, Vienna, Austria.
Razširjeni prostori umetnosti, Slovenian Art 1985-1995, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.  

 

2003
Photographic Incarnations, Mermaid Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Do roba in naprej, Slovenian Art 1975-1985, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
In Passing – structures of perception and moving, Pavelhaus, Bad Redkersburg, Austria.

 

2001
The Nude in Slovenia, III- Photography, Jakopič Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The Eye And Its Truth – Spectacle And Reality In Slovene Art 1984-2001, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Zero – Absolute – The Real, Gallery Marino Cettina, Umag, Croatia.

 

1996
Gallery Krka, Novo mesto, Slovenia.

 

1993
Jane Štravs, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

1992
Gallery Avla LB, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

1990
Jane Štravs, Likovni salon, Celje, Slovenia.

 

1985
Happy gallery, SKC, Belgrade, Serbia.

 

1984
Gallery Studentskog centra, Zagreb, Croatia.

 

1982
Gallery ŠKUC, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

 

Awards

2009 Visual Creativity Awards /Trend (für die “American Express” Serie).

2009 Slovenia Press Photo (Award).

2005 Euro Press Photo (Winner category/Slovenia).

1986 Zlata ptica /Golden Bird for Photography.

 

Collections

 

MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova), Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Kabinet slovenske fotografije Gorenjskega muzeja, Kranj, Slovenia.

International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

ZRC SAZU / The Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

NLB, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Artware GmbH, Wien, Austria.

 

Publications

 

2013 Publication of the catalogue „DAHAB“.

2009 Publication of the catalogue „American Express“.

2009 Publication of the catalogue „Štravs“.

2006 Publication of the catalogue „Not Quite/Not Right“.

2006 Publication of the catalogue „Fuel“.

2003 Publication of the monography „Jane Štravs: Photographic Incarnations“.

1993 Publication of the catalogue „Jane Štravs“.