JANE ŠTRAVS
(*1965)
- Jane Štravs, Cattinara #2, 2006, Lambda Print, 80 x115 cm
- Jane Štravs, Cliche #1, 1999, Lambda Print, 115×90 cm
- Jane Štravs, Cliche #2, 1999, Lambda Print, 115 x 90 cm
- Jane Štravs, Cliche #1, 2000, Lambda Print, 110 x 90 cm
- Jane Štravs, Cliche #5, 2000, Lambda Print, 110 x 90 cm
- Jane Štravs, Fuel #1, 2006, Lambda Print, 50 x 60 cm
*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“.