Eva Petric Biography


Eva Petric (b. 1983) is a Slovenian full multimedia artist based in New York, Vienna and Ljubljana.
Petrics international multicultural background is reflected in the impressive body of work ranging from photography, video, performance and installation art often involving scent, writing, and most recently EVAcuate project; art installations translated into sound waves.

As Petric states, “using various media seems indispensable to me. When moving from one cultural space to another, which has been my way since I can remember, I spontaneously reached for the media at hand to be able to communicate and be understood."

Petric creates a unique atmosphere with the aim of communication, as with photography where there is an exploration of the past and future into the present by using the imagery of shadows as an installation; creating a new space immersing the viewer into the artwork.

The series Earth, Earthlings and Webs, currently on view at Newel, are a series of plexiglas figures with Idrija lace etchings after the artist's human shadow. These series serve as a catalyst and reminder of one's connection to our surroundings and our human interconnectivity.
These artworks are the result of both an artistic exploration of artistic mediums and originates from Petric work with astronauts for the ESTEC ESA moon mission; Want it or not, being aware of it or not, everything in this universe is interconnected- meaning, that the extreme isolation I felt during the Moon Mission Simulation, does not exist in this universe.


Petric holds a BA in psychology and visual arts from Webster University Vienna, and an MFA in new media, from Transart Institute (New York /Berlin) and Danube University Krems. Petric art has been shown in over 100 solo and 140 group exhibitions all over the world.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

Permanent collection the Fortress Kluže Museum, Slovenia
MOYA Wien Museum of Young Art, Austria
Spiritual Art collection, Artmark Gallery Vienna, Austria
International Centre for Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Salon fuer Kunstbuch, Vienna, Austria; Pilonova Galerija Ajdvoščina, Slovenia
Museum Moderner Kunst Kaernten, Klagenfurt, Austria
Albertina Museum Vienna, Austria
Bozidar Jakac Regional Museum, Kostanjevica, Slovenia
Butler institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
The Goulandris Art Collection, Greece: “Artist to Students” 1st educational art collection for Highschool students, Slovenia
RIKO art collection, Ljubljana, Slovenia
New Wave – contemporary art collection of Ministry for Foreign Affairs Republic of Slovenia
VideoTage Media Art Collection, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
Brioni National Park, Croatia
AKH Vienna, Austria

AWARDS ( SELECTION ):

2024 Hubert Sielecki Preis 2024
2022 Excellency award in photography, Utazu Art Awards Biennale, Japan
2021 Silver Recognition for The Best Innovation, Slovenia, Chamber of Commerce
2019 The Best of Ten Years, United Solo Festival, New York
2017 Best Performance Art Award, United Solo Festival, New York City
2017 Grand Prix 6th International Fine Arts Festival Kranj, Slovenia
2017 Grant of the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia; 2016 SNBA Silver medal for photography, Paris, France; 2011 Pfann Ohman Preis,Vienna, Austria
2010 Vordemberge-Gildewart Grant; Art critics choice 2008 by Association of Slovenian Art Critics
2006 Cicek award for best short digital video in Slovenia

ART FAIRS :

2024 Photo Basel, Switzerland
2023 Art Market Photo Fair Budapest, Hungary
2023 Photo Basel, Switzerland
2022 Photo Basel, Switzerland
2021 Photo London 2021, UK
2018 CODE Kopenhagen, Denmark
2015 Budapest Art Photo, Hungary
2015 Vienna Fair, Austria
2011 Vienna Fair, Austria
2010 Paris Photo, France
2008 Rome, Milano, Bolzano, Italy
2008 Zurich, Switzerland