About
Saša Rajšić (born 1985, Yugoslavia).
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
Education
Teak Theatre Aacademy (Helsinki, Finland)
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA), 2013
Live Art & Performance Studies
OCAD University (Toronto, Canada)
Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA), 2011
Major: Sculpture and Installation, Minor: Social Sciences
Glasgow School of Art (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Self-Directed Program, Sculpture and Environmental Art, 2009
George Brown College (Toronto, Canada)
General Arts and Science, 2007
Selected Exhibitions
2011
Leitmotif, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Toronto, CA
Stockholm Fringe Fest (STOFF), Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Digital Alterities 11th Annual Emerging Artist Exhibition, Interaccess, Toronto, Canada
Performance Salon/Radical Pedagogy/Jam Session/Action Arte/Embodied Theory, Performance Art Institute, San Francisco, USA
Parkdale Film + Video Show Case, Dufferin Amphitheatre, Toronto, CA
The Show Off, OCAD U, Toronto, CA
Something more concrete, Brinks Building, Toronto, CA
Bind Together (New Toronto Works), Interaccess, Toronto, CA
tension, distance, presence, XPACE Cultural Centre, Toronto, CA
2010
Growth, University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto, CA
26in28, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto, CA
Anatomia, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, CA
2009
Una volta e sempre, Florence, Italy
Drift, GSA Barnes Building, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Fly with the cage, Lennox Contemporary Gallery and Queen Gallery, Toronto, CA
Retro Show, OCAD University, Toronto, CA
The Art of Figure, OCAD University, Toronto, CA
Curatorial Work and Artists Talks
2011
Parkdale Film & Video Showcase, Ground Level Cafe, Toronto, CA
Intimate Politics, European House (Curatorial Work), Niš, Serbia
Social Activism and Art, Rotaract Club Niš Constantine the Great (Artist Talk), Niš, Serbia
Press / Articles / Media Coverage
2011
Denna Morgan: Bind Together, Interview with Curators, CKLN 88.1FM, Toronto, CA, March 17, 2011.
ON CAMPUS: Exchange opportunities for students complement university wide internationalization strategy, Lena Rubisova, SKETCH, Toronto, CA, February, 2011
A garden blooms – with neon pink and deadpan messages, Globe and Mail, R.M. Vaughan: THE EXHIBITIONIST, January 14, 2011.
2009
Cover of Intimate Politics, Radio Television of Serbia: Nedeljni program, Belgrade, Serbia
Scholarships / Awards
2010
Jacques Dagenais Science in Culture Award, To support and encourage excellence in work that joins art and science disciplines
2007
The Critics Award, General Arts and Science Scholarship Fund, George Brown College
Scholarships and Artist Grants
Mudge Massey Travelling Award, OCAD University
Samual Lazar Kagan Award, OCAD University
Ontario Student Opportunity Grant (OSOG), Government of Ontario
Transition Grant, Government of Ontario
Ontario International Education Opportunity Scholarship, Government of Ontario