Biography

Sara Kecman is a visual artist and photographer from Novi Sad. She earned her bachelor's degree in photography from the Academy of Arts in 2022 and, in October 2023, began a master’s program in fine arts education at the same institution.

She has showcased her work in several group exhibitions, including the project "Photography as a Method of Visual Research" (KS Svilara, Novi Sad, 2019) and the group exhibition at the Biennial of Student Photography (SKC, Novi Sad, 2021), where she was awarded Third Prize and a Special Award for a student from Serbia.

Beyond her artistic practice, Sara has been actively involved in organizing art events and exhibitions since 2022 as a member of the Association of Artists “Project EXP.”

Artist's CV
  • Internship at the Department of Photography of the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (from September 2023 to September 2024)
  • Premiere of my first short documentary movie "You're Still Thinking About That?", Cultural Centre of Novi Sad (August 2023)
  • "Ateliers Varan" documentary film making workshop in Novi Sad (June - August 2023) 
  • Organizer of the second Project EXP student exhibition, Gallery of the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (May 2023)
  • Finalist exhibition of "The Little Prince" Foundation, University of Novi Sad, Rectorate Building (April 2023)
  • "Be Bold: It’s Up to You" program for young leaders implemented by Bold Serbia, YIHR, and VII Academy organizations (February - March 2023)
  • "EXP Project" group exhibition at the "PDP Conference", Novi Sad (October 2022)
  • "EXP Project" group exhibition at the "Kaleidoskop Kulture", Novi Sad (September 2022)
  • Winner of the Academy of Arts annual award for the most successful graduation artwork in the artistic discipline of photography (June 2022)
  • Cofounder of the "EXP Project" (Instagram: @exp.project) and the organizer of the project's first art event and group exhibition at two locations in Novi Sad (May 2022)
  • Guest at "Sceniranje" podcast (Episode #202)
  • Made first NFT collection in collaboration with Fiscal Solutions company (March 2022)
  • Winner of a "Personal Development" scholarship funded by OPENS2019 and Fiscal Solutions company (December 2021)
  • "World Biennial of Student Photography" collective exhibition at the SKCNS Fabrika, Novi Sad - won Third prize and a Special prize for a student from Serbia (December 2021)
  • Artist residency "Invisible Lives", Cēsis, Latvia (July 2021)
  • Photography workshop and collective exhibition "Process" with Svitlana Levchenko at the "PDP Conference", KC Lab, Novi Sad (October 2020)
  • "World Biennial of Student Photography" collective exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Novi Sad (December 2019)
  • Collective exhibition at the "Oktobarh" festival of architecture at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Novi Sad - "The Mirror of the City" (October 2019)
  • Solo exhibition at the Atipik Matinee, KC Lab, Novi Sad (August 2019)
  • "Photography as a Method of Visual Research" project and collective exhibition at the Cultural Station Svilara, Novi Sad (May 2019)
  • "Students" collective exhibition at Ostavinska Gallery, Belgrade (April 2019)
  • "Personal Landscape" workshop and collective exhibition with Brian Arnold, at the Academy of Arts, Novi Sad (October 2018)

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