Assoc. Prof. Art. Lea Popinjač
Department
Department of Textile and Clothing Design
Department of Textile and Clothing Design
Date and place of birth
September 17, 1981. Zagreb
Academic education
2006. – 2012. Master of Fine Art Education, University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, Educational specialization
1999. –2003. Senior fashion designer (professional study programme of fashion design), University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
Employment
2003. – 2006. brand manager, Fimar.d.o.o. (production and distribution of clothes), Zagreb
2012. – 2020. Fine arts teacher, Grammar school Gornjogradska gimnazija, Zagreb (Croatia)
2014. – 2020. Associate – assistant, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, Zagreb
2020. – Assistant proffesor, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
Titles
14.09.2015. assistant, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
7.03.2017. lecturer, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
3.03.2020. assistant professor, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
10.09.2020. assistant professor, University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology
Teaching activity
2014. – 2020.
Creativity in Textiles IA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles IIA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles IIIA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles IVA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles VA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creating textiles for clothes, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles VIA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles I, undergraduate study Industrial Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles II, undergraduate study Industrial Textile and Fashion design
Academic year 2020./2021.
Creativity in Textiles IA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles IIA, undergraduate study Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles I, undergraduate study Industrial Textile and Fashion design
Creativity in Textiles II, undergraduate study Industrial Textile and Fashion design
Artistic activity
Area: Art
Field: Fine Art
Area of special artistic interest
contemporary art, painting, textile art
As artist:
10 solo exhibitions
28 group exhibitions
2 international residences and workshops
As mentor and associate:
5 student exihibitions as mentor
10 student exhibitions as associate
Art workshops and residences
2018. participation on 2nd International Art Symposium Struga 2018., Macedonia
2016. two months residence at Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Work in professional associations
Croatian Association of Artists (HDLU) Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts (ULUPUH)
Acknowledgments and rewards
2019. nagrada Iva Vraneković – Vladimir Dodig Trokut povodom 5. bijenala slikarstva
2013. Pozvana umjetnica na 2. Bijenale slikarstva, HDLU, Zagrebu
2001. dobitnica Stipendije Grada Zagreba za izvrsnost u studiranju (TTF)
2003. dobitnica dekanove nagrade za odličan uspjeh na kraju studija (TTF)
Web links
https://radio.hrt.hr/aod/slike-s-izlozbe-lea-popinjac/357047/
https://arteist.hr/lea-popinjac-dobitnica-nagrade-umjetnik-umjetniku/
https://www.matica.hr/vijenac/609/nepodnosljiva-lakoca-slikanja-26912/