Jana Vuković
Artist
Born in Sarajevo.
Lives and works in Leipzig.
Jana Vuković is an artist whose art revolves around conversation, deconstruction, and our understanding of meaning and language.
During her studies she did not learn to follow the mainstream, therefore she quite often gets into troubles – emotional and creative ones as well. The consequences are clear: extreme sensibility and care about each line and dot she makes which all have a strong emotion no matter how simple they are. Her work became recognizable the moment she decided to get rid of all unnecessary strokes and colors, which brings her quite close to the minimalist style. Quite close, because minimalism is not the frame she works in, but rather a result of mere and pure dedication.
During her studies she did, in fact, learn to constantly discover new things with all her senses and to use them in wide variety of things she is interested in – artists books, printmaking, drawings and painting, and writing unusual poetry. She took part in numerous projects either as author, coauthor, or moral support. Since 2009 she has been working as a graphic designer for publishing houses worldwide and has more than five hundred designed books in her portfolio.
In 2015 she was a member of an award jury at the 13th International Biennial Of Illustration in Belgrade, Serbia and in the year 2016 she was a President of the jury for The Best Illustrated Book Published in Serbia – Neven Award.
She is, currently, volonteering at Book Making and Printing Workshop at Buchkindergarten, Leipzig, where she accompanies children in their process of printing and book making.
She is still playful as a child, even though she thinks as a wise woman.
Author S. S.
Vita
Education
2017 MAA Faculty of Applied Arts, Printmaking and Design, Belgrade, Serbia
2009 BAA Academy of Arts, Computer Art and Design, Belgrade, Serbia
Fairs (as Buchdrucklabor) and Residencies
2025 – ArtBook Berlin, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin
2025 – Buchdruckkunst, Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg
2024 – Hotprinting, Klingspor Museum, Offenbach
2023 – Mainzer Minipressen-Messe, Mainz
2023 – Artist Residency, Kunstlerstadt Kalbe
2023 – Grafik Börse, Borken
2022 – Buch- und Druckkunst Messe, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
2022 – ArtBook Berlin, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin
Solo Exhibitions
2025 – Limun, Limun, Paprika, Alamibk Atelier, Tapetenwerkfest, Leipzig
2024 – OPAC 2.0 / Offizielles Pinguinadoptionscentrum (together with Konstantin Feig), Tapetenwerkfest, Leipzig
2023 – Huge, Tremendous, Alambik Atelier, Tapetenwerkfest, Leipzig
2022 – I Leave no Trace, Alambik Atelier, Tapetenwerkfest, Leipzig
2020 – Black Stones, Werksgalerie Zwischenfisch, Leipzig
2018 – Animals & Creatures, Buchdrucklabor, Leipzig
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 – 10th International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius
2023 – TAP 30, Tapetenwerk, Halle CO1, Leipzig
2022 – Storing Too Many Words, Alambik Atelier, Leipzig
2020 – Klitzeklein, Werksgalerie Zwischenfisch, Leipzig
2020 – Do We Know Each Other, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
2019 – OPAC / Offizielles Pinguinadoptionscentrum, Buchdruklabor, Leipzig
2019 – DIN A [<], Hörgalerie A und V, Leipzig
2019 – EINMAL KOPFSCHMERZ IN GOLDGELB, BITTE, Buchdrucklabor, Leipzig
2018 – DIPLOMA 16/17, Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
2018 – ALLSTARS, Lab Caltural Center, Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 – Design As It Should Be, PDP Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia
2016 – Retrospektiva Medvedi, Street Galery, Belgrade, Serbia
2016 – Knjiga je najbrži način da se postane svetlost, Dom kulture Studentski grad, Belgrde, Serbia
2015 – Solidarity, Street Galery, Belgrade, Serbia
2015 – 48th Golden Pen of Belgrade – 13th International Biennial Of Illustration, Belgrade, Serbia
2015 – Bears – in Honor of Spring, Štab Galery, Belgrade, Serbia
2015 – 13th International Comic Festival, SKC, Belgrade, Serbia
2012 – Art Egzibišn, Kulturni centar Pančevo, Serbia