Maneva Chuposka Jana – Fisherman Cuts the Fish
2017 / acrylic on canvas / 80×70 cm
About the author:
She was born in 1970 in Skopje, Macedonia. The daughter of a well-known Macedonian painter, she grew up in an artistic environment. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje, after which she specialized in painting in Paris. She attended postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague (Czech Republic) and at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. She earned her doctorate in 2016 at the Institute of Folklore “Marko Cepenkov” in Skopje.
She is a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Macedonia (DLUM) and the Association of Macedonian Fashion Designers. So far, she has exhibited in 30 solo and numerous group exhibitions in Macedonia and abroad – Austria, USA, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Croatia. She organizes and curates numerous art projects, among which “Femine 8” stands out – an exhibition with which she successfully presented herself beyond her country’s borders.
Her artistic activities include painting, graphics, performance, video, photography, and fashion design. She currently holds the position of dean and professor at the Faculty of Art and Design at the European University in Skopje, where she also lives.
