Born 1979 in Belgrade (Serbia). Graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Belgrade in 2005 and received her Master's Degree in 2010 at the same university. In 2019, she received the title of PhD of Arts. She received several awards, of which the most prominent are "Dimitrije Bašičević Mangelos" (2014) and the Vladimir Veličković Drawing Prize in collaboration with Haos Gallery (2013). In 2020 she started working as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade.

“My work is based on analyzing the functionality of contemporary society and its relationship to the individual. Experiences and collected data are transferred through a personal prism into works. Presenting the results in an indirect way, through an abstract and realistic drawing, object or sound, is in fact a representation of various subtle feelings that occur in certain situations to which we are constantly exposed. Using photographs of objects from everyday life (lamps, curtains), artificially created atmospheres (with the aid of toys, paper and cardboard) and scientific illustrations and models, I speak about an immediate environment that is opposed to our aspirations and dreams. Relationships between different social groups and strata often leave the individual unprotected within the group in the lurch. Modern society shows little interest in the status of the individual, while profit and the observation of the people as a whole have become crucial. We often have to change our desires and needs in order to adapt to these massive aspirations, instead of staying true to ourselves. Our dreams remain utopias that are never or very difficult to come by. The artworks talk in one subtle and immediate way about the limitations and the various prohibitions, but also give a slight sense of optimism. In order to renew our aspirations, it is necessary to move a little from the place of observation and look at the situation from a different angle”. - Nataša Kokić

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