Evaluator Uroš Weinberger (Artist)

I finished studies in painting in 2003 and in 2005 completed Master's of Arts degree in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 2002 I perfected my studies at the National Academy of Art Sofia, Bulgaria. Received several awards, such as Prešeren Student's Award by University of Ljubljana in 2001 and in 2011 I was the winner of the Biennial Exhibition – A Look at Visual Arts in Slovenia 6: I, Here, Now. Artist-in-residence program: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, Germany (2009), European House of Art, Upper Bavaria-Schafhof in Freising, Germany (2013). My works promote social awareness, and imply dealing with local and global problems, which affect our everyday lives. Exhibitions in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Slovenia, The South African Republic, the USA. Artworks in public and private collections. I live and work as an independent visual artist in Ljubljana, Slovenia.