Bio/ CV
*1997
Visual Artist/ Researcher
2015- 2023
Studies at the State Academy of fine Arts Stuttgart
E-Mail: info@lejla-dendic.com
O-Gallery: https://galleryinfo.ir/artist/en/22739
Lejla Dendić is a visual artist who explores the intersections of visual politics, subjectivity, and resistance.
Her multidisciplinary approach draws upon a diverse range of mediums and techniques to engage with pressing societal and cultural issues. With a keen eye for historical and political context, she explores the complexities surrounding stereotypical, cultural, and spiritual tensions. Through her work, Dendić not only sheds light on these critical topics but also invites audiences to challenge the status quo and question the power dynamics at play in our society. She believes that art has the power to shape our understanding of the world, and she strives to create counter-hegemonic art that challenges dominant narratives and inspires transformation.
EXHIBITIONS
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Manhattan Marxism Wool Works/ Exploitation” Gallery: Panorama Boa Vista (Porto, Portugal) (Group Exhibition)
2017
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The Route of friendship is running into a big, beautiful wall. 1968/2018 Make Brutalism beautiful again” (Group Exhibition) Gallery: Ladron Galeria (Mexico City, Mexico)
2018
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Chambres dʼamis “Teheran, Iran,Exhibiting in friends Homes ( Group Exhibition)
2019
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NOTATIONSPROJECT; Online Exhibition, Instagram: @Notationsproject (Group Exhibition)
2020
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SPECULATIVE FUTURES“ , Stuttgart Germany; WHITE NOISE,Group exhibition
2021
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Claustrophilia (Group exhibition, selected by Dorsa Jalali) Gallery: O-Gallery, (Tehran, Iran)
2021
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ERROR ART FESTIVAL, “The Tale of a repetitive image maker” with Katharina Göppert DINSLAKEN; GERMANY
2021
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DARKNET POCKET GALLERY (Part of Pavilion Network)- Server Piece- Installation through Wifi: Double-consiousness Format C for Fragile Solidarity, Fragile Connection, Part of the Akademie Solitude Kunstverein Wagenhallen (Stuttgart, Germany
2022
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“Al-Komash”-Collaboration
2022
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MOMENTAUFNAHMEN STUTTGART, WKV GLASTRAKT (Video-screening)
2023
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“FORESIGHT PREVENTS BLINDNESS” KÜNSTLERHAUS ULM, GERMANY; GROUP EXHIBITION WITH ELIF ÇELIK
2023
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RECENT POSTS- EHEMALIGER CONRAD, STUTTGART (GERMANY) GROUP EXHIBITON WITH KATHARINA GÖPPERT_Film Screening of The tale of a repetative image maker
2023
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DURCHBRUCH FESTIVAL- ST.MARIA; Stuttgart Germany
2023
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WORTE UND ZAHLEN- GLAUBENSBEKENNTNISSE DES ALLTAGS IM SERIGRAFIE-MUSEUM FILDERSTADT GROUP EXHIBITION FILDERSTADT; GERMANY; GROUP EXHIBITION
2024
UPCOMING PROJECTS and Exhibitions
A list of my upcoming projects & events.
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SAME,SAME BUT DIFFRENT- Children's Book in colab. with Katharina Goeppert
Est. 2024/25
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Residency at the Pilchuck Glass School
August
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Tagungsvortrag „Reorient – zeitgenössische muslimische Kunst“
November
Workshops/ Collaborations
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Illustration Workshop with Jasmina Begovic at the Haus der Katholischen Kirche, as Part of the Nachtsicht Festival Stuttgart
2018
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Silk Screen Prints on Hermes Scarfs for Manhattan Marxism for Rainer Ganahl/London College of Fashion
2018
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Educated Hope- Shadow theatre Workshop at the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart
2022
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Educator at the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart
2022/23
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Weaving with Paper: Rethinking History and Space- Workshop at the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart
2023
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Designing with Clay: Rethinking the Collective Self- Workshop at the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart
2023
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“Al-Komash”-Collaboration
2022
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BOOK COVER DESIGN FOR (Re)wayat-BY MOUNA CHATT
2023
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PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE KÜNSTLERHAUS 4B
2023
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COLLABORATION WITH CHARLOTTE GREVE AND HER BAND WOOD RIVER AT THE DURCHBRUCH FESTIVAL
2023
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PARTICIPATION IN THE NARRATIVE CHANGE ACADEMY 2023-DIGITAL CAMPAIGN
2023/24
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HOST AT THE THEATER RAMP Video installation in a shisha bar setting PERFORMANCE ÜLKÜ SÜNGÜN / IN MEMORY OF HANAU GERMANY
2024
Scholarships
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Shift Scholarship 2023- duration 6 months; awarded by he state capital Stuttgart
2023
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Stipend for the Pilchuck Glass School from the Alexander Tutsek-Foundation
2024
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