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Ana Muscet (1981) is a Croatian multimedia artist.She
received her master’s degree in 2016
at the Department of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts
in Zagreb with the highest praise summa cum laude. In 2010 she received her master’s
degree at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, at the Department
of Croatian Language and
Literature, and Russian Language and Literature. Ana Muscet,
a multimedia artist whose artistic practice has been distinguished by a distinct
dedication to the project, has been intensively present on the art scene for over ten years. She
is the winner of many awards,of which is the last - Grand Prix at the prestigious 57th
Zagreb Salon in November 2022 (Horizon), with a newly closed exhibition named “Albedo” at
the Matica Hrvatska Gallery.Ana Muscet’s artistic practice consists of different
long-term projects, of which the Horizon (2021, work in progress) is highlighted for the last four
years. Work is result of a continuation of the research that has been
systematically conducted by the artist on the topic of violently taken persons
during the 1990s war, with a special reference to the Vukovar-Srijem County
area, where the battle for Vukovar was the biggest and the bloodiest battle in
the Homeland War. This is a lonely example of artistic research on this topic
in recent art production in Croatia. She is the recipient of several scholarships for excellence,
a finalist of the Essl Art Award for 2015, recipient of the Special Award for Achievement of
International Importance, Dies Academicus in 2015. She is also a scholarship recipient of
the Dutch Woman Education
Fund. In 2015, an expert jury led by the American artist Gery Hill
awarded her with the Freedom Award at the VII Passion for Freedom festival in London for
her work on Goli otok, A change of air. In 2016, at the 25th Slavonian Biennial she won first Grand
Prix for her capital work “The Flags” and in 2017 she also won the Audience Award at the
same exhibition. In 2019, the
Adris Foundation awarded her with category.
In 2022 Ana Muscet enrolled in doctoral studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
Her works are in the collections of contemporary art in the Museum of Fine Arts in Osijek, the Art Gallery in Split, and since 2020 in the holdings of the Antun Augustincic Gallery. For three years since 2018 untill 2021 she was the executive editor of the oldest Illustrated magazine for culture and art in Croatia “15 days”. She is an artist associate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, where she teaches author´s course “Narrative”.
Since 2021 Muscet is also a member of the Council for the Activities of Centers for Culture in the City of Zagreb in the mandate from 2021 to 2025. She is also member of a Working Group for the City of Zagreb Culture Development Plan and the new cultural strategy of the City of Zagreb for the period 2023- 2030.
moj izbor
gallery vn 2016
u vizualnom kodu 2018
Vijenac interview with Neva Lukić
In 2022 Ana Muscet enrolled in doctoral studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
Her works are in the collections of contemporary art in the Museum of Fine Arts in Osijek, the Art Gallery in Split, and since 2020 in the holdings of the Antun Augustincic Gallery. For three years since 2018 untill 2021 she was the executive editor of the oldest Illustrated magazine for culture and art in Croatia “15 days”. She is an artist associate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, where she teaches author´s course “Narrative”.
Since 2021 Muscet is also a member of the Council for the Activities of Centers for Culture in the City of Zagreb in the mandate from 2021 to 2025. She is also member of a Working Group for the City of Zagreb Culture Development Plan and the new cultural strategy of the City of Zagreb for the period 2023- 2030.
moj izbor
gallery vn 2016
u vizualnom kodu 2018
msu 2019
Vizkultura interview with Sonja LebošVijenac interview with Neva Lukić