Jernej Forbici

Jernej Forbici was born in Maribor (Slovenia) in 1980. Graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice (C. Di Raco chair), after the Specialist Degree in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, he dedicated himself to landscape and large formats , telling the story of its country of origin, Kidričevo, a town surrounded by greenery marked by the aluminum industry. In 2002 is his first solo show, Genesis. He exhibits in 2005 at the IBCA in Prague and in 2009 the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice dedicates to him the retrospective In My place at the Magazzini del Sale. This was followed by the 54th Venice Biennale, Standing in the edge in Vienna and residences in Berlin, London and Paris. Sleep now in the fire, Blurry Future, Auri sacra fames, Welcome to the final show and Long gone are the last great solo shows that see him protagonist in Luxembourg, Italy, Slovenia and New York. With his works, Jernej Forbici has won the interest of the entire international art system and today his works are present in many exhibitions, fairs, institutions and public and private collections all over the world. He lives and works between Strišče (SI) and Vicenza.