The Ozarks will soon get a taste of culture and art from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Student Exhibition Center exhibit “Amra Zulfikarpašic: Posters, Typography, and Smartphone Drawings” will be featured from Oct. 24 to Nov. 14.
Amra Zulfikarpašic
This exhibit, located on SEC’s first floor, will feature the works of Amra Zulfikarpašic, a professor from the Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo. Her exhibition will contain graphic design (posters and typography), and works of fine art including drawings done on a smartphone.
With works exhibited worldwide, including prestigious museums and private collections, Zulfikarpašic has researched the cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina and revival of “Bosancica,” or authentic Bosnian letterforms from the Middle Ages. She has been awarded with many national and international prizes and been featured in a number of books, catalogs and periodicals on contemporary graphic design and fine arts. She is also creatively active on the fine arts scene, representing Bosnia and Herzegovina contemporary art at 1999 Venice Biennale with Oresta Group in Italian Pavilion.
Related exhibit
A related exhibit, “Sarajevo 100: International Student Exchange Exhibition,” will be located on the second floor from Oct. 24 to Nov. 14, as well, featuring 68 student posters and 16 student animations with contributors from around the world, including students from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and 36 student from the Missouri State University BFA in design program.