Projects of co-workers
Petra Varl within the project
Lesson 2: Creating Realities

We would like to inform you about the exhibition project of Petra Varl, an artist taking part in SCCA-Ljubljana project Internet Portfolio.

Maribor <edu> Graz presents:
LESSON 2: CREATING REALITIES
Opening of the exhibition: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 7 pm
Temporary ArtLab, Glavni trg 22, Maribor

Participating artists:
Nika Autor, Daniela Brasil, Marlene Hausegger, Matjaž Ivanišin, Constantin Luser, Matej Modrinjak / fotomuzej.si, Martin Osterider, Wendelin Pressl, Maruša Sagadin, Isidora Tomin Nataša Berk, Aleksandra Vajd & Hynek Alt, Petra Varl, Veli & Amos, Josef Wurm

The project series "Maribor <edu> Graz" brings together artists from both cities and is based on the fact that art education on an academic level neither exists here nor there. In a series of "Lessons", the project approaches topics relating to the functions and manifestations of temporary art education. While the first part of the project held in Graz dealt with "a temporary, improvised context of communication", part two emphasises on creating own, new realities.

The location on Glavni trg will be a Temporary ArtLab. During one week the participating artists will be present in the space, produce works for a subsequent exhibition, and will furthermore set some signs in the public space of Maribor. Processes open for participation by the audience will be triggered and discussion platforms offered.

Petra Varl participates with her wall painting The Kiss.

Petra Varl was born in 1965 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from The Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts in 1997. She has shown her work in numerous independent and group shows, including the Sao Paolo Biennial. Since the year 2000 she has been working as an Associate Professor of drawing and graphic arts at the Fine Arts Department of the Teacher’s College of the University of Maribor. She lives and works in Ljubljana and Maribor.

[Published October 26, 2012]