SVETLANA JACOVIC

Born on 1979

Education:
1998 School of Design, Belgrade
Graduated in 2003 at Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade – section Fashion and Costume design
2007 French Government bursar
2010 Master of Arts (MA) - University of Arts Belgrade and University Lumière Lyon 2 France,
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management

Biography:

She starts painting when she was 13 in Dzengis Redzepagic art studio in Novi Pazar. By the age of 15 she already took part in 2 group exhibitions in the gallery “Sopocanska vidjenja” in Novi Pazar.
Her love for art, discovered in early childhood, affected her further professional development in contemporary fashion and art in general.
During education she took part in several exhibitions and art colonies ( Novi Pazar, Podgorica, Uzice, Beograd, Pula). After graduation from the University she presented collection of coats in the mutual graduation ceremony within Belgrade Fashion Week.
From December 2003 till August 2004 she worked for Ivko knit wear and during summer 2004 she was one of the participants in International summer art colony in Peroj, Croatia.
In 2005 Svetlana, together with her colleagues, painters, was responsible for the organization of International summer art colony in Peroj. Same year she started cooperation with “Tiffany”, workshop for glass processing from Tripkova, Zlatibor.
Glass crafts were displayed in “Singidunum” gallery in Belgrade.
In order to upgrade her knowledge in 2006 she started Master program in Management in Culture at University of Belgrade and University of Lumière Lyon 2 joint program.
In 2007 she won a French Government Grant and opportunity to work in the theatre Celestins in Lyon. Experiences gained in France strengthen her love towards French culture and language. She understands the language but still trying to speak it fluently.
She organized several events and seminars in the field of culture in Serbia and Romania.
Along with other activities she designs unique clothing items and uniforms, teaches students art and becames more and more aware of marketing as a very important segment of any production.
In 2008 she accepts the offer to work for “Mod’ Art Beograd”, French college for Fashion design.
She managed to combine all her previous experience and use it in teaching students and promotion of the college. With the owners of the branch school she established new department Fashion Management.
Today she is very proud of first generation of Fashion Managers, proud of being a teacher in such a school, she loves her work and that is why she is still there.
In 2010 she defends the thesis Management of Fashion Events, matured professionally and realized that she is above all a creator. Not so ambitious but very hard working person.
Image of herself as a defined artist in fashion design became clear in 2010 and after several years she decided to make it real. Her wish is to present her work in a manner that will show her sensibility and character and to use the right way to apply her knowledge and skills. She wants her works to speak for her. She loves to travel, enjoys see, dynamic environments and sometimes to express herself in written. Fanatically consistent in her believes and principles, often black and white without shades but in love with colors.