Dea Botica, mag.art. Photographer based in Croatia.
Dea Botica was born in 1995 on the island of Korcula in Croatia. She obtained a master's degree in Photography at the Academy of Dramatic Art. Her photographs were exhibited in several groups and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. In her artwork, photography is used as a medium for exploration of topics such as mundane, identity, family and tradition.
education
2021 Graphic designer - digital publishing specialist course at Algebra, University college, Zagreb
2019 Master’s degree in Photography
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
2016 Bachellor’s degree in Cinematography
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
experiences
2023 FUTURES, photography platform, selected as a new emerging artist by Organ Vida international photography festival
2021 Island Connect, Islander’s Focus, artist residency program in Limerick at Irish Aerial Creation Centre, Ireland
2021 Island Connect, Islander’s Focus artist residency program on the island of Bornholm at BIRCA, Denmark
2018 Artistic Research and Professional Practice, workshop Marina Paulenka, Zagreb
2018 REFEST, residency program in Fano & Bologna, Italy, images & Words on Refugee Routes, co-funded under the Creative Europe programme
2017 Forgotten Heritage, workshop, Zagreb
2016 International photobook workshop, Kremnica, Slovakia
solo exhibitions
2022 Delta Oscar Mike , Salon Galić, HULU, Split
2021 Delta Oscar Mike , Gallery 3 Volta, Lumbarda, Korcula
2019 Delta Oscar Mike , Gallery Mala, Poreč
2019 Delta Oscar Mike, Gallery F8, Zagreb
2017 One hundred and eighty-six , Gallery SC, Zagreb
group exhibtions
2022 Alumni Katedre za fotografiju 2017. - 2022., Gallery f8, Zagreb
2020 35th Youth Salon, exhibition Situacija, gallery Canvas, Zagreb
2018 REFEST, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
2018 REFEST, Madrid, Spain
2018 REFEST, Fano, Italy
2018 REFEST, Izidor Krsnjavi Showroom, Zagreb
2018 Implementation practices of ADU, Gallery f8, Zagreb
2018 Work in process, Gallery f8, Zagreb
2016 New names, Ulupuh, Zagreb
2015 New names, Ulupuh, Zagreb
2015 Photo by Tonka, Klovicevi dvori, Zagreb
2014 New names, Ulupuh, Zagreb
press
FUTURES Photography platform / March 2023 ( English)
HULU Split, Delta Oscar Mike / December 2022 (Croatian)
HULU Split, video intervju o izložbi Delta Oscar Mike / December 2022 (Croatian)
HULU Split, predgovor izložbe Delta Oscar Mike - Dora Derado / November 2022 (Croatian)
VoxFeminae / February 2022 (Croatian)
Thisisadominoproject / September 2021 (Croatian)
GloriaGlam / December 2020 (Croatian)
Arteist / October 2019 (Croatian)
Vizkultura / November 2019 (Croatian)
Suvremena hrvatska foto. / November 2019 (Croatian)
HRT / October 2019 (Croatian)
Jutarnji list / October 2019 (Croatian)
Lupiga / October 2019 (Croatian)
Super1 Telegram / October 2019 (Croatian)
Radio K'o zena / November 2019 (Croatian)
Kulturflux / October 2019 (Croatian)
V magazin / April 2019 (Croatian)
HRT / October 2017 (Croatian)
GoDubrovnik / October 2016 (English)
Oris, house of architecture / March 2016 (Croatian)