Teofana ORTHODOX ICONOGRAPHY

TEOFANA ZARIC, Iconographer & Fine Artist, was born in Belgrade, Serbia and now lives and works in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

EDUCATION:

1996 BFA, University of Arts in Belgrade, College of Art & Design

1996 Completed Two Years Private Studio Training in Orthodox Iconography, Belgrade.

2004 Docent Training, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

New York City, Boston, San Francisco…(USA), Toronto (Canada), Cairo (Egypt), Belgrade (Serbia), Portugal, Spain, Ireland...

COMMISSIONS:
Ongoing - Various commissions for Churches and Private Collectors Worldwide

2009- Mural Icons on canvas for Holy Apostles Orthodox Church in Columbia, SC

2008- Restoration of Byzantine style Frescoes at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Charlotte, North Carolina.
2008 - Icons for Saint Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Church, Greensboro, NC
2007 - Iconostasis icons, Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, Columbia, SC

2005 - Paintings for Arthur Ruthenberg Homes ( Mirasol Model), Windermere, Florida - cooperation with Suvacarov Interiors.

2004 - Paintings for Trans Eastern Homes (Cypress Model), Tampa, Florida - cooperation with Suvacarov Interiors.

2003 - Icons for Iconostasis of St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church, Orlando, Florida

2000 - Icons for Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Portland, OR

1996 – Restoration & Conservation of 18^th century icons from Presentation of the Holy Theotokos Serbian Orthodox Church in Knezevi Vinogradi, Croatia

Teofana participated in many collective and several individual exhibitions.

AWARDS

2008 Honorable Mention Award at MyArtContest Fall Portrait Contest

2007 Kenedy Publishing award art placement in Best of America Mixed Media Arists book
2006 Honorable Mention at Mosaic Globe Creativity Competition

2005 Special Recognition Award at Spiritual VIII Exhibition, Lincoln, NE

2005 Bel Art Project - Excellence Award, Portugal

2004 Award on First World Triennial of Serbian Drawing, Scottsdale, Arizona

2003 Honorable Mention, at  Figure Art Show, OVAL Gallery, Orlando, FL

1996 Belgrade Art University Award to the Best Graduating Student

1994 First Prize for Drawings at the 16th Exhibition of Drawings, Belgrade

AFFILIATIONS
Pan Orthodox Iconographers Association of America, since 2008
The Artists Registry, ECVA, since 2008
Graphic Artists Guild, USA, since 2002
IAC (International Art Contacts), since 1998
ULUS (Artists Association of Serbia), since1996