EDUCATION
2007 - MFA in Theatre Design - University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada
2003 - MFA in Costume Design - University of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
2002 - BFA in Costume Design - University of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
THEATRE
* Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19
** Online theatre performance
2023 - Costume Designer - Bad Roads - Crow’s Theatre - Toronto, ON
2023 - Costume Designer - The Seagull - Soulpepper Theatre - Toronto, ON
2023 - Set and Costume Designer - don’t cry when constellations beg to burn - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA
2023 - Costume Designer- Alcestis - Erindale Theatre, U of T Mississauga - Toronto, CA
2022 - Set, Costume and Projection Designer - Metamorphoses - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, ON
2022 - Production Designer - The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - BMO Lab, Canadian Stage - Toronto, ON
2021 - Director and Costume Designer - Modified Bodies - Norwegian Academy of the Arts - Oslo, NO
2021 - Production and Costume Designer - Midsummer’s Night Dream - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA**
2021 - Production and Costume Designer - TomorrowLove - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA**
2020 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - One - Ghost River/ Factory Theatre - Toronto, CA*
2020 - Set and Costume Designer - Winter’s Tale - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA
2019 - Set and Costume Designer - Private Eyes - Lemon Tree Creation - Toronto, CA
2019 - Exhibition Designer - Canadian National Exhibit at Prague Quadrennial 2019 - Associated Designers of Canada - Prague, CR
2019 - Set and Costume Designer - House on Fire - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA
2018 - Set Designer - Tales of the City by the Sea - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA
2018 - Set Designer - Alien Creature - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA
2018 - Set Designer - You are More Beautiful Than Istanbul - Drama Centre, U of T - Toronto, CA
2018 - Costume Designer - Helen’s Necklace - Canadian Rep Theatre - Toronto, CA
2018 - Costume Designer - I Call myself Princess - Paper Canoe / Cahoots / Native Earth - Toronto, CA
2018 - Set Designer - Die Fledermaus (opera) - Glenn Gould School, RCM - Toronto, CA
2017 - Set and Costume Designer - Coram Boy - FSPA, Dalhousie University - Halifax, CA
2016 - Set and Costume Designer - Midsummers Night’s Dream - FSPA, Dalhousie University - Halifax, CA
2016 - Set and Costume Designer - Laurier - Confederation Centre of the Arts / Theatre New Brunswick - Charlottetown, CA
2016 - Set and Costume Designer - The Rimers of Eldritch - FSPA, Dalhousie University - Halifax, CA
2016 - Set and Costume Designer - A Little Too Cozy - Against the Grain/ CBC - Toronto, CA
2015 – Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - The Vindication of Senyora Clito Mestres - April Productions - Belgrade, SR
2015 - Set and Costume Designer - A Little Too Cozy - The Banff Centre / Against the Grain / COC - Banff, CA
2015 - Costume Design - Fornes x 2 - Theatre Asylum - Toronto, CA
2015 - Set and Costume Designer - Clever Little Lies - Manitoba Theatre Centre - Winnipeg, CA
2014 - Body Art Designer / Makeup Artist - Dido and Aeneas - U of T - Toronto, CA
2014 - Set and Costume Designer - Nightmare Dream - IFT Theatre / Obsidian Theatre - Toronto, CA
2013 - Set and Costume Designer - Munsched! - George Brown Theatre - Toronto, CA
2013 - Set Designer - Arms and the Man - Odyssey Theatre - Ottawa, CA
2013 - Costume Designer - Spring Awakening - George Brown Theatre - Toronto, CA
2013 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - One - Ghost River / Belfry Theatre - Victoria, CA
2013 - Production Designer - Nightmare Dream - IFT Theatre / Campbell House - Toronto, CA
2012 - Set and Costume Designer - The Game of Love and Chance - Odyssey Theatre - Ottawa, CA
2012 - Mask and Lighting Designer - The Hunger - Uncanny Artistic Collective - Toronto, CA
2012 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - The Vindication of Senyora Clito Mestres - April Productions - Toronto, CA
2012 - Assistant Set Designer - The Small Room at The Top of the Stairs - Tarragon Theatre - Toronto, CA
2011 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - One - Ghost River / SummerWorks - Toronto, CA
2011 - Set and Costume Designer - Dancing to a White Boy Song - IFT Theatre / SummerWorks - Toronto, CA
2011 - Set and Costume Designer - Circling - Edmonton Fringe Festival - Edmonton, CA
2011 - Costume Designer - The Fan - Odyssey Theatre - Ottawa, CA
2011 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - The Engagement & Flood! - AfriCan Theatre Ensemble - Toronto, CA
2011 - Assistant Set Designer - Otello (opera) - Norrlandsoperan - Umea - Sweden
2011 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - One - Ghost River Theatre - Calgary, CA
2010 - Assistant Set and Costume Designer - Doc - SoulPepper Theatre - Toronto, ON
2010 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - Souvenirs of Home - 3rd Floor Office - Toronto, CA
2010 - Assistant Set Designer - Africa Trilogy - Volcano Theatre - Toronto, CA
2010 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - One - Ghost River Theatre - New Mexico, US
2009 - Costume Design - Roberto Zucco - Timm’s Centre for the Arts - Edmonton, CA
2009 - Costume Design - Seussical - Keyano Theatre - Fort McMurray, CA
2009 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - One - Red to Blue Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2008 - Set and Costume Designer - Three Little Birds - Workshop West Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2008 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - The Body of a Woman - Vault Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2008 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - Art - The System Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2008 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - The Sound System - The System Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2007 - Assistant Lighting Designer - Stuck - Workshop West Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2008 - Set and Costume Designer - Mighty Carlins - Workshop West Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2007 - Costume Designer - Antigone - Timms Centre for the Arts - Edmonton, CA
2007 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - Creation of the World And Other Businesses - The System Theatre - Edmonton, CA
2007 - Costume Designer - After the Fall - Timms Centre for the Arts - Edmonton, CA
2007 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - The Cherry Orchard - Timms Centre for the Arts - Edmonton, CA
2006 - Lighting Designer - Mrs. Klein - Timms Center for the Arts - Edmonton, CA
2006 - Costume Designer - One Flea Spare - Timms Center for the Arts - Edmonton, CA
2006 - Lighting Designer - An Accidental Death of an Anarchist - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
2005 - Set Designer - Richard the Third - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
2005 - Set, Costume and Lighting Designer - The Grumplestock’s - Theatre Network - Edmonton, CA
2004 - Assistant Costume Designer - Odyssey (ballet) - National Theatre - Belgrade, Serbia
2002 - Set and Costume Designer - The Little Mermaid - Pavilion Veljkovic - Belgrade, Serbia
2001 - Set and Costume Designer - Three Little Pigs - Pavilion Veljkovic - Belgrade, Serbia
2001 - Assistant Costume and Puppet Designer - Riki Tiki Tavi - Dusko Radovic Theatre - Belgrade, Serbia
2001 - Assistant Costume and Puppet Designer - Mr. Radovic - Dusko Radovic Theatre - Belgrade, Serbia
FILM
2021 - Director, Producer, Costume Designer - Suture - Independent Film - Toronto, CA
2014 - Wardrobe Assistant - Kidnap Capital - KIDCAP Films Inc. - Toronto, CA
2004 - Costume Designer - Little Gentlemen - BK Film Academy - Belgrade, Serbia
2003 - Costume Designer - An Aesthete - BK Film Academy - Belgrade, Serbia
AWARDS AND HONOURS
2023 - Best Experimental Short Film (Suture) - Veracruz Short Film Festival, Veracruz, MX
2022 - Best Experimental Short Film (Suture) - Toronto Independent Film Festival, Toronto, CA
2022 - Travel Abroad Grant - Canada Council for the Arts - Ottawa, CA
2021 - Explore and Create Grant - Canada Council for the Arts - Ottawa, CA
2019 - Award for Excellence in Performance Design (Awarded to Michael Levine presented within Canadian National Exhibition) - Prague Quadrennial 2019 ( Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic) - Prague, Czech Republic
2014 - Pauline McGibbon Award Nominee - Ontario Arts Council - Ontario, CA
2013 - Outstanding Design (Set /Costume) Nominee - Prix Rideau Award - Ottawa, CA
2011 - Outstanding Lighting Design Recipient - Betty Mitchell Award - Calgary, CA
2011 - Outstanding Production Recipient - Betty Mitchell Award - Calgary, CA
2018 - Operational Grant (Awarded to Canadian National Exhibition at PQ2019) - Canada Council for the Arts - Ottawa, CA
2018 - Operational Touring Grant (Awarded to Canadian National Exhibition at PQ2019) - Ontario Arts Council - Ottawa, CA
2013 - Travel Grant for Theatre Artists - Canada Council for the Arts - Ottawa, CA
2007 - Mary Louise Imrie (Graduate Student Award) - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
2004-2007 - Master of Design Scholarship - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
2004 - Harriet Snowball Winspear Graduate (Fellowship in the Performing Arts) - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
1998-2003 - Republic Scholarship for Young Talents - Ministry of Education - Belgrade, Serbia
EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES AND RESIDENCES
*Canceled or postponed due to COVID-19
2023-PQ Studio Workshop Leader- Prague Quadrennial 2023, Prague, Czech Republic
2022- World Stage Design 2022/ Costume Design at the Turn of the Century - Calgary, CA
2022 - Stage Costume Design 2022 - Mexico City, Mexico
2021 - Costume Agency Research Project - Oslo, Norway
2020 - 20/20 Two Decades of Stage Costume - Mexico City, Mexico*
2019 - Innovative Costume of 21st Century: The Next Generation - Moscow, Russia
2018-19 - Designer and Curator of Canadian National Exhibition at Prague Quadrennial 2019 - Toronto/Prague
2018 - Costume Design at the Turn of the Century: 1999 – 2015 - Warshaw, Poland
2016 - Costume Design at the Turn of the Century: 1999 – 2015 - UNCA, Asheville, US
2015 - Prague Quadrennial 2015 / Canadian National Exhibition - Prague, Czech Republic
2015 - Costume Design at the Turn of the Century: 1999 – 2015 - Moscow, Russia
2013 - World Stage Design 2013/Professional Exhibition - Cardiff, UK
2011 - Prague Quadrennial 2011 / Portfolio Exhibition - Prague, Czech Republic
2009 - World Stage Design 2009/Professional Exhibition - Seoul, Republic of Korea
2007 - Prague Quadrennial 2007/ Student Exhibition - Prague, Czech Republic
2003 - Solo Exhibition of Costume Designs for Opera Gilgamesh - Belgrade, Serbia
2003 - Group exhibition of Best Graduating Works - Belgrade, Serbia
2003 - Puppet exhibition at “International Theatre Festival for Children” - Subotica, Serbia
TEACHING PRACTICE
2018-present - Assistant Professor in Performance Design - Drama Centre, University of Toronto - Toronto, CA
2023- Sessional Instructor - University of Victoria -Victoria, CA
2016-2017 - Assistant Professor in Costume and Set Design - FSPA, Dalhousie University - Halifax, CA
2015-2016 - Set and Costume Designer / Opera Faculty - The Banff Centre - Banff, CA
2010-2015 - Art Instructor, Costume Design Tutor - Private Tutor - Toronto, CA
2009-2010 - Art Teacher - Ben Navaee Gallery - Toronto, CA
2009-2010 - Sessional Lecturer, Set and Costume Design - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
2005-2006 - Teaching Assistant; Introduction to Stagecraft and Design - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
2005-2006 - Design Supervisor; Performance Project - University of Alberta - Edmonton, CA
2001-2002 - Teacher and Designer - School for Children with Special Needs and Theatre “Cicak” - Belgrade, Serbia
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Associated Designers of Canada (ADC) and IATSE Local 659
International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT)