Zoja Trofimiuk
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| birth_date = 1952
| birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia
| nationality = Australian
| education = Václav Hollar Art School, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, RMIT University
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Zoja Trofimiuk (born 1952) is an Australian sculptor and printmaker, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She specializes in cast glass; her studio is in Melbourne.
Education
Trofimiuk studied at the {{ill|Václav Hollar Art School|cs|Výtvarná_škola_Václava_Hollara}} in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1969 until 1972. In 1972, she enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, Poland. She graduated in 1977 and was awarded a diploma in Fine Art. Trofimiuk went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia in 1991.{{cite web|title=Zoja Trofimiuk: Biography|url=http://www.artmajeur.com/en/artist/airx/artist/zoja-trofimiuk/5475/biography|website=Artmajeur|publisher=Artmajeur|access-date=21 October 2014}}
Exhibitions
- 1991 - TORSO, Hugo Gallery, Canberra
- 1996 - WORKS on PAPER, George Gallery, Melbourne
- 1999 - MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, Adam Galleries, Melbourne
- 2001 - OCEAN GALLERY inaugurated from Australian Shores
- 2005 - SCULPTURE and GRAVERRE, Adam galleries, Melbourne
- 2006 - IX International Glass Symposium,
- Curator: Prof. Sylva Petrova, PhD., MA, BA, Novy Bor, Czech Republic
- 2006 - Ranamok Glass Award, touring exhibition, Australia
- Works on Paper 2, NS, Nova sin gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2007 - Czech and Slovak Glass in Exile, Regional Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
Awards
- 1981, 1990 - Honorary Award, Dante's Biennale, Ravenna, Italy
- 1999 - One of six artists selected for the annual Print Commission, Print Council of Australia[http://www.printcouncil.org.au/print-archive/page/6 Previously commissioned prints - 1999] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324065339/http://www.printcouncil.org.au/print-archive/page/6 |date=24 March 2015 }}, Print Council of Australia.
- 2006 - Ranamok Glass Prize, finalist{{cite web|title=Zoja Trofimiuk|url=http://ranamok.com/2006_detail_pages/trofimiuk.htm|website=Ranamok Glass Prize|publisher=Ranamok Glass Prize Limited|access-date=22 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326134615/http://ranamok.com/2006_detail_pages/trofimiuk.htm|archive-date=26 March 2014}}
- 2018 - Mildura Print Triennial finalist
- 2020 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION winner
- 2021 - Australian Monoprint Biennial Prize, finalist
- 2022 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD, SUMMER EXHIBITION, second prize
- 2023 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD, AUTUMN EXHIBITION, winner
- 2024 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD, AUTUMN EXHIBITION, third prize
2024 - VAS Sculpture Award, Winner/Visible Absence/
VAS Sculpture Award, Highly Commented /Muse/
Personal life
Zbych Trofimiuk, an Australian actor, is her son.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.gravitram.com/Gravitram/selected_works_of_art.htm SELECTED WORKS OF ART]
- https://vasgallery.org.au/Zoja-Trofimiuk~17155
- https://webartinworldii.blogspot.com/2015/03/tou.html
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Category:20th-century Australian sculptors
Category:RMIT University alumni
Category:Australian glass artists
Category:Australian people of Czech descent
Category:Czechoslovak emigrants to Australia
Category:21st-century Australian sculptors
Category:Artists from Melbourne
Category:Print Council of Australia
Category:20th-century Australian women sculptors
Category:21st-century Australian women sculptors
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