{"id":395,"date":"2026-05-12T21:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milicarakonjac.com\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2026-05-23T23:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:08:31","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/milicarakonjac.com\/?page_id=395","title":{"rendered":"BIOGRAPHY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Milica Rakonjac was born in 1970 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She graduated in 1997, and got her Master’s degree in 2000 at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, at the painting department in the class of Professor Mom\u010dilo Antonovi\u0107;\r\n <\/p>\r\n

Since 2002, she has been a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS); <\/p>\r\n

In the field of applied arts, she realised art equipment and the design of ninety-seven editions in cooperation with Belgrade publishing houses: Rad, Nolit, CLIO, Fedon<\/em>, and the Institute for Textbooks<\/em>;\r\n <\/p>\r\n

Awards for series of drawings: the October Award of the City of Belgrade<\/em> and the Petar and Vera Lubarda Award<\/em>, awarded by the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade; <\/p>\r\n

From 2000 to 2024, she was actively engaged in pedagogical work at all levels of art education. In 2018, she received the Award for long-term improvement of art education<\/em>, awarded by the Association of Art Teachers of Serbia\r\n and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia. <\/p>\r\n

Exhibited at fifteen independent and forty-three collective exhibitions;<\/p>\r\n

She is currently in the status of an independent artist.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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1997<\/strong> Hired as an associate of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Department of Pre-school and Primary School Education, work of the journal Teaching and Education Coordinators<\/em> Dr. Mirjana Markovic and Dr.\r\n Zdravko Milinkovic<\/p>\r\n

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1999-2001<\/strong> Hired as the head of graphic studio and as an art editor in Publishing house Rad <\/em>in Belgrade\r\n
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2001 <\/strong>Hired as a teacher of drawing and painting at the School of Secondary Education School Crafts – Tehnoart<\/em> in Belgrade<\/p>\r\n

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2002<\/strong>   Became member of ULUS (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia)

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2003<\/strong> Engaged as a consultant-trainer for specialist courses at the University of Art in Belgrade, field of aesthetics ;course facilitator Dr. Divna Vuksanovi\u0107<\/p>\r\n

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2003<\/strong> Created complete scenography for dance performance of Assemble Kolo<\/em>, directed by Vladimir Lazic, Great scene Sava Center<\/em>, Belgrade<\/p>\r\n

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2004<\/strong>  Program trainer and implementer of an accredited seminar for primary school teachers in the Republic of Serbia; module content: \u201cMultimedia Approach to Teaching\u201d; organizer: Personal System Agency for Information\r\n Engineering; coordinator: Professor Dragan Marin\u010di\u0107

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2005<\/strong>. Hired as a professor in the art workshop and art editor of publications at the Humanitarian organizations Nasa Serbia<\/em> in Belgrade\r\n
2005. <\/strong>Hired as an art editor in a Publishing house FEDON<\/em> in Belgrade<\/p>\r\n

2008<\/strong> \u2013 2010<\/strong>  Hired as a lecturer in drawing and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts<\/em>, Department of Painting at Karlovci<\/p>\r\n

2016\u20132023<\/strong>  Employed as an art teacher at the Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium \u201cMihailo Petrovi\u0107 Alas\u201d<\/em>, New Belgrade<\/p>\r\n

2017<\/strong> Engaged as editor of the textbook \u201cTrag \u2013 Visual Arts for the Fifth Grade of Primary School\u201d<\/em>; authors: Dr. Zdravko Milinkovi\u0107 and Branka Mandi\u0107; publisher: Gerundijum, Belgrade<\/p>\r\n

2018<\/strong>  Engaged as an expert contributor and lecturer within the project activity \u201cDevelopment of specialized teacher training programs for outcome-based instruction in Visual Arts (Gymnasium level),\u201d Institute\r\n for the Improvement of Education, Belgrade<\/p>\r\n

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  • Engaged as trainer for a course for mentors within the project \u201cTeacher Training for the Implementation of New Outcome-Based Curricula,\u201d Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Belgrade <\/li>\r\n
  • Engaged as editor and reviewer of the textbook \u201cWith a Smile \u2013 Visual Arts for the Sixth Grade of Primary School\u201d<\/em>; author: Branka Mandi\u0107; publisher: Gerundijum, Belgrade<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n

    2019<\/strong>  Engaged as a member of the working group for the preparation of the \u201cProposal for a New Curriculum and Teaching Plan for General Secondary Education and the Curriculum for the Second Grade of the compulsory\r\n subject Visual Arts\u201d; Institute for the Improvement of Education, Belgrade<\/p>\r\n

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    • Engaged as a member of the working group for the preparation of the \u201cProposal for a New Curriculum and Teaching Plan for General Secondary Education and the Curriculum for the Second Grade of the elective programs: Art and Design\u201d;\r\n Institute for the Improvement of Education, Belgrade<\/li>\r\n
    • Engaged as reviewer and visual editor of the textbook \u201cOne Step Further \u2013 Visual Arts for the Seventh Grade of Primary School\u201d<\/em>; author: Branka Mandi\u0107; publisher: Gerundijum, Belgrade.<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n

      In the field of applied arts, she realised art equipment and the design of ninety-seven editions in cooperation with Belgrade publishing houses: Rad, Nolit, CLIO <\/em>and Fedon.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

      Since 2023, she has been in the status of an independent artist.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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      1996   <\/strong>Novi Sad, Cultural Center Gallery, exhibition of drawings \u201cWhite Cave\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      1999   <\/strong>Zemun, City of Belgrade Museum and the Air Force Club, exhibition of paintings \u201cIn the Doorpost\u201d<\/p>\r\n

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      2000  <\/strong>Belgrade, Faculty of Fine Art Gallery, exhibition of paintings \u201cSilence\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      2001  <\/strong>Obrenovac, Fine Art Association Gallery \u201cMost\u201d, exhibition of paintings \u201cLetter\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      2004   <\/strong>Belgrade, V.I.P. Gallery (Video-Installation-Performance) Student\u2019s Cultural Center, video installation \u201c The subscriber is not available at the moment\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      2005<\/strong> Obrenovac, Fine Art Association Gallery \u201cMost, exhibition of paintings \u201cPatience\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      2006           <\/strong>    Novi Sad, Small Fine Art Salon, Cultural Center of Novi Sad, exhibition of drawings \u201cEveryday Clothes\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      2007           <\/strong>    Obrenovac, SKC Gallery, exhibition \u201cEveryday Clothes\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      2008           <\/strong>     Belgrade, Gallery \u201cBelgrade\u201d, exhibition of drawings and paintings and digital prints \u201cEveryday Clothes\u201d.<\/p>\r\n

      2011<\/strong> Belgrade, Gallery Belgrade Castle, exhibition of sculptures \u201cMarbles\u201d<\/p>\r\n

      2014<\/strong>  Belgrade, Gallery 73, printmaking exhibition \u201cMoment by Moment\u201d<\/em>\r\n
      2017<\/strong>  Belgrade, Belgrade Fortress Gallery, printmaking exhibition \u201cThe Rings of Being\u201d<\/em>\r\n
      2019<\/strong>  Belgrade, ULUS Gallery, printmaking and sculpture exhibition \u201cIntimate Space\u201d<\/em>\r\n
      2023<\/strong>  Zemun, Stara Kapetanija Gallery, sculpture and object exhibition \u201cCore\u201d<\/em>\r\n
      2026<\/strong>  Belgrade, Cultural Institution \u201cParobrod\u201d, painting and sculpture exhibition \u201cPrimordial Encounter\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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