Macedonian sculptor (born 1969)
Valentina Karanfilova-Stevanovska (born 30 April 1969) is a Macedonian sculptor mainly known for her art works for the Skopje 2014 project. She is the author of a few iconic landmarks in the capital city of North Macedonia , including the Fountain of Alexander the Great , Porta Macedonia and the Fountain of Philip II of Macedon . Stevanovska has also participated in numerous domestic and international exhibitions and has received multiple awards.[ 1] [ 2]
Biography
Stevanovska graduated from the Sculpture Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts Skopje in 2004. In 2008, she completed her master's degree at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. In 2017, she completed her PhD in the field of fine arts at the International University of Novi Pazar in Serbia . Valentina has been a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje since 2010. She has been a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Macedonia since 2004.[ 3] [ 4]
Fountain of Alexander the Great
Stevanovska sculpting the head of Alexander the Great The Fountain of Alexander the Great (Warrior on a Horseback ) is the tallest fountain in the world that consists of a horseman sculpture made in bronze, sitting at 30 meters tall. It is located at the centre of Macedonia Square in Skopje and it was unveiled on 8 September 2011, on the 20th anniversary of Macedonia's independence referendum from Yugoslavia . The whole art work consists of: a 14.5 meters tall horseman statue of Alexander the Great, 8 statues of lions in natural size, 8 warriors of the Macedonian phalanx , a mosaic and 3 tall reliefs depicting the biggest battles that Alexander the Great has won. All the statues of the fountain were cast in bronze by the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry in Florence , Italy .
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List of art works
Philip II of Macedonia Horseman Municipality of Gazi Baba , Skopje, Macedonia[ 8] Macedonian Phalanx Fountain Municipality of Gazi Baba , Skopje, MacedoniaMonument "In Love", Pavilion Macedonia Square , Skopje, MacedoniaAlexander the Great Horseman with accompanying figures and fountain [ 9] Arch Macedonia Philip II Monument with accompanying figures and fountain Philip II Square , Skopje, MacedoniaMacedonian Mothers Fountain Two Fountains with Flora and Fauna Four Sculptures on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building Seven Human Figures on the Bridge of Civilisations [ 10] Monument of Audoleon (King of Paeonia , 315 - 275/4 BC)
Monument of Julia Tertila (a prominent citizen and benefactor of Heraclea Lyncestis , 2nd century AD)
Monument of Bishop Budios (Attendee of the First Council of Nicaea , 325 AD)
Monument of Aurelius Cratetus Ptolemy (Lychnidos intellectual, 3rd century AD)
Monument of Titus Flavius Orestes (a respectable citizen and high priest of Heraclea Lyncestis , 2nd-3rd century AD)
Monument of Publius Septius Nicolaus (distinguished citizen of Stobi , 3rd century AD)
Monument of Dionysius (first bishop of Lychnidos , 4th century AD)[ 11] Two Lion Sculptures at the entrance of the Macedonian National Theatre Monument of Hristo Tatarčev [ 12] Monument of Boris Sarafov Relief on the Tympanum of the Archeological Museum of Macedonia Monument of Alexander the Great Monument of Nikola Petrov Rusinski Monument of St. Lydia (2014), Bogorodica Square , Skopje, Macedonia[ 13] Four Sculptures on the Agency for Electronic Communications Building Sculptures on the Tympanon of the Government of Macedonia Building Wooden Engraved Door on the entrance of the Government of Macedonia Building Monument of the Holocaust on the Jews in Macedonia Monument of St. Elijah with two accompanying sculptures and reliefs for the facade of the ELEM Building Reliefs on the Panko Brashnarov Palace (Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Services) Ten Sculptures on the Ministry of Transport and Communications Building (2015), Skopje, MacedoniaEleven Reliefs on the Faculty of Dramatic Arts Building Monument of the Refugee Children from Aegean Macedonia (2016), Skopje, Macedonia[ 3] Fountain of Mother Theresa with accompanying sculptures (finished, but not set up), Macedonia Square, Skopje, Macedonia[ 14] Sixteen sculptures and reliefs for the facade of the building of PUIK (finished, but not set up), Skopje, Macedonia
Art gallery
Fountain of Alexander the Great (2011), Skopje
Warrior Sculptures on the Fountain of Alexander the Great (2011), Skopje
Philip II of Macedonia Horseman (2011), Avtokomanda, Skopje
Arch Macedonia (2012), Skopje
Philip II Monument with accompanying figures and fountain (2012), Skopje
Macedonian Mothers Fountain (2012), Skopje
Flora Fountain (2012), Skopje
Monument "In Love", pavilion (2012), Skopje
Hristo Tatarčev (2013), Skopje
Boris Sarafov (2013), Skopje
Sculptures on the Tympanon of the Government of Macedonia Building (2015), Skopje
Nikola Petrov Rusinski (2014), Skopje
Monument of the Holocaust on the Jews in Macedonia (2015), Skopje
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
2008 - 60th anniversary of the persecution of children refugees from Aegean Macedonia , Еxhibition room in "Boris Trajkovski", Skopje, Macedonia
2008 - Cultural Information Centre, Skopje, Macedonia
2015 - Cultural Information Centre, Skopje, Macedonia
2015 - Cultural Centre, Bihac , Bosnia & Herzegovina
2015 - Art Saloon, Veles , Macedonia
2015 - House of Culture, Delcevo , Macedonia
2015 - Gallery "Roman Petrovic", Sarajevo , Bosnia & Herzegovina
2015 - House of Culture, Kocani , Macedonia
2016 - Museum in Prijepolje, Prijepolje , Serbia
2016 - Gallery "Spirala", Priboj , Serbia
2016 - Gallery "Borko Lazeski", Prilep , Macedonia
2017 - Art Saloon, Veles, Macedonia[ 3]
2017 - Gallery of the International University, Novi Pazar , Serbia
2018 - Exhibition "Balkan Artists" , Edirne , Turkey
2019 - "Ausstellung" , Keller Galerie Zurich, Zurich , Switzerland [ 15]
2022 - Gallery "Preporod", Sarajevo , Bosnia & Herzegovina
2023 - Gallery "Home of Culture", Zenica , Bosnia & Herzegovina
Group exhibitions
2004 - My Message , Museum of the City of Skopje , Skopje, Macedonia
2004 - Association of FINE Artists of Macedonia , Museum of the City of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
2005 - Strictly Forbidden , Museum of the City of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
2006 - Association of FINE Artists of Macedonia , Museum of the City of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
2009 - Small Form , Cultural Information Centre, Skopje, Macedonia
2010 - Zagorichanski Meetings , Small Station, Skopje, Macedonia
2012 - The First Exhibition in Arch Macedonia within the "White Night" Event, Skopje, Macedonia
2012 - The First Summit "Macedonia 2025", Ohrid , Macedonia
2013 - DLUM Experimental Drawing , Skopje, Macedonia
2013 - DLUM Miniatura , Skopje, Macedonia
2014 - International Exhibition "Bridge" , Cultural Information Centre, Skopje, Macedonia
2014 - Art Gallery, Veles, Macedonia
2014 - House of Culture, Kavadarci , Macedonia
2014 - House of Culture, Negotino , Macedonia
2015 - Annual Exhibition, Association of FINE Artists of Macedonia , Small Station, Skopje, Macedonia
2015 - Exhibition for the children of the center "DUGA", Bihac, Bosnia & Herzegovina[ 3]
2017 - Turkish-Macedonian exhibition "Artistic Expressions" , Bitola Museum , Bitola , Macedonia
2017 - Das Labyrinth der Freiheit , H. ART / DAVOS / Labyrinth of Freedom, Davos , Switzerland [ 16]
2018 - Complex of Sultan Bayezid II Health Museum , Trakya University , Edirne , Turkey
2018 - Fine Arts Faculty, Trakya University , Edirne, Turkey
2018 - Pomnik Monument "Europa Srodkowo – Wschodnia 1918-2018" , Warsaw National Museum , Warsaw , Poland [ 17]
2018 - VIII International Ceramic Symposium, Kocaeli Province , Turkey
2021 - Gallery MC , New York City , USA
2023 - International Art Colony Pocitelj , Mostar , Bosnia & Herzegovina
References
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