Multi media artist, and an award-winning set/costume designer
Snezana Saraswati Petrovic is a multi-media artist and an award-winning set and costume designer.
Snezana has exhibited both nationally and internationally in Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Prague, and Belgrade, at the venues in Los Angeles including the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and Stedijilk Museum in Amsterdam. She worked under Judi Chicago on the project "Envisioning the Future" at Pomona Arts Colony (2002) which solidified her focus on the environmental issues.
Snezana is the recipient of numerous awards in USA and Europe including the “Golden Arena” for Production Design in feature movie “Harms Case” and “Ovation 2010, Los Angeles” for the costume design in the Large Theater category. Snezana was also awarded UC Regents Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation Quick Grant and National Endowment for the Arts project grant.
She served as art, art history, and theater design instructor with California State University , Los Angeles (1997-2002) and the University of Redlands, Redlands, CA (2004-present). She also served as Chair of Fine Arts Department, Professional Development Coordinator, and Professor at Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA (2002-2019).
Her MFA thesis in theater set design process was the first in USA done as an interactive CD_ROM format as a predecessor to DVD format now widely spread.
Her most recent solo installation and AR exploration “Collateral Damage: Re-Call” will be presented at Gallery 825, Los Angeles from January 15th until February 18th, 2022. Snezana holds an MFA from University of California, Irvine, CA; a BFA, from Belgrade University, Yugoslavia; and Professor Emerita in Arts from Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, CA.