Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki

Mirkov-Popovicki has exhibited her work extensively in solo and group exhibitions in BC, including Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver; Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver; Michael Wright Art Gallery, Port Coquitlam; North Van Arts Art Rental Program; West Vancouver Community Arts Council; Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre; PoMoArts, Port Moody; and Gibsons Public Art Gallery. She is a 2025 MFA candidate at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

 Tatjana lives on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) and Stó:lō Peoples, and extends her appreciation for the opportunity to reside on this territory.

To read about Tatjana’s literary journey, please visit her Storytelling Page.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2023-2025 MFA Graduate Studies, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC

2020-2021 Painting Certificate, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC

2001-2004 Continuing Education, Vancouver Art Academy, Vancouver, BC

2000-2001 Continuing Business Education, Sauder School of Business, UBC, Vancouver, BC

1991 BSc in Electrical Engineering, Yugoslavia

ONE + TWO ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

2024 fragment/connect, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC

2023 Coastal Sentinels, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons, BC

2022 Coastal Sentinels, Michael Wright Art Gallery, Port Coquitlam, BC

2022 Deliverance: Reimagining Coastal Scenes, Kay Meek Arts Centre, West Vancouver, BC

2021 Coastal Spirit, PoMoArts, Port Moody Arts Council, BC

2020 Land Love Unfolding, Vancouver Civic Theaters, Vancouver, BC

2018 Patterns of Our Land, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver Arts Council, BC

2017 Good Land, Studio Connexion Gallery, Nakusp, BC

2015 BC Landscapes, Hycroft Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2014 Yoho, Buckland Southerst Gallery, West Vancouver, BC

2010 BC Landscapes, Chemainus Theatre Gallery, Chemainus, BC

2007-2013 Western Landscapes, Lando Gallery, Edmonton, AB

2008 BC Landscapes, The Old School House Gallery, Qualicum Beach, BC

2005 BC Landscapes, Lambert’s Gallery, Vancouver, BC

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 State of Practice Exhibition, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC

2023 ArtRich, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC

2023 Culture Crawl Exhibition, The Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2023 Art in the Park Residency Exhibition, Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, Revelstoke, BC

2022 Art of Recycling Exhibition, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, BC

2021, 2022 On the Edge International, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2020 Signature Artists Medal Show, Federation Gallery, BC

2019 ArtRich, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC

2019 Luminescence IV, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, BC

2019 You Are Here, North Vancouver Arts Council

2018 West of Main Art Walk, Artists in Our Midst, Vancouver, BC

2017 Pacific North West Plein Air, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA

2014 Prominent Female Artists, International Art Gallery, Vancouver

2013 Watercolor Biennale, International Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2011 Bugaboo’s 10, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB

2010 Curated Portraiture, Campbell River Art Gallery, BC

2010 Crossing Boundaries, Chinese Cultural Museum, Vancouver, BC

2009 Open Water, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor, Calgary, AB

2006, 2007, 2008 Splash, Art Auction & Gala, Arts Umbrella, Vancouver, BC

2004, 2005, 2007 On the Edge International, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC

RESIDENCIES

2024 Summer MFA Residency, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC

2022 Art in the Park Residency, Glacier National Park, Parks Canada, BC

AWARDS

2022 Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts, Surrey Muse Awards, Longlisted

2020 Paint on the Mountain, Pacific British Properties, Jury Selection, Vancouver, BC

2019 FCA 365 Project, Federation of Canadian Artists, First Place, Vancouver, BC

2018 Annual Open, International Society of Acrylic Painters, Second Place, USA

2017 Pacific Northwest Plein Air, Maryhill Museum of Art, Jury Selection, Goldendale, WA

2009 Federation of Canadian Artists, Honorable Lifetime Membership, Vancouver, BC

2009 Federation of Canadian Artists, Senior Signature Artist, Vancouver, BC

2008 CIPA National Competition in Portraiture, Second Place, Calgary, AB

2007 Painting on the Edge, International Competition, Award of Distinction, Vancouver, BC

2006 CIPA National Competition in Portraiture, Award of Distinction, Calgary, AB

2005 Art Fusion Regional Competition of Alberta, Excellence Award, Red Deer, AB

2005 Artist Wine Label Award, Calona Vineyard Competition, Jury Selection, Vancouver, BC

COLLECTIONS

Canadian Cancer Society, Burnaby, BC

Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Vancouver, BC

Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, North Vancouver, BC

PRESS

Laura Morrison, ‘The Ferry Building Gallery announces fragment/connect featuring Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki’s abstract landscapes’, North Shore News, 2024 Aug

Georgia Straight, ‘Things to do in Vancouver: FRAGMENT/CONNECT: Ceramics by Russell Hackney and mixed media by Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki”’, 2024 Aug

Michael Gurney, ‘Artist trio brims with bark and bite at GPAG’, Coast Reporter, 2023 Aug

Carol Crena, ‘How to create your own art style’, Art Avenue, 2023 Summer

Alyssa M. Tidwell, ‘Expressive Patterns’, International Artist Magazine, 2023 Feb/Mar

Jaya Franklin, 'Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki: Connecting With Nature', Visionary Artistry Magazine, 2022 Dec

Mina Kerr-Lazenby, '10 cultural offerings worth penciling in the diary this week (Nov. 21-27)', Yahoo! News Canada, 2022 Nov

Deb Usher, ‘The Artist Showcase’, Arabella, 2022 Jul

Geoff Scott, ‘Coastal Spirit Exhibit’, Tri-Cities Community Television, 2021 Aug

Genevieve Wynand, Front cover art by Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki, Pulp Literature Magazine Issue 31, 2021 Jul

Susan Schaefer, ‘Featured Artist Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki’, Island Arts Magazine Issue 53, 2021 Mar-Apr

Eve Lees, ‘Featured Artist Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki’, The Artists’ Journal, 2020 Apr-May-Jun

Daniel Chai, ‘7 things to do in Vancouver today: Monday, February 17’, Daily Hive, 2020 Feb

Janis Cleugh, ’West coast landscapes by PM artist at the QE theatre lobby’, Tri-City News, 2020 Jan

Daniel Chai, ‘7 things to do in Vancouver today: Tuesday, September 4’, Daily Hive, 2018 Aug

Samuel Lopes, ‘Un calendrier pour une cartographie culturelle’, La Source, 2018 Dec

Janis Cleugh, ‘Artists' memories for PMAC 20’, Tri-City News, 2018 Apr

Janis Cleugh, ’Serbian painter shows Canadian landscapes in Port Moody’, Tri-City News, 2017 Mar

Erin Knutson, ‘Picture perfect backdrop: Plein Air Festival at Kilby’, Agassiz Harrison Observer, 2016 Sep

Mari Sasano, ‘Passion for paint reborn in Canadian wilderness’, The Edmonton Journal, 2015 Jan

Mari Sasano, ‘Cory Christopher tied his floral design for the At in Bloom festival to a series of Rocky Mountains paintings by Vancouver artist Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki’, The Vancouver Sun, 2015 Jul

Emily Isaacson, Front cover art by Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki, A Familiar Shore, 2015

Danielle LaBrie, ‘S.H.E. Sharing Her Experience’, S.H.E. Sharing Her Experience Volume 1, Issue 1, 2014

Janice Kyan, ‘Reflections of the country that nurtured her creativity’, Edmonton Sun, 2010 Jun

Olenka Melnyk, ‘Fascinated by the familiar’, Edmonton’s Avenue Magazine, 2009 Mar

Kelli Kadokawa, ‘A painting in the life of Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki’, Art Avenues, 2008 Dec

Mari Sasano, ‘Serbian artist’s exhibition in Lando gallery’, Edmonton Sun, 2007 Nov

Robert Genn, ‘Boat Stories & Art’, Pacific Yachting, 2007 Sep/Oct

AFFILIATIONS

Art Councils of Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Richmond

Federation of Canadian Artists

International Society of Acrylic Painters

Women’s Art Museum of Canada