Zoja Trofimiuk

Zoja Trofimiuk (born 1952) is an Australian sculptor and printmaker, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She specializes in cast glass; her studio is in Melbourne.

Trofimiuk studied at the Václav Hollar Art School [cs] 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.

Zoja Trofimiuk working in her art studio in Melbourne

Zoja Trofimiuk moulding glass in the Meat Market Glass Studio, Melbourne

Zoja Trofimiuk immigrated to Australia in 1984 with her husband and son and established her art studio in Melbourne. She specialises in cast glass and bronze, her sculptures are inspired by the human figure.

'My Art is my Statement'

'Volume, Space, Reality and Time within a historical perspective are concepts that have inspired my art. The human figure appeals to me as an adequate form for expressing these ideas. Working with glass has given me the opportunity to stretch boundaries of these concepts to new limits, as well as offering me the joyful experience of playing with colour.'

Education

1991 M.A., Master of Fine Art, RMIT, Melbourne

1977 B.A., Diploma in Fine Art, Academy of Fine Art, Sculpture, Poland

2021 FPS Biennial Australian Monoprint Prize, finalist

2020 VAS Sculpture Award

2018 Mildura Print Triennial Award, finalist

2016 Print Council of Australia Award, finalist

2015 Honorary Mentioning, AWAGAMI INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE PRINT BIENNALE, Japan

2006 ILLUMINATED AUSTRALIA'- AUSTRALIAN GLASS ARTISTS UK

2006 RANAMOK GLASS PRIZE finalist

2006 IX INTERNATIONAL GLASS SYMPOSIUM, Nový Bor, Czech Republic

2005 Honorary Award, 1. Art Biennial, Art Addiction Medial Museum, London

1999 Print Council of Australia Award

1990, 1981 Honorary Award, Dante’s Biennale, Ravenna, Italy

'Duet' 2018, dry point by Zoja Trofimiuk

'Icy', 2006, glass by Zoja Trofimiuk
Crystalex Art Collection

'Spring Lovers', cast glass by Zoja Trofimiuk
Ranamok Award, finalist, 2006

'Bloody Despair', glass, and bronze by Zoja Trofimiuk

Classes by Zoja Trofimiuk

Self-Portrait Sculpture, Modelling in Clay

Zoja Trofimiuk

Monday mornings - 10 week term

7 Oct 2024 – 9 Dec 2024

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Learn sculpture through self-portraiture, covering skills in anatomy, 2d to 3d transfer, plastering "blind form," and building confidence in your sculpturing.

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