Zoja Trofimiuk (born 1952) is an Australian sculptor and printmaker, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She specializes in cast glass; her studio is in Melbourne.
Education Trofimiuk studied at the 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.
Exhibitions 1991 - TORSO, Hugo Gallery, Canberra 1996 - WORKS on PAPER, George Gallery, Melbourne 1999 - MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, Adam Galleries, Melbourne 2001 - OCEAN GALLERY inaugurated from Australian Shores 2005 - SCULPTURE and GRAVERRE, Adam galleries, Melbourne 2006 - IX International Glass Symposium, Curator: Prof. Sylva Petrova, PhD., MA, BA, Novy Bor, Czech Republic 2006 - Ranamok Glass Award, touring exhibition, Australia Works on Paper 2, NS, Nova sin gallery, Prague, Czech Republic 2007 - Czech and Slovak Glass in Exile, Regional Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
Awards 1981, 1990 - Honorary Award, Dante's Biennale, Ravenna, Italy 1999 - One of six artists selected for the annual Print Commission, Print Council of AustraliaPreviously commissioned prints - 1999 , Print Council of Australia. 2006 - Ranamok Glass Prize, finalist 2018 - Mildura Print Triennial finalist 2020 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION winner 2021 - Australian Monoprint Biennial Prize, finalist 2022 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD, SUMMER EXHIBITION, second prize 2023 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD, AUTUMN EXHIBITION, winner 2024 - VAS SCULPTURE AWARD, AUTUMN EXHIBITION, third prize
2024 - VAS Sculpture Award, Winner/Visible Absence/ VAS Sculpture Award, Highly Commented /Muse/
Personal life Zbych Trofimiuk, an Australian actor, is her son.
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External links
SELECTED WORKS OF ART https://vasgallery.org.au/Zoja-Trofimiuk~17155 https://webartinworldii.blogspot.com/2015/03/tou.html