February 2-28, 2019.

Mica Todorović’s drawings (1929-1933) represent an isolated example within an entire artistic opus both in thematic and expressive terms, but at the same time they occupy an important place in the segment of Bosnian-Herzegovinian social art. Looking at her entire opus, these works can be considered a stage of artistic maturation and growing up. They bear a strong criticism in themselves, but it is not directly addressed to any particular time or to any particular ideology. By confronting biblical motifs with the contemporary world, the artist emphasizes the universality of human mistakes. These drawings refine simultaneously both the reflections of collective consciousness, and responsibility and individuality of her personal attitude.

Mica Todorović
(Sarajevo, BiH, 1900 – Sarajevo, BiH, 1981)

Graduated in 1926 from the High School for Arts and Crafts in Zagreb. She was one of the ten 10 founders of the Association of Fine Arts of BiH (ULUBiH) and one of the first professors of the School for Applied Arts. She was a full member of Academy of Arts and Science’s of BiH and a corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Arts and Science’s. She exhibited at numerous solo and group exhibitions both in the country and abroad. She received the highest national recognitions and awards fro her artistic opus.

A retrospective exhibition of the works of Mica Todorović was opened in June 1980 in the National Gallery of BiH in Sarajevo.

The exhibition is organised as part of the Sarajevo History Book – Guidelines for Women Heritage project.

This project was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.