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Irena Škrinjar was born in 1978 in Zagreb. In 1997, she attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, section of sculpture. She graduated in 2002 in the class of prof. Šime Vulas. Since 2003, she is an active member of the HDLU (Croatian Assocation of Fine Artists).
She is chairwoman of the Association of Art Creators in Zaprešić.
Since 2003, Irena runs a course in ceramics at the Public Adult Education Centre in Zaprešić (for children), where she also runned an art workshop for children between 2003 and 2007.
Between 2004 and 2008, she worked as an art teacher in th elementary school „Ivan Perkovac“ in Šenkovac. Now, Irena works as an teacher in the department for industrial design at the Secondary school for Art, Design, Graphic and clothing in Zabok.
Irena is also owner of the business „2+2 dizajn studio“ in Zaprešić.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION:

2003 „PTICE NA ŽICI“, „Pod stupi“ Gallery, Zaprešić
2004 „TIJELO ŽENE“,  „Ante Kovačić“ Library, Zaprešić
2005 „ŠUMA“,  „Razvid“ Gallery, Zaprešić
2007 „OD TOČKE DO TOČKE“, Prica Gallery, Samobor


SCULPTURES IN PUBLIC PREMISES:

2001. „FIGURA“, Stara gora near Ptuj, Slovenia (wood)
2003. „IGRA S KUGLAMA“, Pušća (wood)
2005. „Portret“, Sutrio, Italy (wood)
2006. „RIBA“, Olib (wood)
2007. „JATO“, Olib (wood and metal)

GENERAL EXHIBITIONS::

2000 Humanitarian exhibitions for the Autism Centre, HDLU, Zagreb 
2000 „GODIŠNJA IZLOŽBA ULS ZAPREŠIĆ“, “Matija Skurjeni” Museum, Zaprešić
2000 „MINIJATURE“, „Vršilnica“, Zaprešić
2001 „GODIŠNJA IZLOŽBA ULS ZAPREŠIĆ“, Museum „Matija Skurjeni“, Zaprešić
2002 „KIP, KIPAR, KIPARSTVO“,  „SC“,Gallery, Zagreb
2002 „PLES I POKRET“, Town Administration, Zagreb
2002 „PASIONSKA BAŠTINA“, old town hall, Zagreb
2003 „III ZAGORSKI SALON“, „Krapina“ Museum, Krapina
2003 „GODIŠNJA IZLOŽBA ULS ZAPREŠIĆ“, „Matija Skurjeni“ Museum, Zaprešić
2004 „MINIJATURE“, „Vršilnica“, Zaprešić
2004 „GODIŠNJA IZLOŽBA ULS ZAPREŠIĆ“, „Matija Skurjeni“ Museum, Zaprešić
2005 „MINIJATURE“, „Vršilnica“, Zaprešić
2005 „LIKOVNA PREVIRANJA“,  „Kraljice mira“ Gallery, Pušća
2006 „IV ZAGORSKI SALON“,  „Krapina“ Museum, Krapina
2006 „RAKU – LIKOVNI PERFORMANCE“,  „Razvid“ Gallery, Zaprešić
2007 9th Ivo Kerdić Memorial, Osijek
2007 „MINIJATURE„,„Vršilnica“, Zaprešić
2007 „AKVARELI NA SKELI“, open gallery, Samobor
2007 „Zaprešićki biennale akvarela“, Razvid Gallery, Zaprešić
2007 „Godišnja izložba članova ULS-a“, Matija Skurijeni Museum, Zaprešić
2007 „OBLIK, ZVUK, SVJETLO,POKRET-razine zbilje“,
gallery of the ULUPUH, Zagreb
2008 „Draw In“- International drawing exhibition  - 00130 Gallery Helsinki
2008 1st Croatian Triennale of ceramics - „23 ključa“- Golden Badge
2008 KERAMIKA RIJEKA '08 - „3 ključa“- honorary diploma

ILLUSTRATIONS:

2003 Poem collection Milan Fošner „ŽIVOT U KUĆI SLIJEPIH“
2006 Poem collection Ivan Čedomir Ostreš „DAJTE NAJTE“ Skurjeni“, Zaprešić