Bedi Ibrahim was born in 1959 in Skopje. He graduated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje, at the Department of Sculpture in the class of Professor Petar Hadzi Boskov in 1985. In 1999, he completed his master studies at the same Faculty, on the topic titled “Culture and Nature” to Professors Stefan Manevski and Vasil Vasilev. From 1985-1989, he was a member of the group “Zero”. From 1986, he is a member of the Macedonian Artists Association (DLUM). In 1991, he gained scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of Turkey for the artist in residence program at the “Mimar Sinan” University in Istanbul, and he also stayed in the studio of the world famous architect Cengiz Bektas. In 1992, under the mentorship of Professor Tomur Atagok, he conducted research in Cappadocia. From 1990 – 2002, he worked at the Theatre of Nationalities as a scenographer, painter, and sculptor. In the period between 2000 and 2002, he also held the function of director of Turkish Drama.
From 2002, he works at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje at the Department of Sculpture as an Associate Professor of sculpture, sculptural techniques, and drawing. In 1999, he was a member of the Council for Culture at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia, as well as a member of the Commission at the FARE Foundation. Again in 2003, he was a member of the Council for Culture at the Ministry of Culture. From the academic year 2005-2006 he teaches theater, film, and TV scenography at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje. Since the establishment of the Children’s Theater Center (DTC), Ibrahim Bedi is the President of the Board of Directors, as well as an organizer of several projects in DTC. He is also a member of the School Board of the Primary School “Tefeyyuz”. In 2002, he was elected a member of the Advisory Board of the NGO “MULTI-MEDIA”. In 2003/04, he was the President of the Fine Arts Commission at the Ministry of Culture. From 2006 to 2009, he was the Associate Dean for Curriculum at the Faculty of Fine Arts. In 2007, apart from being elected an associate professor of sculpture, sculptural techniques, and drawing, he also starts teaching stage design and scenography. From 2009 to 2011 he is the President of the Artistic Council of DLUM, and from 2011 he is a member of the Artistic Council of DLUM. From 2010 to February 2012 he was in charge of the Department of Sculpture. In 2010 he is elected a member of the University Senate at the University Sts Cyril and Methodius (UKIM). In 2012 he is elected full-time professor of sculpture, sculptural techniques, and drawing, at the Faculty of Fine Arts.
From 2007 to present he has taken part in many art exhibitions in the country and abroad, which include the prestigious World Biennale in Venice, Italy, where he represented the Republic of Macedonia with the group “Zero”. Also, in 2012, by invitation of the publisher “Ili-ili”, he illustrated the cover of the novel “Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale” by the novelist Mario Levi.
Solo Exhibitions
1986 – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center “25 May”
1987 – Sarajevo, Art Gallery CEDUS
1991 – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pashin Amam
1992 – Istanbul, Kadikoy Cultural Center
1992 – Istanbul, Yuksel Sabanci Cultural Center
1993 – Istanbul, Kuzgundzug
1996 – Skopje, “Room of My Own”, Association of Architects of Macedonia
1997 – Istanbul Biennial
1997 – Skopje – Independent video project ‘PRAG’ Chifte Amam
1998 – DLUM 50 years Jubilee
1999 – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pasin Amam
2001 – Strumica – “Joshka Svestarot” Drawings and objects
2001 – Prilep – Exhibition – Drawings and objects
2002 – Skopje – My Diary – CIX Gallery
2003 – Skopje – A Stem of the Wishes – Art Gallery Daut Pashin Amam
2004 – Skopje – Tocka Cultural Center – View Towards The Forgotten
2005 – Bitola – View Towards The Forgotten
2005 – Skopje CTC
2009 – Bitola, “Remembrance”, Gallery Magaza
2009 – Skopje, Self-representation within the retrospective exhibition of the group “Zero”, National Gallery of Macedonia
2009/10 – Veles, Kumanovo, Kavadarci, Resen, Negotino, Exhibition of the group MBA
2010 – Niš, Serbia, Exhibition of drawings in Pavilion “Tvrđava”
2010 – New York, USA, Exhibition of drawings and objects, Gallery “MC NEW YORK”
2011 – Bitola, Exhibition of drawings, Gallery Magaza
2011 – Prilep, Exhibition of drawings, Gallery NUCK “Marko Cepenkov”
2013 – Skopje, National Gallery of Macedonia, Chifte Hammam – „From the stories of the hammam“
2013 – Zagreb, Croatia – Gallery „Vladimir Filakovac“ – „Following the tracks of birds“
2014 – New York – MC Gallery – Multimedial project „Treshold“
2014/2015 – Cultural Center of Skopje – “Kitsch – Yes or no” – Kavadarci, Stip, Gostivar, Tetovo, Kumanovo, Veles
Group Exhibitions
1984 – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center “25 May”, “Young Artists of Macedonia”
1984 – Titov Veles, National Museum
1984 – Sarajevo, Faculty of Fine Arts, “Zaedno”
1984 – Belgrade, SKC, Yugoslav Cultural Manifestation
1985 – Skopje, Museum of Macedonia, “Expression, Guest, Action”
1986 – Skopje, Museum of Macedonia, “80-ties in Macedonian Fine Art”
1986 – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shemov – Fidanovski “Interventions 1973-1986″
1986 – Skopje, Cultural Informative Center
1987 – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center “25 May”, Interventions
1987 – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, First Biennial of Young Artists
1987 – Rijeka, 14th Biennial of Young Yugoslav Artists
1988 – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center “25 May”, “Drawing, Object, Drawing”
1989 – Sarajevo, Center Skenderia: “Yugoslav Documents 89″
1989 – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Second Biennial of Young Artists
1989 – Belgrade, Exhibition of Sculptures from the Art Colonies
1990 – Cologne, Eastern European Cultural and Art Center, “Standpunkt: Macedonian Group Zero from Skopje”
1991 – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Third Biennial of Young Artists
1993 – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fourth Biennial of Young Artists
1993 – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pashin Amam, Miniature Plastic
1994 – Nürnberg, Kunsthaus Nürnberg, “7 Artists from Skopje
1994 – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pashin amam, “5 Artists”
1995 – Dresden, Gallery in Kulturrathaus of Dresden City
1995 – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, “9 and 1/2 – New Macedonian Art”
1995 – Skopje, DLUM Exhibition of Drawings
1996 – Paris, Site International de Art: “75 Artists”
1997 – Istanbul, 5th Istanbul International Biennial
2001 – Skopje – “Quotations” Museum of Contemporary Art
2003 – Istanbul – Paintings
2003 – Skopje – Purification – Cifte Amam
2004 – Austria – Objects
2004 – Gevgelija – ‘ART CAN’
2006 – Utrecht, Netherlands – „Cruel Historical Ego“
2007 – Pozarevac, Balkan – cultural space without borders VII, National Museum of Pozarevac
2007 – Kumanovo, Exhibition of the art colony Pelince, National Institution Museum of Kumanovo
2007 – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony “Nize Pole”, Gallery Magaza
2008 – Sombor, Serbia, Balkan – cultural space without borders, Cultural Center “Laza Kostik”
2008 – Banja Luka, Serbia, Balkan – cultural space without borders X, Public Institution “Center of Culture and Education” Laktashi
2008 – Strumica, Sculptures of the new age 2008, House of Culture “Anton Panov”
2008 – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony “Nize Pole”, Gallery Magaza
2008 – Skopje, ART AND DEVELOPMENT, World Bank and Embassy of Switzerland
2009 – Skopje, REINK B.A.L.K.A.N ART, Museum of Skopje
2009 – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony “Nize Pole”, Gallery Magaza
2009 – Prilep, Exhibition of the art colony “Nize Pole”, Gallery of NUCK “Marko Cepenkov”
2009 – Kumanovo, Exhibition of “Sculptures of the new age 2009”, NU Center of Culture “Trajko Prokopiev”
2009 – Sofia, Bulgaria, Macedonian artists in Sofia, DLUM, Gallery NDK of Sofia
2010 – Skopje, “Art Can”, The Cultural Informative Center
2010 – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony “Nize Pole”, Gallery Magaza
2010 – Skopje, Exhibition of FLU professors, Museum of Contemporary Art
2010 – Vrsar, Croatia, mentor of the International School of Sculpture MONTRAKER
2011 – New York, PAPERWORKS, COLLECTIVE ZERO, MC Gallery
2011 – Skopje, “The Joy of Living”, Museum of Skopje
2011 – Kumanovo, Exhibition of “Sculptures of the new age 2011”, NU Center of Culture “Trajko Prokopiev”
2011 – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony “Nize Pole”, Gallery Magaza
2011 – Berovo, Exhibition of the art colony “Nize Pole”, House of Culture
2011 – Istanbul, Turkey, First International Exhibition “BRIDGE”, with the participation of Macedonian-Turkish authors
2011 – Venice, Participation at the 54 International Venice Biennale with the project THE TRAILER FILES, COLLECTIVE ZERO
2011 – Vrsar, Croatia, Realization of monumental marble sculpture2011 – Bitola, Exhibition of DLUB, Gallery Magaza
2012 – Zhejiang, Republic of China, INTERNATIONAL ARTS EXCHANGE MUSEUM, R. CHINA, Second International Exhibition “BRIDGE”, with the participation of Macedonian, Turkish and Chinese authors
2013 – Skopje, K.I.C. – International Exhibition “Most” with Artists from Macedonia and Turkey
2013 – Bitola, NI Institute and Museum – “Magaza” – Exhibition of DLUB
2013 – Kumanovo – „Sculptures of New Age 2013“
2013 – Boston, USA, Gallery MOBIUS – „Personal Archives“
2013 – Podgorica, Montenegro, Artistic Pavilion Marko Miljanova – „Let’s art“ – „Neka bude umjetnost“
2013 – Skopje, Gallery DLUM – „Experimental Drawing“
2014 – Prague, Czech Republic, Palace Lucerna – Experimental Drawing
2014 – Bitola – Annual Exhibition of DLUB
2015 – Skopje – K.I.C. Skopje – „The Glory of Art“
2015 – Kumanovo – Sculptures of New Age – Cultural Center
2015 – Vodice, Shibenik, Croatia – „Genius Nikola Тesla“
Colonies
1983, 1995 – Prilep
1984 – Vrnjacka Banja
1987, 1988, 1989 – Ilok
1991 – Galicnik
1996 – Kicevo
Awards
1985 – Annual award of the Faculty of Fine Arts
1995 – Award for drawing “St. Clement Ohridski”