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 \u201cCulture and Nature\u201d to Professors Stefan Manevski and Vasil Vasilev. From 1985-1989, he was a member of the group \u201cZero\u201d. 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 \u201cMimar Sinan\u201d 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 –\u00a02002, 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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 \u201cTefeyyuz\u201d. In 2002, he was elected a member of the Advisory Board of the NGO \u201cMULTI-MEDIA\u201d. 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.<\/p>\n
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 \u201cZero\u201d. Also, in 2012, by invitation of the publisher \u201cIli-ili\u201d, he illustrated the cover of the novel \u201cIstanbul Was a Fairy Tale\u201d by the novelist Mario Levi.<\/p>\n
1986<\/strong> – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center \u201c25 May\u201d 1984<\/strong> – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center \u201c25 May\u201d, \u201cYoung Artists of Macedonia\u201d 1983, 1995<\/strong> – Prilep 1985<\/strong> – Annual award of the Faculty of Fine Arts
\n1987<\/strong> – Sarajevo, Art Gallery CEDUS
\n1991<\/strong> – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pashin Amam
\n1992<\/strong> – Istanbul, Kadikoy Cultural Center
\n1992<\/strong> – Istanbul, Yuksel Sabanci Cultural Center
\n1993<\/strong> – Istanbul, Kuzgundzug
\n1996<\/strong> – Skopje, \u201cRoom of My Own\u201d, Association of Architects of Macedonia
\n1997<\/strong> – Istanbul Biennial
\n1997<\/strong> – Skopje – Independent video project \u2018PRAG\u2019 Chifte Amam
\n1998<\/strong> – DLUM 50 years Jubilee
\n1999<\/strong> – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pasin Amam
\n2001<\/strong> – Strumica – \u201cJoshka Svestarot\u201d Drawings and objects
\n2001<\/strong> – Prilep – Exhibition – Drawings and objects
\n2002<\/strong> – Skopje – My Diary – CIX Gallery
\n2003<\/strong> – Skopje – A Stem of the Wishes – Art Gallery Daut Pashin Amam
\n2004<\/strong> – Skopje – Tocka Cultural Center – View Towards The Forgotten
\n2005<\/strong> – Bitola – View Towards The Forgotten
\n2005<\/strong> – Skopje CTC
\n2009<\/strong> – Bitola, \u201cRemembrance\u201d, Gallery Magaza
\n2009<\/strong> – Skopje, Self-representation within the retrospective exhibition of the group \u201cZero\u201d, National Gallery of Macedonia
\n2009\/10<\/strong> – Veles, Kumanovo, Kavadarci, Resen, Negotino, Exhibition of the group MBA
\n2010<\/strong> – Ni\u0161, Serbia, Exhibition of drawings in Pavilion \u201cTvr\u0111ava\u201d
\n2010<\/strong> – New York, USA, Exhibition of drawings and objects, Gallery \u201cMC NEW YORK\u201d
\n2011<\/strong> – Bitola, Exhibition of drawings, Gallery Magaza
\n2011<\/strong> – Prilep, Exhibition of drawings, Gallery NUCK \u201cMarko Cepenkov\u201d
\n2013<\/strong> – Skopje, National Gallery of Macedonia, Chifte Hammam – \u201eFrom the stories of the hammam\u201c
\n2013<\/strong> – Zagreb, Croatia – Gallery \u201eVladimir Filakovac\u201c – \u201eFollowing the tracks of birds\u201c
\n2014<\/strong> – New York – MC Gallery – Multimedial project \u201eTreshold\u201c
\n2014\/2015<\/strong> – Cultural Center of Skopje – \u201cKitsch – Yes or no\u201d – Kavadarci, Stip, Gostivar, Tetovo, Kumanovo, Veles<\/p>\nGroup Exhibitions<\/h3>\n
\n1984<\/strong> – Titov Veles, National Museum
\n1984<\/strong> – Sarajevo, Faculty of Fine Arts, \u201cZaedno\u201d
\n1984<\/strong> – Belgrade, SKC, Yugoslav Cultural Manifestation
\n1985<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Macedonia, \u201cExpression, Guest, Action\u201d
\n1986<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Macedonia, \u201c80-ties in Macedonian Fine Art\u201d
\n1986<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shemov – Fidanovski \u201cInterventions 1973-1986\u2033
\n1986<\/strong> – Skopje, Cultural Informative Center
\n1987<\/strong> – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center \u201c25 May\u201d, Interventions
\n1987<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, First Biennial of Young Artists
\n1987<\/strong> – Rijeka, 14th Biennial of Young Yugoslav Artists
\n1988<\/strong> – Skopje, Youth Cultural Center \u201c25 May\u201d, \u201cDrawing, Object, Drawing\u201d
\n1989<\/strong> – Sarajevo, Center Skenderia: \u201cYugoslav Documents 89\u2033
\n1989<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Second Biennial of Young Artists
\n1989<\/strong> – Belgrade, Exhibition of Sculptures from the Art Colonies
\n1990<\/strong> – Cologne, Eastern European Cultural and Art Center, \u201cStandpunkt: Macedonian Group Zero from Skopje\u201d
\n1991<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Third Biennial of Young Artists
\n1993<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fourth Biennial of Young Artists
\n1993<\/strong> – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pashin Amam, Miniature Plastic
\n1994<\/strong> – N\u00fcrnberg, Kunsthaus N\u00fcrnberg, \u201c7 Artists from Skopje
\n1994<\/strong> – Skopje, Art Gallery Daut Pashin amam, \u201c5 Artists\u201d
\n1995<\/strong> – Dresden, Gallery in Kulturrathaus of Dresden City
\n1995<\/strong> – Skopje, Museum of Contemporary Art, \u201c9 and 1\/2 – New Macedonian Art\u201d
\n1995<\/strong> – Skopje, DLUM Exhibition of Drawings
\n1996<\/strong> – Paris, Site International de Art: \u201c75 Artists\u201d
\n1997<\/strong> – Istanbul, 5th Istanbul International Biennial
\n2001<\/strong> – Skopje – \u201cQuotations\u201d Museum of Contemporary Art
\n2003<\/strong> – Istanbul – Paintings
\n2003<\/strong> – Skopje – Purification – Cifte Amam
\n2004<\/strong> – Austria – Objects
\n2004<\/strong> – Gevgelija – \u2018ART CAN\u2019
\n2006<\/strong> – Utrecht, Netherlands – \u201eCruel Historical Ego\u201c
\n2007<\/strong> – Pozarevac, Balkan – cultural space without borders VII, National Museum of Pozarevac
\n2007<\/strong> – Kumanovo, Exhibition of the art colony Pelince, National Institution Museum of Kumanovo
\n2007<\/strong> – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony \u201cNize Pole\u201d, Gallery Magaza
\n2008<\/strong> – Sombor, Serbia, Balkan – cultural space without borders, Cultural Center \u201cLaza Kostik\u201d
\n2008<\/strong> – Banja Luka, Serbia, Balkan – cultural space without borders X, Public Institution \u201cCenter of Culture and Education\u201d Laktashi
\n2008<\/strong> – Strumica, Sculptures of the new age 2008, House of Culture \u201cAnton Panov\u201d
\n2008<\/strong> – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony \u201cNize Pole\u201d, Gallery Magaza
\n2008<\/strong> – Skopje, ART AND DEVELOPMENT, World Bank and Embassy of Switzerland
\n2009<\/strong> – Skopje, REINK B.A.L.K.A.N ART, Museum of Skopje
\n2009<\/strong> – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony \u201cNize Pole\u201d, Gallery Magaza
\n2009<\/strong> – Prilep, Exhibition of the art colony \u201cNize Pole\u201d, Gallery of NUCK \u201cMarko Cepenkov\u201d
\n2009<\/strong> – Kumanovo, Exhibition of \u201cSculptures of the new age 2009\u201d, NU Center of Culture \u201cTrajko Prokopiev\u201d
\n2009<\/strong> – Sofia, Bulgaria, Macedonian artists in Sofia, DLUM, Gallery NDK of Sofia
\n2010<\/strong> – Skopje, \u201cArt Can\u201d, The Cultural Informative Center
\n2010<\/strong> – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony \u201cNize Pole\u201d, Gallery Magaza
\n2010<\/strong> – Skopje, Exhibition of FLU professors, Museum of Contemporary Art
\n2010<\/strong> – Vrsar, Croatia, mentor of the International School of Sculpture MONTRAKER
\n2011<\/strong> – New York, PAPERWORKS, COLLECTIVE ZERO, MC Gallery
\n2011<\/strong> – Skopje, \u201cThe Joy of Living\u201d, Museum of Skopje
\n2011<\/strong> – Kumanovo, Exhibition of \u201cSculptures of the new age 2011\u201d, NU Center of Culture \u201cTrajko Prokopiev\u201d
\n2011<\/strong> – Bitola, Exhibition of the art colony \u201cNize Pole\u201d, Gallery Magaza
\n2011<\/strong> – Berovo, Exhibition of the art colony \u201cNize Pole\u201d, House of Culture
\n2011<\/strong> – Istanbul, Turkey, First International Exhibition \u201cBRIDGE\u201d, with the participation of Macedonian-Turkish authors
\n2011<\/strong> – Venice, Participation at the 54 International Venice Biennale with the project THE TRAILER FILES, COLLECTIVE ZERO
\n2011<\/strong> – Vrsar, Croatia, Realization of monumental marble sculpture2011 – Bitola, Exhibition of DLUB, Gallery Magaza
\n2012<\/strong> – Zhejiang, Republic of China, INTERNATIONAL ARTS EXCHANGE MUSEUM, R. CHINA, Second International Exhibition \u201cBRIDGE\u201d, with the participation of Macedonian, Turkish and Chinese authors
\n2013<\/strong> – Skopje, K.I.C. – International Exhibition \u201cMost\u201d with Artists from Macedonia and Turkey
\n2013<\/strong> – Bitola, NI Institute and Museum – \u201cMagaza\u201d – Exhibition of DLUB
\n2013<\/strong> – Kumanovo – \u201eSculptures of New Age 2013\u201c
\n2013<\/strong> – Boston, USA, Gallery MOBIUS – \u201ePersonal Archives\u201c
\n2013<\/strong> – Podgorica, Montenegro, Artistic Pavilion Marko Miljanova – \u201eLet\u2019s art\u201c – \u201eNeka bude umjetnost\u201c
\n2013<\/strong> – Skopje, Gallery DLUM – \u201eExperimental Drawing\u201c
\n2014<\/strong> – Prague, Czech Republic, Palace Lucerna – Experimental Drawing
\n2014<\/strong> – Bitola – Annual Exhibition of DLUB
\n2015<\/strong> – Skopje – K.I.C. Skopje – \u201eThe Glory of Art\u201c
\n2015<\/strong> – Kumanovo – Sculptures of New Age – Cultural Center
\n2015<\/strong> – Vodice, Shibenik, Croatia – \u201eGenius Nikola \u0422esla\u201c<\/p>\nColonies<\/h3>\n
\n1984<\/strong> – Vrnjacka Banja
\n1987, 1988, 1989<\/strong> – Ilok
\n1991<\/strong> – Galicnik
\n1996<\/strong> – Kicevo<\/p>\nAwards<\/h3>\n
\n1995<\/strong> – Award for drawing \u201cSt. Clement Ohridski\u201d<\/p>\nZero Retrospective, 1984 – 2009<\/h3>\n