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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Cohabitations, Lapidary Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia
2008 Leave Me to the Flow, Kresija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 Hairbrids, The Old Power Station, Festival Young Lions, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 Looked for Gazes, City Gallery, Labin, Croatia
2008 Realms of Vestiges, City Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 Aghast & Agog, Philadelphia, USA (with Talia Greene and Julie Anne Mann)
2007 Hairlines, Lawrence Gallery, Philadelpia, USA
2007 Dualities, Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia
2006 Best Before/Experience of the Wasted, Gallery MC, New York, USA (with Zora Stančič)
2006 Transient, Equrna, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006 Altered States, Alkatraz, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 More Hair?, Levy Gallery, Galleries at Moore, Philadelphia, USA
1999 Draws of the White, Korotan Gallery, Vienna, Austria
1997 Draws of the White: Trilogy of Images of the Past, Vogrsko Castle, Slovenia
1996 Brown, Gallery KUD France Prešeren, Ljubljana, Slovenia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 DesignReading, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 The American Dream, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, USA
2009 Meravee Village – Fashion & Design Menoperpiu, Stazione Rogers, Trieste, Italy
2008 Independent Illustrators' Biennial, UGM, Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia
2007 Small Rays of Hope and Fragments of a Larger Idea, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, USA
2007 Independent Illustrators' Biennial, Museum of Architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007 Crossroads, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, USA
2007 Family Ties, MGLC Grad Tivoli, Ljubljana,Slovenia
2006 The Variety Show, Falling Cow Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
2005 Gallery in the Garden, Hawk Mountain, Philadelphia, USA
2005 Kaunas Art Biennial Textile, Kaunas, Lithuania
2005 Fo(u)r Diversity, Raccoon, New York, USA
2005 Any Sharp Objects?, Stads Museum, Zoetemeer, Netherlands; L.I.P.A. Gallery, Chicago,
USA; Columbia University, New York, USA; City Museum, Ljubljlana, Slovenia
2005 Kaunas Art Biennial Textile, Kaunas, Lithuania
2005 Gallery in the Garden, Hawk Mountain, Philadelphia, USA
2005 Blue Hall - Market Place Europe, Kunsthalle Arnstadt, Arnstadt, Germany
2004 Window to the Sky, City Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2003 Blue Hall - Market Place Europe, Atelierhaus Panzerhalle, Groß Glienicke, Germany
2003 IMAGERIE art fashion, Museo Revoltella, Trieste, Italy
2003 Instalation, Minimal, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2003 Surface Between, Kibela Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia
2002 Dress Form, City Art Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2002 Palace at Four in the Morning 2., Komen, Slovenia
2002 DFK vs DK, Toldboden Gallery, Kerteminde, Denmark
2002 Indigo, Paris, France
2000 Palace at Four in the Morning, Komen, Slovenia
Prague Quadrienale 99 »Our Common World«, Prague, Czech Republic
COSTUME DESIGNS
More than forty costume designs for theater and dance performances staged at home and abroad. Selected list:
2010 Gregor Fon: Dog, Cunt and Fag, Ljubljana City Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 David Harrow: Blackbird, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 Left Terrorism, Anton Podbevšek Theater, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
2007 Tadeusz Slobodzianek. Prophet Ilija, Teatr Trotamora, St. Jakob, Austria
2006 Eugene Ionesco: Rhinoceros, Teatr Trotamora, St. Jakob, Austria
2005 We Are All Marlene Dietrich For, Iceland Dance Company, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004 John Osborne: Look Back in Anger, Ljubljana City Theatre, Ljubljana,Slovenia
2003 Jorge Luis Borges: Visages of Sand, Maska and Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2002 F.M. Dostoevski: Crime and Punishment, Croatian National Theatre, Rijeka, Croatia
2001 Stanislav Lem: Solaris, Theatre Trotamora, St. Jacob, Carinthia, Austria
2001 A.P. Chekhov: Three sisters, Slovenian Youth Theatre; Ljubljana , Slovenia
2000 Drive in Camillo, Maska and Cankarjev dom, Cankarjev dom, Slovenia
2000 Edmond Rostand: Cyrano de Bergerac, Croatian National Theatre, Split, Croatia
1999 Franzobel: Kafka – eine komoedie von Franzobel, Klagenfurter Ensemble, Klagenfurt, Austria
1998 Camillo – Memo 1.0: Costruzione del teatro, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Italy
Costume designs for movies
2009 Personal Baggage, directed by Janez Lapajne
2008 Guardian, directed by Nejc Gazvoda
2008 Day in Venice, directed by Rok Biček
2007 Red, directed by Nejc Gazvoda
2006 Short Circuits, directed by Janez Lapajne
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, RESIDENCIES
2006 Residency of the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia, New York, USA
2006 Residency Chashama, New York, USA
2005 Trend, Slovenian national award for creativity for Any Sharp Object (Soto)
2005 Residency at Galleries at Moore at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, USA
2004-2005 Residency at Rosemont College, Philadelphia, USA
2001-200 Socrates Erasmus Scholarship
1996-97 Knafel Grant for study in Vienna, Austria
1996 Prešeren Award for Students
1995 Slovenian Ministry of Culture schoolarship
1992 -1994 Zois Scholarship for talented students, awarded by the Zois Fundation, Ljubljana
EDUCATION
Designskolen Kolding, Denmark, advanced study, 2001-02
Institut für Kostümkunde, Vienna, Austria, advanced study, 1996, 1997
University of Ljubljana, NTF, Textile Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia, BA, 1995
PUBLICATION
Elena Fajt / Cohabitations, Catalogue, Božidar Jakac Gallery, Slovenia, 2010
DesignReading, Catalogue. Designers Society of Slovenia, 2010
Elena Fajt / Looked for Gazes, Catalogue, City Gallery, Labin, Croatia, 2008
Elena Fajt / Realms of Vestiges, Catalogue, City Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2008
Elena Fajt /Hairlines, Catalogue, Lawrence Gallery, Philadelpia, USA 2007
Elena Fajt/Hairsense - Transient, Catalogue, Slovenia. 2006
Blue Hall-Market Place Europe, Catalogue, Atelierhaus Panzerhalle, Germany, 2004
MAGERIE art fashion, Catalogue, Museo Revoltella, Trieste, Italy, 2003
PQ 99- Our Common World, Catalogue, Prague, Czech Republic, 1999
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barbara Rupel: Cohabitations, catalogue Božidar Jakac Gallery, Slovenia, 2010
Petra Kapš: The Fleeting View, catalogue City Gallery, Labin, Croatia, 2008
Sarival Sosič. Realms Of Vestiges, catalogue City Gallery Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2008
Ida Hiršenfelder: Hairlines, catalogue, Lawrence Gallery, USA, 2007
Petra Kapš: Hidden challenge of sensual imprressions, Delo, Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 4, 2007
Nadja Gnamuš:Time Cocons; catalogue Hairsense : Transient, 2006
Brian Wallace:Time and Material; catalogue Hairsense : Transient, 2006
Petra Kapš: Hairsense : Transient; Večer, Maribor, Slovenia, September 7, 2006
Vojko Urbančič: Transient. Art Exhibition; Delo, Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 29, 2006
Semira Osmanagić: Elena Fajt, Before the Action; Nedelo, Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 27, 2006
Vojko Urbančič: Elena Fajt / Altered States, Delo, Ljubljana, Slovenia, January 26,.2006
Edward J. Sozonski: Art in Progress; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, USA, July 15, 2005
Roberta Falon: Sketches, Philadelphia Weekly, Philadelphia, USA, July 12, 2005
Michel Klein: Art to Dye for, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, USA, July 5, 2005