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Elizabeta Betinski | |
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| Born | 1974 Belgrade, former Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship | United States, Republic of Serbia |
| Alma mater | Fairhaven College, Goddard College |
| Occupation | Film director – Screenwriter – Producer – Curator |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Website | https://www.bardola.org/ http://www.overtonesgallery.com/ |
Elizabeta Betinski (born 1974) is a film director, producer, writer, and curator based in Los Angeles, California. Her work frequently addresses themes related to conflict, authoritarianism, and social justice.
Early life and education
[edit]Betinski was born in Belgrade, then part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to Macedonian parents. She attended Yugoslav and French preschool programs and later primary and secondary school in Belgrade. During high school, she participated in the 1991-1992 anti-war protests. She emigrated to the United States during the breakup of Yugoslavia. Betinski earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairhaven College in 1998, with an interdisciplinary focus on fine art and social issues. She later received an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College in 2012.
Career
[edit]Betinski began her career in the arts in 1999 as a studio manager for political artist Robbie Conal. In 2003, she founded Overtones Gallery, an independent contemporary art space in Los Angeles. The gallery organized over 40 exhibitions and featured work by more than 100 national and international artists, with a focus on politically engaged art.[1][2]
In 2010, she served as co-editor of L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980, an anthology on artists active during the formative years of the Los Angeles art scene.[3] In 2014, Betinski founded bardoLA, a nonprofit arts organization focused on international dialogue and collaboration through art and culture.[4][5] As executive director of bardoLA, she curated and produced exhibitions in a variety of international contexts, including installations at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt[6][7] and Collateral Events at La Biennale di Venezia in 2015[8][9][10], 2019[11],and 2022.[12][13][14]
In 2017, Betinski served as executive director of the inaugural edition of Desert X, a site-specific contemporary art exhibition in California’s Coachella Valley.[15][16][17] In 2023, she participated as a producer in the seventh edition of Biennale College Cinema VR, a virtual reality development program organized by the Venice Film Festival.[18]
Film
[edit]In 2024, Betinski began directing her debut narrative feature film, DADA: A Defiant Witness, inspired by the true story of investigative journalist Dada Vujasinović. Vujasinović, known for her reporting during the Yugoslav wars, was found dead in her Belgrade apartment on 8 April 1994 under unresolved circumstances. Principal photography began in Belgrade in 2024, with completion expected in 2025.[19][20][21]
References
[edit]- ^ Dutka, Elaine (2 October 2003). "Irreverently relevant". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Knight, Christopher (26 November 2004). "Marking Some Graphic Statements". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Kienholz, Lyn (2010). L.A. rising : SoCal artists before 1980 / Lyn Kienholz ; contributing editors, Elizabeta Betinski, Corinne Nelson. Los Angeles: California/International Arts Foundation. ISBN 9780917571138. LCCN 2009927257. OCLC 698739438.
- ^ "Meet Elizabeta Betinski of bardoLA in Highland Park". VoyageLA. 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Meet Elizabeta Betinski I Writer & Curator". Shoutout LA. 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Talk by the artist Sherin Guirguis & Elizabeta Betinski | Forever is now Exhibition". YouTube. 2022.
- ^ ""Here I Have Returned" by Sherin Guirguis installed at the Giza Pyramids". ArtDaily. 21 October 2021.
- ^ Napoli, Lisa (25 March 2015). "The woman who's bringing LA to the world's most influential art fair". KCRW Arts & Culture Stories.
- ^ Vikram, Anuradha (May 26, 2015). "City Among Nations: Los Angeles at the Venice Biennale". PBS SoCal.
- ^ "Biennale Arte 2015 EVENTI COLLATERALI ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE". labiennale.org. 2015.
- ^ "Biennale Arte 2019 Collateral Events 58th International Art Exhibition". labiennale.org. 2019.
- ^ "Lita Albuquerque". Widewalls.
- ^ "Lita Albuquerque: Liquid Light". labiennale.org. 2022.
- ^ "Biennale Arte 2022 Collateral Events 59th International Art Exhibition". labiennale.org. 2022.
- ^ Finkel, Jori; Sheets, Hilarie M.; Pogrebin, Robin (31 December 2015). "A Desert Biennial Alongside Coachella Is in the Works". The New York Times.
- ^ "Artists discuss the inaugural Desert X exhibition". Hammer Channel A Project of the Hammer Museum. 30 November 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Steffue (18 January 2017). "Meet the Artists Behind Desert X, the New Biennial Taking Place Alongside Coachella". W Magazine.
- ^ McDonald, Nicole; Betinski, Elizabeta (2023). "A Petite Sensation of Joy". Biennale College Cinema.
- ^ Radosavljević, Radmila (14 April 2024). "Elizabeta Betinski: Dada Vujasinović je heroina mračnih vremena u kojima je najteže ostati dosledan ljudskim vrednostima". Danas.
- ^ Nježić, Tatjana (8 April 2024). "Snima se film o Dadi Vujasinović: "Dada: prkosni svedok"". NIN.
- ^ "Snima se film o poslednjem danu Dade Vujasinović". N1. 8 April 2024.