Information About Margareta - Brighton teacher

Personal Description:

MARGARETA is artist and art theoretician based in Brighton since she had received Global Talent Visa in 2020. She has been exhibiting at numerous solo and group exhibitions internationally in Serbia, Hungary, Austria, France, Great Britain, United States and Canada.
Her works are part of some private collections and museums in Serbia (Museum of City of Belgrade, Gallery Nadezda Petrovic, Cacak, Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, Vujicic Collection etc). She engages in animation as an art medium since 2000. Animated films: Martha And Her Friends (2000), Unfulfilled Dreams (2003), Four Stories About Us (2007), four channel animation Good day, Mr. Noah (2009), Presence and/or Absence (2010), The Island of Shadows (2012) and animated video game Martha's Cupcakes (2014).
She graduated at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade, the Department of Painting.
Margareta obtained her MA and second PhD at the Department of Multimedia Art, the University of Arts in Belgrade.
She completed her first PhD thesis at the Department of Art and Media Theory, the University of Arts in Belgrade.

Teaching Experience:

2008 - 2010 Lecturer | University of Art in Belgrade, Department for Polymedia Arts, Interdisciplinary studies, PhD class.
Course title: Theory and Models of Polymedia Arts | Module Performance and Total Art
Course title: Techniques and Technologies | Module Photoshop
2010 Conducted a workshop at Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade during the 45th Children's October Salon.
2008 - 2010 Organized and conducted her private School for Animation which exhibited and won an award at 44th Children's October Salon at Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade.
2005 - 2006 Created and coordinated art and animation workshops at Primary Schools in Belgrade suburbs organized by Cultural Centre Rex.

Teaching Approach:

My philosophy of teaching implies that students are entitled to quality instruction in an interactive and creativity stimulating learning environment. 
The constancy of change in contemporary teaching and learning environments makes us to critically examine and re-examine teaching philosophies in order to make them more communicative with young people and to facilitate optimal student learning. 
I think that professionals in any field should at some point in their career pass on their knowledge and experience to young generations especially in art practice where personal contact and interaction with students is essential.
The center of my teaching philosophy, is interactive learning. One of my ultimate objectives in teaching is to facilitate learning by helping students to gain the necessary art skills, to take control of and become active participants in their own learning. 
Art is in its essence inseparable from ideas which come with inspiration but also any idea has to be evaluated through verbal consultations and therefore development of the concept of a project is important part in my teaching methodology.
My teaching style combines creativity development, improving artistic skills and critical analysis. In my classes I use examples from contemporary fine art, popular culture and media (popular music video clips, video games, film) provoking discussions that challenge students’ thinking with the intent of making the class period engaging and memorable.