Ivana Rashlich Zivkovic was born in 1982 in Ruma, Serbia (EU), and currently lives and works in Florida, USA. She studied at the College of Graphic Engineering and Design and has developed mastery across a wide range of artistic techniques.
A Fellow (FGE) and Council member of The Guild of Glass Engravers in the United Kingdom, Ivana has exhibited widely throughout Europe and USA, receiving numerous awards and honors. Her artistic journey has also led her into photography, cinematography, airbrushing, sandblasting, gilding, tattoo art and design, each medium an extension of her exploration of form, shadow, and radiance.
For Ivana, glass is a paradox, delicate yet strong, brittle yet eternal, cold yet filled with light. Through engraving, painting, sculpture, and film, she transforms it into a vessel of beauty, creating works that reveal both the fragility and resilience of existence. Her artistry is defined by precision, patience, and the poetic detail of stipple engraving, a discipline in which she has become internationally recognized as both a master and mentor.
"When it comes to glass engraving, most techniques rely on light entering at just the right angle, passing through the cut or mark to reveal the image. Without light, the engraving remains hidden, lifeless. It’s light that brings it to life. I believe the same is true of life itself. For much of my life’s journey, I was searching for that one beam of light that would allow me to shine fully. I’ve found it, without a doubt, in my family, and most of all, in my daughter Nela."
Recently, her pursuit of light has expanded into the moving image. Her autobiographical short film Eternity, a fusion of glass engraving and cinema, premiered at the - Glass, Meet the Future 2023 Film Festival, supported by Creative Scotland in partnership with the Shanghai Museum of Glass, and was later shown at the Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week Local Filmmaker Showcase.
Whether engraving the delicate surface of glass, capturing a fleeting moment on film, or painting the human form as part of the natural cosmos, Ivana’s work is always a celebration of nature, spirit, of the divine spark that shines through all living things.
“My goal is to inspire those who see my work to look more deeply at the world around and inside them, and to discover beauty in everything they see."
Important solo exhibitions
"MY WAY", Sirmium Palatium Imperiale, Sremska Mitrovica, ( RS ), 2016.
"CHIAVE ESSENZIALE " , Rovereto, ( IT ), 2012.
THE GUILD OF GLASS ENGRAVERS exhibitions:
"CUTTING THE DASH", international, online, ( UK ), 2022. - BEST ASSOCIATE FELLOW
"OVERSEAS EXHIBITION AND COMPETITION", ( UK ), 2018. - FIRST PRIZE WINNER
"21ST CENTURY ENGRAVED GLASS", Red House Glass Cone, Stourbridge, ( UK ), 2017.
"21ST CENTURY ENGRAVED GLASS", Red House Glass Cone, Stourbridge, ( UK ), 2015.
"INTERNATIONALE CONTEMPORARY ENGRAVED GLASS", Morley Gallery, London, ( UK ), 2014.
"WATER", Art show international gallery, (US) 2023. - TALENT PRIZE AWARD
"AN EVENING OF THE ART", JAFCO, (USA), 2022.
"FORCES OF NATURE", BRiC, Boca Raton, (USA), 2021.
"HUMAN IMAGE", Fort Lauderdale, (USA), 2021.
"MY WORLD" - art installation, Miami, (USA), 2021.
"BACK TO SCHOOL" - art installation, Miami, (USA), 2021.
"CREATION IN ISOLATION - WHY HOPE AND BEAUTY MATTER", international, online, 2020.
"ARTBOX PROJECT MIAMI 2.0", Miami, (USA), 2019.
"L'ARTE INTERNATIONALE DELL' INCISIONE SU VETRO", Murano, Venice, ( IT ), 2018.
PUBLIC ART project:
- Art Serve beautification project, Hallandale Beach, (USA), 2021.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRES:
- Sremske novine, (RS), 2021.
- Sremske novine, ( half page about winning 1st price on the international competition of glass engravers ), (RS ), 2018.
- The Guild of Glass Engravers magazine, ( whole page about the election of the artist as AF of GGE ), ( UK ), 2018.
- The Guild of Glass Engravers magazine, ( photo with description ), ( UK ), 2018.
- The Guild of Glass Engravers spring special, ( half page, with biography and description of work), ( UK ), 2017.
- M Novine, ( whole page, with biography and life story ), ( RS ), 2017.
- Sremske novine, ( whole page, with biography and life story ), ( RS ), 2016.