Jasmina Pacek

PROF. DR. ART.
UNIV. SPEC. ART. THERAP.

About the Artist

Jasmina Pacek’s practice, shaped by extensive international education and diverse artistic systems, is grounded in multiplicity and cross-cultural experience: she graduated (B.Des.) in Textile Design with First Class Honors from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland; earned her MFA in Textile Art and Costume Design from the University of California, Davis, USA; and subsequently received her Doctorate in Applied Arts from Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek,Croatia in collaboration with Rider University in Princeton, USA.

She also completed Postgraduate Specialist Studies in Creative Therapy — Art Therapy concentration — at the Academy of Arts and Culture and the Faculty of Medicine in Osijek,Croatia in collaboration with George Washington University in Washington, D.C., USA.

This combination of European and American education, theoretical precision, and intensive studio practice has resulted in an artist who conceives the construction of works with architectural clarity, yet creates guided by inner impulse.

International Artistic Journey

She worked professionally in the United States as art and design director of large creative teams, developing collections for the international market.

She founded her own fashion brand, collaborated with theaters, institutions, and festivals, and realized projects in Croatia and abroad.

She is the recipient of the Croatian Theater Award for best costume design for the opera Norma, as well as several international awards for the innovative project “Neutral Theater Costume.”

Theater, film, design, costume design, set design, academic work—in her oeuvre, these layers do not separate. They interweave and transform into one another.

Interdisciplinarity in her case is not an addition to her biography, but a fundamental structure of thought and creation.

Painting—A Synthesis of Experience

Painting is the natural culmination of her interdisciplinary path.

Her works reveal:
– architectural understanding of space
– experience working with textile texture and layering
– compositional dramaturgy shaped through theatrical practice
– profound sensitivity to color developed through design

Color in her painting is not a decorative element—it is the carrier of emotional energy and a constructive principle.
The surface is tactile, layered, almost relief-like.
The composition pulsates with rhythm and inner tension, balancing between control and spontaneity.

Drawing on many years of international experience, her work is marked by confidence and clarity of expression, while retaining openness and a spirit of inquiry.

Exhibitions and Artistic Continuity

The artist continuously exhibits in solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad.

More information about exhibitions is available at the link Exhibitions.

The artist’s complete curriculum vitae is available via PDF document: Jasmina Pacek – CV.