19. 3. 2026–10. 5. 2026 Lana Pastirk / Ceramics

Lana Pastirk / Ceramics
UGM Šop, Strossmayerjeva ulica 6, Maribor
19 March – 10 May 2026
opening: Thursday, 19 March 2026,18:00

curator: Andreja Borin

At the UGM Šop, Lana Pastirk presents her unique ceramic works. The young designer approaches ceramics through a wide range of design and sculptural expressive possibilities. On display are various works: ceramic tiles with floral motifs, figurines of imaginative and fairytale creatures, unusual sculptures incorporating everyday objects such as a coffee cup, large-scale ceramic pieces in the form of stools, and relief sculptures. In her process she uses different types of clay, glazes, and firing techniques, and also incorporates drawing and texture. Through ceramics she enjoys telling stories; she is drawn to simplified figures of an archaic appearance, often encountered in fairy tales, and she is also inspired by poetry. Lana Pastirk works in various directions, and her pieces speak of a joy for exploration and creative imagination.

Lana Pastirk (b. 1998) earned her master’s degree at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (ALUO), University of Ljubljana, in the Unique Design program, where she received the UL ALUO Award for her master’s thesis for the 2023/2024 academic year. She furthered her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. She works as an artist in the fields of ceramics and sculpture. She participated in the V-oglje symposium and was a resident artist at Layer House in Kranj. She has held solo exhibitions at Mahlerca Gallery and Janez Puhar Gallery in Kranj, and at the Judicial Tower in Maribor. She is the recipient of the Primavera Charter 2023, which in 2024 led to a solo-group exhibition at DLUM Gallery, and of the Ex Terra Krško Award. She was selected to participate in the international art residency Project Network at Guldagergaard in Denmark (2025). She lives and works in Maribor.