​Biography

Natalija Mijatović (b. Belgrade, Serbia) received a B.F.A. from the University of Montenegro, and a M.F.A. in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts. Mijatović has exhibited internationally in many solo and invitational exhibits, such as the National Gallery of Serbia, CUE Art Foundation in New York; Museum of American Art, Philadelphia; Moderne Kunst Aus Montenegro - Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria; Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts Gallery, Binghamton, U.S.A.; International Festival of Alternative Cultural Exchange (F.A.C.E.) - Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia; Cluj and Bucharest, Romania; Plovdiv and Sofia, Bulgaria; Sarajevo, Bosnia; Strasbourg, France; Eindhoven, The Netherlands; and Utopia Station at the 50th Venice Biennial, Italy. Mijatović is a recipient of many international awards​​, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation M.F.A. Grant, New York; the Faculty Excellence Award at the Savannah College of Art and Design, GA; Center For Contemporary Art Award in Podgorica, Montenegro; and residencies such as Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France. She was professor and chair of the Department of Art and Design at Binghamton University SUNY, and professor and graduate program coordinator at Savannah College of Art and Design.​