EDUCATION
Master degree in Social Design from Design Academy Eindhoven (NL), 2019-2021
Bachelor degree in Industrial Design from School of design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb (CRO), 2014-2019
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Thesis project on topic of female and gender problematics, Center for Women Studies Zagreb (CRO), 2022
Design of social innovation, Zagreb design week (CRO), 2021
Special recognition from School of Design, Faculty of Architecture (CRO), 2018
Rector’s award for socially meaningful work (CRO), 2016
GRANTS & FUNDINGS
ISBK ERSTE Stiftung, full stipend for Salzburg Summer Academy, 2024
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, Solo Show, 2024
Cultuur Fonds, Female artists in Visual art, 2024
CBK Art Office Rotterdam, Research and development grant, 2023
Kontejner.org, Production and presentation of comminisioned work, 2023
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOW: Xsenofolk - Ines Borovac, Galery Karas, Zagreb(CRO), 2024 - UPCOMING
MU Artspace, Eindhoven (NL), 2024 - UPCOMING
Why would’t you date me?, Garage Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL) 2024 - UPCOMING
COLLO-redancing tradition, Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam (NL), 2024
A girl, a wedding and a sacrifice, RIB Gallery, Rotterdam (NL), 2023
Realities in Transition, Kontejner.org, Contemporary Art Museum, Zagreb (CRO), 2023
SOLO SHOW: Performative design: Ines Borovac, Gallery HDD, Zagreb (CRO), 2023
7 deadly sins, Onomatopee, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL) 2022
Ars Electronica, CODE 2022, Linz (AT), 2022
SOLO SHOW: COLLO-redancing tradition, Prostor (CHC), Split (CRO) 2022
Drop City, Milan Design Week (IT) 2022
Democratic design, ULPUH Gallery, Zagreb (CRO), 2022
Graduation Show, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL), 2021
Zagreb Design Week, Zagreb (CRO), 2021
Mi(s)placed woman?, Galerija Podroom, Beograd (SRB), 2021
The object is Absent, Dutch Design Week, MU Artspace, Eindhoven (NL), 2019
Da, voDA!, Oris house of architecture, Zagreb (CRO), 2019
Zagreb Design Week (CRO), 2018
Bars are no bariers!, Gallery HDD, Zagreb (CRO), 2019
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
At the intersection of design, performance and dance, Vizkultura.hr,2022
Ines Borovac: Performative design, Mrako Golub, dizajn.hr, 2022
Designing stories: What the folk?!, Nadine Botha, DAE Wiki, 2021
Mis(s)placed Women? 2009-2021 Tanja Ostojić, 2021
Death to algorithms long live the witches!, Jeroen Junte, DDW.nl, 2021
The Princess on the Waste Mountain - Design Academy Graduation Show 2021, Domeniek Ruyters, Metropolism.com, 2021
The Object is Absent is a “less materialistic” design exhibition for an overcrowded world, Dezeen.com, Augusta Pownall, 2019
TALKS & LECTURES & EDUCATION
TransmutationMatters, Goldsmiths, University of London, 2025 - UPCOMING
TransmutationMatters, Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design, Prague, 2024 - UPCOMING
Gender and music in performance, School of Design, Univeristy of Architecture, Zagreb, 2022
Performance day, Design Academy Eindhoven, 2022
Infiltrating systems, Elevator Radio, DDW, Eindhoven, 2021
Body Matrix, Arena panel discussion, DDW, Eindhoven, 2021
GRANTS
ISBK ERSTE Stiftung, full stipend for Salzburg Summer Academy, 2024
Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, Solo Show, 2024
Cultuur Fonds, Female artists in Visual art, 2024
CBK Art Office Rotterdam, Research and development grant, 2023
Kontejner.org, Production and presentation of work, 2023
RESIDENCIES & PROGRAMS
Somatic knowledge and new techno-spatial scopes by Ofri Cnaani, Salzburg Summer Academy (AT), 2024
Kamen artist residency, Orah (BA) 2022
CODE 2022, Impakt festival (NL) 2022
PERFORMANCES
Secrets to selling your design services, Onomatope, Dutch Design Week (NL), 2022
Secrets to selling your design services, Milano Design Week (IT), 2022
7 feminist sins, Worm, Rotterdam (NL), 2022
COLLO re-dancing the tradition, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL), 2021
Feminism Forgives, Mi(s)placed woman?, Split (CRO), 2021