Maja lives in Belgrade where she graduated from Faculty of Design (Graphic Design major). She also has a degree in art teaching from the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Since 2001. Maja works as a freelance illustrator, comic artist, and designer. Her comics and illustrations were featured in various magazines, comics anthologies, and specialized art and design publications. She also works as a children's book illustrator for publishers in Serbia and abroad. So far, Maja has won several domestic and international awards, and had six solo and more than forty group exhibitions. In September 2008, Student Cultural Center Novi Sad published a book of her comics titled "An Unusual Event With Winking and Other Stories". Since February 2009 she is a member of ULUPUDS - The Association of Serbian Applied Artists and Designers. In her free time, Maja volunteers as an editor of the comics section at Pionirov Glasnik web zine. Loves animals, especially cats.

PRINT Magazine (USA), Curvy (Australia), Graffiti 76 Quadrinhos (Brazil), The Ark Project (Argentina), InguineMah!gazine, Internazionale (Italy), Stripburger, Madburger (Slovenia), Zarez, Komikaze, Kvadrat (Croatia), Hardcomics (Romania), Balkan Twilight, Politikin zabavnik, Vreme, Pancevac, Rez magazin, Kvartal (Serbia).

Kreativni centar, Politikin Zabavnik, Atelje 212, BIGZ Školstvo, SIL Books, SDU, VelikiMali (Serbia), IUSY (Austria).


  • Print magazine, The Art of European Design, June 2008.
  • IX International biennial of illustration, gallery Progres - Honorary diploma Golden pen of Belgrade, November, 2007.
  • II International Comics Showroom, SKC, Belgrade - GRAND PRIX, September, 2004.
  • II International Comics Showroom, SKC, Beograd - Special award for innovation, September, 2004.
  • Comics contest - Niš 03, Cultural Center, Niš - First prize, April, 2003.
  • E-flit magazine contest, Zagreb, Croatia - Special award, February, 2003.
  • Stripburger magazine contest - Comics Questioning Sanity, Ljubljana, Slovenia - One of 7 equal awards, Jun, 2002.
  • Contest "Serbia - Europe" - Days of Europe, Youth Center, Belgrade - First prize, April, 2002.


  • Herceg Novi Theater Gallery - Herceg Novi comics festival - exhibition of comics and illustrations, September, 2007.
  • The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - Festival of women arts PITCHWISE 07, September, 2007.
  • Art gallery, Youth Center, Kragujevac - Regional Festival of Alternative Culture - REFRACT - Comics and illustration exhibition, May, 2007.
  • Art gallery, Cultural Center, Čačak - Exhibition of comics and illustrations, October, 2006.
  • Gallery - cake shop "Popović", V GRRR! Festival - Comics and illustration exhibition, May, 2006.
  • Gallery of Pobednik club, Kalimegdan fortress, Belgrade - Comics exhibition, Jun, 2003.
  • Cultural Center Art Gallery, Trstenik - Paintings and drawings exhibition, April, 1998.


  • X International Biennial of illustration - GOLDEN PEN, exhibition pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade, November, 2009.
  • VII International Comics Showroom, SKC, Belgrade, September, 2009.
  • Mad Connections - Intercultural Art and sustainable living, comics exhibition, Palazzo D'Avalos, Vasto, Italy.
  • STRIPOVI - exhibition of comics published in Stripovi anthology, publisher Turbo Comix. Folie Wazemmes, Lille, France, May, 2009.
  • BOK festival - comics and illustration exhibition, Cultural center, Bjelovar, Croatia, April, 2009.
  • ULUPUDS (The Association of Serbian Applied Artists and Designers) new members exhibition, SULUJ Gallery, Belgrade, February, 2009.
  • Cartoline dall’Italia alla Serbia, Adriatico Mediterraneo festival, comics exhibition, SKC, Belgrade, October, 2008.
  • Cartoline dalla Serbia, Adriatico Mediterraneo festival, comics exhibition, Mole Vanvitelliana, Ancona, Italy, September, 2008.
  • Immaginare il tempo 2008, illustration exhibition, Trivignano Udinese, Italy, September, 2008.
  • Gallery Mak, Sarajevo, SWAN festival - a week of Bosnian female artists, comics exhibition, March, 2008.
  • Balkan Twilight - The Main Gallery, Student Cultural Center, Beograd, januar, 2008.
  • Illustration Friday Show -OPEN Gallery - Long Beach, California, USA, 2007.
  • IX International Biennial of illustration - ZLATNO PERO, Progress Gallery, Belgrade, 2007.
  • V International Comics Showroom, Little Gallery, SKC, Belgrade, 2007.
  • Imagine The Time 2006 - illustration exhibition, Claudiano, Italy, 2006.
  • Questo Sono e Balcano, Sprtaco centar, Ravenna, Italy, 2006.
  • I Belgrade Design Week - student exhibition, Little Gallery, Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, 2006.
  • International Comic Festival - Crtani romani šou, Zagreb, Croatia, 2006.
  • IV International Comics Showroom, Little Gallery, SKC, Belgrade, 2006.
  • International Comic Festival - GRRR! 05, Cultural Center Gallery, Pančevo, 2006.
  • BELEF 05 -exhibition NA VREME - supervised by Mirko Ilić, City Library Gallery, Belgrade, 2005.
  • International Comic Festival - GRRR! 04, Cultural Center Gallery, Pančevo, 2005.
  • VIII International Biennial of illustration - ZLATNO PERO, Progress Gallery, Belgrade, 2005.
  • International Comic Festival - Crtani romani šou, Zagreb, Croatia, 2005.
  • Imagine The Time 2005, exhibition of calendar illustrations, Claudiano, Italy, 2005.
  • Fumetto - International Comix Festival, Lucern, Switzerland, 2004.
  • MIFOC - Mostar Intercultural Festival, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004.
  • II International Comics Showroom, SKC, Belgrade, 2004.
  • International Comic Festival - GRRR!03, Pančevo, 2004.
  • Balcan Comics Ghetto, Prilep-Bitola-Ohrid, Macedonia, 2003.
  • Tabor Film Festival, Kumrovec-Desinić, Croatia, 2003.
  • Comics Showroom NIŠ 03, Cultural Center Gallery, Niš, 2003.
  • International Comics Festival - GRRR!02, Cultural Center Gallery, Pančevo, 2003.

 
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