Lea Vidakovic is a multimedia artist, who works in the field of animated installations, expanded media practices and traditional puppet animation. She holds a BA/MA as graphic artist and painter (Academy of Arts, Zagreb); BA in animation (HVO, Norway); MA of audio-visual arts (Royal Academy of Art, Belgium) and a PhD in animation studies (NTU/ADM Singapore). Her research interests include fragmented narratives and storytelling approaches for animated installations, expanded cinema and storytelling. She has exhibited internationally on numerous solo and group exhibitions, on more than 200 animation festivals, and is a winner of several art and film awards. She took part in several art residencies, scientific conferences and animation festivals as a selector and jury member. She works as an assistant professor at Lusofona University in Lisbon.
Education
2003-2007. BA/MA graphic arts and painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
2006. Student exchange, performance department, FAVU, Brno, Czech Republic
2007-2010. BA animation, Volda University College, Norway
2008. International Summer Academy, performance – installation, Hallein, Austria
2009. Student exchange, specialising in puppet animation, Glamorgan University, Cardiff, UK
2011-2012. MA of audio visual arts/animation, Royal Academy of Arts (KASK), Gent, Belgium
2014-2020. PhD in animation studies, Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media, Singapore.
A member of SAS (Society for animation studies), HDLU (Croatian association of artists) and SULUV (association of artists from Vojvodina).