Zorica Purlija – Circle Foundation for the Arts

Graduating with Distinction in 1989 with an Associate Diploma in Graphic Design and Photography at The University of Western Sydney, Zorica Purlija spent some years travelling through Europe, experiencing life and art. For the last twenty years, she has been practicing as a fine art photographer while raising her family and in July 2020 she completed her Masters of Art in photo media, at the UNSW School of Art and Design.

Zorica continues to exhibit widely, and her public profile continues to build, including internationally, exhibiting in Manhattan, Zurich, and Venice. This year she has been a finalist in the Head-on Photography Award, The Wyndham art Prize, the Ravenswood Women’s Art Award, and the Gosford Art Prize.

"My current practice has been focused around attachments, the psychology and space around our primary relationships and how it impacts our future self. My art is informed by feminist values and hopes to tap into our universal longings for equality."