Apolonija Šušteršič originally studied architecture in Slovenia, before moving
to Amsterdam in 1993 to pursue studies in visual arts at the Rijksakademie
van Beeldende Kunsten. For the next five years, she was professor and head of
Monumental Department (Department of Public Art) at the Royal Institute of Art
in Stockholm. She was awarded a PhD research position shared between Lund
University and Malmö Art Academy (Sweden) in 2008, where she is currently finalizing
her research under the supervision of Professor Sarat Maharaj and Professor
Gertrud Sandqvist.
Šušteršič has participated in a wide range of international exhibitions as well as
published and exhibited projects within and beyond international contemporary
art institutions, including personal shows at the Moderna Museet Stockholm,
Berlin Biennale, Luxembourg City of Culture, and the twelfth Architecture Biennale
in Venice.
