Jasmina Ferček is an art therapist, who completed the postgraduate program (120 ECTS) for Master's in Arts Therapy (MA in Arts Therapy) at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Prior to that, she studied Textile and Fashion Design at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, and obtained her Master of Science degree (MSc).  

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She researches the impact of textile arts and crafts on women's wellbeing. In her participatory and socially engaged artistic practice, as a part of the Oloop collective, she utilizes textiles as a medium for wellbeing and health. Through projects, exhibitions, and writing, Jasmina raises awareness of the importance of creating with textiles and its impact on individuals, communities, and society.  Since 2012, she has primarily worked with migrant women.

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After completing the exhibition "I am not alone," which toured both domestically and internationally, she wrote an exhibition review in 2022 entitled "Embroidering Self-Portraits of Vulnerable Immigrant Women." The exhibition featured hand-embroidered self-portraits of immigrant women, and the article explained the importance of textile work for women's psychological and social well-being.

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Together with Zala Orel (director of Textile Art Biennial, Kranj), she curated a round table 'Empowering Textile Communities and Their Social Impact' in 2023. Later, they co-authored a manual 'Textile communities as spaces of power,' exploring the social impacts of textile communities and group crafting, published at the Textile Art Biennial (BIEN 23). Jasmina presented a research poster on the same topic at the International Conference on Art and Health at the museum MAAT Lisbon, Portugal.

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She is also the writer of the book 'The Power of Textiles,' a colorful guide inviting readers to discover the potential of their hands and recognize the energizing effects of creating with textile materials (2022).

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In 2019, she completed the Training of Exploratory Conversation course organized by the Društvo za razvijanje čuječnosti in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She continues to advance her expertise in the field of nature-based art therapy and participates in the Nature-Based Expressive Arts seminar program offered by the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute.

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For 20 years, she has been a member of the Oloop Design collective, collaborating with two other textile artists.  She has received numerous prestigious awards for the group work: Alpine Pluralism Award, Red Dot Concept Award, several awards from the Designers Society of Slovenia, award at Zagreb Design Week, etc.. Recently, she organized and curated the group textile exhibition 'Product as Change' and participated in it with the project 'Textile dolls as a bridge between the inner and outer world of Craftswoman' at Galerija DLUL in Ljubljana in 2024.

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Jasmina leads individual art-based self-exploration sessions, mainly for women. She is the secretary of the Slovenian Association of Arts Therapists (SZUT).  

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Memberships:

Croatian Art Therapy Association (HART)

Slovenian Association of Arts Therapists (SZUT)

European Federation of Art Therapy (EFAT)

 

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