About Jasmina

Jasmina Kosanović is a visual artist who mainly works in the medium of illustration and textiles (small sculptures and spatial installations made of textiles). She graduated from the Faculty of Textile Technology in Zagreb, majoring in clothing design.

Jasmina Kosanović illustrates books (picture books) and uses her illustrations in catalogues and accompanying promotional materials of art organizations. Firstly, she is best known for the project "Jasmina and the Dolls", where she creates scenographies and puppet worlds in a specially designed space/showroom/studio. Her dolls and scenography come to the fore in the unique window display space that Jasmina creates anew for every season and for special occasions.

Her textile and puppet spatial installations have been exhibited in Gallery SC, Trogir City Museum, Vladimir Filakovac Gallery, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Matica Hrvatska Gallery, Ethnographic Museum Zagreb, and Kranjčar Gallery.
For the association Domino, she designed four window displays (which followed the four seasons).

In addition to textile works, Jasmina has been intensively engaged professionally in illustration, in recent years.
So far, she has illustrated books:

• "Noć kada je lisac uhvatio mjesec", the author of the text is Ines Mraciuš Kruljac, published by Profil, 2020;
• "Raščupani lav", the author of the text is Ines Mraciuš Kruljac, published by Mozaik knjiga, 2022;
• "Djed i vještica", the author of the text is Ines Mraciuš Kruljac, published by Mozaik knjiga, 2022;
• "Ti, moja prekrasna djevojčice", the author of the text is Nataša Ozmec, published by Planetopia, 2022;
• “Ti, moj predivni dječače”, the author of the text is Nataša Ozmec, published by Planetopia, 2023;
• “Divlja svinja ide an more”, the author of the text is Ines Marciuš Kruljac, published by Mozaik knjiga, 2023;
and Jasmina Kosanović is the solo author of a picture book: "Noć na Zemlji", published by Mala zvona, 2022.

Jasmina Kosanović also designed:

• costumes for the play "Oh, kako je lijepa Panama!" directed by Ines Mraciuš Kruljac, at the Dubrava Children's Theatre;
• costume and scenography for the play "Ljubiti, samo ljubiti" by Teatar Poco Loco, directed by Renata Carola Gatica;
• illustrations for the play "Pričaj mi priču: Ivica i Marica" by Teatar Poco Loco, directed by Renata Carola Gatica;
• costume and scenography for the play “Stoliću prostri se” directed by Zoran Skalicki, at the Dubrava Children's Theatre.

She continuously collaborates with companies, institutions, art organizations, and individuals in the realization of projects where her great experience of working in textiles and illustration is necessary for the realization of the project; and she also visually enriches the project and the final product with her style and expression. Jasmina Kosanović lives and works in Zagreb; you can find out what she does and creates on Facebook and Instagram and her webshop.