Robertina Šebjanič (SI, Ljubljana) is an artist-researcher working at the intersection of art, ecology, and (geo)politics whose practice drifts through the fluid thresholds of ecology, (geo)politics, and arts, attuned to the rhythms and ruptures of aquatic worlds. Her award-winning works navigate the intertidal zones between species and bring to the surface the submerged voices of oceans and rivers. Her works received awards, honorary mentions, and nominations at Prix Ars Electronica, STARTS Prize, Falling Walls, and Re: Humanism. She was artist-in-residencies/ got grants at: TBA21-OceanArchiv, UCLA PST.art, CO-VISION, Emap, STARTS4Water, TARA Ocean Foundation, CO-VISION, MADE IN Platform and many more. Her works are part of collections such as the New Art Foundation (Reus).
Since 2023, she has been an Associate Professor at the School of Arts, University of Nova Gorica. She has given lectures/artist talks at Stanford University (Palo Alto), UCLA Art | Sci Center (Los Angeles), TARA Foundation at TBA21–Academy´s Ocean Space (Venice), the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3, Nice), and UNAM (Mexico City), among others. Her work has been exhibited widely in museums, biennials, and festivals such as Villa Arson (Nice), Momentum Biennale (Moss), Ars Electronica (Linz), Tribeca Immersive (New York), Kunstgewerbemuseum (Berlin), Cukrarna (Ljubljana), Matadero (Madrid), Sea Art Festival (Busan), Akbank Sanat (İstanbul), MSU Zagreb, MSUB Belgrade, MSUM Ljubljana, and CCD (Mexico City), among others.
