Željka Blakšić (b.1982, Zagreb) AKA Gita Blak is a visual artist, filmmaker, and educator invested in the moving image, the performativity of archival practices, and countercultural histories. She recently participated in the 17th Gjon Mili International Exhibition at the National Gallery of Kosovo, the Interdisciplinary Art and Theory Program in NYC, and the Visual Studies Workshop Residency in Rochester, NY. Željka Blakšić has exhibited her work at Museum of Modern Art (NY), Kunsthalle Exnergasse (Vienna), Reading International Art Festival (UK), Anonymous Gallery (NY), A.I.R. Gallery (NY), The Kitchen (NY), Framer Framed (Amsterdam), Gallery Augusta (Helsinki), the Urban Festival (Zagreb), Gallery of SESI (São Paulo), and The Khyber Center for the Arts (Halifax). Selected awards include the Green DCP Award at the 25fps Festival (Zagreb), NYFA Film/Video Finalist (NY), the Residency Unlimited & NEA Award (NY), the Fondazione Pistoletto Residency (Italy), the Museums Quartier Program (Vienna), Recess Session (NY), the A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship Program (NY), the Paula Rhodes Award (NY), and Alserkal Avenue Residencty (Dubai). In 2024, she received the Ruprecht Fellowship at the University of Vermont and was a speaker for the distinguished lecture series at the University of Hartford. Željka holds an MFA from The School of Visual Arts (SVA) – Photography, Video and Related Media (NY) and BFA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.