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EIA RADOSAVLJEVIC     

emrado@gmail.com • erados@saic.edu 

eiarado.com • +1.773.206.9330

EDUCATION 

2023  MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2017  BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2016  Hand & Lock, Couture Tambour Embroidery Certification

1993  Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC; Couture Millinery Design

1991  Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC; Millinery Certification

AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES 

2026  AIR - Artist in Residence Niederösterreich, Krems, Austria, 29 June–2 August

2025  Ragdale Residency 14 February–24 March

2024  Subpar Artist Residency; fellowship, Morehead City, N.C. 

2024  Fulbright Specialist Grant; residency in Tallinn, Estonia 

2024–2019  Fulbright Specialist Roster

2021  Adjunct Paid Leave-of-Absence Spring 

2020, 2013, 2009   SAIC Faculty Enrichment Grant 

2013  SAIC Merit Award 

2009  Hatty Award, Hat Life USA 

2004  Roger Brown Residency, New Buffalo, MI 

2002  Victoria Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Award

2000  London Hat Magazine Designer of the Year Finalist 

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 

2019  Mut Zum Hut, Spielzeug Welten Museum, Basel, Switzerland

2009  Straw Museum, Budapest Hungary 

2007  Wagga Wagga International Show, Australia 

2004  St. Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2026  Voices Embodied: Prognostication, Design Museum of Chicago, 

     26 June– 31 December

2025  Caillebotte: Painting Men, exhibition headwear commission 

     J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 25 Feb–25 May 

    The Art Institute of Chicago, 29 Jun–5 Oct 

2024  Maisons Fragiles, Ruschwoman Gallery, Chicago, September–December 

2023  Millinery at FIT: It’s All About the Hat!, New York City, November 

2023  SAIC Low-Residency MFA Exhibition, SAIC Galleries, Chicago

2022  SAIC Faculty Sabbatical Triennial, SAIC Galleries, Chicago

2021  Go Make a Thing, ARC Gallery, Chicago 

2018  Two Milliners, Costume Society of America, Indianapolis Museum of Art 

2013  neXt Gallery; St. Charles, IL

2013  ArtWork6, Sullivan Galleries, Art Institute of Chicago

2011  Curly Tale Gallery, Chicago

2009  Fashion at the Market; Merchandise Mart, Chicago

2009–2007  Zoe Gallery; Joliet, IL

2008   Chicago Artists Coalition Art Open

2008  Perfect Pear Gallery; Chicago 

2007– 2004, 2000, 1999    T.L.D. Design Gallery; Westmont, IL

2007  Chicago Artists Month Exhibition, Chicago Cultural Center 

2006–2007 Chicago Designers, Macy’s, Chicago 

2003, 2005, 2006    Palos Verdes Art Center, CA 

2005  One of a Kind Show, Chicago

2004  Crowning Glory, Chicago Cultural Center 

2004  Promise Land, Athenaeum Theater, Chicago

2004  Wood St. Gallery, Chicago

2004  Couture Club, Chicago 

SOLO SHOWS 

2018–2019  CowGurl, solo show; MudMan Gallery, Whitefish, MT 

2004–2013  Drake Hotel, Chicago: Eia Millinery Design

2009  Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing Shop - Fashion Focus

2002  Flatfile Galleries, Chicago 2003 The Hat Shop, NYC

INVITED READINGS & WORKSHOPS 

2025  Invited Poetry Reading, NPR Mendocino County Public Broadcasting KZYX, 

    28 February 

2024  Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia 

2019  JudithM Millinery, LaGrange, IN

2012  International Millinery Forum, Wagga Wagga, Australia

2005–2008 T.L.D. Design Center, Westmont, IL

2007  Charles Sturt University, International Millinery Forum, Australia

2005  What is it About Hats; film documentary, director: Andee Kinzy

2003, 2004    Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS 

2005  accessioned to collection, Chicago History Museum

1996  accessioned to collection, Staten Island Institute of Arts

TEACHING POSITIONS 

2024–present  School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Full Professor, Adjunct 

2014–2024  SAIC Associate Professor, Adjunct

2009–2014  SAIC Assistant Professor, Adjunct

1996–2009  SAIC Guest artist/Instructor/Senior Lecturer

2017–2020, 2022, 2024  Estonian Academy of the Arts, Tallinn; MFA program

2019  EU Erasmus+ University Programme, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn 

2008  Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI

1999–2001  William Rainey Harper College, IL

EMPLOYMENT - ART/DESIGN 

2024  Art Institute of Chicago, straw hat for Gustave Caillebotte exhibition

1990–present  Eia Millinery Design - EiaHatArt

2012  Crowns, headwear for publicity images, Goodman Theater, Chicago

2009  Creatures of the Wind; headwear design

2006  IDEO; design consultant, Evanston, IL

2004  Mi Bolsa, designer, Chicago

2000  Cintas; designer, Aladdin Casino, Las Vegas

PUBLICATIONS (work included) 

2024  Gustave Caillebotte Peindre les Hommes, catalog, Musée d’Orsay, Paris

2024  Gustave Caillebotte Painting Men, catalog, Getty Publications, Los Angeles

2021  FiberArtNow; Volume 10, issue 3

2012  LÀ, Eia Radosavljevic, photography

2012  Drawing Fashion Accessories, hat designs; Steven Miller, author

2012  Goodman Theater On Stage; print interview

2012  HEAD GEAR; Winzeler Gear exhibition publication

2011  500 Felt Objects, Lark Books

2006, 2008, 2010  AIC Museum Shop; holiday card photography

2007–2009  Hat Life, New York; essays 

INVITED VISITING ARTIST LECTURES 

2018  Costume Society of America Symposium, Colonial Williamsburg

2014  Headwear Lecture; Olympia Fields Country Club, IL

2013  Costume Society of America Symposium, Chicago; presenter

2012  Hat Camp symposium, Los Angeles

2011  Art Institute of Chicago, Associates Board

2009  Victoria & Albert Museum, London; symposium participant 

2007  Charles Sturt University, Australia

2003  What’s on Your Head, Columbus; moderator

2003  Judith M., La Grange, IN: Royal Ascot

2002  Costume Society of America; panel coordinator

2000  Harold Washington Library/Couture Club

1999, 2000  Art on the Move, Chicago

PRESS/VIDEO 

2012 Crowns, Goodman Theater; Eia Millinery Design promotional publicity

2006–2009  Hat Magazine, London; editorial

1995–2009  Selected other press: W Magazine; New York Times; Wall St. Journal; 

     Women’s Wear Daily; Chicago Magazine FASHION; CH5 TV; CH2 TV; Chicago Tribune;     

     Chicago Sun-Times; Victoria; Shuz; American Style; The Hat, London; Shelter; For  

     HerInformation; Chicago Magazine

SAIC & DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE 

2004–present  Annual Headwear Awards, founder/fundraiser

2021–2024  Fashion Department Curriculum Committee

2024  Graduate Admissions Committee, Low-Residency MFA

2023  National Portfolio Day, reviewer for Low-Res MFA program

2015–2018  Part-Time Faculty Liaison, Department of Fashion Design

2015–2019  Supervising Faculty, Swarovski/SAIC studio project

2015  Swarovski 120th Anniversary exhibition, NYC

2012  HEAD GEAR; Winzeler Gear student work exhibition

2009 Fashion Resource Center, millinery restoration project

PROFESSIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCE

1974–1994  

    Neo Labos Dance Theater, NYC 

    Janet Gerson Dance, NYC 

    Homebodies, NYC 

    Chicago Ballet Nutcracker 

    Garden State Ballet, Newark, NJ 

    Dance Express, NYC 

    Dinosaur Dance Company, Boston 

    Nick Navarro Dancers, Tokyo, Japan 

    La Scala Ballet, Madrid, Spain 

    MGM Grand’s Jubilee, Las Vegas, NV 

    Nevada Dance Theater, Las Vegas, NV 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

2024–present  Fulbright Alumni Association

2013–2015, 2017–2018  Costume Society of America

2013–2015  College Art Association

2004–2005  CHAPEAU: The Milliners Guild; co-founder

2002  Harper College Fashion Advisory Committee

1995–2002  Millinery Arts Alliance; co-founder, president

LANGUAGES 

French: Working Proficiency 

Estonian: Limited Proficiency 

German: Elementary Proficiency