Neli Ružić is a multimedia artist who explores the perception of time and various aspects of temporality. She has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in many exhibitions, projects, and festivals in Croatia, Europe, the USA, and Latin America. Ružić has been awarded a number of awards and grants including Slobodna Dalmacija Annual Art Award Jure Kaštelan, Split (2024); the second award T-HTnagrada@msu.hr, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb (2016), Conacyt scholarship, Mexico (2012-2013); ArtsLink residency program at Headlands Centre for the Arts, Sausalito, USA (1996). Her works are part of the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Split, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Marino Cettina Gallery in Umag. Ružić graduated in painting from the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade and holds a master’s degree from the Facultad de Artes, UAEM, Mexico. In the late 1990s, she moved to Mexico City, where she taught at ENPEG La Esmeralda, Centro Nacional de las Artes, from 2003 to 2012. She is full-time professor at the Painting Department of the Arts Academy, University of Split.