Zagreb

Valentina Ožbolt was born in Zagreb, where she graduated with a Master's degree from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Zagreb. During her studies at the Faculty of Architecture, she gained work experience by participating in various projects and competitions for mainly social purposes (competition for the American school, competition for the kindergarten, competition for the medical centre). In addition to the Faculty of Architecture, she also enrolled in the Academy Dramatic Arts - majoring in photography and production.

After completing her postgraduate studies, she finished the project of revitalizing the industrial architecture of the factory in Kamensko, which she transformed into a fashion centre under the mentorship of Professor Nenad Fabijanić, after which she received a scholarship from an Italian foundation and went abroad.

Upon her return to Croatia, she got a job as an external assistant at the Department of Design with Professor Vesna Mikić at the Faculty of Architecture.

She currently lives and works in an architectural office in Zagreb.