red. prof. art. Matko Vekić

He was born in 1970 in Zagreb. He graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1995 in the class of Prof. Đuro Seder. So far, he has exhibited at numerous group and more than 50 solo exhibitions, including several monographic exhibitions. He represented Croatia twice in Cairo, in 2006 at the 10th International Biennale and in 2010 at the 12th International Biennale, and in 2009 in Venice at the 53rd International Biennale. His works can be found in the holdings of prominent Croatian museums and galleries and private collections in the country and abroad. He has received multiple awards for his work, including at the 6. Biennial of Painting, the Slavko Kopač Grand Prix Award and the state Vladimir Nazor Award for the best exhibition (2022). Since 2017, he has been a full professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He is a member of the Croatian Association of Artists.

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2021 – "Archipelago", Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb 2019 – "Doubts and Complementarities", Lauba, Zagreb 2016 – "Orientalization", Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb 2010 – "The Cruelty of the Circle", HDLU Bačva Gallery, Zagreb 2008 – "Symbol, Sign, Emblem, Ornament and Crime", Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb 2005 – "Animal Circle – Zodiac", Art Pavilion, Zagreb