Josip Šurlin was born on July 16, 1993 in Split, Croatia. 

 

In 2012 he graduated at the School of Fine Arts in Split.

 

In 2012 he enrolls at the Arts Academy in Split at the department of painting.

 

In 2015 he earned his bachelor's degree in painting in the class of professor Gorki Žuvela.

 

In 2017 he finished his master's degree in painting in the class of professor Viktor Popović and professor Neli Ružić.

 

From 2014 to 2020 he participated at several group exhibitions and presented his works in more than ten solo exhibitions.

 

In 2018 he became a member of the Croatian Fine Artists Association of Split (HULU, Split).

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Since 2020 he is working as an assistant at the Academy of Fine Arts in Split, the department of painting.

 

Solo exhibitions:

 

2023 – Taking measures, Multimedial cultural center (MKC), Split, curators: Ana Bratić, Božo Kesić

 

2022 – Post Residuum, Gallery VN, Zagreb, curator: Ana Bratić,

 

           Gallery Knifer, Osijek, curator: Ana Bratić

 

2022 – Štakorov manifest / Rat's Manifesto, Studio 21 Gallery, Split, curator: Ana Bratić

 

2021 – Afterwardsness, Gallery Praktika, NMG@PRAKTIKA, Split, curator: Natasha Kadin

 

2020 – Personal anarchy, Salon Galić Gallery, Split, curator: Božo Kesić

 

2019 – Tranzit 2019 / Transit 2019, Gallery Matica Hrvatska, Zagreb, curator: Vanja Babić

 

2018 – Oblike življenja / Forms of Life, Gallery Ravne, Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia, curators: Jasminka Babić, Jernej Kožar   

 

2018 – Forms of Life, Gallery SC, Zagreb, curator: Božo Kesić

 

2017 – Giles Blatta and His Secret Passages, Gallery of Fine Arts, Split, curator: Božo Kesić

 

2016 – Premiere 48, Loggia, Golden gate, Split, curator: Dora Derado

 

2015 – Progres 1, City Museum of Split, Split, curator: Anđelko Mihanović

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Group exhibitions:

 

2023 – Friendly Space, FOMO Art Space, Zürich, Switzerland

 

2023 – Radoslav Putar Award - Finale 2023, Salon Galić Gallery, Split

 

2022 – Presence and visibility, 25 years of the Arts Academy of the University of Split, MKC, Split

 

2020 – 35th Youth Salon, Millennial, PM Gallery HDLU, Zagreb

 

2018 – 13th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Gliptoteka HAZU, Zagreb

 

2017 – Work, Text, Context - Forms of collaborative practices, The City Hall, Split

 

2015 – First student biennale, Waldinger Gallery, Osijek

 

2014 – Project Szymborska, Olsztyn, Poland

 

Acknowledgements and awards:

 

2015 – written acknowledgement from the Academy of Arts in Osijek at the First student biennale