Biography
Bogdan Djukanovic (1996, Arandjelovac) completed his undergraduate and master’s academic studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, during which he was a part of a student exchange at the Academy of Fine Arts in Xi’an, China. He continued his artistic improvement at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in France. Djukanovic’s works have been exhibited extensively at significant local and international exhibitions dedicated to emerging artists. He is the founder of the student experimental space Flu OpenLab in Belgrade. Throughout his studies, he was awarded several times for his work so far.
In his artistic practice, he reacts to phenomena from everyday life and the environment in which he finds himself. He is in search of materials and sights that, with their symbolism, physical traits and visual presence, reflect characteristic occurrences from society. By using often contrasting materials and their mutual correlation, he tries to create symbolic constructions, which in interaction with the public build a platform for a possible dialogue, encouraging new observations.
Solo exhibitions:
2023 Mimicry, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment Gallery, Belgrade
2023 After the Silence, Students’ City Cultural Center, Belgrade
2020 Transformation of the Visible, FLU Gallery, Belgrade
Group exhibitions (selected):
2023 UMARELL, Beaux-Arts de Paris – Atelier Sarcevic, Paris
2023 Predaj oružje – raz(na)oružaj se! Vizuelni umetnici protiv nasilja”, Ostavinska Gallery, Belgrade
2023 Podium II – as a part of Society of Joint Responsibility – d.u.o, U10 Art Space, Belgrade
2023 Blue Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary art, Belgrade
2023 Connecting the Future, Josilda da Conceição Gallery, Amsterdam
2023 Connecting the Future, DOTS Gallery, Belgrade
2022 31st Memorial of Nadezda Petrovic: Gestures, Signs of Life, Nadezda Petrovic Art Gallery, Cacak
2022 How to Put Out a Fire With a Spoonful of Water? – as a part of Society of Joint Responsibility – d.u.o, Kula Gallery, Belgrade
2022 Buxenstopp, ES365, Düsseldorf
2022 Independent Art Fair “SUPERMARKET 2022” – as a part of Society of Joint Responsibility – d.u.o, SKHLM Skärholmen Centrum, Stockholm
2022 no-end spool – Atelier Burki, Galerie Gauche – ENSBA, Paris
2022 Free to Create – Create to be Free, MoCAB Salon, Belgrade
2021 Hotel Belgrade – ArtWeekend Belgrade, Hotel Belgrade, Belgrade
2021 14th Watercolor Biennial: Incredible (Im)possibilities: Imagining the Institution of the Future, Contemporary Gallery Zrenjanin, Zrenjanin
2021 Youth Biennial: Language in Common, Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade
2021 Triennial of Drawings and Small Sculptures: Walking the Line, Heritage House, Belgrade
2020 Masterpieces II, U10 Art Space, Belgrade
2019 Exhibition What Will Happen Next? – Heartefact Fund, Gallery of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Belgrade
2019 Real Presence, Kraljevica Marka Warehouse, Belgrade
2019 Exhibition of Awarded Students of the Faculty of Fine Arts for the Academic Year 2018/2019, FLU Gallery, Belgrade
2019 Exhibition Sculptors of Serbia 2019, Cvijeta Zuzoric Pavilion, Belgrade
2019 In Touch With, Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
2018 The Final Show of the Collaborative Multimedia Course “Animating Vision, Xi’An Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’An
2018 Exhibition of Awarded Students of the Faculty of Fine Arts for the Academic Year 2017/2018 year, FLU Gallery, Belgrade
2018 FESTUM 2018, Gallery of the Student Cultural Center, Belgrade
2017 Youth Salon 2017, Small Art Salon of the National Museum, Kragujevac
Awards and support:
– Support for the development and promotion of artistic creativity from the Dots Humanitarian Foundation in the period from March 2022 to August 2023
– Erasmus+ scholarship holder – Beaux-Arts de Paris, 2022
– Co-author of the winning sculpture project on the occasion of the 15th International Student Theater Festival (FIST) at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (in collaboration with Lazar Stojic), 2020
– Prize for sculpture in stone within the exhibition “Sculptors of Serbia 2019” in Belgrade, 2019
– Award for sculpture in metal within the annual exhibition of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, 2019
– ManpowerGroup scholarship holder “We See Talents Hidden in You”, 2018
– Award for exceptional creativity of importance for the municipality of Arandjelovac in 2017/2018 year, 2018
– Prize for sculpture in stone within the annual exhibition of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, 2018
– Studenica Foundation scholarship holder, 2017 – 2020
– Award from the exhibition “Our Youth” within the “Days of Youth” festival in Kragujevac, 2016
