Marko Zeman
Marko Zeman (born 1975, Zagreb, Croatia) is a visual artist working primarily in the medium of painting, but also in the media of drawing, collage, and posters. He is interested in the exploration of form and the painting process, instinctively using various materials in his works. He frequently depicts his immediate surroundings, his personal perception of everyday and ordinary motifs, doing so with a subtle dose of humour.
He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under Zlatko Keser, and graduated in 2010, under Zoltan Novak. He has been exhibiting his work continuously since 2008, and has held solo exhibitions at the Varaždin City Museum (2024), the Croatian Association of Artists’ Karas Gallery in Zagreb (2020), the Močvara club in Zagreb (2020), and the SC Gallery in Zagreb (2013), among others. He was an award winner at the 7th Biennial of Painting in 2024, and won the HPB (Croatian Postal Bank) purchase prize in 2009. His works belong to the collections of the Varaždin City Museum, the HPB, the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, the Erste Fragments in Zagreb, and private collections. In addition to his work as an artist, he is also engaged in design and pedagogical work. He currently teaches at the Academy of Fine Art in Zagreb, Croatia.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 HAGD Gallery, Aalborg, Danemark
2024 Mara & Lara, Trotoar, Zagreb, Croatia
2024 Psihodelična čajanka, Gradski muzej Varaždin, Croatia
2020 Ordinarities, Karas Gallery, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
2020 Posters, Club Močvara, Zagreb, Croatia
2013 Works on Paper, Gallery SC, Zagreb, Coatia
2011 From the Basement, Gallery Marisall, Zagreb, Croatia
2009 Matice hrvatske Gallery, Zagreb (with M. Majić I P. Pavlović)
2009 Gallery Vladimir Filakovac, Zagreb (with M. Majić I P. Pavlović)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 7th biennial of painting in Varaždin, City Museum, Varaždin, Croatia
2023 7th biennial of painting, HDLU, Zagreb
2022 6th biennial of painting in Varaždin, City Museum, Varaždin, Croatia
2021 6th biennial of painting, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
2021 Pop-up, Gallery Canvas, Zagreb, Croatia
2021 Biennale Echoes, Gallery ArtceRZE, Zagreb, Croatia
2019 5th biennial of painting, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
2017 4th biennial of painting, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
2016 Together in Glass, Museum of Ancient Glass, Zadar, Croatia
2013 2nd biennial of painting, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
2011 1st biennial, HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
2010 Marathon Academy, KD Vatroslav Lisinski, Zagreb, Croatia
2009 Transfer of Magic, Gallery Forum, Zagreb, Croatia
2008 Out of Format, Faculty of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia
2005 Passion Heritage, Gallery Kristofor Stanković, Zagreb, Croatia
Selected Press
Vizkultura. Intervju: Marko Zeman. “Autorska kompetitivnost sa samim sobom.” Interview. 2024. [Link]
ArtViewer. “Marko Zeman at Trotoar Gallery.” 2024. [Link]
e-flux. “Marko Zeman: Mara & Lara”. 2024. [Link]
After5.hr. “Mara and Lara”: A Zagreb exhibition worth seeing before going on vacation” 2024. [Link]
Vizkultura / Galerija SC. “Works on Paper” 2013. [Link]
Večernji list. “Slikarstvo Marka Zemana u zagrebačkoj Galeriji Marisall.” Review / feature. 2011. [Link]
Publications
Rodrigues, Martina. Marko Zeman: Mara & Lara. Solo exhibition. Zagreb: Trotoar Gallery, 2024.
Špoljar, Marijan. Marko Zeman: Psychedelic Tea Party — Drawings/Paintings. Solo exhibition. Varaždin: Sermage Palace, Varaždin City Museum, 2024.
Zeman, Marko. Marko Zeman: Ordinarities. Solo exhibition. Zagreb: Karas Gallery, Croatian Association of Artists (HDLU), 2022.
Babić, Vanja; Gottwald, Gaella. Erste Fragments. Ten Editions. Exhibition Catalogue. Rijeka: Erste &Steiermärkische Bank d.d., 2014.
Koerbler, Iva. Marko Zeman: Works on Paper. Solo exhibition. Zagreb: SC Gallery, 2013.
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From the Portraits Series (Behind the Curtain)
From the Portraits Series
From the series Psychedelic Tea Party
From the series Psychedelic Tea Party
Afternoon Coffee
Teapot
Femme Fatale
Mara
Mara 2
Woods
Small Feet (A Small Walk Through the Woods)
Landscape
Girl In Profile
In the Shower 1
In the Shower 2
