Marko Kusmuk was born 1985 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, lives and works in Belgrade, Serbia. 2007 Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo (BIH), Department of Painting. 2008 Master's degree, Academia di Belle Arti, Department of Painting, Rome (Italy). 2016 graduated Doctoral Studies in Arts, Belgrade (Serbia), Faculty of Arts and Design, Department of painting. He has exhibited in 25 solo and more than 80 juried exhibitions at home and abroad. He works as independent artist, expressing through painting, drawing and sculpture. Artworks are in public and private collections.
Education:
(2011- 2016) Doctoral Studies in Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, Belgrade (Serbia), Department of Painting
(2007-2008) Specialist studies at Accademia di belle Arti, Roma (Italy), Department of Painting
(2003-2007) Academic Studies, Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Department of Painting
Prizes and Awards:
Award for Painting - The "Momcilo Momo Kapor" Foundation 2025, Belgrade/Serbia
Golden Osten Award – Osten Biennial of Drawing 2022, Skopje/North Macedonia
First Prize Award– Venice Lands Art Prize 2019, Italy
First Drawing Award of the Vladimir Velickovic Drawing Fund 2018, Belgrade/Serbia
First Prize Award of 100 years of ULUS Association of Fine Artist of Serbia 2018, Belgrade/Serbia
The Donkey Art Prize, Milan/Italy, 2011, 10 finalists
Nis Art Fondation, Nis/Serbia, 2018, Special recognition of Youth 2018
Group exhibitions:
Collectively he displayed on more than forty juried exhibitions at home and abroad
(China, Italy, Germany, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia).
Solo exhibitions:
(2024) "Anatomy of Sound" - Salon of the Museum of the City of Belgrade/Serbia
(2023) "Resonance" - Steiner Gallery, Wien/Austria
(2022) "Beasts and Feathers" - Cultural Station Svilara, Novi Sad/Serbia
(2022) "Beasts and Feathers" - Banski Dvor, Banja Luka /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2022) "Awakening" - Osten Gallery, Skopje/North Macedonia
(2022) "States" - Sanjaj Gallery, Belgrade/Serbia
(2021) "Dissonance" - National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2021) "Dissonance" - Museum of the City of Split, Split/Croatia
(2021) "Dissonance" - Cultural Center Trebinje, Trebinje /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2021) "Dissonance" - Gallery A55, Nis/Serbia
(2020) "Witnesses" - Progres Gallery, BNJ Quarter, Belgrade /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2019) "Surditas" - Haos Gallery, Exhibition of Awarded Works by the Veličković Foundation, Belgrade/Serbia
(2019) "Surditas" - Hotel Termag Gallery, Charity Auction Exhibition, Jahorina/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2019) Spinnerei, Leipzig/Germany
(2018) CMS Gallery, Belgrade/Serbia
(2017) ULUS Gallery, Belgrade/Serbia
(2016) "3+33+63" Hotela Termag Gallery, Jahorina/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2016) "faces and masks" - Andrićgrad, exhibition program in the ninth international Film Festival Kustendorf,
Visegrad /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2013) "faces and masks" - doctoral exhibition, House of King Petar, Belgrade/Serbia
(2011)) '' Eyewitnesses '' Galeria Brera, Milano (Art price Donkey)/Italy
(2011) '' All my angels '' Bell Gallery, Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2010) '' Eyewitnesses' gallery Macola, Mecavnik/Serbia
(2009) '' Graduation Exhibition 'Gallery, Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2008) '' Crab as a pretext '' Cultural Center Gallery Buca, Tivat /Montenegro
(2007) '' Graduation Exhibition 'Gallery G3, Pale/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(24.octobar, 2007) Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Professional associations, membership
Member DIV (Art Association Diversus Visum) of 2015.
Member of ULUS (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia) since 2014.
Member of ULUS ULUCG (Association of Artists of Montenegro) since 2008.
Member of ULUS ULUBiH (Association of Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina) since 2009
Education:
(2011- 2016) Doctoral Studies in Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, Belgrade (Serbia), Department of Painting
(2007-2008) Specialist studies at Accademia di belle Arti, Roma (Italy), Department of Painting
(2003-2007) Academic Studies, Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Department of Painting
Prizes and Awards:
Award for Painting - The "Momcilo Momo Kapor" Foundation 2025, Belgrade/Serbia
Golden Osten Award – Osten Biennial of Drawing 2022, Skopje/North Macedonia
First Prize Award– Venice Lands Art Prize 2019, Italy
First Drawing Award of the Vladimir Velickovic Drawing Fund 2018, Belgrade/Serbia
First Prize Award of 100 years of ULUS Association of Fine Artist of Serbia 2018, Belgrade/Serbia
The Donkey Art Prize, Milan/Italy, 2011, 10 finalists
Nis Art Fondation, Nis/Serbia, 2018, Special recognition of Youth 2018
Group exhibitions:
Collectively he displayed on more than forty juried exhibitions at home and abroad
(China, Italy, Germany, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia).
Solo exhibitions:
(2024) "Anatomy of Sound" - Salon of the Museum of the City of Belgrade/Serbia
(2023) "Resonance" - Steiner Gallery, Wien/Austria
(2022) "Beasts and Feathers" - Cultural Station Svilara, Novi Sad/Serbia
(2022) "Beasts and Feathers" - Banski Dvor, Banja Luka /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2022) "Awakening" - Osten Gallery, Skopje/North Macedonia
(2022) "States" - Sanjaj Gallery, Belgrade/Serbia
(2021) "Dissonance" - National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2021) "Dissonance" - Museum of the City of Split, Split/Croatia
(2021) "Dissonance" - Cultural Center Trebinje, Trebinje /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2021) "Dissonance" - Gallery A55, Nis/Serbia
(2020) "Witnesses" - Progres Gallery, BNJ Quarter, Belgrade /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2019) "Surditas" - Haos Gallery, Exhibition of Awarded Works by the Veličković Foundation, Belgrade/Serbia
(2019) "Surditas" - Hotel Termag Gallery, Charity Auction Exhibition, Jahorina/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2019) Spinnerei, Leipzig/Germany
(2018) CMS Gallery, Belgrade/Serbia
(2017) ULUS Gallery, Belgrade/Serbia
(2016) "3+33+63" Hotela Termag Gallery, Jahorina/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2016) "faces and masks" - Andrićgrad, exhibition program in the ninth international Film Festival Kustendorf,
Visegrad /Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2013) "faces and masks" - doctoral exhibition, House of King Petar, Belgrade/Serbia
(2011)) '' Eyewitnesses '' Galeria Brera, Milano (Art price Donkey)/Italy
(2011) '' All my angels '' Bell Gallery, Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2010) '' Eyewitnesses' gallery Macola, Mecavnik/Serbia
(2009) '' Graduation Exhibition 'Gallery, Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2008) '' Crab as a pretext '' Cultural Center Gallery Buca, Tivat /Montenegro
(2007) '' Graduation Exhibition 'Gallery G3, Pale/Bosnia and Herzegovina
(24.octobar, 2007) Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Professional associations, membership
Member DIV (Art Association Diversus Visum) of 2015.
Member of ULUS (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia) since 2014.
Member of ULUS ULUCG (Association of Artists of Montenegro) since 2008.
Member of ULUS ULUBiH (Association of Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina) since 2009