BIOGRAPHY / RESUME
Vojislav Radovanović is a Serbian visual artist, independent curator, producer, and videographer based in Los Angeles, California. Born in Valjevo, Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia) in 1982, he witnessed the turbulent political unrest and war in the Balkan region during his youth. This experience influenced his visual and conceptual artwork, which advocates for beauty, environmentalism, mental health, and societal transmutation. He relocated to Los Angeles in 2017.
Radovanović's artwork often features wild plants, specifically weeds, which he uses as a metaphor for nature's powerful ingenuity. The symbolism and conceptualism of weeds also apply to multiple human aspects, including endurance, LGBTQ identity, the immigrant experience, and colonization.
Since his first solo exhibition at the National Museum of Valjevo at age fifteen, Radovanović has presented his works internationally in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Notable cultural institutions where he has exhibited include MOAH: Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Torrance Art Museum, Angels Gate Cultural Center, Diana Berger Gallery, Brea Art Gallery, Huntington Beach Art Center, California, USA; Mall Galleries in London, UK; UNESCO Headquarters, The Swedish Institute in Paris, France; Centre of Contemporary Art in Torun, Poland; The Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid - CBA in Madrid, Spain; Belgrade City Museum, Museum of Yugoslavia, and The National Library of Serbia in Belgrade, Serbia. Radovanović recently completed a year-long art residency as a community-engaged artist at MOAH Lancaster as part of the Artists At Work program supported by the Mellon Foundation.
Radovanović, along with his partner, artist Jason Jenn, co-founded L.A. Art Documents, an online video archive dedicated to the contemporary art scene in Los Angeles and beyond. Radovanović is represented by the Walter Maciel Gallery in Los Angeles.
EDUCATION
BFA at The University of Belgrade, Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia (5 years program, Graduated in 2005)
-Printmaking Department, The Class of Professor Marija Dragojlović (2000-2002)
-Painting and Multimedia Department, The Class of Professor Dragan Jovanović (2002-2005)
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
2023
PLAYGROUND AT THE ABANDONED CHAPEL, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2022
ORNITHOMANCY, curated by Jason Jenn, Diana Berger Gallery at Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA, USA
2020
TABLEAUX VIVANTS, Cultural center of Novi Sad, Mali Likovni Salon, Novi Sad, SRB
2018
PRAYER FOR TRAVELERS: Diary of an Immigrant, MuzeuMM, Los Angeles, California, USA
2016
AGE OF FERTILITY, curated by Mateusz Kozieradzki, CoCA, Centre of Contemporary Art / CSW Torun, PL
DRAWING AS EVENT, Gallery ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia
SELECTION of VIDEO-WORKS Vojislav Radovanović, curated by Mateusz Kozieradzki, Galeria Nad Wisla, Torun, PL
2015
THEORY OF UNITY, Gallery of Contemporary Art Niš, Salon 77, Niš, SRB
2013
PROJECT: GARDEN OF EDEN, curated by Biljana Jotić, Cultural Center of Novi Sad, SRB
WEED ALWAYS FLOURISH, Gallery SULUJ, Belgrade, SRB
2007
DIE NEUE GALERIE, VIP (video, installation, performance) Art gallery, curated by Gabrijel H. Savic Ra, Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, SRB
2002
BATHCULTURE, curated by Biljana Tomić, Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, SRB
1997
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, National Museum, Valjevo, SRB
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / FESTIVALS
2023
NOMAD II, Torrance Art Museum's Pop-Up exhibition at Del Amo Crossing Building Complex, Torrance, CA, USA
VACATIONS IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS, curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, USA
PUMP UP THE VOLUME, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
WHERE EARTH BECOMES AETHER, curated by Jason Jenn & Vojislav Radovanović, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
SATURATION: Biennial Visual Arts Festival, Juried by Jedediah Caesar, Bakersfield Art Museum, Bakersfield, CA, USA
MELTING FURNACE, curated by Snežana Saraswati Petrović & Stephanie Sherwood, Rankka Gallery, Helsinki, FI
BY DEGREES, Curated by Luciana Abait & Lawrence Gipe, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA, USA
2022
MEMORIES OF TOMORROW’S SUNRISE, curated by J. Jenn, V. Radovanović, and Mika Cho, Ronald H. Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
ANTELOPE VALLEY WALLS Mural Festival, "Flying House" Mural at Deputy Pierre W. Bain Park in Lancaster, CA, USA
FUTURE PATCHWORK, curated by Annie Seaton, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION #14: Cal State LA Edition, curated by Liz Gordon and Mika Cho, Ronald H. Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2021
LOS ANGELES ART ASSOCIATION'S 2021 OPEN SHOW, curated by Peter Frank, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, USA
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PARLOUR GAMES & MAGIC, curated by Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović, Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA, USA
DRAWN TO PAPER: Fresh Perspectives in Mixed Media, Curated by Heather Bowling, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA
COUNT DOWN, curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA, USA
NOMAD, Torrance Art Museum's Pop-Up exhibition at Del Amo Crossing Building Complex, Torrance, CA, USA
THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL VIDEO POETRY FESTIVAL, Athens, GR
THE LOS ANGELES OPEN 2021, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
SANCTUARY OF THE AFTERMATH, curated by Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, USA
2020
ENTANGLED - UPLETENI, curator Maja Ćirić, assistant curator Lav Mrenović, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade, SRB
SUBORDINATED REALITY, curated by Martin Calvino, UG-Fest, Contemporary Art Centre Pispala, Tampere, FI
SUBORDINATED REALITY, curated by Martin Calvino, VBKÖ, Vienna, AT
KALAKARI International Film Festival, Official selection, Dewas, IND
35TH ANNUAL MADE IN CALIFORNIA - MICA 2020, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA
EXISTIMOS (We Exist)", curated by Micheal Swank, Proyecto Galería, Mexico City, MX
LOVE FOR THE HOMELAND, curated by Katarina Stanković Bjegović, PAROBROD, Belgrade, SRB
#COUNTMEIN 2020 CENSUS PROJECT, curated by Andi Campognone, MOAH Lancaster, CA, USA
WHAT IS IT ABOUT TREES?, curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA, USA
COLLABORATE AND CREATE, curated by Andi Campognone, The Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA, USA
DIGITAL PERSPECTIVES, Portland State University, Gallery MK, Portland, Oregon, USA
2019
WOVEN STORIES, curated by Andi Campognone and Robert Benítez, Lancaster Museum of Art and History - MOAH, Lancaster, CA, USA
34TH ANNUAL MADE IN CALIFORNIA - MICA 2019, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA
PRIED, curated by Izzy Berdan and Dave J. Bermingham, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
BORDERS: REPRESENTATION AND REALITY, curated by Gabrijel H. Savic Ra, Portland State University, Gallery MK, Portland, Oregon, USA
2018
LABYRINTH, curated by Krzysztof Białowicz, Bravo Gallery / Kulturpark Kosice, SK
IN THE BEGINNING, curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA, USA
MIGRATIONS / MIGRACJE, curated by Rafał Boetner-Łubowski, Artus Court Cultural Center (Centrum Kultury Dwór Artusa), Torun, PL
QUEER, ACE/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA, USA
FACE TO FACE WITH A WINNER, curator: Katarina Stanković Bjegović, ULUS Gallery, Belgrade, SRB
33RD ALL-MEDIA JURIED ARTS EXHIBITION, The Lancaster Museum of Art & History / MOAH: CEDAR, Lancaster, CA, USA
33RD MICA - MADE IN CALIFORNIA, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, USA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VIDEO ART, LACDA Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA
IMMIGRATION 101 / ARTISTS SPEAK OUT, curated by Kathy Gallegos, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017
SEISMIC SHIFT - CONFRONTING CATASTROPHE, curated by MacKenzie Stevens, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS, curated by Gabrijel H. Savic Ra, PNCA Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, USA
MEDIALA: THEN AND NOW, curated by Biljana Jotić and Maja Živanović, Gallery of Radio Television of Serbia, Belgrade, SRB
ART ON PAPER, curated by Biljana Jotić, Gallery of the National Library of Serbia, Belgrade, SRB
2016
TREASURES FOR THE FUTURE, UNESCO, Headquarters, Paris, FR
2015
WILDLIFE ART Annual Art Show, Mall Galleries, London, UK
CURATING
2023
WHERE EARTH BECOMES AETHER, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2022
MEMORIES OF TOMORROW’S SUNRISE, co-curating with Jason Jenn and Mika Cho, Ronald H. Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2021
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PARLOUR GAMES & MAGIC, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA, USA
SANCTUARY OF THE AFTERMATH, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2020
L.A. MISE-EN-SCÈNE, Video Art & Experimental Cinema Festival, Maiden LA official program, co-curating with Jason Jenn, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2013
FESTIVAL PROCVETAJ, curating international video art exhibition, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Belgrade, SRB
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2023
BEST IN SHOW at SATURATION: Biennial Visual Arts Festival, juried by Jedediah Caesar, Bakersfield Art Museum, Bakersfield, CA, USA
2022
STIPEND from Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for Healing Centered Engagement Training, Flourish Agenda, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2021
ARTISTS AT WORK, The Mellon Foundation, Lancaster, CA and New York, NY, USA
2020
STAFF PICK AWARD at MICA - MADE IN CALIFORNIA, The Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, USA
2019
QUICK GRANT PROGRAM, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, CA, USA
2018
3RD BEST OF EXHIBITION at 33RD ALL-MEDIA JURIED ARTS EXHIBITION, MOAH, Lancaster, CA, USA
MAYOR'S CHOICE at MICA - MADE IN CALIFORNIA, The Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, USA
2004.
KULTUR KONTAKT AUSTRIA Grant, Vienna, AT
STIPEND from Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, AT
SPECIAL AWARD at IV ART BIENNIAL, Cultural Center of Smederevo, SRB
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Centre of Contemporary Art Torun Collection / CSW Torun, Poland
Fondazione Imago Mundi / Luciano Benetton Collection, Treviso, Italy
Gallery of Contemporary Art Niš Collection, Niš, Serbia
SELECTED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
ARTISTS AT WORK (Community Engaged Artist supported by the Mellon Foundation) at MOAH, Lancaster, CA, USA (2021-22)
KIPAIPAI (Artists Development Program), Joshua Tree, CA, USA (2019)
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at CoCA, Centre of Contemporary Art / CSW Torun, PL (2016)
CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS (Artist in Residence), Paris, FR (2015)
FORT GEORGE CROATIA (Artist in Residence), Vis, HR (2013)
CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS (Artist in Residence), Paris, FR (2011)
SELECTED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
-Professional Development Training in Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Practice for Artists and Creatives
Organized by Artists at Work (AAW) with mentor Tasha Golden (2023)
-Healing Centered Engagement Training
6-Month program organized by Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and the Flourish Agenda, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2022)
-Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg, Austria
Multimedia and Performance Art / The Class of Professor Caroline Broadhead (2004)
THEATRE
2020
ECSTASY FOR EVERYONE, Artistic direction for Jason Jenn's one man act, Vashon Art Center, Vashon, WA, USA
2019
LADYBIRD - A HOLIDAY POSADA, Artistic direction, Center for The Arts Theatre Pasadena (Pasadena City College), CA, USA
TELEVISION CARRIER
L.A. ART DOCUMENTS (Originally started as Art Documents, 2009-2017, and then L.A. Art Documents 2017-present)
Co-founder, Producer, and Director - An Online Video Archive dedicated to The Contemporary Art Scene in Los Angeles and Beyond (www.laartdocumets.com)
RADIO TELEVISION OF SERBIA / SERBIAN BROADCAST AGENCY / Cultural and Education Program RTS 2 (2009-2013)
Writer and Director of the TV Show LIKOVNA KOLONIJA; Journalist and on-site Reporter for the weekly shows BEOKULT and METROPOLIS.
ARTYČOK TV (2009-2013)
Producer for Central Balkan - Web television specialized in covering Contemporary Art Exhibitions across Europe with a special focus on young visual artists and the Independent Art Scene (www.artycok.tv).
TV STUDIO B (2009-2011)
Weekly Show GRADOLOGIJA (Host / On-air Host / Journalist)
GRADOLOGIJA (the Show's name combines two words Grad=City and Logija=Science) was a program dedicated to the culture, urbanism, and history, with a special focus on contemporary architecture and design in combination with stories about Belgrade's rich cultural heritage.
TV AVALA (2008-2009)
Anchor and On-air Reporter / Journalist for Live Programs: News and Morning Program.