Vojislav Radovanović
Vojislav Radovanović is a Serbian artist, art director, documentarian, and independent curator 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.
Radovanović's artwork often focuses on 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, queer identity, the immigrant experience, and colonization. He relocated to Los Angeles in 2017.
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, Diana Berger Gallery, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Angels Gate Cultural Center, 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, National Library of Serbia, and The White Palace in Belgrade, Serbia.
Radovanović recently completed a year-long residency as a community-engaged artist at MOAH Lancaster as part of the Artists At Work program supported by Mellon Foundation. He is represented by Walter Maciel Gallery in Los Angeles.
EDUCATION
-The University of Belgrade, Faculty of Fine Arts, Graduated 2005 in Belgrade, SRB
Print-making Department (2000-2002)
Painting and Multi-media Department (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 Fine Arts, Niš, SRB
2013
PROJECT: GARDEN OF EDEN, Cultural center of Novi Sad, SRB
WEED ALWAYS FLOURISH, Gallery SULUJ, Belgrade, SRB
2007
DIE NEUE GALERIE, VIP (video, installation, performance) Art gallery, curator Gabrijel Savic Ra, Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, SRB
2002
BATHCULTURE, curator Biljana Tomić, Student Cultural Center, Belgrade, SRB
1997
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, National Museum, Valjevo, SRB
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / FESTIVALS
2023
WHERE EARTH BECOMES AETHER, curated by J. Jenn, V. 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
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
MEMORIES OF TOMORROW’S SUNRISE, curated by J. Jenn, V. Radovanović, and Mika Cho, Ronald H. Silverman 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, Juried 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 Pop Up exhibition, Torrance, CA, USA
FACTORY FILM FEST, curated by Shazia "ZsaZsa" K, Galeria Vida, Los Angeles, 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
INTERGALACTIC, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California, USA
VIDEO ART MIDEN, curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, The New Museum of Networked Art & Video Art Miden Kalamata, online
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 (The Austrian Association of Women Artists), 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
HOBSON’S CHOICE, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, 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
MY YOUTH, curated by K Ryan Henisey, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
CA 101, Friends of Redondo Beach Arts, Redondo Beach, CA, USA
SELECTION ART SHOW 2019, Touchon&Co Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
WE CHOOSE ART, curated by Baha H. Danesh, The Montalban, Los Angeles, CA, USA
OUT LOUD: A CULTURAL EVOLUTION, Hangout, Long Beach, CA, USA
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, 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
NUDE ART LA, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
3x3, Virtularium gallery, El Segundo art Walk, El Segundo, CA, USA
42ND FINE ART COLONY / SOPOCANI VIEW, Gallery "Stara Kapetanija", Zemun, SRB
QUEER, ACE/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA, USA
CA 101, Friends of Redondo Beach Arts, Redondo Beach, 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, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
NAKED AS A DAISY, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA
SMALL WORKS, The Vast Lab, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017
8X8 SILENT ART AUCTION, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
SEISMIC SHIFT - CONFRONTING CATASTROPHE, curated by MacKenzie Stevens, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS, PNCA Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, USA
ADDICTION, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA, 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 show, Mall Galleries, London, UK
CURATING
2023
WHERE EARTH BECOMES AETHER, curated by J. Jenn, V. Radovanović, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, 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
2021
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PARLOUR GAMES & MAGIC, curated by Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović, Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, CA, USA
SANCTUARY OF THE AFTERMATH, group exhibition, 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
PROCVETAJ, curating international video art selection, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade, SRB
THEATRE
2020
ECSTASY FOR EVERYONE, Performance by Jason Jenn, artistic direction, Vashon Art Center, Vashon, WA, USA
2019
LADYBIRD - A HOLIDAY POSADA, Artistic direction, Center for The Arts Theatre Pasadena (Pasadena City College), CA, USA
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2023
BEST IN SHOW at SATURATION: Biennial Visual Arts Festival, juried by Jedediah Caesar, Bakersfield Art Museum, Bakersfield, CA, 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
SELECTED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
-ARTISTS AT WORK (Community Engaged Artist supported by 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)
-SALZBURG INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, (Summer Academy), Salzburg, AT (2004)
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 - Documentation service for gallery exhibitions and artist profiles for archival and promotional use (www.laartdocumets.com)
- RADIO TELEVISION OF SERBIA / RTS2 (Cultural and Education program 2009-2011)
Director of the TV Show LIKOVNA KOLONIJA; Journalist-Reporter for the TV Shows BEOKULT and METROPOLIS.
- ARTYČOK TV (2009-2013)
Producer for central Balkan - web television specialized for promoting young artists across Europe (www.artycok.tv).
- TV STUDIO B (2009-2011)
TV Show GRADOLOGIJA
Host; On-air Host; Journalist. (GRADOLOGIJA was a program dedicated to culture, specializing in contemporary architecture and Belgrade's cultural heritage).
- TV AVALA (2008-2009)
Anchor and journalist for the News, Morning program, and Cultural and Educational program.