Short Bio
Marina Rajšić (b. 1995, Rijeka, Croatia) is an artist and visual communications designer. She holds a master degree in Visual Communications and bachelor degree in Applied Arts from the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka. In December 2018, she published the artist's book The Art(ifice) of Beauty, for which she received the Rector's Award from the University of Rijeka. She was a finalist for the 2022 Radoslav Putar Award, part of the international YVAA – Young Visual Artists Awards network. In 2022, she received the 2nd Prize of the Ivan Kožarić Award, established by the City of Zagreb in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb. In 2023, she received the Award for Best Young Artist from the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts (ULUPUH). In 2025, she received an award at the 15th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, organized by the Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Her works are held in the public collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Istria in Pula. She is a member of the Croatian Association of Independent Artists.
CV
2023–
- Member of the Croatian Freelance Artists’ Association
2019
- Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania – assistant / professional internship
2017–2019
- Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, Croatia / Visual Communication Design and Graphic Design / MA
2014–2017
- Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, Croatia / Applied Arts / BA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026
- Print Screen film, Apoteka – Space for Contemporary Art, Vodnjan, Croatia
2025
- Soft Waste, Garaža Kamba Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2024
- Print Screen, VN Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2022
- Special Occasion, Šikuti Gallery (Šikuti Machinae), Šikuti, Croatia
- Special Occasion, Town Gallery, Labin, Croatia
- The Art(ifice) of Beauty, HDLU Istria Gallery, Pula, Croatia
2021
- Lipa Particles / Recognition of Absence, Lipa Remembers Memorial Centre (Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka), Lipa, Croatia
- Print Screen, Filodrammatica Gallery (Drugo More), Rijeka, Croatia
- Balance, Public Space, Labin Art Express XXI, Labin, Croatia
2019
- Print Screen 0, Lamparna Gallery, Labin, Croatia
2018
- The Art(ifice) of Beauty, SKC Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
2017
- Instruction Manual, Labin Town Museum (St Stephen), Labin, Croatia
2016
- The First Impression, Labin Town Museum (St Stephen), Labin, Croatia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2026
- 61st Zagreb Salon of Applied Arts and Design, National Museum of Modern Art (Oktogon), Zagreb, Croatia
- Natura Po_etica, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
2025
- 15th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
- Perspectives, Pula City Gallery, Pula, Croatia
- The Art of Resistance, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
- Interweavings, Coastal Galleries, Piran, Slovenia
2024
- 29th Slavonian Biennial, Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek, Croatia
- Gdje smo bili, što smo postali?, Town Gallery, Labin, Croatia
- Perceptions, Dom Omladine Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- 42nd Split Salon, Salon Galić, Split, Croatia
- Perceptions, Forum Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
- 37th Youth Salon / Situation, Archaeological Museum, HDLU Croatian Association of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
- Perceptions, Kortil Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
2023
- Where is this Cloud Floating?, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia
- Seven Faces of the City, BKC Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Perceptions, Town Gallery, Labin, Croatia
2022
- 14th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Meštrović Pavilion (HDLU), Zagreb, Croatia
- Radoslav Putar Award 2022 – Finalists, Salon Galić, Split, Croatia
2021
- Stories Behind Cities (Novi Sad / Rijeka / Timișoara), SKC Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
- 100 x 100 SRETNO!, Town Gallery, Labin, Croatia
- Seven Faces of the City, Kortil Gallery (European Capital of Culture Rijeka 2020), Rijeka, Croatia
2020
- With the Collection / Workshop Online, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia
2019
- Beyond the Horizon, SC Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
- 23rd LUL, Town Gallery, Labin, Croatia
- Dream of Trust – New Istrian Giants, MMC City Gallery, Umag, Croatia
2018
- I AM (First of May Incubator), Decumanus Gallery, Krk, Croatia
- Grisia Youth, Public Space, Rovinj, Croatia
2017
- APURI / ALU, PIKTO Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
- D-Day / Starting Point: Gotovac, SKC Gallery, Rijeka, Croatia
COLLECTIONS / ACQUISITIONS
2023 Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, CRO – Print Screen
2022 Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, CRO – Paused Lipa Particles
2021 Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral, Rijeka, CRO – Lipa Particles / video documentation
2021 Labin City Collection, Labin, CRO – Currently Unavailable Printed Material… / photo documentation
2021 Museum of Contemporary Art of Istria, Pula, CRO – Balance / photo documentation
AWARDS
2025 Award of the 15th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture – one of three equal awards, Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatia
2024 Award for Best Young Artist of 2023, Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts (ULUPUH), Croatia
2022 2nd Prize, Ivan Kožarić Award, Museum of Contemporary Art and City of Zagreb, Croatia
2022 Radoslav Putar Award finalist, Institute for Contemporary Art, Croatia
2021 2nd Prize, LUL 24 Award, Labin Town Gallery and City of Labin, Croatia
2019 Rector’s Award, University of Rijeka, for best work
2017 1st Prize, Computer Graphics, ArteFact association
PUBLICATIONS
- 2026 Soft Waste: Notes on Wool, Nature and Traces That Linger, (author) Prirodno-umjetnički kružok, Zagreb, CRO
- 2026 Natura Po_etica, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, CRO
- 2025 15th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, CRO
- 2024 Institute of Invisible, 29th Slavonian Biennial, Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek, CRO
- 2024 37th Youth Salon, HDLU Croatian Association of Fine Arts, Zagreb, CRO
- 2024 Regeneracija, 42nd Split Salon, Croatian Association of Visual Artists – Split, CRO
- 2023 Where is this Cloud Floating?, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, CRO
- 2022 14th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, CRO
- 2020 David Maljković: With the Collection, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, CRO
- 2018 JATO Collective 2015–2018, Self-published, Rijeka, CRO
- 2018 The Art(ifice) of Beauty, (author) Self-published, Rijeka, CRO
EDUCATIONAL MENTORING / ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS
2024–present
- “Točka”, Potpićan – leading continuous art workshops for children
2024
- Wool Processing Workshop, ReGalerija, Zabok (GOKUL – City Organisation for Culture) – three-day workshop on wool processing and education for adults
2023
- Unravelling, Town Gallery, Labin – workshop on traditional wool processing for adults
- Museum Night, Town Gallery, Labin – educational workshop for adults
2022
- Obuhvat, Dubrova Sculpture Park (MKS) – thematic workshop inspired by the sculptures Plod (1975) by Ana Bešlić and Obuhvat (1978) by Vlasta Tihec Zorko
- Znakoviti Park, Dubrova Sculpture Park (MKS)
2021
- Media Encounters II, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka – thematic workshop inspired by the work of Sanja Iveković, accompanying her exhibition
- The Role of Sound in Contemporary Art, First Croatian High School in Rijeka – lecture as part of the Back to School series
- Rijetka ptica, Dubrova Sculpture Park (MKS) – thematic workshop inspired by the work of Ivan Kožarić
- Krošnje Dubrove, Dubrova Sculpture Park (MKS) – thematic workshop inspired by the work of Edo Murtić
- Pticoliki ljudi, Dubrova Sculpture Park (MKS) – thematic workshop inspired by the work of Josip Diminić
- Dodir, Dubrova Sculpture Park (MKS) – thematic workshop inspired by the work of Emil Bobanović
- Stog(a) ponovimo, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka – thematic workshop inspired by the work of Ivan Kožarić, accompanying his exhibition
- 50 Metres of Rijeka, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka – thematic workshop inspired by the work of Ivan Kožarić, marking the 100th anniversary of his birth
2019
- Walk-Through, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania – mentoring and organisation of a site-specific workshop and exhibition
OTHER – RESIDENCIES, COLLABORATIONS, PROJECTS & EDUCATION
2023
- CHC PROSTOR, Split, Croatia – residency
- Art House Buka, Punat, Island of Krk, Croatia – residency
2022
- Kamov Residency Programme, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia – residency
- 44th Mediterranean Sculpture Symposium, Dubrova Sculpture Park – project assistant
- Giuseppina Martinuzzi, Labin Town Museum – visual identity and exhibition design
2021
- Stories Behind Cities, Rijeka / Novi Sad / Timișoara. Inbox Novi Sad as part of Creative Europe, European Commission – project collaboration
2020
- JATO Collective 2015–2018. Publication presented as part of the Rijeka 2020 – European Capital of Culture programme
- UI/UX designer, digital agency Brightdock
- With the Collection, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka – workshop under the mentorship of David Maljković
2019
- Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania – assistant, professional internship
- Inspiration, Labin Art Express XXI – EU project / art colony, Labin, Croatia
2018
- JATO Collective, Academy of Arts in Split – guest presentation of projects realised between 2015 and 2018
- Zimmer is Our Gallery, Silba, Croatia – self-organised site-specific workshop by the JATO collective, with mentors Gabriel Hensche, Eliana Otta and Petra Mrša
2017
- The Island is Our Gallery, Silba, Croatia – self-organised site-specific workshop by the JATO collective, with mentors Gabriel Hensche, Eliana Otta and Petra Mrša
2015–2019
- JATO Collective – member of a collective of five young artists collaboratively developing artistic concepts, participating in self-organised site-specific workshops with invited mentors, presenting original projects, exhibiting in gallery and public spaces, and developing project presentations aimed at non-traditional gallery audiences.