Boris Glamocanin

Boris Glamocanin was born in 1980 in Zagreb, Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia. When the Balkan War erupted in the early 1990s, Boris and his family relocated to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he pursued his passion for art. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Banjaluka in 2003 with a degree in painting. During his postgraduate studies, Boris was honored with the ZVONO Award, which led to a residency at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York in 2012. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Education:

• 2011: Master in Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Banjaluka, BiH

• 2003: Degree in Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Banjaluka, BiH

Awards:

• 2011:YVAA (Young Visual Artist Award), The ZVONO Award, Sarajevo Center for Contemporary Art

• 2008: Salon of Young Artist Award, BiH

• 2002: Student of Generation, Ministry of Science and Culture RS/BiH

• 2001: Museum of Contemporary Art Award, Category of Painting

• 2000: Academy of Fine Arts Award for Drawing and Graphics

Collections:

• Museum of Contemporary Art, Banjaluka, BiH

• Casoria International Contemporary Art Museum, Napoli, IT

Selected Solo & Group Exhibitions:

• 2022: “Crea Cubity,” History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo

• 2015: “Bronx Tale,” Bronx, NY

• 2012: “All in a Day’s Work,” Splatterpool Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (Solo)

• 2012: ISCP Exhibition and Presentation of “Ljubljana Kills,” NY

• 2011: “Trip to New York” (Video Presentation), “No So Distant Memory” – Collage Art Association, 

   The Big Screen Project, ARTspace Media Lounge, The Center of Book Art, NY

• 2010: SPAPORT, “Exposures,” Salon of Museum of Contemporary Art, Banjaluka, BiH (Solo)

• 2009: “Wonderland,” CAM Museum of Contemporary Art Casoria, Napoli, IT

• 2009: “The Enigma of Puppets and Dolls,” Art Gallery of BiH, Sarajevo, BiH

• 2008: “SHE and IT,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Banjaluka, BiH (Solo)

• 2007: “IDENTITY,” Public Installation, Music Pavilion, Banjaluka, BiH (Solo)

• 2007-2009: “INTERSPACE,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Novi Sad, Serbia; Belgrade Culture 

   Center, Serbia; Museum of City of Skopje, Macedonia; Museum of Contemporary Art, BL, BiH

• 2007: Salon of Young Artist, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, BiH

• 2007: “Dislocation of the View,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Banjaluka, BiH

• 2006: “CONTINENTAL Breakfast,” “Memory Hole,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Banjaluka, BiH

• 2006: Salon of Young Artist, Gallery Milenko Atanackovic, Bijeljina, BiH

• 2005-2007: ULUBIH, Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, BiH

• 2005: BJCEM-XII (Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean),Castel Sant’elmo, Napoli, IT

• 2005: Casoria International Painting Symposium, Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Napoli, IT

• 2005: “Metaphor of the Game,” Gallery Roman Petrovic, Sarajevo, BiH

• 2004-2005: IWANO V Project, Various Locations

• 2004: “Metaphor of the Game,” The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark

• 2004: “Metaphor of the Game,” Culture Center Banski Dvor, Banjaluka, BiH (Solo)

Residencies:

• 2012: ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program), Brooklyn, NY, US

• 2005: Casoria International Painting Symposium, CAM Contemporary Art Museum, Napoli, Italy

• 2002: Summer International School, Subotica, Serbia

• 2001: ARS AEVI, “Art-Artist-Museum,” Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, BiH