Viktor Popović is an artist based in Split, Croatia. His practice is focused mostly on installations and objects formed from appropriated and archival materials in combination with raw industrial materials, that probe the relationship between the artwork and the audience as well as the historical or physical context of the exhibition venues. His recent work explores the Modernist heritage of the socialist period in Croatia, with a focus on the re-contextualization of architecture from the 1960s and 1970s. He has exhibited in numerous galleries, museums and non-profit venues throughout Europe and the USA.
Popović is an MFA graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia and has been awarded a number of distinguished grants and awards including 27th Slavonian Biennial Ex Aequo Award, Art Museum, Osijek, Croatia (2020); A:D: Curatorial (formally Aperto Raum) residency program, Berlin, Germany (2019); 54th Zagreb Salon of Visual Arts CS AICA Award, Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Zagreb, Croatia (2019); Art Omi residency program at Art Omi International Arts Center, Ghent, New York, USA (2017); 36th Split Salon Prize, Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Split, Croatia (2009); ArtsLink residency program, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon, USA (2006); Annual Young Artist Prize, Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Zagreb, Croatia (2006); Filip Trade Contemporary Art Collection Prize, Zagreb, Croatia (2005); Cité internationale des arts residency program at Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France (2005); Grand Prix of the 8th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia (2003).
His work has been collected by major public institutions throughout Croatia, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, the Museum of Fine Arts in Split, the Gallery of Fine Arts in Zadar, and Lauba in Zagreb.
In addition to his artistic practice, he has been teaching Painting and Advanced Drawing courses at the Painting Department of the Arts Academy, University in Split since 1998. In 2018 he was promoted to a tenured full professor position.
Popović is an MFA graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia and has been awarded a number of distinguished grants and awards including 27th Slavonian Biennial Ex Aequo Award, Art Museum, Osijek, Croatia (2020); A:D: Curatorial (formally Aperto Raum) residency program, Berlin, Germany (2019); 54th Zagreb Salon of Visual Arts CS AICA Award, Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Zagreb, Croatia (2019); Art Omi residency program at Art Omi International Arts Center, Ghent, New York, USA (2017); 36th Split Salon Prize, Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Split, Croatia (2009); ArtsLink residency program, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon, USA (2006); Annual Young Artist Prize, Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Zagreb, Croatia (2006); Filip Trade Contemporary Art Collection Prize, Zagreb, Croatia (2005); Cité internationale des arts residency program at Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France (2005); Grand Prix of the 8th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia (2003).
His work has been collected by major public institutions throughout Croatia, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, the Museum of Fine Arts in Split, the Gallery of Fine Arts in Zadar, and Lauba in Zagreb.
In addition to his artistic practice, he has been teaching Painting and Advanced Drawing courses at the Painting Department of the Arts Academy, University in Split since 1998. In 2018 he was promoted to a tenured full professor position.