Biography
Vojin Hraste was born on 10 August 1981, in Šibenik. After completing the classics programme at the First Gymnasium in Split, he studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts (ALU), graduating in sculpture, under the guidance of prof. Slavomir Drinković, in 2006. Having opted for alternative civilian service, he spent the next year at ALU, working as an assistant to prof. Petar Barišić. From 2007 till 2011, he worked as a T.A. (external associate) at the Art Academy Split. Currently, he is an associate professor (ALU, Department of Sculpture).
In 2004 he received the University of Zagreb scholarship for talented students. In 2006 he was awarded the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and the Award of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce for the best ALU graduates, class of 2005 - 2006. In 2014 he received the annual award of the Croatian Association of Artists for Best Young Artist. In 2015, he was short-listed for Radoslav Putar Award and won one of the three equally valuable prizes of the 12th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture. He is the author of several public sculptures, including the monument to football player Bernard Vukas (2009). He has taken part in many workshops in Croatia and abroad. In 2019, he spent one month on an artist residency programme in Düsseldorf, Germany. He has also tried his hand at performance art and set design. In 2005 his work as a member of the Leut Magnetik music group brought him the prestigious Porin Annual Award, in the best album of urban music category .
Awards, commendations, scholarships
2015 one of three equally valuable prizes of the 12th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture
2015 short-listed for Radoslav Putar Award
2014 The HDLU Award for Best Young Artist
The Youth Salon 2014 Award by The Ujević Artworks Foundry
2007 second runner-up at Kunst in der Stadt contest, Mainz, Germany
2006 The ALU Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and the Award of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce for the best ALU graduates
2004 The University of Zagreb Scholarship for Talented Students
ALU’s Commendation, class of 2003-2004
Individual exhibitions
2022 Zagreb, The Canvas Gallery, exhibition featuring three authors (Neven Bilić – Vojin Hraste - Danijel Kovač)
2021 Split, Salon Galić
2020 Zagreb, The Student Centre Gallery
2019 Düsseldorf, Kunstpunkte 2019
Varaždin, The Ajngel Gallery – The City Museum
2016 Split, Koga treba ubiti…/ Who Should Be Killed, Salon Galić, exhibition featuring two authors (Vojin Hraste - Tina Vukasović)
Zagreb, Ne gubite nadu/ Do Not Lose Your Hope, The AŽ Gallery, Žitnjak Studios, performance and exhibition
2015 Cista Provo - Split, Kalendar Project/ Calendar Project
Šibenik, The Sv. Krševan Gallery
2014 Klanjec, The Antun Augustinčić Gallery
Zagreb, The Student Centre Gallery
2012 Zagreb, The Greta Gallery
2010 Zagreb, Elektra/ Electra at The & TD Theatre, stage design
2009 Zagreb, Velesajam kulture 2009/ Culture Fair 2009, The Student Centre
Zagreb, Vodoinstalater/ The Plumber, ballet on themes of Boris Vian, at The &TD Theatre, stage design
2008 Šibenik, Umijećem igre do umjetnosti/ From Art of Play to Art, curated by Iva Kőbler, exhibition featuring two artists (Vojin Hraste – Vlasta Žanić) and accompanying The International Children’s Festival, The Historical Museum
Split, The Loggia of The Public Open University
2007 Šibenik, The Sv. Krševan Gallery
Split, Diocletian’s Cellars
2006 Omiš, The Town Museum
Collective exhibitions
2022 Zagreb, Geografije (post)apokalipse/ (Post)Aapocalyptic Geographies, curated by Mirna Rul, HDLU Zagreb
Zagreb, 14th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, The Glyptotheque
Zagreb, Budućnost nije ono što ste očekivali / Future Is Not What You Expected, The Putolovac Gallery
2018 Belgrade, Belgrade Meetings, the 9th International Printmaking Workshop, Centre for Graphic and Visual Research Gallery, The Faculty of Fine Arts
2017 Mali Lošinj – Rijeka – Split, art exhibition accompanying the 25th Dolphins’ Day, Lošinj Marine Education Center – The Museum of Contemporary Art Rijeka - The Gallery of Art Split Gornja Stubica, The Peasants’ Revolt Museum
Zagreb, Strategije za slobodu/ Strategies for Freedom, The Šira Gallery
2016 Omiš, Almissa Open Art Festival
Zlarin, Another Else, Punta Arta
2015 Split, 39th Split Salon, Diocletian’s Cellars
Velika Gorica, Radoslav Putar Award Finalists, The Galženica Gallery
Zagreb, 12th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, The Glyptotheque
Pula, Žitnjak Studios, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Istria
2014 Czestochowa, Poland, Seven about Reality, Kondoktorownia Gallery
Bucharest, Romania, Transform 2014, The Constantine Brancusi Gallery
Zagreb, Youth Salon 2014, HDLU Zagreb
2013 Samobor, Pas u hrvatskoj likovnoj umjetnosti od 19 st.do danas/ Dog in Croatian Art from 1800 to Present Day, The Prica Gallery
2012 Klanjec, Profesori UMAS-a/ UMAS Teachers, The Antun Augustinčić Gallery
Zagreb, 11th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, The Glyptotheque
2010 Split, Participacija- ne simulacija/ Participation – Not Simalation, The Old City Hall
2009 Split, 36th Split Salon, The Multimedia Cultural Centre – The Bačvice Aquarium
2008 Zagreb, Galerija Tutnplok/ Tutnplok Gallery, The Močvara Galley, the Great Hall of Jedinstvo
Split, Galerija Tutnplok/ Tutnplok Gallery”, The Multimedia Cultural Centre
Zagreb, 5th Culture Fair, The Student Centre
2007 Čakovec, Tu i tamo/ Here and There, The Museum of Međimurje, exhibition hall
Mainz, Kunst in der Stadt
Zagreb, 5 +, exhibition celebrating 100 years of ALU, The Glyptotheque
Split, 35th Split Salon, Diocletian’s Cellars
2006 Zagreb, 9th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, The Glyptotheque
Zagreb, Awarded Grad Students, Class of 2005 – 2006, ALU Gallery
2004 Zagreb, ALU Freshmen, Saloon
Zagreb, Pasionska baština/ Heritage of the Passion of Christ, exhibition of works by ALU students
Zagreb, Universum Sacrum, The Historical Museum
2003 Zagreb, University Fair, Student Centre
Zagreb, Pasionska baština/ Heritage of the Passion of Christ, exhibition of works by ALU students
Zagreb, Studenti ALU u ministarstvu kulture/ ALU Students at the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia
2002 Zagreb, Pasionska baština/ Heritage of the Passion of Christ, exhibition of works by ALU students
2001 Zagreb, ALU Freshmen, Gjuro II
Public works
2009 Split, monument to the footballer Bernard Vukas, Poljud
2008 Bol, Sunscreen, Bol Promenade
2004 Bjelovar, Zlo/ Evil, Svijetle Pruge Workshop
2003 Bjelovar, Digitron, Svijetle Pruge Workshop
2002 Zagreb, medal and cup of the University of Zagreb Rowing Regatta