Biography

Exhibited at / selection:

59th October Salon, Belgrade
Kuhlhaus, Berlin
Filter Space, Chicago
Paper Positions, Tempelhof, Berlin
P/CAS Paris
Photo Basel
Jakopič gallery, Ljubljana
Künstlerhaus, Vienna
Villa Manin, Passariano di Codroipo, Italia
Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands
25th Biennale Sao Paulo
Center for Contemporary art – Ujazdowskie, Warsaw
International Contemporary Art Fair, Budapest
Fotogalerie Wien, Austria
Photon galerie, Vienna, Austria
National Gallery, Ljubljana
Gliptoteka, Zagreb, Croatia
Art Stays, International Festival of Contemporary Art, Ptuj
Cultural center, Belgrade
Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana
City Art Museum, Ljubljana
Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
Rathaus gallerie, Graz, Austria
Ljubljana Castle
Kibla Portal, Maribor
Photon – Center for Contemporary Photography, Vienna
Skenderija-Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo
Museo Archeologico, Rieti, Italia
Amphitheatre gallery, Pula, Croatia
Mali salon, Rijeka, Croatia
Makina gallery, Pula, Croatia
Fabrico Braqo de Prata, Lisbon, Portugal
His work can be found in private and museum / gallery collections.

Other projects / selection

2022 Photographic reproductions of works by Marko Jakše for catalogue at La Biennale di Venezia
2017 Publications at Vienna Photo Book Festival
Publications at Photo Basel
2013 Publications at the Village fair – Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France
Photographs for complete Le Monde Diplomatique in Slovene, January issue
2010 Photograph for billboard for U lys’ses Theatre Festival, Brioni, Croatia
Photograph for billboard for BITEF – Belgrade International Theatre Festival, Serbia
2009 Lecture on “Passages to Modern Concerns” at AVA academy, Ljubljana
2008 Photographs for book “Babel Tour”, Universite Paris Sorbonne, Salon du Livre, Paris, France
Photographs for presentation of Eduard Čehovin in Graphis International journal of visual communication, New York
“DK: Passages to modern Concerns”, exhibition of 6 different motives on billboards
2007 Portraits of musicians on Sziget internatinal festival for Budapest Sun International, Hungary
2006 Photographs for complete Le Monde Diplomatique in Slovene, January issue
2004 Presentation of Slovenia at it’s entry to EU at Dazed & Confused magazine, London, UK
Presentation of Slovenia at it’s entry to EU for Arte TV
Presentation of “Metelkova” Autonomous Cultural center at Caffe die Bank and DOMGK – Atelier, Munchen, Germany
2001 Cover photo for the “Short stories of ex YU- anthology” , KUD France Prešern
2000 Photographs for the presentation of Ranko Novak’s work in “The Print” New York
1996 Official photographer for SAVE THE CHILDREN during the visit of their president, Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal (UK)

Monographs and Catalogues

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2019 “DK : Scotoma”, Catalogue, Museum & Galleries of Ljubljana
2016 “DK”, Catalogue, Pavelhaus & Kulturvermittlung Graz
2008 “Passages to Modern Concerns”, Monograph, Stripcore / Forum Ljubljana
2003 “The Thorn”, Catalogue, Stripcore / Forum Ljubljana
2002 “The Face II”, Catalogue, Stripcore / Forum Ljubljana
2001 “The Face”, Catalogue, Stripcore / Forum Ljubljana
1997 “The Step”, Catalogue,Center for Contemporary art – Ujazdowskie, Warsaw
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2019 Photo Basel, Switzerland
International Photo Festival, Maribor
2016 “A Look 8” Biennial Exhibition, Kostanjevica na Krki
2015 “The Magic of Art – The protagonists of contemporary Slovenian Art 1968 – 2013”, Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria
“Bilder 283”, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna, Austria
2014 “Art Market Budapest 2014”,International Contemporary Art Fair, Budapest, Hungary
“The Magic of Art – The protagonists of contemporary Slovenian Art 1968 – 2013”, Villa Manin, Italia
“Materiality”, Kibla, Maribor
2013 “20 Years KKA Artists in Residence”, KulturKontakt, Vienna, Austria
“50 Years of Ljubljana City Art Gallery”, City Art Museum Ljubljana
“Slovenian Contemporary Portrait”, Kulttur
2012 “Exposure”, New York
2011 “Tension Field”, Zeitgebossische Fotografie, Graz, Austria
“Oblikovanje Republike”, MAO
2009 Fourth Biennal of Slovene Visual Comunications
2008 “For a Better Tommorrow”, City Art Museum, Ljubljana
2007 “Photonic Moments” Review of contemporary photographic creativity in SE Europe
Third Biennal of Slovene Visual Comunications
2006 “Il Lazio – tra Europa e Mediterraneo”
2004 “BIO 19”, 19th Biennal of Slovene Industrial Design
2003 “Global Detail”, Noorderlicht photofestival
2001 “100 years of the Nude in Slovenia”
1999 “Infinity” – “Slovenian Photography Tendencies 1990-99″
1998 “Next”

Awards / Honors

2023 Artist in Residence, Ministry of Culture, Berlin
Nomination for Prešeren’s fund award
2022 Nomination for Prešeren’s fund award
Honorable Mention, PH21, Budapest
Artist in Residence, Klub Solitaerev, Chemnitz, Germany
2020 Top Rated project, by Critic’s Choice, LensCulture, USA
Stipendium for excellent achievements by Slovenian Book Agency
Nomination for Prešeren’s fund award
2018 Silver Award, Graphis Annual, New York
2017 Artist in residence at 40th Jalovik colony, Serbia
Stipendium for excellent achievements by Slovenian Book Agency
2012 Golden Award, Graphis Annual, New York
Stipendium for excellent achievements by association of the Slovene fine artists societies
2011 Golden Award, Graphis Annual, New York
2009 Brumen foundation acknowledgment of excellence
Work stipendium for excellent achievements by Ministry of Culture of republic of Slovenia
2007 Stipendium for excellent achievements by association of the Slovene fine artists societies
Brumen foundation acknowledgment of excellence
2004 Work stipendium for excellent achievements by Ministry of Culture of republic of Slovenia
2003 Nikola Tesla Medaille by Raum & Zeit, Ehlers Verlag GmbH, Germany
1999 Artist in residence, KulturKontakt (Austrian Federal Chancellery Art Department), Vienna, Austria