Denis Butorac was born in 1992, Croatia. He obtained a master's degree in Photography at the Academy of Dramatic Art. Apart from two Rector's and Dean’s Awards, he also received the Marina Viculin Award, a monetary reward given as recognition to Croatian artists for their outstanding achievement in the field of photography. In September 2018 he presented his first solo exhibition Homesick, as part of the 10th edition of Organ Vida International Photography Festival. His photographs were exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad.
In his artwork, photography is used as a medium for exploration of topics such as identity, family and tradition, thus building his own narrative series in which he combines documentary and conceptual.
Lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.
education
2019 Master’s degree in Photography
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
2017 Bachellor’s degree in Cinematography
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
prizes
awards
honors
2020 GALUM award, Youth salon
2020 Rovinj Photodays, category “Portrait”, finalist
2019 Dean's Award, University of Zagreb
2019 Erste fragments, audience prize
2019 HT – Croatian Contemporary Art Award, honorable mention
2019 Rovinj Photodays, category “Fashion”, winner
2019 Rovinj Photodays, category “Body”, finalist
2018 International photography grant, Experimental, Nominee
2018 Marina Viculin award, Organ Vida
2018 Rector's award, University of Zagreb
2018 Rovinj Photodays, category “Fashion”, finalist
2016 Rector's award, University of Zagreb
experiences
2020 Artist talk, Drugi kadar, Zagreb
2020 Artist talk, Toso Dabac Archive Photography Days, Zagreb
2019, 2020 Lecture about fashion photography, Italian school of fashion and art - Callegari
2019 Artist talk, Rovinj Photodays, Rovinj
2019 Short story, masterclass with Ana Opalic, Zagreb
2018 Artistic Research and Professional Practice, workshop Marina Paulenka, Zagreb
2017 Forgotten Heritage, workshop, Zagreb
2016 International photobook workshop, Kremnica, Slovakia
2015 International photobook workshop, Groznjan, Croatia
solo exhibitions
2021 15 till 19, Gallery Galzenica, Velika Gorica
2021 Epistle, Salon Galic, Split
2020 Epistle, Gallery Makina, Pula
2019 Epistle, Gallery f8, Zagreb
2018 Homesick, Mala galerija, Porec
2018 Homesick, Gallery SC, Zagreb
group exhibtions
2020 Slavonian Biennale, Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek
2020 Youth Salon – Millennial, HDLU, Zagreb
2019 RPD2019 – Big Exhibition of Finalists, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb
2019 Rituals I: Correlations, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna
2019 Erste Fragments 15, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
2019 HT – Croatian Contemporary Art Award, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
2019 RPD2019 – Big Exhibition of Finalists, County Museum Rovinj, Rovinj
2019 Endémico vs. Global, C3 Science Complexity Center, Mexico
2019 Biennale of Young Croatian Photography, Photography Club, Zagreb
2018 Work in Process II, Gallery f8, Zagreb
2018 RPD2018 – Big Exhibition of Finalists, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb
2018 Biennale of Young Croatian Photography, Captain’s Tower Gallery, Zadar
2018 RPD2018 – Big Exhibition of Finalists, County Museum Rovinj, Rovinj
2018 Performative Praxes ADU, Gallery f8, Zagreb
2018 Work in Process, Gallery f8, Zagreb
2016 New Names, Gallery ULUPUH, Zagreb
2015 New Names, Gallery ULUPUH, Zagreb
2015 Local Journal, Fonticus, Grožnjan
2015 Foto Tonka, Klovićevi dvori Gallery, Zagreb
2014 New Names, Gallery ULUPUH, Zagreb