Ivan Prerad (b. 1988, Zagreb, HR)
Ivan Prerad graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb in 2007. He subsequently enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, graduating in 2008. He obtained the title “Bachelor of Painting” in 2012. He later studied under Zoltan Novak. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Croatian Association of Artists and the since 2018 has been a member of Croatian Freelance Artists Association. He is currently an artistic associate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. Solo exhibitions include OSMOS Station (2023), Kranjčar (2020), Šira (2016), Galženica (2015), Zlati Ajngel (2014) and Gallery SC (2013). In 2022, he received a special mention at the 57th Zagreb Salon of Visual Arts. Other awards include HDLU annual award for best young artist (2020), the HPB Award for Young Artist at the 3rd Biennial of Painting in Zagreb (2015) and the Erste Grand Prix (2013).
Prerad lives and works in Zagreb.
RBG Painting (Tricolore Green), 2022
Acrylic, oil, and wax on canvas
240 x 160 cm
Photographed by Alon Koppel
RGB Paintings: Blue (1-4), 2023
Acrylic, oil, and wax on linen
28.30 x 19.50 in
Photographed by Alon Koppel
Untitled, 2023
Oil and wax on acrylic sheet
16 x 12 inches
Photographed by Zaid Arshad