Vuk Vučković was born in 1986 in Pančevo, Serbia. He graduated in 2010 from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, where he started his doctoral studies in painting the same year. Since 2015, he has been the co-founder of the art studio “Wolf Art”.
Vuk has been exhibiting his art since 2007, and so far he has exhibited at 20 solo and more than 100 group exhibitions, for which he has received numerous awards and recognitions. Vuk’s works can be found in numerous collections and in public spaces.
Due to his many achievements, Vuk Vučković is one of the most successful young artists in Serbia.
Education
2010– today Doctoral studies of painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade
2007–2010 Master studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade, Department of Painting
2005–2007 Undergraduate studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade, Department of Painting
2001–2005 High School Uros Predic, Pancevo
Independent exhibitions (selection)
2017 “Exciting Cities 2”, Gallery Bel Art, Novi Sad
2017 “Exciting Cities”, Gallery Štab, Belgrade
2016 “Exciting Cities”, Gallery Bel Art, Novi Sad
2015 “Art port – Jugoexport”, Gallery Jugoexport, Belgrade
2014 “Kunstterapie V.V.V.V.”, Apollo Hall, Pancevo
2014 “It’s time to get to know ourselves (as we truly are)”, Zecevic Gallery, Belgrade
2012 “Laureates for Drawing Award from the Foundation Vladimir Velickovic”, Gallery “Haos”, Belgrade
2012 “Pictograms of Modern Society”, paintings and drawings, Cultural Center “Grad”, Belgrade
2011 “I graduated from the Art Academy – now I can paint myself”, retrospectiv exhibition of student works, Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade
2011 “Pictograms of Modern Society”, paintings and drawings, Gallery “Dvoriste”, Pancevo
2010 “Visual Masturbation”, drawings, Gallery of Cultural Center, Kragujevac
2010 “Factory”, Exhibition of airbrush drawings, Cultural Centre, Pančevo
Group exhibitions (selection)
2017 “Youth 2017 – This changes everything”, Nis Art Foundation, Belgrade, Serbia
2017 “Youth 2017 – This changes everything”, Nis Art Foundation, Nis, Serbia
2016 “In flagranti”, Munich, Germany
2016 “Niš Art Foundation”, Niš – Belgrade, Serbia
2015 “L’ARTE in CITTA'”, Trieste, Italija
2015. “Diplomatic Art”, Timsoara, Romania
2015 “Stereotype” KC Grad, Beograd, Serbia
2015 “Europa paradigma est 3”, CEI, Trieste, Italy
2015. „Europäische Gedanken”, Halle 10. Schwere Reiterstr 2 | Leonrodplatz, Munich, Germany
2014 “ Serbian Contemporary Artists”, Nitional Museum, Rovinj, Croatia
2014 „Transformation”, Galerija Funnel contemporary art, Bucharest, Romania
2014 “Art Autumn”, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sombor, Serbia
2014 “Transformations”, Gallery House of Legacy, Belgrade, Serbia
2014 “ From Gallery Collection” The Grand Gallery SKC, Kragujevac, Serbia
2014 “Belgrade Open Art”, Cultur Centre Belgrade Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2014 “40th Range of Young Artist”, Cultural Centre Art Gallery, Vrbas, Serbia
2014 “City Salon”, Cultural Center “Grad”, Belgrade, Serbia
2014 “Reality in the Mirror”, artistic group C4, University Library Svetozar Markovic, Belgrade, Serbia
2013 “What can I not know about you”, Bauhaus Goes South – East Europe, DAAD foundation, Galery ALU, Sarajevo, Bosnia i Herzegovina
2013 “Pancevo Art Salon”, Pancevo Cultural Center, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Pancevo, Serbia
2013 “Days of Hungarian Painting”, Grahpisoft Park, Budapest, Hungary
2013 “Prosthetic Bodies”, Gallery Progress, Belgrade, Serbia
2013 “Inventia Inclusiva”, International Triennial of Expanded Media, Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade, Serbia
2013 “Gradac”, exhibition of paintings from a Fine Arts Colony, Raska, Serbia
2013 “City Lab Mostar 2013”, environmental installations and spatial interventions, Glass Bank, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013 “C4”, The exhibition of the art group, City Museum, Vranje, Serbia
2012 “Youth 2012”, Nis Art Foundation, Nis – Belgrade – Novi Sad, Serbia
2012 “Art as a bridge between the mountains and the plains”, City Gallery, Uzice, Serbia
2011 “The December Salon”, Gallery ULUS, Belgrade, Serbia
2011 “XIX Serbian Art Colony”, exhibition of paintings from a Fine Arts Colony, Szentendre, Hungary
2011 “What’s Wrong With Us”, mural painting, ARTifACT and AU Zrenjanin, Culture center, Zrenjanin, Serbia
2011 “Transform 011”, South-East European Academy of Arts Exhibition, Museum of Foreign Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 “Perspectives”, exhibition of awarded art students, Art Clinc, Novi Sad, Serbia
2010 “Exhibition of awarded students of the Faculty of Fine Arts”, Gallery of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
2010 “Underground alternative”, exhibition and live painting, 384 Grand St, New York City, USA
2009 “Second Biennial of Drawings in Serbia”, Historical Archive of Pančevo, Serbia
2009 “Deliblatski Pesak” Art Workshop, 40th Exhibition of Paintings, Town Museum, Pančevo, Serbia
2009 “Exhibition of Student Drawings”, Gallery Remont, Belgrade, Serbia
Awards (selection)
2017 First Award for painting “Chicago” Niš Art Foundation, Gallery “Philip Morris”, Niš, Serbia
2014 Purchase of works for art collection, “Telenor Collection”, Belgrade
2012 Erste Bank Art Award, Belgrade
2012 Top Five Exhibitions in 2011, chosen by critics from the editorial staff of the “Novosti” newspaper, Belgrade
2011 First Award for drawing “Vladimir Velickovic Foundation”, Gallery “Haos”, Belgrade
2011 Award nomination certificate at the International Exhibition of the South-European Academy of Arts, “Transform”, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 “Pesperctive“, Art Clinic, Novi Sad, Serbia
2010 Award for Creative Innovation “Milos Bajic”, Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade
2009 Award of the Second Biennial of Drawings Serbia, Historical Archive of Pančevo
Scholarships
2010–2013 Scholarship of the Republic Foundation for Development of Scientific and Artistic Youth
2009–2010 “1000 Best Students”, Foundation for Young Talents, Ministry of Youth and Sport, Republic of Serbia
2006–2009 Scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Republic of Serbia
Professional societies, memberships
since 2013 Member of the Arts Council of the Pancevo Youth Center
since 2013 Member of the group of artists “C4”
since 2013 Member of the artist’s society “PODR.UM”
since 2011 Member of “ULUS” (Association of Serbian Artists)
since 2011 Member of jury for the exhibition “Perspectives”, Art Clinic, Belgrade – Novi Sad
2009–2011 Activist in informal group of conceptual artists “ARTifACT”
Other activities
1998–2009 Member of Serbian Triathlon National Team, still an active sportsman and competitor
2009–2010 Intrax student excange USA, New York, USA