Dimitrije Martinovic

Born in Yugoslavia and based in Toronto, Dimitrije Martinovic is a multidisciplinary artist whose five-decade practice examines how technology shapes human perception. Working across painting, digital media, video, photography, and drawing, he uses images to test the boundaries between memory, intuition, and formal knowledge. His digital paintings treat visual fields as open-ended experiments, inviting viewers to actively navigate and piece together meaning rather than delivering a fixed narrative.

Martinovic’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Gallery of Canada.

• (1976-1980) Diploma, Ontario College of Art (AOC), Toronto,
Canada
• (2009-2011) Community Worker Diploma, George Brown
College, Toronto, Canada
• (2011-2012) Certificate, Community Arts Practice, Faculty of
Environmental Studies,
York University, Toronto, Canada
• (2012-2014) Master’s in Environmental Studies, York
University, Toronto, Canada

Recent (2015–2026)
• 2026: Gallery 1313, Toronto, Canada
• 2023: Gallery 1313, Toronto, Canada
• 2018: Fuck Narration / Pungent Films Series, Athens, Greece
• 2018: Boston Biennial 5, Boston, USA
• 2018: Artbox Projects, New York, USA
• 2017: Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, Ontario
• 2015: Wardrobe International Film Festival, Roadside Attractions Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Key Exhibitions (2000–2014)
• 2008: MANIF d’art 4, Quebec, Canada
• 2007: Gallery of Contemporary Art, Pancevo, Serbia
• 2007: Trinity Square Video, Toronto, Canada
• 2006: Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• 2004: Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA
Early Exhibitions (pre-2000)
• 1990: V-Tape, Toronto, Canada
• 1987: Square One, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• 1986: Saw Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
• 1986: AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, Canada
• 1986: Canadian Embassy, Rome, Italy
• 1985–1984: Multiple exhibitions in Toronto, NY, Amsterdam, London, Buffalo, Los Angeles (see full list upon request)
• 1983–1978: Early experimental and video works, Toronto and international venues
Collections
• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
• National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Publications & Reviews
• Artlout Magazine, Kevin Han, Leipzig, German...