Goran Petrač

Goran Petrac was born in Ludbreg in 1961. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under professor Vasilije Jordan in 1985
For exemplary studies he was awarded the Academy of Fine Arts. That same year Petrac participated in the first joint exhibition of graduates, thus starting his professional life. He held his first solo exhibition in 1988 at the Gallery Koprivnica, in which the coloristic structure and colors are converted figural composition in a poetic vision of the world.
In Petrac's paintings we see several thematic cycles in design and content, as well as problems which he systematically resolves, giving them richness and persuasiveness. With the first cycle of paintings "Covers", between 1987-­1990, Petrac is clearly defined within Croatian modern art as continuing orinickog painting, presenting its high level of painting skills in the figures, covers and metaphysical space of his painting.
In 1990 the painting cycle "Pools" in tempera and gouache were shown in Gallery “Dubrava” in Zagreb. The spaces in the pictures were metaphysical, reduced figures, but with clear proportions. In 1992, he painted a series, which investigated Jeri and ornamental old Croatian heritage as an influence on the theme and structu...

Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, 1985

Around 50 exhibitions in Croatia (i.e. Zagreb, Osijek, Split, Zadar, Nin, Vinkovci, Vukovar, Pozega, Bjelovar, Varazdin, Koprivnica etc.) 1988-2018
Helsinki and Turku, Finland- 1990
Biennale di Roma, Italy- 2017
Zurich, Germany-2017
Munich, Germany, 2018