Biography

Marko Stamatović, born on 13th of February, 1977 in Kragujevac. Graduated from the Faculty of Philology and Art, Department for Graphic Design in 2008. The member of ULUPUDS (National Applied Arts & Design Association) since 2008, department for the artistic photography and design. So far he has 20 solo exhibitions and participated in over a hundred salons and group exhibitions in the country and abroad, while his works works have been published in many publications and magazines like Politika, REFOTO, Novi Magazin, Svetlost, CityWalker, Digital, Digital Camera, Mobil, Danas, Blic, National Geographic Serbia and Smithsonian Magazine.

Currently he works as a professor of Art in Kragujevac, while he delivers his knowledge about graphic shaping to press media as an art director of photo & design studio „STAMATOVIĆ“ & "Omnipix Workshop Lab". Also works as contributing photographer of National Geographic Serbia Magazine. He is the president and founder of the photo club APOLO from Kragujevac and the creator of the first festival of artistic photography in Serbia FOTORAMA. In a happy marriage with beautiful Mirjana, he managed to create his greatest deeds of art, little Ognjen and little Ilija

SOLO EXIBITIONS

• 2006 Airbrush works exhibition – Bg Car Show
• 2007 Dobroselica: dying village – Reportage b&w photographs exhibition, Public Library “Vuk Karadžič”, gallery, Kragujevac, Serbia
• 2008 Reform, exhibition of photographs – Modern gallery of National Museum in Kragujevac
• 2008 Dobroselica: dying village – Reportage b&w photographs exhibition, OZON gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2008 New face of the museum – New visual identity exhibition of National Museum in Zaječar; Great gallery of National Museum in Zaječar, Serbia
• 2009 Kg galaxy, exhibition of photographs – Modern gallery of National Museum in Kragujevac, Serbia
• 2010 Exhibition of graphic design artistic works – Gallery of National Museum in Vranje, Serbia
• 2010 Reportage photography exhibition – Cultural Centre of Grocka gallery, Serbia
• 2010 Reportage photography exhibition – City gallery of Cultural Centre in Užice, Serbia
• 2010 Photography exhibition – Gallery of Cultural Centre in Trstenik, Serbia
• 2011 Do you understand me? – Conceptual photography exhibition; gallery of Student Cultural Centre in Kragujevac , Serbia
• 2011 Kg galaxy, exhibition of photographs, 77“Vukov sabor“ – Gallery of Cultural Centre in Loznica, Serbia
• 2011 Dobroselica: dying village – Reportage b&w photographs exhibition, Gallery of Cultural Centre, Pančevo, Serbia
• 2012 Dobroselica: dying village – Reportage b&w photographs exhibition, Gallery of Cultural Centre, Rakovica, Serbia
• 2012 Biba`s Attic – Old techniques photo & camera exhibition, Modern gallery of National Museum in Kragujevac
• 2012 Do you understand me? – Conceptual photography exhibition; gallery of Cultural Centre „Laza Kostic“ in Sombor, Serbia
• 2012 Biba`s Attic – Old techniques photo & camera exhibition, „ Vladislav Marzik“ gallery , Kraljevo, Serbia
• 2012 Kgalaxia, exhibition of photographs. SUPERMARKET concept store, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2013 Biba`s Attic – Old techniques photo & camera exhibition, Gallery SINGIDUNUM, ULUPUDS, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2016 Fantasy World – Exhibition of scenic photography, Gallery of DOB, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2017 Slavic Circle – Belgrade Photo Month, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2018 Slavic Circle – Gallery "Bridges of the Balkans", Kragujevac Serbia
• 2018 Carusels in the mist – Exhibition of documentary photography, Arezzo Biennial of Photography, Arezzo, Italy
• 2019 20 Inches - Love to the bone – Conceptual photography exhibition;Modern Gallery of the National Museum Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
• 2019 Slavic Circle – Conceptual photography exhibition, Artfarming festival, Nagoya, Japan
• 2019 Slavic Circle – Conceptual photography exhibition, Aichi triennale, Kyoto Museum of Photography, Kyoto, Japan
• 2019 The ways of Orthodoxy – Exhibition of documentary photography, Crypt of the Temple of Saint Sava, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2019 Slavic Circle – Conceptual photography exhibition, Gallery "Atrium" of the Belgrade City Library, Belgrade

GROUP EXIBITIONS

• 2004 The second exhibition of FILUM graphics, Student Cultural Centre in Kragujevac
• 2004 Photographs exhibition of Serbia and Montenegro millitary forces, Topčider, Belgrade
• 2006 Calendar – Calligraphy, University of Kragujevac Rectorate
• 2006 Nude photography – Drawings, Student Cultural Centre in Kragujevac
• 2006 FILUM exhibition – The house of culture, Čačak
• 2006 FILUM exhibition – Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2007 The exhibition of theater posters – Steria’s theater, Novi Sad
• 2007 Experiment – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2007 Nude photography – B&W photographs exhibition, FILUM
• 2008 Practice in action – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2008 ULUPUDS exhibition – New members presentation
• 2009 Smithsonian magazine, 6th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2009 Practice in action – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2010 Belgrade House of culture, exhibition of photographs
• 2010 ULUPUDS association, photographs exhibition – Kalemegdan promenade, Belgrade
• 2010 Southeast Europe: People and culture photo exhibit, Madrid, Spain
• 2010 Southeast Europe: People and culture photo exhibit, Brussels, Belgium
• 2010 Grifon the eight 2010
• 2010 Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010, CIWEM, London
• 2010 Annual photographs exhibition of the Photo club “APOLO” 2010 – Life, The great gallery of National library “Vuk Karadžić”, Kragujevac
• 2010 Smithsonian magazine 7th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2010 Practice in action “Široko” – Photographs exhibition of the REFOTO magazine, Belgrade
• 2010 International photographs exhibition: “Man and work”, Bor
• 2010 Great humanitarian photographs exhibition of the Photo club “APOLO”2010
• 2011 Sony World Photography Awards 2011, Somerset House gallery, London
• 2011 Annual photographs exhibition of the Photo club “APOLO” 2011 – Portrait, The great gallery of National library “Vuk Karadžić”, Kragujevac
• 2011 Great photographs exhibition of the serbian photographers “Beautiful Serbia”, Kragujevac
• 2011 International photographs exhibition „Child 2011“, Zaječar
• 2011 Environmental Photographer of the Year 2011, CIWEM, SW1 Gallery, London
• 2011 International photo exhibition “Orthodoxy on the Web”- Beočin, Serbia
• 2011 UN & Alliance of Civilizations International Photo exhibition , Doha, Qatar
• 2012 HIPA International Photography Awards, International Photo exhibition, DUBAI
• 2012 Serbian Photo Organization, best authors of the 2011 photo exhibition, Gallery 73., Belgrade
• 2013 Sony World Photography Awards 2012, Somerset House gallery, London
• 2013 HIPA International Photography Awards, “ Beauty of light”International Photo exhibition, DUBAI
• 2013 Bosnia& Hercegovina Photo of the Year , International Photo exhibition, Sarajevo
• 2013 Golden Camera International Photo Award, M17 Contemporary Art Center, Kiev, Ukraina
• 2014 Annual photo exhibition “APOLO” 2014, STORYTELLER, Kragujevac, Serbia
• 2014 PHOTO PROJECT 2014 – Smolensk , Rusija
• 2014 Smithsonian magazine 10th Annual Photo Contest expo, Washington DC
• 2014 VELUX “Lovers of the Light”, international photography exhibition, London 2014
• 2014 WANDERLUST “Photo of the year 2014”, international photography exhibition, London 2014
• 2014 ITS LIQUID “BorderBody – Mixing Futures”, international photography exhibition, Palazzo Barone Ferrara in Bari, Italy 2014
• 2015 Annual photo exhibition “APOLO” 2015, NORMALS, Kragujevac, Serbia
• 2016 HIPA International Photography Awards, “ Happiness”International Photo exhibition, DUBAI

PRAISES AND REWARDS

• 2008 The first prize for the Best digital photograph of the magazine REFOTO (jun 2008)
• 2009 The second prize on armorial concurs for The city of Zaječar crest
• 2009 Microsoft award for the photography on the contest Serbia on WINDOWS 7
• 2009 One of the 300 best photographs in the world 2008, by the selection of Smithsonian magazine – 6th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2010 Special award for the best table calendar of the year KG galaxy – 14th calendars exhibition in Novi Sad
• 2010 The award "Svetosavski venac" – Recognition for the educational work
• 2010 One of the 300 best photographs in the world 2008, by the selection of Smithsonian magazine – 7th Annual Photo Contest expo
• 2011 Sony World Photography Awards 2011 – Winners book selection
• 2011 Silver salon medal – International photographs exhibition „Child 2011“, Zaječar
• 2011 Environmental Photographer of the Year 2011-– Winners book selection
• 2011 The second prize - International photo exhibition “Orthodoxy on the Web”
• 2011 UN & Alliance of Civilizations Photo Contest 2011 Winning photo , Doha
• 2012 HIPA International Photography Awards DUBAI - Winners book selection
• 2012 121.Clicks International Photography Award – The Mode of Silhuette: Wining photo
• 2012 National Geographic Serbia – Award for best photo by editorial board, Belgrade
• 2013 Sony World Photography Awards 2012 – Winners book selection
• 2013 HIPA International Photography Awards “ Beauty of light” DUBAI - Winners book Selection
• 2013 Bosnia& Hercegovina Photo of the Year 2012, Wining Photo in “ CITY” category
• 2013 Golden Camera International Photo Award, Second Prize in “PORTRAIT” category
• 2013 Cover page of National Geographic Srbija Magazine, Issue November 2013
• 2013 International Photography Salon DOBOJ, Republika Srpska (BiH) - ISF Diploma „Scarface“
• 2014 VELUX “Lovers of the Light”, Second prize for the photography “Carousel in the mist”
• 2014 WANDERLUST “Photo of the year 2014”, Portrait , Second prize, London 2014
• 2014 WANDERLUST “Photo of the year 2014”, Landscape , commendation, London 2014
• 2014 ITS LIQUID “The World – faces . places . spaces”, international photography exhibition, commendation
• 2016 HIPA International Photography Awards “ Happiness” DUBAI 2016 - Winners book Selection
• 2017 National Geographic Serbia - "Antient Slavic Mythology: Forgotten Magic of Belief" Best Edit selection for July 2017 among 40 international editions of National geographic magazine
• 2019 64th Belgrade Book Fair - "Slavic Circle : Forgotten Magic of Belief" ULUPUDS Award for the best photomonography of the 64th Book Fair 2019.
• 2020 8th festival " Days of the Book" - "Slavic Circle : Forgotten Magic of Belief" Award for the book of the year among all published titles in city of Kragujevac for 2019.
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