Grgur Akrap (b. 1988, Zagreb, Croatia) graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, in 2013. His work explores the power of color as both a symbolic and emotional language, expressing universal human experiences as well as personal, psychological states. His paintings often blend the visible with the imagined, creating a contrast between what feels real and what makes logical sense.
Solo Exhibitions include Garden of Beasts, HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg, Denmark (2023); Prophetic Dreams, Galleria Richter Fine Art, Rome, Italy (2020); Blind Painter, Gallery Kranjčar, Zagreb, Croatia (2020); Two Rooms, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia (2019); Dichotomy, Buljat Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia (2018); The Night’s Hunting Ground, Marija Jurić-Zagorka, Zagreb, Croatia (2017); Dubrovnik Art Gallery, Dubrovnik, Croatia (2016); The Gardener's Garden, Matica Hrvatska Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia (2016); Promised Land, Lamparna Gallery, Labin, Croatia (2015); Measuring the World, Kravata Gallery, Hvar, Croatia (2014); Measuring the World, Student Centre Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia (2014); Small and Big Players, Kristofor Stanković Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia (2014); Seven Easy Pieces, Kino Klub Grič, Zagreb, Croatia (2012).
Group Exhibitions include (Upcoming) Growth of the Soil, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2025); Winter Collective, HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg, Denmark (2025); One Art Taipei, Hotel Metropolitan Premier, Taipei, Taiwan (2025); The Metamorphosis, Yiri Arts, Taipei, Taiwan (2024); Licked by the Waves, Museum MORE, Gorsel, Netherlands (2024); Dream Paper 3, Galerie Slika, Lyon, France (2024); CAN Art Fair, Ibiza, Spain (2024); Bright Light, HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg, Denmark (2024); UVNT Art Fair, Madrid, Spain (2024); White, HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg, Denmark (2024); The Artist is a Beast, Collection of Edwin Oostmeijer, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2023); Watch Me Burn, Gallery Ruttkowski;68, Paris, France (2022); Needles in the Hay, The Curators Room, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2022); Between My Flesh and World's Fingers, Galleria Richter, Rome, Italy (2022); Group Exhibition, Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg, Denmark (2022); The 6th Biennial of Painting, Home of Croatian Visual Artists, Zagreb, Croatia (2021); Dream, Gallery Kranjčar, Zagreb, Croatia (2021).
Highlights & Collections
Grgur Akrap has received numerous recognitions and awards, most notably the Museum of Contemporary Art Award at the 51st Zagreb Salon in 2016 and the Young Artist Award at the 3rd Painting Biennial in 2015. His work has been featured in renowned publications such as Juxtapoz and SeeAllThis magazines. His paintings are included in significant private and public collections, including the Edwin Oostmeijer Collection.
Grgur Akrap has received numerous recognitions and awards, most notably the Museum of Contemporary Art Award at the 51st Zagreb Salon in 2016 and the Young Artist Award at the 3rd Painting Biennial in 2015. His work has been featured in renowned publications such as Juxtapoz and SeeAllThis magazines. His paintings are included in significant private and public collections, including the Edwin Oostmeijer Collection.