NIKOLA KEKEROVIĆ

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2025   "Feasibility Studies", ChertLüdde, Berlin (DEU)

   "Feasibility Studies", acb Galéria, Budapest (HU)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

04.03.-02.04.2024    "Feasibility Studies", Vagon Gallery, Banja Luka (B&H)

BIOGRAPHY

b. January 1991 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Working in Berlin, Germany.

He received a painting diploma from the University of Banja Luka's Academy of Arts. Co-founder and participant in the "Apartment" initiative for popularizing contemporary art in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with whom he worked briefly in B&H and the region.

Awarded for artistic work from mixed media research at the Academy of Arts' annual final exhibition in Banja Luka (2014), as well as the award for young video artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the "6th NamaTre.ba project/biennale" in collaboration with KulturKontakt Austria and the Austrian federal agency. In 2016 enrolled in the painting MA program at the University of Banja Luka's Academy of Arts.

Meanwhile, he has been a member of the hardcore metal band "Statement of Hate" since 2009. He moved to Germany after being accepted into the master's program "Public Art and New Artist Strategies" at the BAUHAUS University in Weimar. In 2018, he received the "Born to be Bauhaus" award in Weimar. Following his MFA in "Public Art and New Artist Strategies," he moved to Berlin.

EDUCATION

2010-14 Academy of Arts, Painting program, University of Banja Luka, (B&H)

2014-International Summer Academy, class of Norbert Bisky "Figure.Ground.Perception", Salzburg (AUT)

2017-19 BAUHAUS University, MA program, Public Art and New Artistic Strategies, Weimar (DEU)

AWARDS

2022
The ZVONO art award for young artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina (finalist)

2018
The ZVONO art award for young artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina (finalist)
"Born to be Bauhaus" 100th Anniversary of the Bauhaus exhibition 1923

2014
"6th namaTre.ba project / biennial " Award for young video artist in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The annual exhibition award for the intermedia artwork at the annual exhibition of the Banja Luka Academy of Arts

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024
"Feasibility Studies", Vagon Gallery, Banja Luka, (B&H)

2023
"Feasibility Study: Economy & Death", Poola Gallery, Pula, (CRO)

2022
"Economy & Death: Yes Pain, No Gain", 11m3 Projektraum, Weimar,(DEU)
"There, in the back / Da hinten", Galerie SPZ, Prague, (CZ)

2020
​"Hardcore Thesis", Kino Šiška, Ljubljana (SLO)

2017
"Odlična izložba" ("The Great Exhibition"), Kamena zgrada, Banja Luka (B&H)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023
"Power House episode 4 reframing the future", Schiller-Museum, Weimar (DEU)

2022
"There in the back / Da hinten", SPZ Gallery, Prague (CZ)
"The ZVONO Award exhibition", KRAK, Bihac, (B&H)
"Lost and Found", Abracadabra Institute, Berlin, (DEU)

​ 2021
"Passion for Wandering", 13th International Biennial of Young Artists, MoCA Skopje, (MK)

2020
"Rekonstrukcija"(Reconstruction) / Four views on contemporary art scene of Republic of Srpska, MSURS, Banja Luka, (B&H)

2019
"Take me Home", Bauhaus annual exhibition "summaery" 2019, Weimar (DEU)
BTBB "Ach, das heb ich mir für später auf " , Kunsthaus Erfurt, Erfurt (DEU)
"Imaginary Bauhaus Museum", Schiller Museum, Weimar (DEU)
"Sounds Great! The unexplored Weimar", 48H Marathon, project presentation at Bauhaus.FM radio, Weimar (DEU)
"Panas",Freie Kunst Exhibition Series, Weimar (DEU)

2018
"You Have a Strange Perception of Yourself", Freie Kunst Exhibition Series, Weimar (DEU)
"The ZVONO award" exhibition of the finalist, Sarajevo, (B&H)
"Born to be Bauhaus - Reframe", KulturFabrik, Apolda, (DEU)
"OFF THE ROAD" , Center of Contemporary Art of Montenegro, Gallery "Perjanički dom", Podgorica, (MNG)
"Join The Dots / Unire le distanze", Salone Degli Incanti, Trieste (IT)
"Che bella brutta! Bauhaus goes Bochum", Ruhr-University Bochum, (DEU)
"Wir sind auch Enten" exhibition/action in public space, Sterbrücke, Weimar, (DEU)

2017
"3.Berliner Herbstsalon - DESINTEGRIERT EUCH!" , Maxim Gorki Theatre, Palais am Festungsgraben, Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin (DEU)
"OFF THE ROAD" , Gallery Pro3or, Belgrade, (SER)
"The Laughing in face of..." , 23. Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art, Grabovo, (BUL)
"Face to Face", Bosanski kulturni centar, Sarajevo, (B&H)

​ 2016
"WAS Biennial" 1st Worldwide Apartment and Studio Biennial, Bonus Block.
"Apartman 4#" project / exhibition for popularisation of contemporary art , Banja Luka (B&H)
"Performance and dance screenings" Fest Miden & Kinitiras-Artistic Network, Athens (GR)
"Contemporary Thesaurus" Podroom Gallery, Beograd (SER)
"Contemporary Refresh" Gallery Brodac, Sarajevo (B&H)
"Fest Miden" - Video Art Festival, Kalamata (GR)
"Contemporary Thesaurus" Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, Novi Sad (SER)
"Može i drugačije" - project / exhibition, Dom Omladine, Banja Luka (B&H)
"One Day Museum of Intermedia Art" - Annual exhibition of Academy of Arts, Banja Luka (B&H)
"Contemporary Thesaurus" MSURS Banja Luka (B&H)

2015
Drawing exhibition "Kreni putem kojeg nema" at Dom Omladine, Beograd (SER)
'5th World Biennial Of Student Photography' ,Novi Sad (SER)
"EAMIF - Edinburgh Artists Moving Images Film festival", Edinburgh (SCO)
"Apartman 3#" project / exhibition for popularization of contemporary art , Banja Luka (B&H)
"Artist in Residence" exhibition of KulturKontakt Austria, Vienna (Austria)
"Connective Corridor" billboard exhibition at FLUC, Vienna (Austria)
"SHARE - Too Much History More Future" MSURS, Banja Luka (B&H)

2014
"SHARE - Too Much History More Future" projection at Kunstforum, Vienna (Austria)
"Zajedno u umjetnosti" Gallery Roman Petrović, Sarajevo (B&H)
"Apartman 2#" project / exhibition for popularisation of contemporary art , Banja Luka (B&H)
"Leto 2014" Atom gallery, Irkutsk (RU)
"6th namaTre.ba project / biennial" , Trebinje (B&H)
"Apartman" project 1# / exhibition for popularisation of contemporary art , Banja Luka (B&H)
Banja Luka ART Festival 2014 (B&H)
International Summer Academy, 3-week class 'Figure.Ground.Perception. at Norbert Bisky, Salzburg (AUT)
Project BAUHAUS goes south east Europe-Sarajevo 1914/2014, (B&H)
Multimedia art project, 1st video edition, Museum of Contemporary Art of Republica of Srpska, Banja Luka (B&H)

2013
Group exhibition from Intermedia arts "Asymmetrical me",Trebinje (B&H)
Art Symposium Jahorina, 2013 "The human figure in contemporary art ' (B&H)

RESIDENCE

2015
KulturKontakt Austria (AUT)

2016
International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg (AUT)

ARTWORKS IN COLLECTION

Painting "Feasibility Study 1.7", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 1.8", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 2.6", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 3.0", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 5.2", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 5.8", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 6.0", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 6.3", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 6.4", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 9.9", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 15.6", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 17.7", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 11.2", private collection
Painting "Feasibility Study 11.3", private collection
​Video work "Their art", MoCA Republic of Srpska
​Video work "Their art", KulturKontaktAustria
Video work "The Dance", MoCA Republic of Srpska
Installation "The Killer Artwork", private collection
​ Installation "Hard Core", Archiv der Moderne, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
Painting "Safety Matches", Imagio Mundi - Luciano Benetton Collection, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Currents of water and art.
Digital Print "Dictator - I'll Try To Be As Shorter As I Can'. Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art, Grabovo, (BUL)