about
Lara Oreskovic is an artist who has followed her restless and curious nature around the world since her university days. She traveled, lived in Spain, Denmark, and Canada, then arrived in Italy and found a home. In Bologna, she opens an atelier and continues her research by developing her own technique. From the figurative phase, she moved to abstraction, but then her vision of the world led her to immerse herself in thoughts about surreal reality. Together with the canvas and other supports, brushes, and colors, she always has the tools of a true master, such as a drill, a soldering iron, a hot air gun, a manual or electric spot gun, a flame, etc. The large-format support serves as a setting for paintings-installations and sculptures of three-dimensional creatures molded from various natural and non-natural materials, largely recycled paper, fabric, metal, wood… Recycled newspaper is the ideal medium for inspiration and creative expression. She crumples it, glues it, shapes sculptures, bakes, and burns it… when exhibited, these intriguing compositions do not reveal their origin. Her works are collected in the United States, Spain, Canada, Denmark, England, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Italy, Austria, Germany, and Croatia. She also creates visual identities for theatrical performances, videos/reels, and scenographic elements for theaters. Lives in Trieste

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 – lo zoo umano – knulp – trieste – it
2014/15 – zōon zōon politikon – teatar rugantino – zagreb – hr
2014 – minijature, vrijeme i prostor – atelijer lučko – zagreb – hr
2014 – dramo[p]let – teatar rugantino – zagreb – hr
2012 – “senzibilizirani prostor” – atelijer lučko – zagreb – hr
2005/09 – “allestimento variabile” – ensof – bologna – it
2007 – “universo donna” – palazzo re enzo – bologna – it
2004 – “sintassi dell’animo femminile” – giacò – budrio – bo – it
2004 – “l’arpa del ragno” – galleria castiglione arte – bologna – it
2003 – “sognando” – ciacco – bologna – it
2001 – “senza titolo” – teatro del naville – bologna – it
1998 – 2001 – “particolari” – atelier i particolari – bologna – it
1997/99 – “particolari” – lo scugnizzo – bologna – it

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025/26 – 5 comandamento | non uccidere – bejaflor – portogruaro – it
2025 – racconti d’inverno – hangar teatri / sala di pietra – trieste – it
2024/25
– black aquarius – knulp – trieste – it
2023/24 – biennale internazionale donna 4° edizione – magazzino 26 – trieste – it
2015/2018
– art gallery & – vicenza – it
2015 – stari stolac nova fotelja (orah natjecaj) – zagreb – hr
2014 – maske – galerija krapina – krapina – hr
2005/09 – “allestimento variabile” – ensof – bologna – it
2007 – “2° međunarodno natjecanje arte laguna” – la terra vera” – treviso – it
2006 – “esileesilio” – gruppo 3 – atelier en sof gallery – bologna – it
2006 – “arte sotto bosco” – barchessa di villa donа delle rose – mirano – ve – it
2006  – “il ponte del sale i gruppo 3- rovigo – it
2006 – “zilik” – dom za djecu vladimir nazor – karlovac – hr
2005/06 – galleria rotaros – novara -it
2005 – “mmml “ – atelier en sof gallery – bologna – it
2005 – “zilik” – dom za djecu vladimir nazor – karlovac
2004 – “group in show 1” – villa mazzacurati – bo – it
2004 – “fiorirano” (da bologna scelta a bologna suonata) – la linea – bo – it
2004 – “divinations” – agora gallery – new york – usa
2003 – “mostra annuale degli artisti” – galleria castiglione arte – bo – it
2003 – “paesaggi e altri paesaggi” – villa mazzacurati – bo – it
2002 – “corpo della materia, materia del corpo” – villa mazzacurati – bo – it
2001 – “le ambivalenze del corpo” – villa mazzacurati – bo – it
2000 – “bologna città europea della cultura” – galleria iterarte – bo – it
1998 – “tra arte e gioco” – paese dei balocchi – bologna – it

SOME PUBLICATIONS

2025  – 18th march – the heroine’s journey of lara oreskovic – the heroine journey 2016 by Peter de kuster – nl
2017 – may – zagrebacki list n°9 – culture – zagreb – hr
2017 – may – one nastupaju – blog article – zagreb – hr
2007 – may – universo donna n°1 – article –  bologna – it
2005 – settembre – exibart.onpaper n°24 – article – bologna -it
2005 – august – extra n°164 – interview – zagreb – hr
2004 – november – artis spectrum n°13 – article – new york – usa
2004 – may – fioriranno – bologna – it
2004 – january – croatian chronicle – article – new york – usa
2004 – january – večernji list n°14444 – culture article – zagreb – hr
2004 – 07. january – lara oreskovic – radio interview – chicago – usa