Vladimir Gašparić Gapa

Vladimir Gašparić-Gapa

Born 25 August 1951 at Hodošan near Čakovec (Croatia). Completed elementary and secondary education at Varaždin. Studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb (1970-1975) and graduated in the class of Professor V. Michieli. Worked in the Master Workshop of Professor Sabolic. Study trips to Italy (1975), Sweden (1975), Austria (1985), Federal Republic of Germany (1985). During his stay in Italy (Rome), he met the Italian sculptor Giacomme Manzu. The works of Vladimir Gasparic - Gapa can be found in Galerija starih i novih majstora in Varazdin, in museums of Ptuj and St. Wendel, in private collections in Croatia and abroad as well as in public places in Zagreb, Varazdin, Cakovec, Licki Osik, Labin, Rovinj, Dreich, Nantes, Sibhultt, Nanto-Pietra, St. Wendel. A monograph on the works of Vladimir Gasparic - Gapa was written by Ivo Simat - Banov, published by Graficki zavod Hrvatske, "Prizma" edition. He has received several prizes and awards as well. 

 

 

 GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1976. 

Varaždin, 1st Salon of Young Artists of Varaždin, The City Gallery 

Beograd, Exhibition of Students ALU 

Zagreb, Gallery »Student city» 

Zagreb, 8th Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion

 

1977. 

Zagreb, 9. Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion 

Varaždin,  Exhibition of affiliates HDLU region

Varaždin, The City Gallery 

Zagreb,  5th Exhibition of Recent Croatian Art, Gallery «Karas» 

Varaždin, 31st Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje, 

The City Museum

 

1978. 

Zagreb, 6th Exhibition of Recent Croatian Art, Gallery „Karas“ 

Varaždin, 32nd Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje,  The City Gallery 

Varaždin, Annual Exhibition HDLU ZO 

Varaždin,  The City Gallery 

Čakovec, Annual Exhibition HDLU ZO 

Varaždin, Musseum of Međimurje 

Prelog, Annual Exhibition HDLU ZO 

Varaždin, The House of Culture 

Varaždin, Exhibition of HDLU Region of Varaždin, The City Museum 

Novo Mesto, HDLU of Region of Varaždin, 

Dolenjski muzej 

Zagreb, 10th Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion 

Zagreb, 13th Salon of Zagreb, The Art Pavilion

 

1979. 

Varaždin, ULUBIH Affiliate of Banja Luka & ZO HDLU of Varaždin, The City Gallery

Varaždin, 33. Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje, The City Gallery 

Varaždin, 2nd Varazdin’s Salon of Young Artists, The City Gallery 

Zagreb, 11th Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion 

Zagreb, 7th Exhibition of Recent Croatian Art, Galerija »Karas»

 

1980. 

Varaždin, HDLU ZO of Varaždin, The City Gallery

Čakovec, HDLU ZO of Varaždin, Museum of Međimurje

Varaždin, 34th Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje,  The City Gallery

Zagreb, 8. Exhibition of Recent Croatian Art, Gallery „Karas“ 

Zagreb, 12th Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion

 

1981. 

Gospić, 16th annals of Lika, The modern Croatian sculpture in wood,  Museum of Lika 

Zagreb, 16th art annals of Lika,  The modern Croatian sculpture in wood,  Salon of The gallery «Karas» 

Čakovec,  HDLU ZO of Varaždin, Museum of Međimurje-Starigrad Čakovec, 

Osijek, Artists of the North-West Croatia, The Art Gallery 

Zagreb, 13th Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion 

Zagreb, 16th Salon of Zagreb, The Art Pavilion

Varaždin, 35th izložba slikara i kipara Hrvatskog zagorja i Međimurja, 

Izložbeni salon NK»August Cesarec»

 

1982.

Varaždin, 36. Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje, The City Gallery 

Varaždin, Artists of the North-West Croatia, The City Gallery 

Zagreb,1.triennals of Croatian Sculpture, JAZU-Gliptoteka

Zagreb, 10th Exhibition of Recent Members of SHDL and HDLUZ, Gallery “Karas”

 

1983.    

Varaždin, 37th Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje, A Showroom of City Gallery

Zagreb, 15th Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion 

Zagreb, Exhibition of HDLU Members of North-West Croatia, Gallery »Karas»

 

1984.

Varaždin, 38. Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje,  The City Gallery 

Zagreb, 12th Exhibition of Recent Works of SHDLU Members, Gallery „Karas“

Zagreb, 19th Salon of Zagreb, The Art Pavilion 

Čakovec, Exhibiton of Artists of Međimurje, Museum of Međimurje 

Split, Young Croatian sculptors, The Art Salon 

Niš,Young Croatian sculptors, Gallery of Modern Art 

Velika Gorica, Young Croatian sculptors, Gallery „Galzenica“ 

Osijek, Young Croatian sculptors, The Art Gallery 

Karlovac, Young Croatian sculptors, The City Museum

Zagreb, Young Croatian sculptors, Gallery „Karas“

Varaždin, HDLU of North-West Croatia, The City Gallery

 

1985.   

Zagreb, 2nd triennials of the Croatian sculpture, The Art Pavilion

Varaždin, HDLU of North-West Croatia, 

Varaždin, The City Museum 

Čakovec, HDLU of North-West Croatia,

Varaždin, Museum of Međimurje

Bjelovar, HDLU of North-West Croatia, 

Varaždin, The City Museum 

Koprivnica, HDLU of North-West Croatia, 

Varaždin, Museum of the city

Križevci, HDLU of North-West Croatia; 

Varaždin, Museum of the city 

Varaždin, 39th Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje, 

Exhibition Salon of Photo Gallery 

Zagreb, 16th Salon of Young Artists, The Art Pavilion 

Zagreb, Self-Portrait in the modern Croatian sculpture from Modern until today, Gallery»Karas» 

Varaždin, Artistic socializing, The City Gallery 

 

1986.

Zagreb, 14th Exhibition of Recent works of SHDLU Members, Gallery »Karas» 

Tuzla, 8th Exhibition of 40 years Federal Association of Artists of Yugoslavia, on the occasion of 10th Congress of SULUJ, Gallery of Yugoslavian portraits

Dubrovnik, 8. Exhibition of 40 years Federal Association of Artists of Yugoslavia, on the occasion of 10th Congress of SULUJ, The Art Gallery 

Varaždin, The Art Exhibition of teachers and students of high school Varaždin on the occasion of 350 years of high school Varaždin, The City Museum 

Varaždin, 40th Exhibition of painters and sculptors of the Hrvatsko Zagorje and Međimurje,  The City Gallery 

Zagreb, Young sculptors for Universiade, Gallery »Karas» - expanded media

 

1987.

Zagreb, Persistence of figurative 1950-1987., The Art Pavilion 

Zagreb, 22nd Salon of Zagreb, The Art Pavilion

 

1988.

Zagreb, 3. triennals of Croatian Sculpture, JAZU –Gliptoteka

 

1989.    

Varaždin, Exhibition of Modern Croatian Artist’s donatons, The City Museum

 

1990.    

Zagreb, 25th Salon of Zagreb, The Art Pavilion

 

1991.    

Zagreb, Track and sign, HDLU 

Zagreb, 4th triennals of Croatian Sculpture, HAZU-Gliptoteka 

Zagreb, For the defense and restoration of Croatia, The Art Pavilion 

Gornja Stubica, Recent Croatian Art, Museum of the Peasant Revolt

 

1992.    

Zagreb, Modern Croatian Sculptors, Museum of Arts and Crafts

 

1993.    

Zagreb, Easter egg with the reason, The Space of Museum 

Osijek, Map of Osijek, Gallery of Fine Art

 

1994.    

Zagreb, 5th triennials of Croatian sculpture, HAZU-Gliptoteka 

Zagreb, Easter egg with the reason, The Space of Museum 

Zagreb, Proposals for the monument of Dražen Petrović, The Space of Museum

Čakovec, Croatian Recent Art, Museum of Međimurje 

Labinska Dubrova, 22nd Mediterranean Symposium of Sculptors

 

1997.    

Zagreb, 6th triennals of Croatian Sculpture, HAZU-Gliptoteka

 

1998.

Osijek, Memorial of Ivo Kerdić, Gallery of Fine Art

CROATIAN MODERN SCULPTURE

 

2009.

BEČ: Kiienstlerhaus 7.5.-21.5.2009.

BERLIN: Gallery of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic Germany 28.5. - 21.6.2009.

BRATISLAVA: House of Arts 13.7.-13.8.2009.

ZAGREB: Gliptoteka HAZU 8.9. - 25.9.2009.

 

2010.

TRST: Salonedegli Incantti 14.5.-16.6.2010.

LJUBLJANA: Gallery “Jakopić” 29.6.-29.8.2010.

PEČUH: Gallery of Cell Septhicor 5.10.-31.10.2010.

BUDIMPEŠTA: National Gallery of Hungary 5.4.-30.6.2011.

 

 

 INDEPENDANT EXIBITIONS

1981.    

Varaždin, Secondary School Centre «Gabrijel Santo»

Varaždin, The City Gallery

 

1982.    

Čakovec, Museum of Međimurje

 

1985.    

Zagreb, The Art Pavilion

 

1986.    

Varaždin, City Gallery

Beograd, The Art Pavilion «Cvijeta Zuzoric» 

Ptuj, Razstavni paviljon «Dušana Kvedera» 

Zagreb, Gallery of the International Slavic Center of Croatia – Slavic school of Zagreb, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb

 

1988.    

St.Wendel, Galerie „Pfeifer“

 

1989.    

Dreich, Burgerhaus

 

1990.    

Zagreb, Gallery „Forum“

 

1991.    

Zagreb, Gallery „CEKAO” Munchen, 

Galerie Meneghello

 

1997.    

Zagreb, Gallery „Grubić”

 

1998.    

Zagreb, MGC „Klovičevi dvori”

 

1999.

Varaždin, The City Museum Varaždin 

 

2011.    

Rijeka, Gallery „Kortil”