Academic painter

Tomislav Ostrman

Dr. Art. Tomislav Ostrman was born in 1978 in Zagreb, where he completed primary, secondary, and primary music school. In 1998, he enrolled in the Faculty of Law in Zagreb. During his studies at the Faculty of Law, he actively engaged in painting and organized his first exhibitions.

In his third year, he abandoned his law studies, wanting to dedicate himself solely to painting. He enrolled in the Arthouse College of Visual Arts in Ljubljana and graduated in painting in 2009 under the mentorship of Professor Darko Slavec, with the dean's commendation.

He enrolled in a postgraduate doctoral study of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under the mentorship of academician Igor Rončević, whose assistant he was in 2013/14, and theoretical mentor Dr. Sc. Daniela Angelina Jelinčić.

He earned his doctorate in painting in 2021.

Tomislav Ostrman
The painterly and literary dialogue forms layered achievements in artistic expression. It could be said: the path is found, it need not be sought nor changed interventional. It leads toward man and the sea. And yet, we seek the image of an artist who, for himself...
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Branka Arh
Authoress and art historian
The painterly and literary dialogue forms layered achievements in the artistic approach of Tomislav Ostrman. The "story" woven into the visual fabric can be read on multiple levels, from literal factuality to...
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Stanko Špoljarić
Art historian and visual art critic
When I first encountered Tomislav Ostrman's paintings a few years ago, I wasn’t ready for them at the time; I was in an entirely different sensibility...
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Iva Körbler
Art historian and visual art critic
The painterly and literary dialogue forms layered achievements in the artistic approach of Tomislav Ostrman. The "story" woven into the visual fabric can be read on multiple levels, from literal factuality to...
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Enes Quien
Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb
Tomislav Ostrman has taken on the responsibility, or rather the mission, to lay out his worldview and obsession before the public, with an urge to engage through art, thereby revealing to us a powerful...
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Sanda Stanaćev Bajzek
Visual art critic and curator
An artist who, unburdened, simply, and playfully takes on the responsibility to lay out his obsessions and worldview before the public, patiently nurturing his artistic...
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Sanda Stanaćev Bajzek
Visual art critic and curator
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Vanja Babić
Art historian and visual art critic
List of exhibitions

exhibitions

2024.
Napretkov kulturni centar
Zagreb
2024.
Knjižnica i čitaonica Bogdana Ogrizovića
Zagreb
2024.
Gradska galerija Crikvenica
Crikvenica
2020.
Galerija Zrinjski (Hotel Palace)
Zagreb
2020.
Knjižnica Marina Držića
Zagreb
2019.
Knjižnica i čitaonica Bogdana Ogrizovića
Zagreb
2019.
Knjižnica za likovni odgoj Grada Zagreba
Zagreb
2018.
Francuski paviljon
Zagreb
2017.
Gradska galerija Biograd
Biograd
2015.
Knjižnica i čitaonica Bogdana Ogrizovića
Zagreb
2015.
Zagreb Indoors (ATP Turnir)
Zagreb
2015.
Galerija Mazuth
Zagreb
2015.
Galerija Luna i Sol
Dubrovnik
2014.
Galerija Kopjar
Zareb
2014.
Zavičajni muzej Buzet
Buzet
2014.
Gradska galerija Crikvenica
Crikvenica
2014.
Izložbeni prostor turističke zajednice
Crikvenica
2014.
Galerija Regalerija
Zabok
2013.
Galerija Z art
Samobor
2013.
Centar cvjetni
Zagreb
2012.
Izložbeni prostor Porezne uprave
Zagreb
2012.
Galerija Umjetnost osmjeha
Zagreb
2012.
Galerija Mirko Virius
Zagreb
2011.
Galerija "Zaklade za djecu Hrvatske"
Zagreb
2011.
Izložbeni prostor Ivić Catering & Banqueting
Zagreb
2010.
Galerija Canvas
Zagreb
2010.
Galerija Kristofor Stanković
Zagreb
2010.
Hemingway Bar
Zagreb
2010.
Galerija Oblok
Zagreb
2010.
Galerija ETK (Ericsson Nikola Tesla)
Zagreb
2010.
Izložbeni prostor Hotela "Riva"
Hvar
2009.
Izložbeni prostor Knjižnice Vladimira Nadzora
Zagreb
2009.
Izložbeni prostor Vile "Viline"
Lopud
2008.
Galerija Stančić
Zagreb
2008.
Muzej Mimara
Zagreb
2007.
Klub "Škola" (Lounge bar Škola)
Zagreb
2006.
Izložbeni prostor Kluba filmskih umjetnika
Zagreb
2004.
Kula Lotrščak
Zagreb
2004.
Galerija Ramasutra
Zagreb
2004.
Klub Piranha
Zagreb
2003.
foaje Kazalište Vidra
Zagreb
2003.
Izložbeni prostor Art Net kluba
Zagreb
2023.
KIC
Zagreb
2014.
ATP Indoors
Zagreb
2012.
HDLU - Zagreb, Izložba članova
Zagreb
2011.
Galerija "MC Gallery"
New York
2007.
Galerija "Matija Skurjeni", Izložba minijatura
Zaprešić
2023.
KIC
Zagreb
2014.
ATP Indoors
Zagreb
2012.
HDLU - Zagreb, Izložba članova
Zagreb
2011.
Galerija "MC Gallery"
New York
2007.
Galerija "Matija Skurjeni", Izložba minijatura
Zaprešić

Independent exhibitions

2025.
Marina Držić Library
Zagreb
2025.
Nova Gradiška Cultural Center
Nova Gradiška
2024.
Napredak Cultural Center
Zagreb
2024.
Bogdan Ogrizović Library and Reading Room
Zagreb
2024.
Crikvenica city gallery
Crikvenica
2020.
Gallery Zrinjski (Hotel Palace)
Zagreb
2020.
Marin Držić Library
Zagreb
2019.
Bogdan Ogrizović Library and Reading Room
Zagreb
2019.
Art Education Center
Zagreb
2018.
French Pavilion
Zagreb
2017.
Biograd city gallery
Biograd
2015.
Bogdan Ogrizović Library and Reading Room
Zagreb
2015.
Zagreb Indoors (ATP Turnir)
Zagreb
2015.
Gallery Mazuth
Zagreb
2015.
Gallery Luna i Sol
Dubrovnik
2014.
Gallery Kopjar
Zareb
2014.
Buzet Local History Museum
Buzet
2014.
Crikvenica city gallery
Crikvenica
2014.
Tourist board exhibition space
Crikvenica
2014.
Gallery Regaleria
Zabok
2013.
Galerija Z art
Samobor
2013.
Floral center
Zagreb
2012.
Tax Administration exhibition space
Zagreb
2012.
Gallery The Art of Smiling
Zagreb
2012.
Mirko Virius Gallery
Zagreb
2011.
Gallery of the "Foundation for Children of Croatia"
Zagreb
2011.
Ivić Catering & Banqueting showroom
Zagreb
2010.
Gallery Canvas
Zagreb
2010.
Kristofor Stanković Gallery
Zagreb
2010.
Hemingway Bar
Zagreb
2010.
Gallery Oblok
Zagreb
2010.
ETK Gallery (Ericsson Nikola Tesla)
Zagreb
2010.
Exhibition space of the Hotel "Riva"
Hvar
2009.
Exhibition space of the Vladimir Nadzor Library
Zagreb
2009.
Exhibition space of the Villa "Viline"
Lopud
2008.
Stančić Gallery
Zagreb
2008.
Museum of Mimar
Zagreb
2007.
Lounge bar Škola
Zagreb
2006.
Exhibition space of the Film Artists Club
Zagreb
2004.
Lotrscak Tower
Zagreb
2004.
Ramasutra Gallery
Zagreb
2004.
Club Piranha
Zagreb
2003.
Vidra Theatre foyer
Zagreb
2003.
Art Net club exhibition space
Zagreb

Group exhibitions

2023.
KIC
Zagreb
2014.
ATP Indoors
Zagreb
2012.
HDLU - Zagreb, Members' Exhibition
Zagreb
2011.
Gallery "MC Gallery"
New York
2007.
"Matija Skurjeni" Gallery, Miniatures Exhibition
Zaprešić