Biography
Branislav Mihajlovic was born in 1961 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where he completed his Bachelor’s degree in painting at the School of Fine Arts of Belgrade in 1986, and received his Master’s in painting at the same school in 1989.
Since 1982, he has participated in more than three hundred group shows, salons and art fairs, and held over ninety individual exhibitions in Portugal, Serbia, Holland, Spain, and other countries. His work is represented in many private and public collections and has received several awards.
He has been living and working in Portugal since 1992.
Solo Exhibitions
1986 - “Long lights”, paintings with D. Milovanovic, Belgrade
1988 - “Paintings”, Belgrade
1989 - “Scenes and Views”, paintings, Belgrade - “Paintings”, Belgrade
1991 - “Paintings and Drawings”, Israel Galerie Linka, Amsterdam
1992 - “Pastel Drawings”, Belgrade
- “Still Lives”, Belgrade
1993 - “New Works”, Israel Galerie Linka, Amsterdam
- “Pastels”, Club Náutico, Vilamoura, Portugal
- “Paintings and Drawings”, Municipal Gallery of Loulé, Portugal
- “Paintings”, Casino Vilamoura Gallery, Vilamoura
- “Pastels”, Galeria Moira, Lisbon
1994 - “Pastels”, Vromans Gallery, Amsterdam
- “Paintings and Drawings”, Galeria Escada Quatro, Cascais
1995 - “Paintings and Drawings”, Galeria Barata, Lisbon
- “Drawings about the War”, Belgrade
- “Paintings about the Gold”, Galeria Vértice, Lisbon
1996 - “Paintings”, Galeria da Praça, Porto
- “New Icons and Other Paintings”, Galeria Escada Quatro, Cascais
1997 - “Paintings”, Kunsthelder, Wassenaar, Holland
- “Landscapes”, Galeria da Praça, Porto
- “Crossing the Sea”, Vromans Gallery, Amsterdam
- “Paintings”, Galeria Maria Lebre, Tomar, Portugal
- “Paintings”, Galeria Vértice, Lisbon
- “Paintings and Drawings”, Municipal Gallery of Mitra, Lisbon
1998 - “Glory”, Galeria Andre Soares, Braga
- “Paintings”, Hommermerz, Holland
- “Glory”, Galeria LCR, Sintra
- “Paintings”, Galeria Arte Varia, Coimbra
1999 - “Pastels”, Galeria Neutra, Porto
- “Paintings”, Galeria Moira, Lisbon
- “Landscapes”, Galeria LCR, Sintra
- “Drawings”, Galeria Art House, Cascais
- “Paintings”, Galeria Maria Lebre, Tomar
- “Pastels”, Galeria Josephus, Lisbon
2000 - “Pastels”, Galeria Art House, Cascais
- “Paintings”, Belgrade
- “Paintings”, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia
- “Paintings”, Galeria La Villa, Estoril
2001 - “Paintings”, Galeria Bairro Alto, Lisbon
- “Recent Works”, Galeria Iosephus, Lisbon
- “Last Voyage of the Pharaoh”, Galeria LCR, Sintra
2002 - “The Signs of History”, Galeria Sala Maior, Porto
- “Paintings”, Galeria La Villa, Estoril
- “Materia atrai Materia”, Galeria Sacramento, Aveiro
2003 - “Migrations”, Galeria Vértice, Lisbon
- “Recent Works”, Galeria La Villa, Estoril
- “Jacob’s Dream”, Galeria Ao Quadrado, Santa Maria da Feira
2004 - “Paintings”, BelorArte Gallery, Sintra
- “Paintings about passing”, Don Quixote Galeria, Vila Franca de Xira
2005 - “Abandoned House”, galeria Magia Imagem, Lisbon
- “Recent Works”, galeria LM, Sintra
2006 - “Miracles and Apparitions”, galeria Nuno Sacramento, Aveiro
- “Miracles and Apparitions”, galeria João Redondo, Setubal
-“Graphics”, Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon
2007 - “Paintings “, Galeria Vertice, Lisbon
- “Small Format I”, Galeria Dom Quixote, Vila Franca de Xira
- “Paintings”, Museum of Water, Lisbon
- “Walking on the Water”, Museum of Water, Coimbra
- "Pictures", Galeria "Chaos", Belgrade
- "Bible Stories", Palácio Ribamar, Algés
2008 - “Lisbon Stories", galeria LM, Sintra
2009 - “Paintings", galeria "Atrium", Belgrade
- "Tauromaquia", Centro Cultural de Azambuja with sculptor Carlos Ramos
- "Encounter", Galeria Ao Quadrado, Santa Maria da Feira, with sculptor Paulo Neves
- "Waiting Rooms", Belart Gallery, Novi Sad
2010 - “Waiting Rooms”, gallery Ververs, Amsterdam
- “Factory Building”, Microarte Gallery, Lisbon
- “Dust from the Road”, Galeria LM, Sintra
- “Paintings”, City Museum of Cupria, Serbia
2011 - “Round Trip”, Gallery AmiArte, Oporto
2012 - “Round Trip”, LM Gallery, Sintra
- “New Paintings”, Quinta da Fralães, Barcelos, with sculptor António Lapa Vasconselos
- “Ascension”, Taguspark, Oeiras
- “Jacob’s Ladder”, casa St. Maria, Cascais, with painter Jelena Dorosev
2013 - “About the Absence”, Gallery Rastro, Algarve
-“Red”, Galeria Helder Alfaiate, Ericeira
2014 - “About the Absence”, galeria Rastro, Almancil
2015 - “40 Portraits”, City Museum of Cuprija, Serbia
- “40 Portraits”, City Museum of Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia
- “40 Portraits”, City Museum of Jagodina, Serbia
- “Seafarers”, Coliseu Micaelense, Ponta Delgada, Azores
- “Palace Tales”, galeria LM, Sintra
- “Abstract Paintings”, Casa da Cultura Jaime Lobo e Silva, Ericeira
2016 - “Moment of Light in the Palace”, National Museum of Palácio da Ajuda, Lisbon
- “Pathways”, Galeria de Arte de Casino Estoril
- “Pompeii”, Galeria M.A.C. Lisboa
2017 - “Miracles and Apparitions”, Galeria Municipal de Barcelos
- “Pompeii”, Galeria Municipal de Aljustrel
- “Golden Times”, Galeria “Rastro”, Figueira da Foz
2018 - “Lx 3”, Galeria MAC, Lisboa, com Teresa Mendonça e Ricardo Paula
- “Revelations”, Museu Santos Rocha, Figueira da Foz
2019 - “Paintings”, Galeria MAC, Lisbon
- “20 Years”, Gallery LM, Sintra
2021 - “Mare Nostrum”, Casa da Cultura Jaime Lobo e Silva, Ericeira
- “Heavy Colours”, Gallery of Casino Estoril
Awards
1981 – October Prize of City of Belgrade for High School Students achievements
1983 – Third Prize in Competition NOBELINA
1985 – Award for Drawing, Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade
1986 – October Prize of City of Belgrade for University Students achievements
2016 – Master Hilario Teixeira Lopes Prize, Gallery MAC Lisbon
Group Shows and other Projects (Selection)
1983 - “NOBELINA”, Emerging Artists on Belgrade Art Scene, Belgrade
1985 - “Together”, seven artists painting one painting, Belgrade
- “Together”, Sarajevo
1986 - “0-1”, joint paintings of seven artists, Belgrade
- “Intestine”, installation, with A. Vucetic and D. Milovanovic, Belgrade
- “Paper-party”, paper sculptures, Belgrade
- “Glowing paper”, installation in FLU club, Belgrade
1987 - “City at night”, mural in FLU Club, Belgrade
- International Art Salon of Cracow, Poland
1988 - “Stage”, stage and lights scenography, FLU club
1989 - Group Show, Udine, Italy
- “Belgrade 1989” group exhibition of drawings, Belgrade
- October Salon, Belgrade
1990 - “21 Artists from Eastern Europe”, Nobel galerie, Utrecht, Holland
1991 - “Summer exhibition”, Vromans galerie, Amsterdam, Holland
1992 - Iconostasis for the Saint Sava orthodox cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio, USA (with A. Rafajlovic and M. Ognjanovic)
- Group show, Vromans Galerie, Amsterdam
1993 - Group show, Israel Galerie Linka, Amsterdam
- International Art Colony, Loulé, Portugal
1995 - Group show, Escada Quatro gallery, Cascais
- Group show, Israel galerie Linka, Amsterdam
- Group show, Vromans gallery, Amsterdam
- VIII Bienale of Vila Nova de Cerveira
1996 - “Landscapes”, Belgrade
- Group show, Galeria Vértice, Lisbon
1997 - Group show, Israel galerie Linka, Amsterdam
- Group show, Galeria da Praça, Porto
- “Last supper”, galeria Grade, Aveiro
- “Small Formats”, galeria Moira, Lisbon
1998 - Group show, galeria da Praça, Porto
- Group show, galeria André Soares, Braga
- “Post-Mona Lisa”, galeria Moira, Lisbon
- Group show, Ruben Cunha Foundation, City Museum, Lisbon
- Group show, Vromans gallery, Amsterdam
1999 - Group show, Anagma gallery, Valencia, Spain
- Group show, II Congress of ANAP (National Artistic Association), Porto
- Cover for the book “Gospel by Jesus Christ” by J. Saramago, edition Lingua Mundi, Belgrade
2000 - Group show, Art-house gallery, Cascais
- Group show, galeria LCR, Sintra
2002 - Group show, galeria Sacramento, Aveiro
- “K-7”, international art revue, Oeiras
- Cover for the book “When Pumpkins Blossomed” by D. Mihajlovic, edition Belgrade
- Cover for the “Third Spring” by D. Mihajlovic, edition Belgrade
2003 - Arte Estoril, Contemporary art fair, Estoril
- Art fair, Porto
- Art fair, Batalha
- “Estampa”, Graphic Arts Fair, Madrid
- Group show, galeria Sacramento, Aveiro
- Group show, galeria Magia Imagem, Lisbon
- Group show, galeria FormArte, Estoril
2004 - “Arte Estoril”, II Feira de Arte Contemporânea do Estoril
- “Estampa”, Feira de Artes Gráficas, Madrid
- “Art-Colonia”, Feira de Arte, Colonia
- Cover for the book “When Pumpkins Blossomed” by D. Mihajlovic, edition Japan
- Ilustration for the cover of the book “Memorial de Convento” by J. Saramago, edition Belgrade
2005 - “Estampa”, Feira de Artes Gráficas, Madrid
- “Arte Estoril”, III Contemporary art fair of Estoril
- “ARCO”, Feira de Arte, Madrid
- "Arte e Antiquidade", Fair, Lisbon
2006 - “Estampa”, Feira de Artes Gráficas, Madrid
2007 - "Carrefour", Contemporary Serbian Art, Serbian Cultural Centre in Paris
2008 - "Carrefour II", Cultural Canter of Serbia, Paris
2009 - III International Symposium of Painting, Matosinhos
- "Carrefour III", Centro Cultural Nicolás Salmerón, Madrid
2010 - “Carrefour IV”, Museum of Mãe de Água, Lisbon
2011 - Art Cologne (with P. Nunes Contemporary Art gallery)
2013 - Lisbon Art Fair (with Nuno Sacramento Gallery)
2014 - Epic Sana Lisbon (entrance, hall and all the rooms)
- Epic Sana Algarve (entrance, hall and all the rooms)
2014 - “Mare Nostrum”, group show, Gallery of Casino Estoril
- “Fado and Wine”, group show, Museum of Wine, Anadia
- Cover for the book “The Barren Autumn” by D. Mihajlovic, edition Czech Republic
2014 – 2019 - Feira de Arte e Antiqiudades, Cordoaria de Lisboa
2017 - “Contos de Lisboa”, “Lisbon Tales”, a book with Dejan Tiago Stankovic, published by “Prime Books”, Lisbon
2020 - Cover for “Words of Marble”, Robert Hodel, edition Belgrade
Public Collections
Branislav’s work features in the city collections of Lisbon, Matosinhos, Loulé, Figeira da Foz, Mafra and Azambuja in Portugal; Belgrade, Cupria and Vrnjacka Banja in Serbia; the Museums of Water in Lisbon and Coimbra; the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Belgrade; the National Museum Royal Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon; the Museum of Bread, Seia; the Academy of Arts and Science of Serbia; the Ministry of Justice of Portugal; Banco BIC Portugal, and various other institutions.
