JOSIP KRESOVIĆ  / naonar / (b. 1992, Zadar, Croatia) is a mixed media artist and psychologist.  Often informed by academic research, his artistic practice seeks to better understand the human mind and its emotional landscape. His works range in scale from microscopic objects to auditorium-sized ready-made installations. Approaching intimate subjects through mixed media, performance, and multidisciplinary methods, he works to create a unique language that can communicate complex ideas in an approachable manner. One such method, termed “experiment,” combines his background as a trained psychologist with his experience as a self-taught artist. An “experiment” always begins as a voyage to the other side of the personal envelope, the sole aim being a clearer view of the connection between the various selves of the artist as a human being. 


selected exhibitions / projects / awards

2024     ISKRA Collective Magazine: Forest / interdisciplinary artwork project on the forests of Pokupsko (in print)

2024    Samo kraj svijeta – Matija Ferlin / Zagreb Youth Theatre & Istrian National Theatre Pula, Croatia / scenography with Mauricio Ferlin

2024    Never AgainMatea Bilosnić / Zagreb Youth Theatre & Zagreb Dance Ensemble / scenography and visual design

2024   Award of Merit for work 11Youth Salon – Croatian Association of Visual Artists, Zagreb, Croatia

2024  Never ALLone – Matea Bilosnić / Zagreb Dance Center / Zagreb, Croatia / scenography

2024   Youth Salon: Situacija – Croatian Association of Visual Artists / Zagreb, Croatia / group show 

2024   Selfiemorphia – Marin Lemić – ON/A & Zagreb Dance Center / Zagreb, Croatia / scenography

2024   Brodovi od papira – Gabrijel LazićIstrian National Theatre Pula / Pula, Croatia / scenography 

2023   The cell – Matica hrvatska Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / performance with artist Iris Poljan

2023    ICOM Award in the category International Museum Day 2023 for the performance Sun Worker, Croatian Museum of Naïve Art

2023    Plivati kao ti ne može svatko – Community Center Rojc / Pula, Croatia / solo show

2023  Sun Worker – Croatian Museum of Naïve Art / Zagreb, Croatia / performance

2023    Practice – Croatian Association of Visual Artists Varaždin / Varaždin, Croatia / solo show

2022    Practice – Micek Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show

2022    Čovik, peka i ožeg – PLAYPLATFORM / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show

2022   Untitled – National Museum of Modern Art / Zagreb, Croatia / site-specific installation

2022    A ROGUE PHI – Kamba Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / group show

2022    Na rubu – Academy of Dramatic Arts / Zagreb, Croatia / performance

2021    Roller – Monoplay 2021 / Zadar, Croatia / performance

2020    18. Festival prvih – Događanja Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / group show

2020   Ready to – Antisalon 2020 – Siva Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / group show

2020    Metaprojection – Kamba Gallery / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show

2020    Worker – Monoplay 2020 / Zadar, Croatia / performance

2020   Biste li pristali na smrt? – Theatre &TD / Zagreb, Croatia / authorship and performance

2020   Lektira na sceni, 2018/2019. / Zadar, Croatia – Gallery ZADart / group show

2019   Nominated for ‘Best play in 2019 as a whole’ / scenographer – Croatian Actors Award 2019, Croatian National Theatre Zagreb

2019   Monoaza – Monoplay 2019 / Zadar, Croatia / group show

2019   Demiurg – Nikola Tesla Museum / Zagreb, Croatia / group show

2019   Odgovor (i) – Botaničar / Zagreb, Croatia / solo show

2018   Odgovor – Rector’s Palace  / Zadar, Croatia / solo show

2018   Reanimation – Grisia Youth / Rovinj, Croatia / group show

2017   Splitgraphic Biennal / Split, Croatia / group show