Tin Samaržija

Tin Samaržija was born on April 11, 1997, in Zagreb. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Zagreb in 2022, earning the academic degree of Master of Arts in Printmaking. He completed his undergraduate studies with the highest honors, Summa cum laude, and graduated with honors, Magna cum laude.

He has been actively exhibiting since 2018 and has participated in over one hundred exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. His works have been exhibited in numerous cities, including Zagreb, Zaprešić, Karlovac, Krapina, Brseč, Đakovo, Samobor, Split, Pula, Rijeka, Velika Gorica, Vukovar, Varaždin, Vinkovci, Osijek, Livno, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Požega, Podgorica, Ptuj, Trakya, Tomislavgrad, Belgrade, London, Doncaster, Madrid, Istanbul, Rome, Miami, Brasilia, New York, and Nevşehir–Cappadocia.

He has participated in a series of significant national and international events, most notably the London Biennale, the 3rd International Triennial of Graphic Arts in Livno, the 9th Triennial of Graphic Arts at HAZU in Zagreb, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Drawing Biennale in Pula, the Zagorje Art Salon in Krapina, the International Ex Libris Exhibition 1997–2003 in Rijeka, the 6th International Triennial of Self-Portraits in Samobor, and the International Small Format Graphics – Montenegro - 2025, alongside numerous other art salons and exhibitions at home and abroad.

Since 2019, he has realized a series of graphic portfolios and art-poetry editions, including Memento mori, Inner Chaos, Psyche: The Living Within Us, and The Mirror of the Wondrous – Hommage to Marin Držić. Of particular note are the portfolios created within the Biškupić Collection edition, such as Sarabande for Anamarija, created in collaboration with the poet and academician Luko Paljetak, and the Equilibrium portfolios, realized in collaboration with Professor Frano Paro.

He also contributed as an author to the graphic portfolios Hommage to Tonko Maroević and Hommage to Luko Paljetak, also published by the Biškupić Collection. He has received several honors and recognitions for his work, most notably the Rector's Award for the visual solution of the poster and visual identity for the opera Brundibár.

Since 2024, he has been employed at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia. He is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU), the Croatian Academic Union, and the "Dr. Ante Starčević" Academic Union.

His works can be found in professional literature, various publications, and the collections of 30 national institutions, museums, and galleries: Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb), National and University Library (Zagreb), Academy of Fine Arts (Zagreb), Gallery of Fine Arts (Split), Franciscan Museum (Livno), City and University Library (Osijek), Matija Skurjeni Museum (Zaprešić), Museum of Fine Arts (Osijek), Vukovar City Museum (Vukovar), Stari Grad Museum (Hvar), Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Zagreb), Art Gallery (Dubrovnik), Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (Podgorica), Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Ljubljana), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Rijeka), Museum of Modern Art (Mostar), Krapina City Gallery (Krapina), Vinkovci City Museum (Vinkovci), Diocesan Museum (Požega), Požega City Museum (Požega), Varaždin City Museum (Varaždin), National Museum of Modern Art (Zagreb), National Museum (Zadar), University Library (Split), Eugen Kumičić Gallery (Brseč), Božidar Jakac Gallery / Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Kostanjevica na Krki), House of Marin Držić – Museum and Memorial House of Marin Držić (Dubrovnik), Museum of Brodsko Posavlje (Slavonski Brod), Zagreb City Libraries (Zagreb), and the Biškupić Collection.

AWARDS / HONORS:

• 2022: Latin classification honor MAGNA CUM LAUDE, Master of Arts in Printmaking
• 2020: Latin classification honor SUMMA CUM LAUDE, Bachelor of Arts in Printmaking
• 2018/2019: Commendation for successful work during the academic year
• 2018: Collective Rector's Award (three to ten authors)
• 2017/2018: Commendation for successful work during the academic year