EDUCATION:
August 2016 / June 2017 – Professional Graduate Degree in Education at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Secondary education in Art & Design.
September 2002 / July 2006 – Academy of Fine Arts of Rome (Accademia di Belle Arti), 110/110 cum laude. Thesis topic: 20th Century Modernity: M. Duchamp and Y. Klein.
September 1998 / June 2002 – Completed High School Diploma in Zagreb, with maximum grade (5/5).
Studies: Painting and design (Škola primijenjenih umjetnosti i dizajna).
EXHIBITIONS:
SOLO & TWO-PERSON:
March 18 - March 22, 2019 - 'Apstraktne kompozicije' - Andro Grdinic, at Greta gallery, Zagreb, curated by Vanja Babic.
January 9 - February 8, 2014 – ‘eternal-bilateral’ - Richard Rizzo & Andro Grdinic, at Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, curated by Robert Kananaj.
November 28 – December 5, 2009 – ‘Cioccolato extrafino’ (Extrafine chocolate), at Elle arte contemporanea gallery, Rome, curated by Letizia Cortini and Elettra Porfiri.
GROUP:
January/February 2022 - POVRATAK - ŠPUD, group exhibition at MSU, Zagreb.
December 2020 - IZOLIRANI - ŠPUD, exhibition at pogon JEDINSTVO, Zagreb.
December 2019 - School of applied art and design teachers exhibition at Izidor Krsnjavi salon, Zagreb.
December 2018 - School of applied art and design teachers exhibition at Izidor Krsnjavi salon, Zagreb.
October 2018 - 3rd Art teachers exhibition at Croatian school museum, Zagreb.
May 2018 - Nesvrstani art fair, a week for people and art at Lauba, Zagreb.
November 2017 - 23rd Croatian Minorities Forum at the Croatian Heritage Foundation headquarters, Zagreb.
August 2017 - 'Croazia art attack', Italian community center in Zadar.
June 2015 - ‘Premio Profezie Presenti Expo 2015’ (Award present prophecies Expo 2015) final exhibition, Spazio Oberdan, Milan.
November 2013 – ‘Upside-Down Art ("How do I look?")’, at OCAD University Toronto, curated by Oscar Figureoa.
July 2013 – ‘NO SWIMMING’, at Project gallery, Toronto, curated by Oscar Figureoa.
November 2012 - ‘Premio Profezie Presenti Expo 2015’ (Award present prophecies Expo 2015), at Fondo Frascà di Buscate, Milan, organized by Propilei snc association.
May 2012 - ‘100 HOURS NON STOP CONTEMPORARY ART’, at The Room Gallery, Rome, curated by Silvia Daga.
May 2012 - Exhibition held at Croatian Embassy in Rome (with special gratitude from Roma Capitale).
April 2012 – ‘Il mosaico Croato’ (Croatian mosaic), at Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome, curated by Italy-Croatia association.
November 2010 – ‘Artisti emergenti per l’ambiente’(emerging artists for the environment), at Auditorium - Salotto stampa, Rome, curated by IERAAN association.
December 2009 – Elle arte contemporanea Gallery, Rome. Group exhibition curated by Letizia Cortini and Elettra Porfiri.
September 2009 – ‘Pensieri in Arte’ (Thoughts in Art), at Villa Torlonia, Rome, curated by Martina Donati and Massimiliano Coccia.
July 2009 – ‘Pensieri in Arte’ (Thoughts in Art), at Parco degli Scipioni, Rome, curated by Martina Donati and Massimiliano Coccia.
July 2006 – ‘Notte Bianca’ (White Night), at Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, curated by Paola Siciliani Watts.
July 2005 – ‘Notte Bianca’ (White Night), at Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, curated by Paola Siciliani Watts.
June 2002 –Exhibition held at end of school year, at Salon Izidor Krsnjavi, Zagreb.
GRANTS & AWARDS:
November 2012 – Selected amongst mentioned artists of II edition of the contest ‘Premio Profezie Presenti Expo 2015’ (Award present prophecies Expo 2015).
March 2012 - Participated in the art video contest ‘identik.IT’, selected in the finalist. Contest curated by Gruntumolani curatorial group and IED Rome (European design institute).
Scholarship for merit awarded by Laziodisu for three consecutive academic years: 2003/04, 2004/05, and 2005/06.
August 2016 / June 2017 – Professional Graduate Degree in Education at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Secondary education in Art & Design.
September 2002 / July 2006 – Academy of Fine Arts of Rome (Accademia di Belle Arti), 110/110 cum laude. Thesis topic: 20th Century Modernity: M. Duchamp and Y. Klein.
September 1998 / June 2002 – Completed High School Diploma in Zagreb, with maximum grade (5/5).
Studies: Painting and design (Škola primijenjenih umjetnosti i dizajna).
EXHIBITIONS:
SOLO & TWO-PERSON:
March 18 - March 22, 2019 - 'Apstraktne kompozicije' - Andro Grdinic, at Greta gallery, Zagreb, curated by Vanja Babic.
January 9 - February 8, 2014 – ‘eternal-bilateral’ - Richard Rizzo & Andro Grdinic, at Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto, curated by Robert Kananaj.
November 28 – December 5, 2009 – ‘Cioccolato extrafino’ (Extrafine chocolate), at Elle arte contemporanea gallery, Rome, curated by Letizia Cortini and Elettra Porfiri.
GROUP:
January/February 2022 - POVRATAK - ŠPUD, group exhibition at MSU, Zagreb.
December 2020 - IZOLIRANI - ŠPUD, exhibition at pogon JEDINSTVO, Zagreb.
December 2019 - School of applied art and design teachers exhibition at Izidor Krsnjavi salon, Zagreb.
December 2018 - School of applied art and design teachers exhibition at Izidor Krsnjavi salon, Zagreb.
October 2018 - 3rd Art teachers exhibition at Croatian school museum, Zagreb.
May 2018 - Nesvrstani art fair, a week for people and art at Lauba, Zagreb.
November 2017 - 23rd Croatian Minorities Forum at the Croatian Heritage Foundation headquarters, Zagreb.
August 2017 - 'Croazia art attack', Italian community center in Zadar.
June 2015 - ‘Premio Profezie Presenti Expo 2015’ (Award present prophecies Expo 2015) final exhibition, Spazio Oberdan, Milan.
November 2013 – ‘Upside-Down Art ("How do I look?")’, at OCAD University Toronto, curated by Oscar Figureoa.
July 2013 – ‘NO SWIMMING’, at Project gallery, Toronto, curated by Oscar Figureoa.
November 2012 - ‘Premio Profezie Presenti Expo 2015’ (Award present prophecies Expo 2015), at Fondo Frascà di Buscate, Milan, organized by Propilei snc association.
May 2012 - ‘100 HOURS NON STOP CONTEMPORARY ART’, at The Room Gallery, Rome, curated by Silvia Daga.
May 2012 - Exhibition held at Croatian Embassy in Rome (with special gratitude from Roma Capitale).
April 2012 – ‘Il mosaico Croato’ (Croatian mosaic), at Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome, curated by Italy-Croatia association.
November 2010 – ‘Artisti emergenti per l’ambiente’(emerging artists for the environment), at Auditorium - Salotto stampa, Rome, curated by IERAAN association.
December 2009 – Elle arte contemporanea Gallery, Rome. Group exhibition curated by Letizia Cortini and Elettra Porfiri.
September 2009 – ‘Pensieri in Arte’ (Thoughts in Art), at Villa Torlonia, Rome, curated by Martina Donati and Massimiliano Coccia.
July 2009 – ‘Pensieri in Arte’ (Thoughts in Art), at Parco degli Scipioni, Rome, curated by Martina Donati and Massimiliano Coccia.
July 2006 – ‘Notte Bianca’ (White Night), at Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, curated by Paola Siciliani Watts.
July 2005 – ‘Notte Bianca’ (White Night), at Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome, curated by Paola Siciliani Watts.
June 2002 –Exhibition held at end of school year, at Salon Izidor Krsnjavi, Zagreb.
GRANTS & AWARDS:
November 2012 – Selected amongst mentioned artists of II edition of the contest ‘Premio Profezie Presenti Expo 2015’ (Award present prophecies Expo 2015).
March 2012 - Participated in the art video contest ‘identik.IT’, selected in the finalist. Contest curated by Gruntumolani curatorial group and IED Rome (European design institute).
Scholarship for merit awarded by Laziodisu for three consecutive academic years: 2003/04, 2004/05, and 2005/06.
