Viktor Popović (b. 1972, Split, Croatia) is a visual artist whose recent work explores the intersections of architecture, archives, memory, and the social production of space. Drawing on the modernist legacy of the socialist period in former Yugoslavia, he recontextualizes architectural histories and institutional narratives through photography, installation, sculpture, and site-specific interventions.
Popović graduated with an MFA in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1997 and currently lives and works in Split, where he also teaches at the Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, where he was promoted to Full Professor with tenure in 2018.
His work has been exhibited extensively in Croatia and internationally, including presentations at the Technical Museum Nikola Tesla, Zagreb (2024); Josip Račić Gallery of the National Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb (2023); Filodrammatica Gallery, Rijeka (2023); Ravne Gallery of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška, Ravne na Koroškem (2024); A:D: Curatorial, Berlin (2022); Kula Gallery, Split (2021); The Armory Show, New York (2020); C24 Gallery, New York (2018); The Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb (2017); City Loggia Exhibition Pavilion - Gallery of Fine Arts, Zadar of the Civic Museum Zadar (2011); Museum of Fine Arts, Split (2011); Portland Art Center, Portland (2006); and the Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb (2006), as well as numerous museums and galleries throughout Europe and the United States.
Popović is the recipient of numerous distinguished awards and fellowships, including a Special Comendation at the 15th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Zagreb (2025); Ex Aequo Award at the 29th Slavonian Biennial, Osijek (2024); Grand Prix at the 9th Croatian Triennial of Graphic Arts, Zagreb (2024); Ex Aequo Award at the 27th Slavonian Biennial, Osijek (2020); Award of the Croatian Section of the International Association of Art Critics at the 54th Zagreb Salon, Zagreb (2019); Art Omi Residency Program, New York (2017); Award of the 36th Split Salon, Split (2009); ArtsLink Residency Program, Portland (2006); and the Grand Award of the 8th Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Zagreb(2003).
His work is held in major public collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, the Gallery of Fine Arts in Split, the Gallery of Fine Arts in Zadar, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, as well as the Carinthian Gallery of Fine Arts in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.