Željko Zima – Alone

Željko Zima was born in Vinica near Varaždin in 1946. Since 1961, he has lived in Zagreb, where he graduated from the School of Applied Arts (industrial design department), and then in 1970, he graduated in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under professor V. Michielli. From 1973 to 1975, he was an associate in the master workshop of A. Augustinčić. From 1975 to 1981, he was employed as a sculptor for models at the IKOM mint in Zagreb. From 1985 to 1987, he worked as a professor at the Zagreb School of Applied Arts. To date, he has held more than a dozen solo exhibitions and participated in numerous prestigious group exhibitions (Biennale of Small Sculpture, Ravenna; FIDEM, Paris; Croatian Sculpture Triennial; Zagreb Salon; Poreč Annals; exhibitions in Portugal, USA, etc.). His works are installed in public spaces in Zagreb, Karlovac, Jeretovac, and Malinska. In addition to sculpture, he also works in restoration and industrial design. He is a member of HDLU, LIKUM, ULUPUH, and the Croatian Association of Independent Artists.