Eugen Varzić

Graduated in Painting from the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Philosophy, Rijeka, Croatia, in 1999. Held 40 solo and over 100 group exhibitions nationally and internationally. Led and participated in numerous artistic and international visual art projects. Further trained in Madrid under Eloy Morales and Antonio López García. Engaged in charity art auctions, design, short films, illustration, and art education. Speaker at TEDxPula with the talk Art as Breathing. Works as a freelance artist in Istria, Croatia, EU.

Artist Statement

I paint life. My work is rooted in figuration and realism, driven by daily challenges and the people around me. Inspired by the old masters, I embraced realism as a way to push boundaries and challenge myself. Beyond technique, my focus shifted to the psychological, moral, and emotional depth within my subjects.

My paintings reveal the raw, imperfect process—visible brushstrokes marking my presence, distinguishing them from hyperrealism. Learning from the best in the world strengthened my belief that anything is possible. I strive to create art that unsettles, provokes, and challenges perception.

Painting is my ritual, my way of questioning, evolving, and surviving. It is, simply, my way of breathing.

Personal Exhibitions

• 2024 – Vjekoslav Karas Gallery, Karlovac, Ma de, Croatia
• 2024 – Knin Museum, Knin, Ma de, Croatia
• 2024 – St. Krševan Gallery, Šibenik, Ma de, Croatia
• 2023 – Five Towers Gallery, Motovun, Ma de, Croatia
• 2023 – Hermana Gallery, Pula, Exit, Croatia
• 2021 – City Gallery Labin, The End, Croatia
• 2021 – Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Sve su ti slike OK (All Your Paintings Are OK), Croatia
• 2019 – City Museum of Pakrac, Pakrac, Ludus, Croatia
• 2019 – Five Towers Gallery, Motovun, Ludus, Croatia
• 2019 – GUGSB, Slavonski Brod, Ludus, Croatia
• 2019 – St. Krševan Gallery, Šibenik, Ludus, Croatia
• 2019 – Laval Nugent Gallery, Zagreb, Ludus, Croatia
• 2018 – Bruketa 2 Gallery, Rijeka, Summoning, Croatia
• 2018 – Lošinj Museum, Fritzi Gallery, Mali Lošinj, Prizivanje (Summoning), Croatia
• 2017 – Marktgemeindeamt, St. Mihael bei Bleiburg, Summoning, Austria
• 2014 – Fonticus Gallery, Grožnjan, Visualizations of Moments, Croatia
• 2014 – Sebastian Gallery, Dubrovnik, NOIR, Croatia
• 2014 – Alvona Gallery, Labin, NOIR, Croatia
• 2014 – Kopjar Gallery, Zagreb, NOIR, Croatia
• 2014 – Bruketa 2 Gallery, Rijeka, NOIR, Croatia
• 2012 – Zvonimir Gallery, Zagreb, Drugi svijet (Another World), Croatia
• 2012 – Istrian Assembly Hall, Poreč, Drugi svijet, Croatia
• 2012 – Sponza Palace, Dubrovnik, Drugi svijet, Croatia
• 2010 – Tourist Information Center, Pula, Weltschmerz, Croatia
• 2010 – Škola Gallery, Barban, Dreaming of Istria, Croatia
• 2009 – SINCICH Gallery, Višnjan, A.D. 2009, Croatia
• 2009 – St. Ivan Church, Vižinada, Sketches for Verses, Croatia
• 2009 – Zgor Murve Gallery, Funtana, Circus, Croatia
• 2007 – Vladimir Becić Art Salon, Slavonski Brod, Enfer et Paradis (Hell and Paradise), Croatia
• 2006 – CEKAO Gallery, Zagreb, Paintings from Ablon, Croatia
• 2002 – LUKA Gallery, Pula, Memento Mundi, Croatia
• 2002 – Small Gallery, Poreč, Trash Art, Croatia
• 2001 – Art Studio Varzić, Poreč, Street Art, Croatia
• 2000 – Tourist Information Center, Pula, Chaos, Croatia
• 2000 – Zuccato Gallery, Poreč, Chaos, Croatia
• 1999 – Maslina Gallery, Pula, Chaos, Croatia
• 1999 – Crypt of St. Martin's Church, Vrsar, Chaos, Croatia
• 1999 – Vinkovci Autumn Studio, Vinkovci, Chaos, Croatia
• 1999 – Matica Hrvatska Gallery, Slavonski Brod, Process, Croatia
• 1998 – LG Gallery, Pazin, Process, Croatia
• 1998 – Crypt of St. Martin's Church, Vrsar, Process, Croatia
• 1997 – Kurhaus, Frankfurt (Bad Homburg), Process, Germany
• 1997 – Messing Ars Gallery, Samobor, Student Exhibition, Croatia
• 1997 – Zgor Murve Gallery, Funtana, Student Exhibition, Croatia
• 1997 – Borongaj Barracks (with Generalić), Zagreb, Passion, Croatia
• 1994 – Coffee Gallery, Zagreb / Slavonski Brod, A Month of Life, Croatia

Group Exhibitions

2023

• Paint the Figure Now, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin, USA
• 7th Annual WFA Agency Exhibition, Pictor Gallery, New York, USA
• 56th Herceg Novi Art Salon, Herceg Novi, Montenegro
• Algo que más realismo, Sala Artística Aragonesa, Zaragoza, Spain
• Slovenia Open to Art, Kosovelov Dom, Sežana, Slovenia
• Slovenia Open to Art, Pavelhaus, Austria

2022

• Art Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Fiction and Faction, Croatia
• Portrait Triennale, Knin Museum, Knin, Croatia
• Mod Portrait 2021, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain
• Mod Portrait 2021, Sala Bantierra de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

2018

• 18th Painting Triennale – Blue Salon, National Museum Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
• Algo que más realismo, Sala Artística Aragonesa, Zaragoza, Spain
• Leave a Trail, Zvonimir Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
• Private and Public, XVI International Exhibition, Tromeđa, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Light, Fonticus Gallery, Grožnjan, Croatia
• Art Zagreb, Technical Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
• Light, Charlama, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 8th Croatian Watercolor Triennale, Gallery of Fine Arts, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
• 8th Croatian Watercolor Triennale, City Museum Karlovac, Croatia
• 8th Croatian Watercolor Triennale, Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia

2017

• 4th Painting Biennale, City Museum Varaždin, Varaždin, Croatia
• 4th Painting Biennale, Home of HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia
• 4th Self-Portrait Triennale, Prica Gallery, Samobor, Croatia
• Home Without Borders, The Workshop of Dubai/Ayala, Dubai, UAE

2015

• 1st USEUM Exhibition, Le Dame Gallery, London, UK

2014

• Line of Crisis or Crisis of Line, Fonticus Gallery, Grožnjan, Croatia
• Difference, Fonticus Gallery, Grožnjan, Croatia
• Difference, Hram Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• BPC, Milotić Gallery, Pula, Croatia

2013

• White Blue Red, Chagall Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
• Slavonski Brod Art Circle, Slavonski Brod, Croatia

2012

• Rab, Makek Gallery, Paradiso Art Colony Exhibition, Croatia
• Ston, Knežev Dvor, Matica Hrvatska Art Colony Exhibition, Croatia
• PeopleMetr, Gallery 9, Prague, Czech Republic
• White Blue Red, Max Gallery, Trnava, Slovakia
• Made in Croatia, Makek Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
• PeopleMetr, Sztuki Gallery, Częstochowa, Poland
• St. Blaise in Contemporary Art, Sebastijan Gallery, Dubrovnik, Croatia

2011

• Vienna, Phantastenmuseum, Permanent Collection – Eva, Austria
• PeopleMetr, Galerie Zbraslav, Prague, Czech Republic
• PeopleMetr, Galerie 9, Prague, Czech Republic
• PeopleMetr, West Slovakian Museum, Trnava, Slovakia
• PeopleMetr, Žitnoostrovské Museum, Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
• Exhibition at the University of Sopron, Art Department, Sopron, Hungary
• Slovak Institute, Budapest, Hungary
• Miejska Galeria Sztuki, Częstochowa, Poland

2010

• Ston, Knežev Dvor, Art Colony Exhibition, Croatia
• Karlovac, 5th Watercolor Triennale, Karas Gallery, Croatia
• Slavonski Brod, 5th Watercolor Triennale, Vladimir Becić Art Salon, Croatia
• Zagreb, 5th Watercolor Triennale, Zvonimir Gallery, Croatia

2009

• Cortona, Teatro Signorelli, Il Gusto nel Colore, Italy
• Samobor, 1st Self-Portrait Triennale, Croatia
• Slavonski Brod, Becić Art Salon, Watercolor Colony SAVA, Croatia
• Pula, Annual HDLU Exhibition, Croatia

2008

• Idrija, Municipal Museum Idrija, Slovenia Open to Art, Slovenia
• Radovljica, Radovljica Museums, Slovenia Open to Art, Slovenia
• Gospić, Museum of Lika, Velebit Art Colony, Croatia
• Pula, Annual HDLU Review Exhibition, Croatia

2007

• Pula, Luka Gallery, Print to Art, Croatia
• Sežana, Kosoveln Dom Gallery, Slovenia Open to Art, Slovenia

2006

• Oprtalj, New Istrian Art, Croatia
• Pula, HDLU Istria Annual Exhibition, Croatia
• Pula, Luka Gallery, Print to Art, Croatia
• Piran, Journey into the Unknown, Slovenia
• Bergamo, Municipal Gallery, Donna Art, Italy

2005

• Motovun, Kaštel Gallery, New Istrian Art, Croatia
• Pula, Cvajner Gallery, Charity Exhibition for Snoopy Association, Croatia
• Pula, Luka Gallery, Journey into the Unknown, Croatia
• Udine, Moggio Udinese, Il Libro di Artista, Italy

2004

• Split, Split Salon, Croatia
• Poreč, Hotel Diamant, Charity Auction – For a Safe Step, Croatia
• Pula, MMC Luka, Annual HDLU Istria Exhibition, Croatia

2001

• Poreč, Zuccato Gallery, Young Artists of Poreč, Croatia
• Snina, Miro Gallery, Snina Art Colony, Slovakia
• Mihalovce, National Museum, Snina Art Colony, Slovakia

2000

• Ferrara, Pastoreria, Group Exhibition, Italy
• Oprtalj, City Hall, Group Exhibition, Croatia
• Poreč, Zuccato Gallery, Young Artists of Poreč, Croatia
• Pula, HDLU Annual Exhibition, Croatia
• Krapina, 2nd Krapina Salon, Croatia
• Pula, Nemeš Gallery, Croatia
• Trieste, Barcolana, Ex Tempore, Italy
• Slavonski Brod, Matica Hrvatska Gallery, Slavonian Painters, Croatia
• Piran, Obalne Galerije, Slovenia

1999

• Piran, Obalne Galerije, Slovenia
• Bale, Bembo Castle, Croatia

1997

• Sisak, Kristalna Kocka Vedrine Gallery, Croatia
• Vrsar, Belveder Hotel, Croatia
• Mogliano Veneto, Italy
• Pula, Vincent from Kastav Gallery, Croatia

1996

• Sisak, City Café, Croatia
• Rijeka, Korzo Area, Paper Installation, Croatia
• Petrinja, Krsto Hegedušić Gallery, Croatia

1995

• Opatija, Juraj Šporer Gallery, Croatia
• Knin, St. Barbara’s Church, Croatia
• Trakošćan, Hotel Coning, Croatia
• Zagreb, Austrian Cultural Institute, Croatia
• Maribor, Faculty of Education, Slovenia
• Rijeka, Mali Salon, Graduation Exhibition, Croatia

1994

• Split, Franciscan Monastery Pinacotheca, Croatia
• Gospić, Museum of Lika, Croatia
• Rijeka, Croatian Cultural Center, Croatia

1992

• Rijeka, Art Club HKD, Croatia
• Samobor, Messing Ars Gallery, Croatia
• Zagreb, Zvonimir Gallery, Croatia