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Gloria
🗿 New Solo Exhibition


Italian Sculptor Daniele Fortuna Exhibits Again at Zen Contemporary Art Gallery in Zagreb

A solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed Italian sculptor Daniele Fortuna, titled “Expression,” has opened at the Zen Contemporary Art gallery in Zagreb. The new cycle opens the door to a new emotional phase in which personal experience is transformed into new artistic energy, with the focus on the face in various emotional states. Exhibition curator Frankica Mitrović Mihić notes that Fortuna continues to establish a dialogue between the classical and the contemporary. The exhibition remains open until November 25, 2026.


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Gloria
✨ New Solo Exhibition


Multimedia Artist Nikolina Šimunović Presents a New Cycle of Works in Zagreb, Inspired by Fireflies

A solo exhibition, “Krijesnice Mora” (Fireflies of the Sea) by Nikolina Šimunović, has opened at the Zen Contemporary Art gallery. Through painting, sculpture, and installation, the artist explores transient beauty, light, and nature, with fireflies—increasingly rare in the natural environment—becoming a symbol of brief flashes of light in the darkness. Exhibition curator Frankica Mitrović Mihić points out that the exhibition confirms Nikolina’s artistic maturity and rich body of work. The exhibition remains open until June 15.


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Elle
🤖 Creativity in the Age of AI


Will Creativity Survive the Age of Artificial Intelligence? Two Experts Speak Candidly to Elle

Branka Bajt, Brand Director at Hrvatski Telekom, and Frankica Mitrović Mihić, founder of Zen Contemporary Art Gallery, reveal in an interview for Elle what creativity means today, how AI is changing creative processes, and who remains irreplaceable in the age of artificial intelligence.
“The most important decision in the process is not made by the tool, but by the one holding it,” says Bajt, while Mitrović Mihić adds: “Art always evolves together with technology.”


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Gloria
⭐ New Exclusive Interview


Zagreb Gallerist on a Career Across Two Continents: ‘I Left Security Behind and Embraced the Challenge’

Frankica Mitrović Mihić, owner of the Zen Contemporary Art gallery, speaks about life in New York, her return to Zagreb, founding her own gallery, and the support of her family.
“Art should awaken a feeling and establish a personal connection,” she says in an in-depth interview for Gloria.


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Elle
🎨 Introspective Exhibition


Kristina Bradač Radić Presents a Powerful and Introspective Exhibition, “The Sun Heals Me, But the Moon Feels Me”

An emotional art project has opened at Zen Contemporary Art Gallery, exploring inner rhythms and the cyclical nature of the Moon from the artist’s personal perspective through paintings, forms, and ceramic objects.
“With this exhibition, I step out of my comfort zone and reveal creative, long-unspoken parts of myself.”


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✈️ Croatia Airlines

Media feature in the inflight magazine • March 2026


📸 “Layers of Place” exhibition in Croatia Airlines magazine

Restyloh
📰 Exclusive Interview


Frankica Mitrović Mihić – Vision, Experience, and Influence Behind ZEN Contemporary

In an extensive interview for Restyloh, Frankica Mitrović Mihić discusses her journey from the Museum of Contemporary Art and MoMA PS1 to founding her own gallery.
She reveals how life and study in New York shaped her view of the art market, the biggest challenges in launching ZEN Contemporary, and how she now balances theory, practice, and the market.


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Journal.hr
🎨 Cultural Radar


Works by Three Young Painters at Zen Contemporary Art: “Layers of Place”

The “Layers of Place” exhibition brings together works by three young painting graduates: Nikolija Baretić, Helena Birin, and Franka Vrljić.
Through different painting approaches, the artists explore space as a multilayered category—from the pastel horizons of Los Angeles, through the intimate space of home, to the tactile materiality of flea markets. The exhibition is open until March 27, 2026.


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Media Reports

Sources that follow our artists and exhibitions

⏺ Layers of Place
Nikolija Baretić, Helena Birin, and Franka Vrljić
“Through different painting approaches, the artists explore space as a multilayered and dynamic category: from the pastel horizons of Los Angeles, through the intimate and quiet space of home, to the pulsating, tactile materiality of flea markets.”
📅 February 27 – March 27, 2026


📄 PDF Catalog

⏺ Matko Vekić – Image from the Background
📄 PDF catalog
One of the key figures of the contemporary art scene exhibits a cycle of paintings, “From the Background,” after returning from India. This exhibition presents the artist’s latest series of works exploring themes of identity, memory, and cultural intertwining.
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Exhibition Catalog
A Synthesis of Tradition and Contemporaneity

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Cultural Night – An Evening of Art, Music, and Pleasant Dialogue

  • Večernji list – Diva
    An evening of art, music, and pleasant dialogue
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  • Chic.hr magazine
    An evening of art, music, and pleasant dialogue
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📋 media reports • February 2026

Sebastijan Dračić – Dimora

  • Večernji List – Finds Beauty in Transience→
  • Telegram – His Paintings Linger in Memory Like Fragments of a Dream→
  • Večernji List – One of the Most Significant Croatian Painters Has a New Exhibition→
  • Journal – Sebastijan Dračić – Zen Contemporary Art Exhibition→
  • Zagrebonline – His Paintings Linger in Memory Like Fragments of a Dream→
  • Exhibition Catalog – Sebastijan Dračić – Dimora→

Other Exhibitions and Projects

  • Journal – Fresh Perspectives – Zen Contemporary Art – Three Brilliant Young Artists →
  • Nacional – Tenth Anniversary of Zen Contemporary Art Gallery →
  • Nacional – Successful Perspectives of Zen Contemporary Art Gallery →
  • Journal – Layers of the Inner Voice – Iva Laterza Obuljen – Matej Vuković →
  • Journal – Natalie Borčić Peuc + Daniele Fortuna →