Mladen Bizumic is an artist, currently based in Vienna, who explores the intersection of artistic and photographic practices.

Since 2001, Bizumic has exhibited extensively, including at the 60th Venice Biennale, MUMOK – Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, 9th Lyon Biennial, 10th Istanbul Biennial, 5th Busan Biennial, 3rd Vienna Biennale, 1st Auckland Triennial, and the steirischer herbst festival '08 in Graz.

Bizumic holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as well as a BFA and an MFA in Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland.

Central to Bizumic’s artistic practice is the concept of the ‘x value,’ which encompasses the contextual factors that influence every exhibition—such as site, architecture, duration, and local politics. Bizumic stages installations to emphasize the intricate relationship between artworks and their contexts. This framework allows for an interplay between the artworks and their presentation, creating a dialogue that emphasizes neither content nor context but rather the dynamic relationship between them. Bizumic’s approach cultivates an experience that opens up potentialities and generates different perspectives. Bizumic’s art explores a range of subject matter, from 20th-century avant-garde movements and decolonial narratives of the South Pacific to critiques of neoliberal culture. Most recently, Bizumic has focused on the transition from Kodak’s analog decline to the rise of AI-driven image processing.

Bizumic has had over 35 solo and 150 group exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (2024), Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna (2023), the Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida (2022); MUMOK – Museum of Modern Art, Vienna (2021); Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland (2020); Vienna Biennial, MAK – the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna (2019); Camera Austria, Graz (2019); Salon of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade (2018); Art Basel (2017); MOSTYN, Wales (2017); Leopold Museum, Vienna (2017); Zacheta – the National Gallery of Art, Warsaw (2017); George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York (2016); FRAC Pays de la Loire, Nantes (2016); Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf (2016); Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth (2015); Fotogalleriet, Oslo (2014); Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland (2014); galerie frank elbaz, Paris (2014); Kunstmuseum, Thun (2013); KM – Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (2013); Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington (2013); Neuer Kunstverein Wien, Vienna (2012); Kopfbau, Basel (2011); Fondation d'Entreprise Ricard, Paris (2010); Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg (2009); Le Ferme du Buisson, Paris (2008); steirischer herbst festival, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz (2008); Lyon Biennial, MoCA, Lyon (2007); Te Papa – The Museum of New Zealand, Wellington (2007); Istanbul Biennial (2007); PROGRAM, Berlin (2007); Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2007); Moscow Biennale (2007); CAC – Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius (2006); Busan Biennial, Metropolitan Art Museum, Busan (2006); Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth (2006); the City Gallery, Wellington (2005); Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth (2004); Gus Fisher Gallery, University of Auckland (2002), Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland (2002).

Bizumic’s artwork has been collected by notable collections including MUMOK – Museum of Modern Art Vienna; MAK – Museum of Applied Arts and Contemporary Art, Vienna; George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York; Te Papa Tongarewa – the Museum of New Zealand, Wellington; FRAC Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain, Pays de la Loire, Nantes; Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida; Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth; Chartwell Collection – Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki; University of Auckland Art Collection; Hocken Collections – University of Otago, Dunedin; Victoria University Art Collection, Wellington; October Salon Collection, Belgrade and Fotosammlung des Bundes – Museum der Moderne, Salzburg.

The artwork of Bizumic has been written about in Artforum, Frieze, Camera Austria, Parnass, Springerin, Eikon, the New Zealand Herald, the NZ Listener, Slanted, Die Presse, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Le Monde. Bizumic's writing has been published by TEXTE ZUR KUNST, Berlin.

Bizumic has been awarded numerous prizes, grants and fellowships including, the State Scholarship for Art Photography of the Chancellery of Austria (2022); the London Residency of the Chancellery of Austria and Austrian Cultural Forum (2020); Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography (nomination), Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2018); New Work Grant, Creative New Zealand (2005, 2009, 2017); Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (nomination), The Photographers’ Gallery, London (2015); Artist-in-Residence, Two Rooms Gallery, Auckland (2007); Artist-in-Residence, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2006-2007); Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, University of Otago, Dunedin (2004); Artist-in-Residence, Govett Brewster Art Gallery (2003), Fowlds Memorial Prize as the most distinguished student in the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Architecture, Property, Planning & Fine Arts (2000).

Bizumic has given lectures at art institutions including the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna; Art University Linz; Salon of Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade; Camera Austria, Graz; Art History Department, University of Auckland; Auckland University of Technology; School of Art, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin; Victoria University of Wellington; Massey University, Wellington.

Mladen Bizumic is represented by Lombardi–Kargl Vienna.