Artist Name: Nemanja Milenković
Residency Dates: October – November 2026
Born: 1996
Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia
Lives & Works: Novi Sad, Serbia
Instagram: @nemanja____milenkovic
Education:
2023 – present – PhD Student in Fine Arts, Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
2021 – MFA in Painting, Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Bio/Statement:
Nemanja Milenković is the winner of the 2025 Dimitrije Bašičević Mangelos Award.
Nemanja Milenković explores the relationships between humans and non-human animals, which he understands as existing along a spectrum between two extremes: the radical exploitation of non-human animals and their radical protection. He creates layered installations that incorporate drawing, painting, readymade objects, and performance, seeking to understand processes of coexistence with nature through discipline and collaboration in artistic practice. Alongside his individual practice, he is a member of the renowned art group Led Art, founded by Nikola Džafo in 1993.
His recent exhibitions include: 25 Years of the Dimitrije Bašičević Mangelos Award, FLU Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia (2026); (Un)Natural Speculations, coauthored solo exhibition with Darija Dragojlović, Subotica Contemporary Art Gallery, Subotica, Serbia (2025); IN-SITU: Artistic Positions on Endangered Biodiversity and the Coexistence of Species, < rotor >, group exhibition, Graz, Austria (2024); Razmišljanja o nestajanju (Thoughts About Vanishing), Gallery Kazamat, coauthored solo exhibition with Újházi Adrienn, Osijek, Croatia (2022); Overview Effect, Museum of Contemporary Art of Belgrade, group exhibition, Belgrade, Serbia (2021). Nemanja Milenković also participated in the retrospective exhibition of the Led Art group titled ReCAPITULACION: Disobedient Objects/Subjects 1992–2022, Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, which he co-curated alongside other core team members.
Support: Nemanja Milenković’s residency is made possible with support from the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
