BIOGRAPHY

Danijel Žeželj is a graphic novelist, animator, illustrator and painter. He is author of twenty five graphic novels and eight short animation movies.
His work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Heavy Metal, Image, Glénat, Dargaud, Eris Edizioni, The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, etc.
Since 1997 he has created a series of multimedia performances merging live painting with live music. They premiered in Europe and the USA.
In 2001 in Zagreb, Croatia he has co-founded a publishing house and graphic workshop Petikat.
He lives and works in Brooklyn and Zagreb.

BIBLIOGRAPHY / Graphic Novels:
LIFE, written by Brian Azzarello and Stephanie Phillips, DSTLRY, USA, 2024
KAO PAS / LIKE A DOG, Fraktura, Croatia, 2023; Avant-Verlag, Germany, 2024; VigeVage, Slovenia, 2024; Albatros, Czech Republic, 2024
NOSTALGIA, written by Scott Hoffman, Comixology, USA, 2023
RECALL, written by Kevin Miller; Petikat, Croatia, 2022; Invader Comics, USA, 2022
SRCE / HEART, Petikat, Croatia, 2021
POGLAVICA JELENA / CHIEF OF DEER, Petikat, Croatia, 2021; Eris Edizioni, Italy, 2022
VAN GOGH, Glénat Editions, France, 2020; Eris Edizioni, Italy, 2020; Petikat, Croatia, 2020; Insektenhaus Verlag, Germany, 2021
CYBERPUNK 2077, scenarij Aleksandra Motyka, Marcin Blacha, CD Projekt Red/Dark Horse, SAD/Poland, 2020; Panini Comics, Italy, 2023.
DAYS OF HATE, written by Ales Kot; Image, USA, 2018; Eris Edizioni, Italy, 2019; Non Stop Comics, Poland, 2019
LES PÉDÉS, written by Jelena Paljan; Mosquito, France, 2018; Petikat, Croatia, 2018
STARVE, written by Brian Wood; Image, USA, 2016; Urban Comics, France, 2017
CHAPERON ROUGE, Mosquito, France; 2015; Petikat, Croatia, 2016; Eris Edizioni, Italy, 2018; Insektenhaus Verlag, Germany, 2019
TOMSK-7, Mosquito, France, 2014
BABILON, Mosquito, France, 2013; Petikat, Croatia, 2013; Eris Edizioni, Italy, 2017; Hinabook, China, 2018
DES DIEUX ET DES HOMMES, written by Jean-Pierre Dionnet; Dargaud, France, 2012; Panini, Italy, 2012
INDUSTRIAL, Grifo Edizioni, Italy, 2010; Petikat, Croatia, 2011; Mosquito, France, 2012
SEX & VIOLENCE, Grifo Edizioni, Italy, 2009; Mosquito, France, 2010; Insektenhaus Verlag, Germany, 2020
LUNA PARK, written by Kevin Baker; DC Comics/Vertigo, USA, 2009; Magic Press, Italy, 2014
KING OF NEKROPOLIS, Hazard Edizioni, Italy, 2007; Mosquito, France, 2008; Ex Abrupto, Argentina, 2009; Kvadrat, Croatia, 2016
DEDICATED TO CHAOS, Petikat, Croatia, 2007
STRAY DOGS, ISGM/Charta, USA, 2005; Edizioni Di, Italy, 2007
SMALL HANDS, Petikat, Croatia, 2004; Edizioni Di, Italy, 2005
CABALLO, Petikat, Croatia, 2004
REFLEX, Petikat, Croatia, 2003
STAZIONE TOPOLO`, Grifo Edizioni, Italy, 2002
BOLIVIAN DARK, Petikat, Croatia, 2002
CALL: WAGON, written by Chuck Austen; Marvel, USA, 2002
DEAD MEN RUNNING, written by Darko Macan, Marvel, USA, 2002; Fibra, Croatia, 2012
24 HOURS, Grifo Edizioni, Italy, 2002
RINZOL, Petikat, Croatia, 2001
CORINTHIAN-DEATH IN VENICE, written by Darko Macan, DC Comics/Vertigo, USA, 2002;  Mosquito, France, 2004
EL DIABLO, written by Brian Azzarello; DC Comics/Vertigo, USA, 2001; Planeta De Agostini, Italy, 2011
AIR MEXICO, Clandestino, USA, 2000
IL SORRISO DI MAJAKOVSKIJ, Edizioni Di, Italy, 2000
REVE DE BETON, Mosquito, France, 2000
CONGO BILL, written by Scott Cunningham; DC Comics/Vertigo, USA, 1999; Mosquito, France, 2000; Magic Press, Italy, 2001
INVITATION A LA DANSE, Mosquito, France, 1999
L’AMORE, Edizioni Di, Italy, 1999
LA PESTE, Edizioni Di, Italy, 1998; Kvadrat, Croatia, 2000; Mosquito, France, 2002
AMAZZONIA, Edizioni Di, Italy, 1998
L’ANGELO STERMINATORE, Edizioni Di, Italy, 1997
PAGLIACCI - IN YOUR EYES - BLUES, written by Ade Capone, Liberty, Italy, 1996
REX, Radio 101, Croatia, 1995; Edizioni Di, Italy, 2000; Mosquito, France, 2001; Optimum Wound, Canada, 2008
SOPHIA, Editori del Grifo, Italy, 1994; X-press & Radio 101, Croatia, 1994; Kvadrat, Croatia, 2012
SUN CITY, Editori del Grifo, Italy, 1994; Kaspar & Radio 101, Croatia, 1993; Coma 22, Italy, 2008
IL RITMO DEL CUORE, Editori del Grifo, Italy, 1993; Mosquito, France, 2005; Grifo Edizioni, 2007

FILMOGRAPHY:
- NO ONE YOU KNOW, 03:50 (C'mon Tigre / Petikat, 2022)
- COLLECTOR, 12:30, (Zagreb Film, 2022)
- THEMES, 06:30, (Zagreb Film, 2019)
Festivals: 13th Cairo International Forum for Animated Films, February 27-March 5, 2020, Cairo, Egypt; FICAM 2020, International Animation Festival, March 20-25, 2020, Mecnes, Morocco; Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione, December 9-19, 2019, Trieste, Italy; Animateka, International Animated Film Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 2-8, 2019; Supertoon, International Animation Festival, Sibenik, Croatia, July 22-26, 2019; Motovun Fim Festival, Motovun, Croatia, July 23-27, 2019
- RED RIDING HOOD REDUX, 11:50, (Zagreb Film, 2017)
Festivals: ZOOM International Film Festival, Jelenia Gora, Poland, February 18 - 24, 2019; MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Gathering, Fort Monostor, Komárom, Hungary, 27 April - 1 May, 2018; The Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan, USA, March 20-25, 2018; Cairo International Animation Forum - CIAF, Cairo, Egypt, February 15-22, 2018; Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 4th-10th, 2017; Animasivo Festival of Contemporary Animation, Mexico City, Mexico, November 29th - December 3rd; Telluride Horror Show, Colorado, USA, October 13-15, 2017; Animasyros International Animation Festival, Syros, Greece, 27 September-1 October, 2017; Animation Now!-The New Zealand International Animation Festival, New Zealand, August 2017; Sopertoon International Animation Festival, Sibenik, Croatia, July 16-21 2017; Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia, June 2017; Animafest, World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb, Croatia, 5-10, June 2017
- A WORLD OF WONDER, 05:34, (Petikat / C'mon Tigre, 2015)
- THOUSAND, 05:37, (Zagreb Film / Petikat, 2014)
Festivals: Zabut Festival, July 28-30, 2017, Savoca, Italy; Animavi Festival, July 13-16, 2017, Pergola, Italy; ArtvideoKOELN, May 16, 2015, Koeln, Germany; Trieste Film Festival, 26th edition, January 16 - 22, 2015, Trieste, Italy; Animateka, International Animated Film Festival, December 8 - 14, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Thessaloniki International Film Festival, October 31 - November 9, 2014, Thessaloniki, Greece; Indie Memphis Film Festival, October 30 - November 2, Memphis, USA; Uppsala International Short Film Festival, October 20 - 26, 2014, Uppsala, Sweden; Anim’est, International Animation Film Festival, October 3 - 12, 2014, Bucharest, Romania; Raindance Film Festival, September 25 - October 5, 2014, London, UK; Holly Shorts Film Festival, August 14 - 23, 2014, Los Angeles, USA
- FIBONACCI BREAD, 07:30, (Zagreb Film / Petikat, 2012)
Festivals: Holland Animation Film Festival 2013; Brooklyn Film Festival 2013; Tabor Film Festival, 2013; Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico, 2013; Anima Mundi, Brazil, 2013; Festival International du Film d'Aubagne (FIFA) 2014, France; DCIFF, DC Independent Film Festival 2014, USA; etc.
- A DIFFERENT BUNNY, 02:30, (Fifth Floor, 2010),
Festivals: Brooklyn International Film Festival 2010, Holland Animation Film Festival 2010, San Francisco Film Festival 2011, New Orleans Film Festival 2011, Ann Arbor Film Festival 2012, etc.

MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCES (selected)
- DIVE, with Ramon Moro, Gen Arf Festival, Genova, September 13, 2024.
- ANALOG, with C'mon Tigre, Squadro gallery, Bologna, May 20, 2023
- LIGHTBLACK, with Katarina Ernst, Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz, Museum of Conteporary Art, Zagreb, October 7, 2022
- THE STORY IS A HORSE, with Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz, Marco Quarantotto, at Peti kupe, Zagreb, June 5th, 2022
- WFWFW, with Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz, Marco Quarantotto, Lauba, Zagreb, Croatia, December 10, 2021
- HEART, with Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz, Marco Quarantotto, KNAP, Zagreb, Croatia, October 15, 2021
- 4 (FOUR), with Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz, Alfonso Santimone, Gallery Kranjcar, Zagreb, May 19-22, 2021
- FRACTALIA, with Alen Sinkauz and Nenad Sinkauz, Gallery Kranjcar, Zagreb, June 18, 2020
- ONCE2, with Parker Ousley, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA, March 21, 2019
- REDUX, with Stefano Bechini, at BOOM! Festival, Perugia, May 25, 2019
- BITS, with Stefano Bechini, at ARF Festival, Rome, May 26, 2018
- L'INDIANO, with Stefano Bechini, at the TPO, Bologna, March 23, 2018
- KINESIS-2, with Stefano Bechini, Bagno Vignoni, Italy, August 9, 2017
- KINESIS-1, with Stefano Bechini, Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, July 7, 2017
- GHOSTDOG, with Stefano Bechini, Trappola Acustica, Piancastagnaio, Italy, April 1, 2017
- BLACK, BLUE & WHITE, with Eddie Danielli, Pinacoteca, Bologna, Italy, October 15, 2016
- ART DEFENDER, with Eddie Danielli, Art Defender, Bologna, Italy, September 15, 2016
- LIVE ROCK XX, with Brunori + Benvengu + Lodo + Spartiti, Acquaviva, Italy, September 11, 2016
- ANIMAL TRIP, with C'mon Tigre, BDC, Chiesa Vergine della Pace, Parma, Italy, 2016
- STEREOFAUNA, with C'mon Tigre, Squadro, Bologna, Italy, 2016
- ZOO, with Ivanka & Mrle, Gallery SC, Zagreb, Croatia, 2014
- URBAN ZOOLOGY, with Jessica Lurie & Brandon Seabrook, La Rotonde, Paris, France, 2012; Erlangen Comics Festival, Germany, 2012
- CUORE, with Jessica Lurie & Marco Molinelli, Ex-Macelli, Montepulciano, Italy, 2011; Noir Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2012
- BROOKLYN BABYLON, with Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Harvey Theater, New York, USA, 2011; Holland Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2013; Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, USA, 2015; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, Illinois, USA, 2015; Penn State University, USA, 2017, http://brooklynbabylon.com/
- ONCE, with Jessica Lurie Band, Gallery 151, New York, USA, 2009; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA, 2010; Zap! Festival, Pisa, Italy, 2010, Piazza Grande, Perugia, Italy, 2010
- MY HOME IS YOUR HOME, with Jessica Lurie & Robert Kainar, Ex-Macelli, Montepulciano, Italy, 2009; ZKM Theater, Zagreb, Croatia, 2009
- OILY NIGHT, with Jessica Lurie Band, Castel Sant Elmo, Naples, Italy, 2009; with The Tiptons, On the Boards Theater, Seattle, USA, 2008
- DEDICATED TO CHAOS, with Jessica Lurie Band, Galleria D406, Modena, Italy, 2007
- THE SHOP OF WILD DREAMS, with Jessica Lurie Band, Galleria D406, Modena, Italy; ConWorks, Seattle, USA, 2006
- A HUNGER ARTIST, with Jessica Lurie, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA, 2004
- BOLIVIAN DARK, with Jessica Lurie & Zeno de Rossi, Palazzo Ricci, Montepulciano, Italy; Mocvara, Zagreb, Croatia, 2002

EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2022, LIGHT-BLACK, MSU (Museum of Contemporary Art), Zagreb, October 7 - November 20, 2022
2022, FRAGMENTS, Huberty & Breyne Gallery, Brussels, May 20 - June 11, 2022
2021, FOUR, Galerija Kranjcar, Zagreb, Croatia, May 25 - June 5, 2021
2021, MONK, Museum of Contemporary Art (MSU), Zagreb, Croatia, May 11-17, 2021
2020, VAN GOGH, Galerie Glénat, Paris, France, September 3 - 22, 2020
2020, FRACTALIA, Galerija Kranjcar, Zagreb, Croatia, June 18 - July 7, 2020
2018, SUBHEROES, CArt Gallery, Rome, Italy, October 13 - November 07, 2018
2018, LES PÉDÉS, Huberty & Breyne Gallery, Espace rencontres, Brussels, September 26 - October 06, 2018
2018, BLACK OXYGEN, at ARF Festival, Rome, Italy, May 25 - 27, 2018
2016, GRID, Huberty & Breyne Gallery, Brussels, Belgium, September 16 - October 16
2016, STEREOFAUNA, Lo Squadro, Bologna, Italy
2015, METROMANIFESTI, Darsena, Castiglione del Lago, Italy
2015, I MAESTRI DEL DISEGNO, Museo Civico di Palazzo della Penna, Perugia, Italy
2015, PRIJE NEGO LI DOĐEM K TEBI, Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Croatia
2014, THE CITY OF THE SUN, Galerija Kresija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2014, HARMS U GRETI, Galerija Greta, Zagreb, Croatia
2014, BABILON, Galerija SC, Zagreb, Croatia
2012, DES DIEUX, Galerie 9e Art, Pariz, France
2009, OILY SF, Nine Lives Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2009, OILY NIGHT, Castel Sant’Elmo, Napoli Comic Con, Napoli, Italy
2007, CONTRABAND, Ex Chiesa della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy
2007, SHADOW BOX, Contraband Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2007, BABEL, Babel Comics Festival, Athens, Greece
2007, DEDICATED TO CHAOS, Galleria D406, Modena, Italy
2006, GRAYSCALE, Galleria d’Arte Mirada, Ravenna, Italy
2006, IL SORRISO DI MAJAKOVSKIJ, Atrium, Torino, Italy
2006, !BeCycled!, w Stanislav Habjan and Udruga Bicikl, Museum of Technology, Zagreb, Croatia
2005, STRAY DOGS, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA
2002, NERO BOLIVIANO, Villa Bottini, Lucca, Italy
2001, LABIRINTI, Corte Benedettina, Padova, Italy
2000, LA LUCE NOTTURNA, Museo Pecci, Prato, Italy