Strizic, Mark (1928 - 2012)

Born
19 April 1928
Berlin, Germany
Died
8 December 2012
Wallan, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Painter and Photographer
Alternative Names
  • Marko, Strizic (also known as)
Summary

Mark (born Marko) Strizic was an internationally renowned photographer and painter. Born in Berlin and raised in Zagreb, he became a refugee at the end of World War II, fleeing Yugoslavia for Austria before settling in Melbourne in 1950. Part of a generation of post-war migrant artists who transformed Australian visual culture, he initially studied physics part-time at the Royal Melbourne Technical College, where he also discovered photography and the distinctive light and urban landscape of his adopted city. In 1967 he became the first photographer to be given a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, and in 1973 he was the first photographer acquired by the National Gallery of Australia. He later taught photography at several tertiary institutions, including Preston Technical College (1975-1977), reflecting a strong connection with technical and art education in Victoria.

Related Themes

Archival Resources

National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office

  • Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports - ROLL 108, 1898 - 1963, K269, ROLL 108; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office. Details

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • Preston Institute and Phillip Institute of Technology School of Art & Design Final Results and Graduation Records circa 1968 - 1992, 1974 - 1992, Item no. S66000026, Series S0524; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
  • Student Files (1953 - 1968) - RMIT - Student Administration (HES & TAFE), 1953 - 1968, Item no. S003390, Series S0379; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

State Library of Victoria

Published Resources

Books

  • Boyd, Robin and Strizic, Mark, Living in Australia, Thames and Hudson Australia, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 2014. Details
  • Buckrich, Judith Raphael and others, Collins: the story of Australia's premier street, Arcadia/Australian Scholarly Publishing for the Collins Street Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria, 2005. Details
  • Strizic, Mark and others, Mark Strizic: Melbourne: Marvellous to Modern, 1st edn, Thames and Hudson Australia, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 2009. Details

Webpages

Images

Title
Lonsdale Street Melbourne / Mark Strizic
Type
Image
Date
1954
Creator
Strizic, Mark
Control
H2008.11/778
Source
State Library of Victoria

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Mark Strizic (1928 - 2012), National Portrait Gallery, 2020. Also available at https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/mark-strizic-1928; Mark Strizic, Design & Art Australia Online, 29 March 2023. Also available at https://daao.library.unsw.edu.au/bio/mark-strizic/; Boyd, Robin and Strizic, Mark, Living in Australia, Thames and Hudson Australia, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 2014; Buckrich, Judith Raphael and others, Collins: the story of Australia's premier street, Arcadia/Australian Scholarly Publishing for the Collins Street Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria, 2005; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports - ROLL 108, 1898 - 1963, K269, ROLL 108; National Archives of Australia, Sydney Office; Mark Strizic collection, https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=61SLV_INST:SLV&collectionId=81271907190007636; State Library of Victoria; Preston Institute and Phillip Institute of Technology School of Art & Design Final Results and Graduation Records circa 1968 - 1992, 1974 - 1992, Item no. S66000026, Series S0524; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; Strizic, Mark and others, Mark Strizic: Melbourne: Marvellous to Modern, 1st edn, Thames and Hudson Australia, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 2009; Student Files (1953 - 1968) - RMIT - Student Administration (HES & TAFE), 1953 - 1968, Item no. S003390, Series S0379; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

Prepared by: Miranda Francis

Created: 26 March 2026, Last modified: 28 April 2026