Ivan Fijolić rođen je u Zagrebu (1976.), gdje završava Školu primijenjene umjetnosti, stekavši titulu dizajnera metala. Godine 2004. na nastavničkom odsjeku Akademije likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu, diplomirao je kiparstvo u klasi prof. Mire Vuce te metodiku povijesti likovne umjetnosti kod prof. Emila Roberta Tanaya, stekavši titulu profesora likovne kulture. Poslijediplomski doktorski umjetnički studij kiparstva završava 2016. godine obranivši teorijski dio doktorske teze Uloga postamenta u derivatu popartističke skulpture spomeničkog predznaka, pod mentorstvom prof. art. Peruška Bogdanića te prof. dr. sc. Žarka Paića. Od 2010. godine zaposlen je na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu, gdje je nositelj kolegija Kiparstvo, u zvanju izvanrednog profesora. Umjetničkom djelatnošću aktivno se bavi od 1999. godine. Autor je preko 30 samostalnih izložbi, od toga šest inozemnih (Maribor, 2002.; Italija, 2004.; Njemačka, Bosna i Hercegovina, 2008.; Srbija, 2013.; Makedonija, 2014.). Sveukupno je sudjelovao na više od 70 zajedničkih izložbi. Javnosti se predstavio i s deset javnih skulptura (Vrsar, 1999.; Češka, 2003.; Bosna i Hercegovina, 2006.; Krapina, 2010.; Sljeme, 2011.; Aleja skulptura, Zagreb (privremeno) 2014.; Sinj, 2015.; Tehnički muzej, Zagreb, 2015.; Duga Resa 2016.; Glina 2019.), a sudjelovao je i na dvije međunarodne kiparske radionice (Vrsar, 1999., Češka, 2003.).
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Dobitnik je jedne od tri jednakovrijedne nagrade za umjetnički rad na XII. trijenalu hrvatskog kiparstva, Gliptoteka, Zagreb (2015.), zatim nagrade za najbolju scenografiju u predstavi Kiklop (Euripid) na 16. festivalu JPFU, Srbija (2011.), nagrade za rad Školica (Labin) dodijeljene na 37. mediteranskom kiparskom simpoziju (2009.), nagrade za diplomski rad Okršaj Likovne Akademije Zagreb (2004.) te Rektorove nagrade za izložbu Check your head out u Galeriji Vladimir Nazor (2001.).
Ivan Fijolić was born in Zagreb (1976), where he graduated from the School of Applied Arts, earning the title of metal designer. In 2004, he graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of Professor Miro Vuce, and art history methodology under Professor Emil Robert Tanay, earning the title of professor of art education. He completed his postgraduate doctoral studies in sculpture in 2016, defending the theoretical part of his doctoral thesis, The Role of the Pedestal in the Derivate of Pop-Art Sculpture with Memorial Sign, under the mentorship of Professor Peruško Bogdanić and Professor Žarko Paić. Since 2010, he has been employed at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, where he is the holder of the course in sculpture, as an associate professor. He has been actively engaged in artistic activity since 1999. Fijolić has had over 30 solo exhibitions, including six abroad (Maribor, 2002; Italy, 2004; Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008; Serbia, 2013; Macedonia, 2014). In total, he has participated in more than 70 group exhibitions. He has also created ten public sculptures (Vrsar, 1999; Czech Republic, 2003; Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006; Krapina, 2010; Sljeme, 2011; Sculpture Alley, Zagreb (temporary), 2014; Sinj, 2015; Technical Museum, Zagreb, 2015; Duga Resa, 2016; Glina, 2019), and has participated in two international sculpture workshops (Vrsar, 1999; Czech Republic, 2003).
He is the recipient of one of the three equivalent awards for artistic work at the XII Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, Glyptotheque, Zagreb (2015), the award for the best set design in the play Cyclops (Euripides) at the 16th JPFU Festival, Serbia (2011), the award for the work Hopscotch (Labin) at the 37th Mediterranean Sculpture Symposium (2009), the award for his thesis work Duel by the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb (2004), and the Rector’s Award for the exhibition Check your head out at the Vladimir Nazor Gallery (2001).