Antonio Rendulić rođen je u Osijeku 1996. godine. Osnovno obrazovanje završava u Osnovnoj školi Retfala, a srednjoškolsko u Školi primijenjene umjetnosti i dizajna u Osijeku. Godine 2020. diplomirao je na Akademiji za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku, smjer Likovna kultura (modul grafike), s dvama završnim radovima: „Promicanje inkluzije kroz vizualne umjetnosti sa ciljem pokretanja društvenih promjena“ te „Darovitost i kreativnost djece s teškoćama u razvoju kroz art terapiju (likovno područje)“. Iste godine upisuje poslijediplomski specijalistički studij Kreativnih terapija (smjer art terapija) pri Medicinskom fakultetu u Osijeku u suradnji s Akademijom za umjetnost i kulturu, koji uspješno završava.

Tijekom studija više puta je nagrađivan stipendijama za izvrsnost Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, dobitnik je Godišnje dekaničine nagrade AUK-a (2018.), nagrade za najbolji studentski rad Akademije (2020.), te pohvale magna cum laude za uspjeh i poseban doprinos generaciji kao student koji je obilježio generaciju, na diplomskom studiju.

U svom umjetničkom i terapijskom radu bavi se temama prirode, inkluzije i integracije, a kroz osobno iskustvo osobe s invaliditetom, kao osoba u invalidskim kolicima, osobitu pažnju posvećuje pristupačnosti, osnaživanju i kreativnom izražavanju osoba s invaliditetom, djece s teškoćama u razvoju te osoba koje se suočavaju sa stresom i kriznim situacijama.

Izlagao je na brojnim samostalnim i skupnim izložbama, među kojima se ističu prva samostalna izložba Grafički rit u Muzeju likovnih umjetnosti u Osijeku (2018.), izložba Iz druge perspektive (2018.), Create the Change (2019.), Dnevnik Covid 19 (2020.), Salon mladih u Zagrebu (2022.) te skupna izložba Samoregulacija (2022.) posvećena art terapiji.

Sudjelovao je u brojnim kulturno-umjetničkim i znanstvenim projektima, među kojima su: projekt „Muzejske priče i jedna njuška“ (Gradski muzej Vinkovci, 2021.), projekt „Aktivni“ (EU, 2021.) kao voditelj tečaja slikarstva, grafike i crtanja, te projekt „Zemlja bez granica“ (2022.) u ulozi voditelja psihoterapijskih, art terapijskih i kreativnih radionica. Voditelj je projekta „Kreativne radionice za jačanje socijalnih vještina“ (2023.).

Terapijsku praksu stjecao je u udruzi Breza (rad s mladima), u Centru za autizam (rad s djecom s teškoćama), u Ekonomskoj i upravnoj školi u Osijeku, Klinici za kreativnost (rad s osobama pod stresom), Domu Sv. Ana u Vinkovcima i Domu za starije i nemoćne osobe u Osijeku (Drinska).

Sudjelovao je na više znanstvenih i umjetničkih konferencija i simpozija, među kojima su Međunarodna umjetnička i znanstvena konferencija Osobe s invaliditetom u umjetnosti, znanosti, odgoju i obrazovanju (2020., organizacijski tim), Studentska konferencija o metodama istraživanja aktualnih tema mladih u vizualnoj umjetnosti (2020., organizator), te 8. Hrvatski kongres iz neurorehabilitacije i restauracijske neurologije, s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem (2025., predavač).

Članstva:

• Hrvatska udruga za art terapiju (HART)

• Hrvatsko društvo likovnih umjetnika Osijek (HDLU Osijek)

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Antonio Rendulić was born in Osijek in 1996. He completed his primary education at Retfala Elementary School, and continued his secondary education at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Osijek. In 2020, he graduated from the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Department of Art Education (Graphics module), with two final theses: Promoting Inclusion through Visual Arts with the Aim of Initiating Social Change and Giftedness and Creativity of Children with Developmental Disabilities through Art Therapy (Visual Arts). That same year, he enrolled in the Postgraduate Specialist Study in Creative Therapies (Art Therapy program) at the Faculty of Medicine in Osijek in collaboration with the Academy of Arts and Culture, where he successfully obtained the title Specialist in Art Therapy.

During his studies, he was awarded multiple excellence scholarships from Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, received the Annual Dean’s Award of the Academy of Arts and Culture (2018), the award for Best Student Work (2020), and the magna cum laude distinction for outstanding achievement and contribution to his generation at the graduate level.

In both his artistic and therapeutic practice, Rendulić explores themes of nature, inclusion, and integration. Drawing from his own lived experience as a person with a disability, he places particular focus on accessibility, empowerment, and creative expression for people with disabilities, children with developmental challenges, and individuals coping with stress and crisis.

He has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows, including his first solo exhibition Graphic Wetlands at the Museum of Fine Arts in Osijek (2018), From Another Perspective (2018), Create the Change (2019), COVID-19 Diary (2020), Youth Salon in Zagreb (2022), and the group exhibition Self-Regulation (2022), dedicated to art therapy.

Projects and collaborations:
Rendulić has participated in numerous cultural, artistic, and scientific projects, including Museum Stories and a Snout (Vinkovci City Museum, 2021), the EU project Active (2021) as instructor of painting, printmaking, and drawing, and Land Without Borders (2022), where he led psychotherapy, art therapy, and creative workshops. In 2023, he directed the project Creative Workshops for Strengthening Social Skills.

He gained professional experience in art therapy through placements at the youth association Breza, the Center for Autism (working with children with developmental difficulties), the School of Economics and Administration in Osijek (psychotherapy and art therapy), the Creativity Clinic (working with clients experiencing stress), St. Ana Home in Vinkovci, and the Home for the Elderly and Infirm in Osijek (Drinska).

Conferences and academic engagement:
He has participated in several scientific and artistic conferences and symposia, including the International Artistic and Scientific Conference People with Disabilities in Art, Science, Education, and Upbringing (2020, organizing committee), the Student Conference on Research Methods of Contemporary Topics in Visual Arts (2020, organizer), and the 8th Croatian Congress of Neurorehabilitation and Restorative Neurology with International Participation (2025, lecturer).  

Memberships:

• Croatian Art Therapy Association (HART)

• Croatian Fine Artists Association, Osijek (HDLU Osijek)