In 1945, Džamonja began his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb under the professors Vanja Radauš, Frano Kršinić and Antun Augustinčić, all notable artists. In 1951, he graduated in the master class of professor Antun Augustinčić. He worked in the Krsinic workshop from 1951 until 1953 when he started his own workshop in Zagreb.
In 1954 he held his first solo exhibition in the Salon ULUH in Zagreb. In 1970, he began the construction of his house and workshop in Vrsar, Istria according to his own design.
Džamonja drew primarily in chalk and used the technique of washed ink; however, he leaned towards sculpture early on. He used many materials, from bronze and iron to wood, glass, concrete and polyester in his sculptures.
His works are in numerous public and private collections, museums and galleries in the country and abroad. However, his most notable works are:
• Dušan Džamonja’s Park of Sculptures, near Vrsar, is a famous and cultural tourist attraction.
• Monument to the Revolution (1967)
• World War II memorial in Podgarić, Croatia.
ª The Revolution Memorial in Podgarić, Croatia.
• Monument to the Revolution on Mrakovica Mountain, Kozara National Park, Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
• The Memorial Ossuary to the Fallen Yugoslav Soldiers of the First and Second World Wars in southern Italy, Barletta.
He designed a number of monuments to the Partisans and victims of concentration camps, most notably the Memorial Ossuary at Barletta, near Ban (completed 1970) and the Monument to the Battle of Kozara (completed 1972)
With more than half of a century of work behind him. A testimony to his contribution to art has been provided throughout his career by the many honors, prizes, and commissions that had come this way. So what is that particular quality that he has contributed to the world of sculpture for which has been so widely recognized by museums and critics? In as much as it is ever possible to answer such questions, three aspects of Dzamonja's work suggest themselves. He developed new ways of using traditional materials; he reconciled the intractability of metal to the fluidity and animation of nature; and, without resorting to narrative, he imbued his architectural monuments with the sensation of human presence...
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| Mr. Dušan Džamonja |
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| Ranjeni jelen, 1957 |
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| Metal Sculpture 14 1960 |
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| 1963 |
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| Monument to the Revolution of the people of Moslavina 1967 |
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| Multimodel X sculpture, 1974 |
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| Multimodel X sculpture, 1974 |
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| Mask 1978 |
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| Project for the Big Mosque Baghdad, 1985 |
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| The Islamic Center Rijeka, 2013 |
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| Dušan Džamonja’s Park of Sculptures 2017 |
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| Dušan Džamonja’s Park of Sculptures 2017 |
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| Dušan Džamonja’s Park of Sculptures 2017 |
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| Dušan Džamonja’s Park of Sculptures 2017 |
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| Dušan Džamonja’s Park of Sculptures 2017 |
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