Branka

Joined Artfinder: Oct. 2015

Artworks for sale: 17

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Croatia

About Branka

 
 
  • Biography

    Branka is a self-taught fine art painter born in Sibenik, Croatia.

    Sketching, drawing, doodling since she remember. But it wasn’t meant for her to follow that dream. It was never a right time for Art in these parts of the world, especially for girls. Painting was not considered as something worth spending time on.

    For almost 35 years Branka had to forget about art. Finally, she’ve decided to stand up for herself and let the colours burst out. Working hard every day to catch the lost time and teach herself how to paint. For the first time in her life, she’ve found courage to show her work in public. For past five years she’s living her dream.

    Branka's paintings have been exhibited nationally, as well as in UK and U.S.A. Her "eternal search for the perfectly-imperfect" takes form through the translation of the indestructible spirit of women, where she finds her inspiration. Branka's emotive figurative compositions "burst with color" and are created using acrylics on canvas.

    -Delivered art to UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong, U.S.A., Turkey,  Saudi Arabia, etc.

    -Illustrated posters for concerts of classical music, illustrated book covers.

    -Received awards on international juried competitions.

    -Displayed work through international art galleries.


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  • Awards

    2016

    All Woman Art Exhibition 2016.

    1st Place - Painting Category
    Painting "JUST BREATHE".

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    2016

    All Woman Art Exhibition 2016.

    1st Place - Overall Category
    Painting "JUST BREATHE"

    2016

    European Art Award 2016.

    4th Place on the "European Art Award",
    Painting "I hope I don't fall in love with you"

    2016

    6th Annual "Open" Art Exhibition

    4th Place on the 6th Annual "Open" Art Exhibition, Painting "I hope I don't fall in love with you"
  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Apricity

    Dates: 24 Aug 2023 - 30 Aug 2023

    Venue: Umjetnost osmjeha, Zagreb

    "Apricity" is a rarely used English word that refers to the feeling of the warmth of the sun's rays on cold winter days, especially when felt on the face.
    The strength of a woman, like the sun, can provide warmth, support and courage to people in their most difficult moments. Just as "apricity" softens the cold, so a woman can make the world a better place with her existence, her colors and her empathy.

    Event: Apricity

    Dates: 8 Aug 2023 - 20 Aug 2023

    Venue: Gradsko kulturno središte, Metković

    "Apricity" is a rarely used English word that refers to the feeling of the warmth of the sun's rays on cold winter days, especially when felt on the face.
    The strength of a woman, like the sun, can provide warmth, support and courage to people in their most difficult moments. Just as "apricity" softens the cold, so a woman can make the world a better place with her existence, her colors and her empathy.

    Event: Rome International Art Fair 2022

    Dates: 16 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2022

    Venue: Medina Art Gallery, Roma

    ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2022 is a contemporary art fair that presents collective and solo projects by leading and emerging international artists. The art fair features paintings, sculptures, photography art, installations, video art and live performance. ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2022 analyzes the relationship between body and space, and the hybridization between identities and cultural/physical/social/urban settings in contemporary time, through two main sections: MIXING IDENTITIES and FUTURE LANDSCAPES.

    Event: The 1st Budapest International Art Show artBIAS

    Dates: 20 May 2022 - 30 Jun 2022

    Venue: Golden Duck Gallery, Budapest

    The 1st Budapest Internation Art Show is organized by the TERAVARNA Art Gallery in Los Angeles, USA in close cooperation with the Golden Duck Gallery.

    Event: ProFutura

    Dates: 14 Apr 2022 - 30 Apr 2022

    Venue: Art fair, Porec, Croatia

    Profutura, a group exhibition of amateur art.

    Event: Contemporary ll

    Dates: 16 Dec 2021 - 23 Dec 2021

    Venue: Boomer Gallery, London

    There is no secret that most of the artists have this inner dialogue where they ask questions and compare their work with those of their idols and this brings a lot of confusion and anxiety- “Is My Work Good Enough, Is It Contemporary”?

    Event: WOMEN

    Dates: 7 Jul 2021 - 21 Jul 2021

    Venue: Azimut, Šibenik

    Story about women power.

    Event: MIRAKUL

    Dates: 10 Jun 2020 - 24 Nov 2021

    Venue: Azimut, Šibenik

    All women exhibition

    Event: IMAGINE

    Dates: 4 Sep 2019 - 14 Sep 2019

    Venue: Umjetnost osmjeha, Zagreb

    Story of a little girls with big dreams.

    Event: IMAGINE

    Dates: 12 Jun 2019 - 26 Jun 2019

    Venue: Azimut, Šibenik

    Story of the little girls with big dreams.

    Event: Grupa 9

    Dates: 14 Dec 2018 - 28 Dec 2018

    Venue: Gallery Sv. Krsevan, Sibenik, Croatia

    Painting "Freelove"

    Event: Grupa 9

    Dates: 3 Dec 2018 - 13 Dec 2018

    Venue: Gallery Vinko Draganja, Split

    Group exhibition in Split, Croatia.

    Event: Don't Fade Away

    Dates: 4 Aug 2017 - 18 Aug 2017

    Venue: SARAJEVO, KUTCHA, Skenderija 15

    More details coming soon

    Event: Women's Works 2017 - 30th Anniversary Show

    Dates: 9 Mar 2017 - 29 Apr 2017

    Venue: Old Court House Art Gallery and Center, Woodstock, Illinois

    Women’s Works is a juried fine art exhibit, celebrating women artists and is presented annually by the Northwest Area Arts Council at the Old Court House Arts Center in Woodstock.

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Awards

2016

All Woman Art Exhibition 2016.

1st Place - Painting Category
Painting "JUST BREATHE".

Show more awards Hide

2016

All Woman Art Exhibition 2016.

1st Place - Overall Category
Painting "JUST BREATHE"

2016

European Art Award 2016.

4th Place on the "European Art Award",
Painting "I hope I don't fall in love with you"

2016

6th Annual "Open" Art Exhibition

4th Place on the 6th Annual "Open" Art Exhibition, Painting "I hope I don't fall in love with you"

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Apricity

Dates: 24 Aug 2023 - 30 Aug 2023

Venue: Umjetnost osmjeha, Zagreb

"Apricity" is a rarely used English word that refers to the feeling of the warmth of the sun's rays on cold winter days, especially when felt on the face.
The strength of a woman, like the sun, can provide warmth, support and courage to people in their most difficult moments. Just as "apricity" softens the cold, so a woman can make the world a better place with her existence, her colors and her empathy.

Event: Apricity

Dates: 8 Aug 2023 - 20 Aug 2023

Venue: Gradsko kulturno središte, Metković

"Apricity" is a rarely used English word that refers to the feeling of the warmth of the sun's rays on cold winter days, especially when felt on the face.
The strength of a woman, like the sun, can provide warmth, support and courage to people in their most difficult moments. Just as "apricity" softens the cold, so a woman can make the world a better place with her existence, her colors and her empathy.

Event: Rome International Art Fair 2022

Dates: 16 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2022

Venue: Medina Art Gallery, Roma

ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2022 is a contemporary art fair that presents collective and solo projects by leading and emerging international artists. The art fair features paintings, sculptures, photography art, installations, video art and live performance. ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2022 analyzes the relationship between body and space, and the hybridization between identities and cultural/physical/social/urban settings in contemporary time, through two main sections: MIXING IDENTITIES and FUTURE LANDSCAPES.

Event: The 1st Budapest International Art Show artBIAS

Dates: 20 May 2022 - 30 Jun 2022

Venue: Golden Duck Gallery, Budapest

The 1st Budapest Internation Art Show is organized by the TERAVARNA Art Gallery in Los Angeles, USA in close cooperation with the Golden Duck Gallery.

Event: ProFutura

Dates: 14 Apr 2022 - 30 Apr 2022

Venue: Art fair, Porec, Croatia

Profutura, a group exhibition of amateur art.

Event: Contemporary ll

Dates: 16 Dec 2021 - 23 Dec 2021

Venue: Boomer Gallery, London

There is no secret that most of the artists have this inner dialogue where they ask questions and compare their work with those of their idols and this brings a lot of confusion and anxiety- “Is My Work Good Enough, Is It Contemporary”?

Event: WOMEN

Dates: 7 Jul 2021 - 21 Jul 2021

Venue: Azimut, Šibenik

Story about women power.

Event: MIRAKUL

Dates: 10 Jun 2020 - 24 Nov 2021

Venue: Azimut, Šibenik

All women exhibition

Event: IMAGINE

Dates: 4 Sep 2019 - 14 Sep 2019

Venue: Umjetnost osmjeha, Zagreb

Story of a little girls with big dreams.

Event: IMAGINE

Dates: 12 Jun 2019 - 26 Jun 2019

Venue: Azimut, Šibenik

Story of the little girls with big dreams.

Event: Grupa 9

Dates: 14 Dec 2018 - 28 Dec 2018

Venue: Gallery Sv. Krsevan, Sibenik, Croatia

Painting "Freelove"

Event: Grupa 9

Dates: 3 Dec 2018 - 13 Dec 2018

Venue: Gallery Vinko Draganja, Split

Group exhibition in Split, Croatia.

Event: Don't Fade Away

Dates: 4 Aug 2017 - 18 Aug 2017

Venue: SARAJEVO, KUTCHA, Skenderija 15

More details coming soon

Event: Women's Works 2017 - 30th Anniversary Show

Dates: 9 Mar 2017 - 29 Apr 2017

Venue: Old Court House Art Gallery and Center, Woodstock, Illinois

Women’s Works is a juried fine art exhibit, celebrating women artists and is presented annually by the Northwest Area Arts Council at the Old Court House Arts Center in Woodstock.


 

Biography

Branka is a self-taught fine art painter born in Sibenik, Croatia.

Sketching, drawing, doodling since she remember. But it wasn’t meant for her to follow that dream. It was never a right time for Art in these parts of the world, especially for girls. Painting was not considered as something worth spending time on.

For almost 35 years Branka had to forget about art. Finally, she’ve decided to stand up for herself and let the colours burst out. Working hard every day to catch the lost time and teach herself how to paint. For the first time in her life, she’ve found courage to show her work in public. For past five years she’s living her dream.

Branka's paintings have been exhibited nationally, as well as in UK and U.S.A. Her "eternal search for the perfectly-imperfect" takes form through the translation of the indestructible spirit of women, where she finds her inspiration. Branka's emotive figurative compositions "burst with color" and are created using acrylics on canvas.

-Delivered art to UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong, U.S.A., Turkey,  Saudi Arabia, etc.

-Illustrated posters for concerts of classical music, illustrated book covers.

-Received awards on international juried competitions.

-Displayed work through international art galleries.