Mladen Veža Explained

Mladen Veža
Birth Date:7 February 1916
Birth Place:Brist, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality:Croatian
Field:Painting

Mladen Veža (7 February 1916  - 19 February 2010) was a Croatian painter. He was born in Brist. He graduated from the Zagreb's Academy of Fine Arts under Vladimir Becić in 1937.[1] He subsequently taught at the academy until 1981.[1] In 1938 he was part of the first exhibition at the Home of Fine Arts Half a Century of Croatian Art, which was blessed by Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac and opened by Vladko Maček.[2] He also took part in the IV Exhibition of Croatian Artists from the NDH in 1944.[2]

He has had exhibitions in Zagreb, Beograd, Sisak, Maribor, Split, Brist, Sarajevo, Osijek, and Beirut.[3] Veža has received many awards and honours, including the Vladimir Nazor Award in 1994.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.humanitarna-zaklada.hr/autori_o-z/veza-m/mladen-veza1.htm Mladen Veža - Humanitarna Zaklada
  2. http://galerija.fer.hr/izlozba17/index.html Mladen Veža - Galerija FER
  3. http://www.galerijakaptol.hr/hr/fundus/mladen_veza/ Mladen Veža