Mladen Veža

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]

Mladen Veža
Born(1916-02-07)7 February 1916
Brist, Austria-Hungary
Died19 February 2010(2010-02-19) (aged 94)
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Known forPainting

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]

References
  1. Mladen Veža - Humanitarna Zaklada Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Mladen Veža - Galerija FER
  3. Mladen Veža
  • Nina Ožegović (15 February 2005). "Mladen Veža - doajen pejzaža i erotike" [Mladen Veža - doyen of landscapes and erotica]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 483. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2017.


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