BIOGRAPHY
2003. Enrolled Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb
2009. Graduated (M. A. in Art Education)
2009. - 2012. Child Theater Dubrava, Zagreb; scenography and art workshops
2013. Art Workshops for Auckland Council
2018. Gymnasium Pula, Art history teacher
ARTIST STATEMENT
STORY OF AN ISLAND GIRL
Nina Šestanović, born in Lumbarda on the island of Korčula, has a powerful and intuitive approach to life and creation of artworks. Her mixture of abstraction and figuration is painted through an exciting, vivid color and composition with bold black bordering.
She successfully plays with positive feelings of childhood and happiness on the island life with every brush stroke. Her remarkable versatility is a tribute to sensitivity to her subjects and the island she comes from.
"Having grown up on the small island of Korčula – which I depict - my motifs are typical and specific, and they occur spontaneously and instinctively. I feel that, in life as in art, what is shown is not so relevant, but how the reality around us is interpreted." - says Nina.
"When you're born in a place like this, it is something you need to put in whatever you do. This place (island) we live on is not just beautiful; it's something that runs through your vanes, something deep in your soul."
Nina graduated from the Academy of fine arts in Zagreb, Croatia, Nina started working in theatre, working on scenography, and holding many workshops. After moving to New Zealand in 2012. she continued working on her series of Women in folklore costumes, adding details from Maori folklore and traditional costumes. Returning to Croatia, she went back to where she started from, Korcula landscapes. Nina works and lives in Pula, Croatia
2009. Graduated (M. A. in Art Education)
2009. - 2012. Child Theater Dubrava, Zagreb; scenography and art workshops
2013. Art Workshops for Auckland Council
2018. Gymnasium Pula, Art history teacher
ARTIST STATEMENT
STORY OF AN ISLAND GIRL
Nina Šestanović, born in Lumbarda on the island of Korčula, has a powerful and intuitive approach to life and creation of artworks. Her mixture of abstraction and figuration is painted through an exciting, vivid color and composition with bold black bordering.
She successfully plays with positive feelings of childhood and happiness on the island life with every brush stroke. Her remarkable versatility is a tribute to sensitivity to her subjects and the island she comes from.
"Having grown up on the small island of Korčula – which I depict - my motifs are typical and specific, and they occur spontaneously and instinctively. I feel that, in life as in art, what is shown is not so relevant, but how the reality around us is interpreted." - says Nina.
"When you're born in a place like this, it is something you need to put in whatever you do. This place (island) we live on is not just beautiful; it's something that runs through your vanes, something deep in your soul."
Nina graduated from the Academy of fine arts in Zagreb, Croatia, Nina started working in theatre, working on scenography, and holding many workshops. After moving to New Zealand in 2012. she continued working on her series of Women in folklore costumes, adding details from Maori folklore and traditional costumes. Returning to Croatia, she went back to where she started from, Korcula landscapes. Nina works and lives in Pula, Croatia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006. Gallery Sv Križa, Lumbarda
2007. KSI, Ilica 13, Zagreb
2008. Cultural Centar Karlo Rojc, Pula
2010. Gallery Tri Volta, Lumbarda
2011. Kulturni Centar Korčula, Korčula
2012. Gallery Tri Volta, Lumbarda
2013. Caffe Roma, Point Chevalier, Auckland
2014. Uxbridge Art Center, Auckland
2014. Korta Katarina Exhibition, Orebić, Pelješac
2021. 3V Exhibition, Lumbarda
2022. Under the Moonlight@ Martinis Marchi Exhibition
2024. Childhood Memories @ Veraltia, Recoletos, Madrid
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004. Final student exhibition ALU, Jabukovac 10, Zagreb
2005. Final student exhibition ALU, Jabukovac 10, Zagreb
2005. “CASH & CARRY”, Jabukovac 10, Zagreb
2011. “Tampon Generation”, Akvarij Bačvice, Split
2005. Final student exhibition ALU, Jabukovac 10, Zagreb
2005. “CASH & CARRY”, Jabukovac 10, Zagreb
2011. “Tampon Generation”, Akvarij Bačvice, Split
