Exhibition: Mia Kešelj - Traces of the Sea and Time

The Belgrade artist Mia Kešelj will present acrylics on canvas to the audience, painted by the artist over the past two years in Poreč.

"Her paintings represent an exploration of the transience of time through the lens of natural elements, using rich textures and layers of colors. In this context, artists are like antennas that receive external impulses through the beauty of nature – sea landscapes, rustic stone houses of Istria, and the red Istrian soil – and intuitively incorporate these elements into their paintings through their authentic handwriting.

In Mia's artistic oeuvre, one can see the exploratory passion and energy, as well as an introspective approach, rather than direct influences and models, which has significantly influenced the development and affirmation of her poetics. Starting from the personal and aiming for a universal artistic language in her artistic journey, the artist bravely conquers artistic freedoms. Her poetics is of an abstract orientation with hints of associative expression that refer to reality as a starting point." (Ljubica Kešelj, art historian)

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Mia Kešelj

Born in Belgrade in 1986. She completed her postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, majoring in painting under the mentorship of Professor Dr. Vesna Knežević, in 2022. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Contemporary Arts, majoring in painting in the class of Professor Dr. Saša Filipović in Belgrade in 2014. Previously, she graduated from the Higher School of Fine and Applied Arts in Belgrade in 2009, majoring in art education. She began her artistic education at the TehnoArt High School in Belgrade, majoring in Restoration and Conservation of Artistic Goods (2005).

She has been a member of ULUS since 2012, ULUPUDS since 2014, and HDLU since 2021. To date, she has held eight solo exhibitions and participated in over 60 juried group exhibitions. She has been a freelance artist since 2012 (ULUS). She lives and works in Poreč and Belgrade.

Gallery opening hours:
10 am – 12 pm and 6 pm – 9 pm
Closed on Sundays and holidays

Admission is free!