Maja Vranić

Belgrade

Maja was born in Belgrade in 2001. She completed MA in Graphic Art at University of Arts Belgrade in 2024. Maja’s works were presented in over 40 group shows and six solo shows. She’s been awarded five prizes for her work, 2024 Marko Krsmanović for innovation in graphic art and Novi Sad Award for Graphic of small format in 2023. Her works are included in private and public collections (Grafički kolektiv, Kulnturni centar Gornji Milanovac, Muzej Kozare, Prijedor)

I do art because art is a part of me. I did not choose it, but recognised it. It’s always been present, as a way I experience and exist in the world. I just kept on developing it as a natural flow of my life, with the help of people who supported me with that.

The biggest challenge I face as an artist is to find balance between keeping the work personal and honest and how it is perceived. Sometimes I wonder if one should satisfy the expectations of the audience and follow demand, or remain true to one’s expression regardless of the reactions and achievements.

Besides art, I’m interested in photography, that is also a form of artistic expression, psychology and human stories, crafts and manual work (handpoke tattoos, hand made objects …)

I would like this form of communication with the audience to result in establishing a friendly relationship between the artists and the audience. To remove the barriers between us, as we cannot exist ones without others.