Ljerka Njerš

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Picture by Ljerka Njerš, 2004

Ljerka Njerš (born February 22, 1937 in Begov Han , Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) is a Croatian ceramist and painter . In addition, she works as an illustrator and book designer . Njerš lives and works in Zagreb .

Life

In 1961 Njerš graduated in painting in the class of Professor Marina Tartaglie at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. She then graduated from the Zagreb School of Applied Arts in the class of the famous ceramist Blanka Dužanec .

As a visual artist, Njerš has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions in her own country and around the world and has participated in numerous international specialist conferences and symposia. She went on study trips abroad, for example to Portugal in 1987 and worked for a stoneware factory in Lisbon .

In 1988 she worked for The Curwen Studio in London , where she specialized in lithography . One of the lithographs produced by Njerš there was selected for the prestigious Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts .

In 1991 Eduard Galić produced the short documentary “Ljerka Njerš” for Croatian television .

As a member of the Croatian Military and Invalids Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem , Njerš supports children's homes, schools, hospitals and invalids during the Croatian war .

She is also a member of the Croatian Artists Association (HDLU) and Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts (ULUPUH) in Zagreb and the Society of Designer Craftsmen in London.

Awards (selection)

  • 1995: Award of the City of Zagreb ( Nagrada Grada Zagreba ) for 1994
  • Order of the Croatian Morning Star ( Red Danice hrvatske ) with the portrait of Marko Marulić , for her cultural merits
  • 2010: Special prize in the ceramics, glass, porcelain and terracotta category at the international exhibition Umetnost minijature (The Art of Miniature) in Majdanpek ( Serbia )

literature

  • Josip Depolo: Ljerka Njerš . Ed .: Grafički zavod Hrvatske. Zagreb 1990 ( monograph ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Winner of the City of Zagreb Award in 1995 for 1994. Accessed July 24, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Njerš, Ljerka
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Croatian ceramist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Begov Han , now in Žepče , Kingdom of Yugoslavia