Mladen Veža

Mladen Veža
Born	7 February 1916(1916-02-07) Brist, Austria-Hungary
Died	19 February 2010(2010-02-19) (aged 94) Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Field	Painting

Mladen Veža (February 7, 1916 – February 19, 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]

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. ^ ^{a b} Mladen Veža - Humanitarna Zaklada
2. ^ ^{a b c} Mladen Veža - Galerija FER
3. ^ Mladen Veža

External links

• Mladen Veža - doajen pejzaža i erotike (Croatian)

Persondata
Name	Veza, Mladen
Alternative names
Short description	Croatian painter
Date of birth	February 7, 1916
Place of birth	Brist, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	February 19, 2010
Place of death	Zagreb, Croatia