Ema Livancic

"For me, an artwork is never truly complete on the easel—it reaches its full expression only in the eye and heart of the viewer.
As a mother of two and a full-time art educator, my practice is deeply rooted in the desire to offer a visual sanctuary: a space of warmth, gentle joy, and quiet optimism.
If a painting brings a moment of genuine connection or enriches someone’s everyday environment, only then has it fulfilled its true purpose."
Ema Livančić (b. 1987) is an academic artist, sculptor, and high school art professor holding a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Široki Brijeg (2010).
Her visual language reflects a rich and thoughtful evolution: after spending several years exploring digital painting, she has recently returned to traditional acrylics on canvas, seamlessly blending clean graphic structure with rich, tactile textures.
Moving fluidly between poetic architectural landscapes and intuitive botanical abstractions, her compositions feature stylized cypress forms, Mediterranean light, and layered pattern work. Alongside her studio practice and teaching career, Ema actively engages with her community through local art colonies, children's art workshops, and painting classes ...

2010 — Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts Široki Brijeg (University of Mostar)

Solo Exhibitions:
2026. — "Shapes of Belonging" (Oblici pripadanja), Solo Exhibition, Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2025.— "Spaces of Silence" (Prostori tišine), Solo Exhibition, Native Museum Travnik (Zavičajni muzej Travnik), Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group & Juried International Exhibitions:
2025 — 2nd Tivat Fine Art Salon "Pean – Sindik" ("Imaginarium of the Mediterranean"), Museum and Gallery Tivat, Montenegro (Selected by an international expert jury among 130 applicants)
Selected group exhibitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Art Engagement & Community:
Participant in regional art symposia and art colonies
Founder & Instructor of adult painting classes and community children's art workshops