Tanja Makuc

Artist Tanja Makuc was born in Slovenia 24.07.1979, Šempeter pri Novi Gorici. raised on an orchard farm where the Mediterranean climate gave her family plenty of grapes, fruit, and olive oil, that was the first impact for her early age, instilling love for nature, and strong European character. As a child she was different, all the time drawing and covered with paint.

After primary and high school she definitely knew what to do in her life, being g an artist to paint.

In year 2002 she was excepted on Fine Arts in Ljubljana, the capitol of Slovenia. Professors were very happy with her work, showing big talent in drawing, graphic and painting classes, she achieved very strong marks. Her professor noticed her strong lines in portraits and body language, lots of expressions and character. Manny times showing her work to students from higher classes. In year 2007 she completed her Masters degree on Ljubljana Fine Arts university, the mentor was Prof. Herman Gvardjančič. The subject was “Betwen line and colour”, she made a series of 7 paintings, where she captured the cycle of life and death. The theme was unborn babies in there mothers wombs, all made in oil technique, where the line had a strong factor. Line was, and still is very i...

2002 - 2007
Academic painter, graduated in 2007 from the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and Design

Ljubljana Slovenia

2000 - 2001
Art course at the Ljubljana academy of Fine Arts and Design

Ljubljana

1998 - 1999
Arts course work with Prof. Zmago Modic

Ljubljana

2000, exhibition in Kresija Gallery in Ljubljana
2003, exhibition in Gallery of Ljubljana Monument protection agency
2008, group exhibition Kibla gallery in Maribor
2009 Permanent exhibition in Mirta hotel in Simonov zaliv
2009 Group exhibition in Ljubljana caste, the 12th international Fine Arts Colony

2005 Award of the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts for exceptional student achievements in the academic year 2005


2005 Group exhibition of students of the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts

Ljubljana castle

2005
1st prize, Extemporaneous in Castle of Velenje

Velenje castle

2019 solo exhibition at Vila Vipolže in Goriška Brda
2019 solo exhibition in hotel San Martin in Šmartno, Goriška Brda