Lara JešE

Lara Ješe is a visual artist living and working in Kranj, Slovenia. She doesn’t stick to a particular style or a medium, but most of her production resides in figurative painting with animal motifs. Colder and darker tones from her earlier work have made way for increasingly saturated colours and stronger, bolder shapes.

In 2016 she acquired her MFA at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and also studied at the HGB Leipzig in Germany. She has exhibited in solo and group shows internationally, most notably in Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany, and the USA.

MFA, Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia; with Study Exchange: Painting and Graphic, HGB, Leipzig, Germany;

BFA, Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Upcoming: "Exhibition From Nazarje Art Colony", Jaki's House, Nazarje Gallery, Nazarje, Slovenia, September 2026

“Slovene Cows”, History Atrium of City Hall Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, solo 12-year retrospective exhibition, 20. 8. - 14. 9. 2025

6th International Self-Portrait Triennale “Autoportret kao intimni vremeplov” (Self-Portrait as an Intimate Time Machine), Prica Gallery, POU Samobor, and Mala dvorana Galerije Prica, Samobor, Croatia, group exhibition, 18. 10. – 8. 12. 2024.

“Slovenia Open for Art 2023”, Gewerkenegg castle, Idrija, Slovenia, group exhibition, 17. 10. - 15. 11. 2024

13th International Festival of Fine Arts Kranj - ZDSLU: “Still Life in the Mirror of Time”, various exhibition venues around Kranj, Slovenia, group exhibition, 3. 10. - 2. 11. 2024

“Slovenia Open for Art 2023”, Šivčeva hiša, Radovljica, Slovenia, group exhibition, 5. – 29. 9. 2024

“Slovene Cows,” Sokolski Dom, Škofja Loka, Slovenia, solo 12-year retrospective exhibition, 22. 8. – 19. 9. 2024

“Dvor Art Days”, DLD Gallery, Dvor ob Žužemberku, Slovenia, group exhibition, 9. 8. 2024

“Vabljeni mladi 2024” (Youth Welcome 2024) Media Nox Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia, group exhibition, 9. 7. – 5. 9. 2024

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