Nenad Selestrin

In my native city of Split, on the Croatian coast, I knew early that I had a particular fondness for drawing and painting. As a teenager, I spent a lot of time creating drawings of people, interiors and nature. There was a feeling of deep satisfaction when I had succeeded in my work.
I was fascinated by old masters, especially Rembrandt and Monet, and I really wanted to paint like them. Abstract painting wasn't so much in my focus, but that has changed significantly over the years. In 1983 at the age of 19 I started my studies in art and art history at the University of Zadar and graduated in 1989. During my studies I took part in various student exhibitions.
Sculpture and graphic design were also among my interests. Shortly before the war in my country in 1989 I came to Germany and worked not only as a painter and freelance graphic designer, but also as a lecturer. During this time, my style has changed from a realistic to a more impressionistic and expressionistic one, and in some cases I have already painted abstract pictures. During this time I also illustrated textbooks and did wall painting. As a painter, I try to portray reality as I experience it. This includes not only the depictions of nature but also people and their ...

- 1985-1990
Graduate at Faculty of Philosophy, Fine Arts and Art
History, Zadar, Croatia
- 1998/1999
Certificate multimedia producer
CT GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- since 2000
Cerificate as Free artist and Illustrator
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

- January 2024 - April 2024
Single exhibition in Frankfurt am Main
at "der hof" association (main hall)
- August 2020
participation in "THE ARTBOX.PROJECT"
Zürich, Switzerland
- 2003 - 2014
particip in group exibitions in Frankfurt/M, Germany
- 2002
Second Prize at the Art Contest 2002, Frankfurt/Main
- 1991 and 1997
particip. in group exhibitions in Split, Croatia