Mario Keglevic

Mario Keglevic (born 1963, in Zagreb, Croatia), currently working and living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Mario's artworks are recognizable for their vibrant colours and well thought out composition. He was 10 years old when he got his first oil paints. It is interesting that his first paintings were made on glass, painted reverse. As he himself says, his love for colours was so enormous that it made him to discover himself how to paint. He plays with colours and figures reshaping colouring according to the painting's goal and intended effect. Thus, Mario creates his own magical worlds with simple brush strokes enjoying the process at the same time.
Although, Mario is a self-taught artist he had an opportunity to study art and design while staying in Perth, Western Australia, where he fled his country in 1993 during the conflict in Yugoslavia. Between 1995 and 2000 he had several exhibitions in Perth. At that time Mario made acrylic paintings in naivistic style using memories from his childhood as an inspiration. After returning to Europe in 1999 and situating himself in Amsterdam, he continued working in the same style. Between 2006 and 2012 he was working on Twelve Chapters, collection of 12 paintings, which are personal takes ...

Self-taught artist

Japan and Spain (2007: Window to the world NL/JP Nagasaki National Museum; 2012-2013: Galerie Jordaan Amsterdam; 2014-2017: Cafe Eijlders Amsterdam, Gallery Cloud Amsterdam; 2017: Four Seasons Art Fair, Amsterdam, 2022: The Flat Gallery, Mahon Menorca, Spain). Also, many private collections around the world including ones in Australia, Austria, Finland, USA, The Netherlands, Japan, England and Croatia have Mario’s (sold) artworks in possession.