Tjaša Iris is a European
artist. Slovenian born and Italian by adoption. Noted for her joyful use of
color and paintings that celebrate life and the joy of life. As a painter,
Tjaša Iris is one of the leading contemporary Slovenian artists.
to view her paintings:
WWW.TJASAIRIS.COM
Photo of Tjaša Iris
in which galleries you can purchase her work:
- Galerija Meduza, Koper, Slovenia
- Galerija Artes, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
- Studio Lithos, Campello sul Clitunno, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy
- Jay Jay Fine Art Gallery, Sacramento, California, U. S. A.
- on the web: www.tjasairis.com
curriculum vitae
Born Tjaša
Iris (as Tjaša Demšar until 2006) in Kranj,
under the Alps in Northern Slovenia,
she led a happy and careless childhood in Žiri,
a small Pre-Alpine village in the house built by her grandfather (a local
doctor and a dentist as well as musician) and her grandmother (owning shoe
industry and designing lace patterns for women producing famous local lace
of Idrija). Until 2006 her last name was Demšar. In 1987 she went to Ljubljana
to study international relations. In 1988 she moved to Florence,
Italy to study fine art. She left the family and gained total financial independency
by doing student jobs since then. She first studied photography followed by
a double study photography with Tony Metz and painting & colour theory
with Leo Forte. Spent a semester at Staffordshire
University, England in spring 1991 and continued her studies at Academie
Minerva in Groningen,
the Netherlands 1991
- 1995, studying multimedia art first with Bert Schrutter (video art) and
Rob Nypels (photography) and later decided just for painting - her biggest
love and studied with Johann Van Oordt, Asaf Ben Menahem and Frank Huchinson.
She earned her M.F.A. in Painting in 1995.
She is a member of Slovenian Artist Association and AIAP Association Internationale des Arts Plastique since 1996.
Her first sold painting was bought by Academie
Minerva in 1995. (Blue garden 1994, 130 x 150 cm).
She moved back to Italy in 1994. Had her first personal exhibition in 1996
near Venice. Followed by numerous group and personal exhibitions in Slovenia.
Travelled and painted the nearby Croatian
coast and islands. As well as the South of Italy from the visits to Russo’s
family. Her most known paintings from this time are Beli 1996 (from island
Cres, Croatia), Vesuvio, 1996. In 1997- 8 she moved to Venice
where she lived 7 years in beautiful Venetian palace Palazzo Ottolenghi in
Quartiere di San Marco. In Venice she loved to paint the Armenian monastery
gardens at San
Lazzaro degli Armeni island as well as the Arab garden in the heart of
historical Hotel Excelsior at Lido.
Her most known paintings from this time are Arab garden of Lido Arab garden
of Lido 1997, Armenian Garden.
In Venice she worked for prestigious Galleria A+A and started holding her
own painting workshops.
In 2000 she spent her first winter in Paris at Cité
Internationale des Arts, the most prestigious European Artist Resideny.
From 2001 followed winters spent at Lake
Tahoe Area and numerous travels in US, Italy, Austria and Slovenia. In
2004 she bought Villa Flora in the
Pre-Coastal Wine Country of Slovenia,
which is today her summer residency and painting studio. She spent the winter
of 2004 in Marocco that inspired her a lot, the detailes, ornaments and colors
first of all changed her paintings a lot. And she spent winters of 2005 and
2006 in Paris, where she had her first exhibition at the Gallery of Cité Internationale
des Arts in 2005 together
with her South African friend Diek Grobler.
Since
2005 her works became more detailed.
Tjaša Iris is known for her intense use of color, especially via working through
warm and cold, bright and dull and light and dark colors. Her often complex
compositions—typically of gardens with lush vegetation —are both narrative
and autobiographical. She also painted several landscapes, which usually depict
dramatic skies and light situations, starlight nights and flowers and fruit.
She has a special love for ornaments.
Tjaša Iris mostly does not paint from life but rather draw her subject—sometimes
photographing it as well—and making notes on the colors and the composition.
She then paints the canvas in her studio from her notes.
Her work has a base and inspiration in paintings among many by Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse, The Fauves, Kandinsky, the Society of Six California Colorists...
For the last years her favorite places to paint are the ancient gardens. Her most favorite ones are: Hanbury gardens near Ventimiglia, Italy as well as Capri and Amalfi coast gardens (Ravello). And exotic gardens of French Riviera as gardens in Menton: Serre de la Madone, Maria Serena, Fontana Rosa, Val Rahmeh and the nearby Le Royal...
Even if she is being away from strong Mediterranean light, she carries it
with her wherever she goes. This vivid light always stays inside of her, no
matter if she finds herself in Northern Europe or Paris…. Happy days, sad
days…......no mather what.... In all this years Tjasa's bright vivid happy
colours never changed.
Tjasa
Iris je bila rojena v Kranju, Slovenija 1968. L. 1989 začne v Firencah,
Italija, na International School of Fine Arts Fortman Studios, dvo letni študij
fotografije in slikarstva. En semester študira fotografijo na Staffordshire
Polytecnic-u, stoke-on-Trent, Anglija. Kasneje nadaljuje študij v Groningenu,
Nizozemska, na Likovni Akademiji Minerva, kjer študira dve leti na audio-vizuelnem
oddelku in zadnje leto na slikarskem oddelku. Konca Akademijo leta 1995. Zadnje
leto je gost Likovne Akademije v Benetkah. Dela
in živi med Slovenijo, Italijo in Francijo.
Tjasa Iris nasce a Kranj, Slovenia nel 1968, (al origine Tjasa Demsar). Comincia i suoi studi artistici a Firenze, nel 1989. presso la International School of Fine Arts Fortman Studios, seguendo per due anni i corsi di fotografia e pittura. Per un semesre e' quindi al dipartimento di fotografia dello Staffordshire Polytecnic a Stoke-on-Trent, Inghilterra. Successivamente continua i suoi studi a Groningen, Olanda, presso la Fine Art Academy Minerva, per due anni nel dipartimento audio-visual e durante l'ultimo anno nel dipartimento di pittura. Termina l'Accademia nel 1995. Nello stesso anno frequenta come ospite l'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Attualmente vive e lavora fral'Italia, la Francia e la Slovenia.
most important personal exhibitions
1993 GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS Personal
exhibition with eight paintings and one installation »Yellow Labyrinth« at the
Gallery »S«
1996 AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Personal presentation
at ART EXPO, Amsterdam RAI.
1997 CAERANO DI SAN MARCO, TREVISO, ITALY
Personal painting exhibition at the Gallery »Villa Benzi Zecchini« in November.
1998 PAESE, TREVISO, ITALY Personal painting
exhibition at the Municipal Gallery in September.
1998 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA Personal painting
exhibition at the Gallery »Krka« in October.
1998 IZOLA, SLOVENIA Personal painting
exhibition at the Gallery »Insula« in November.
1999 SKOFJA LOKA, SLOVENIA Personal painting
exhibition at the Gallery »Groharjeva« in September
2000
MURSKA SOBOTA, SLOVENIA Personal painting exhibition at the Gallery "Murska
Sobota".
2005
PARIS, FRANCE Two man show Tjasa Demsar and Diek Grobler (South Africa) at
the Cite´Internationale des Arts
2005
BRANIK, SLOVENIA Personal exhibition at Villa Flora. Open Studio "PARIS
PAINTINGS " Dec. 30 2005 - Jan. 4 2006
most
important group exhibitions
1990-2
FLORENCE, ITALY Photography exhibitions at the International School of Fine
Art Fortman Studios.
1992 GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS Group exhibition at the Gallery »Biemonds
Belang«, with the sculpture »Blue Labyrinth«.
1994
ORVELTE, DRENTHE, THE NETHERLANDS Orvelte, 12th century village – museum orders
her a painting (1,5 x 2,5 m), that will remain exhibited in the country –
side near Orvelte for the following four years.
1995
GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS In June participates at the group exhibition at
the Martini hall. (three large paintings)
1995
GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS In July participates at the group exhibition at
the Martini Zichenhuis. (two large paintings)
1995
MARIBOR, SLOVENIA In August and September participates with three computer
graphics at the First Slovenian Festival of Computer art.
1996
IZOLA, SLOVENIA She participates in October at the EX TEMPORE – Korte
nad Izolo, her work is selected for the group exhibition.
1997
NOVA GORICA, SLOVENIA Participation at the group exhibition in September,
at the Gallery »Alga«. (one painting)
1998
KRANJ, SLOVENIA She participates at Mala Gallery (Kranjski Museum) in December.
(four paintings)
2000
KOPER, SLOVENIA Participates at a group exhibition at the Galerija Meduza
in February. (three paintings)
2002
PORDENONE, ITALY Participation at a "FOUR WOMAN ARTISTS EXHIBITION"
at the Villa Saccomani, Pasiano di Pordenone
2002
KRANJ, SLOVENIA She participates at a group exhibition France Prešern Museum
in July. (three paintings)
2002 PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA Participation at a group exhibition at the Mind’s I Art Space "MAIL ART"
2003
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA Participation at a group exhibition at
2003
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA Participation at a group exhibition at
2007
MURSKA SOBOTA, SLOVENIA Participates at a group exhibition Majski salon at
Galerija Murska Sobota
2007 PIRAN, SLOVENIA Participates at a group exhibition at Ex-Tempore Piran, Magazin Monfort.
2007
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA Participates at a group exhibition at the Galerija ZDSLU,
Christmas - New Year Sale.
2008
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA Participates at a group exhibition at the Galerija ZDSLU,
Members of Kranj Artist's Association.
publications, scholarships, prices
1990 FLORENCE, ITALY Scholarship from the school
itself for the excellent results gained.
1992 GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS She receives a
scholarship by the Foundation De Groot – Brughman fonds, for the participation
at the International Performance Art Workshop in Spain.
1992
LJUBLANA, SLOVENIA Article on Virtual Reality published in the »Periodical
for the Critique of Science« (Časopis za kritiko znanosti), n.150 – 151, page
99 – 109. Publishing as well her computer graphic work.
1994 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA Scolarship by the
Republc of Slovenia for talented students »Zoisova«.
1997
LJUBLANA, SLOVENIA In February she receives by Ministry of Culture the title
»Status of Artist Sponsorised by Slovenian government«.
2000 PARIS, FRANCE She receives a grant from Slovenian Art Association for a 2 month stay at Cite´ International des Arts.
2005
PARIS, FRANCE She receives a grant from Slovenian Art Association for a 2
month stay at Cite´ International des Arts.
2006
PARIS, FRANCE She receives a grant from Slovenian Art Association for a 2
month stay at Cite´ International des Arts.
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