Mila Gvardiol

Mila is a Serbian artist painting wonderful formalist works, with a strong influence of Klimt, Schiele and Klee.

Being based in Belgrade, we hope to be able to bring her work to the UK in 2011.

‘I grew up in artist family so it was natural for me to become an artist.

My first exhibition was of paintings of my father. My first paintings as child I made just by copying world around me. I was painting everything I saw.

At age of 16 I started to paint in the studio of famous painter Zeljko Tonsic in Belgrade, where I learned law of line, color and composition. At age of 18 I changed studio and teacher and went to another famous painter Miroslav Lazovic who was preparing me for entry to the Faculty of Applied Art, as department Painter.

Studying at the Art Academy for 5 years was a wonderful time for me as I got so close to art and building my craft through paintings, mosaic, iconography.

After I finished my BA in Art I became a member of Association of Fine Artists of Serbia and I had my first solo exhibition. The same year I enrolled onto a PHD of Digital Art and Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Arts in Belgrade.

Since obtaining my PHD I have been exhibiting in solo and group exhibitions and selling widely’.

Solo Exhibitions:

2006. Gallery Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation Belgrade. 2010. Cultural Center Indjija, Gallery “Vojnovic house”. 2010. The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts 2010. Gallery “Stara Kapetanija”

Group Exhibitions:

2004. The Museum May 25th “Diploma”, Belgrade 2005. Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzor. 2005. Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric. 2006. Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric Exhibition of New Members of ULUS (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia, Belgrade. 2006. Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric “Spring Exhibition”, Belgrade. 2006. Gallery Eurocentar ’’In Honor to Nikola Tesla “1856-2006“, Belgrade. 2007. Gallery Eurocentar ’’In honor of woman“, Belgrade. 2007. Gallery “Ikar” “Group New Year Exhibition”, Zemun. 2007. Gallery „Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation“ Annual art exhibition, Belgrade. 2007. Gallery “Stara Kapetanija” “Spring Exhibition’. 2009. Modern gallery, “From Paja Jovanovic to Marina Abramovic”, Knjazevac. 2009. Guarnerius, “From Paja Jovanovic to Marina Abramovic”, Belgrade. 2009. Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric “Spring Exhibition” , Belgrade. 2009. Large Gallery of Central Home of the Army of Serbia “Exhibition”, Belgrade. 2009. Gallery “ULUS” “December salon”, Belgrade 2010. Gallery “Stara Kapetanija” “Spring Exhibition 2010. Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzoric “Spring Exhibition”, Belgrade. 2010. Art expo, “ Contemporary Serbian painters”, Novi Sad