Free Exhibition Of Artist Ana Zanic: Lewis University

From Lewis University:

ROMEOVILLE— Lewis University will host an art exhibition by artist Ana Zanic titled, Origin, Voyage, Dreams. The show will be on display from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily and runs until March 20 in the Brent and Jean Wadsworth Family Gallery, located on Lewis University’s main campus in Romeoville. The exhibit is free and open to the public. A free reception and Gallery Talk will take place from 7-9pm on Thursday, February 20, at the gallery.

Ana Zanic was born and educated in Croatia, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, in 2002.

The spontaneous mark-making in Zanic’s work is closely tied to calligraphy, language, and symbolic communication. Through the abstract form, she often investigates questions of memories, past, and origin.

Zanic'c signature style of abstract watercolor belies the rigor required to create the notions of abandoned landscapes, ancient scribblings, amoebic flows, and aquatic worlds. These paintings vary in size from the intimate up to six foot tall.

Her award-winning work has been exhibited in twenty solo and over seventy group exhibitions, in the United States and Croatia. One of her large solo exhibitions recently took place at the Fermi National Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois.

Zanic's work is in numerous private and public collections, some of which include Loews Hotel in downtown Chicago, Wachovia Headquarters in Houston, and Central National-Gottesman in New York. Her work is represented by Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in New York, Gallery 19 in Chicago, Walker Fine Art in Denver, and Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge.

The Art Gallery is part of the Oremus Fine Arts Center at Lewis University. The Department of Art and Design manages the gallery, which include Lewis University student shows, local and regional artist shows, annual high school exhibits, faculty shows, academic based exhibitions and cultural and religious-based art shows. More information about the Art Gallery and exhibits is available by contacting Natalie Swain, Art Gallery coordinator, at swainna@lewisu.edu.

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