{"id":9065,"date":"2026-04-14T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugbih.ba\/?p=9065\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:30:54","slug":"solo-exhibition-tisja-kljakovic-braic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugbih.ba\/en\/2026\/04\/14\/solo-exhibition-tisja-kljakovic-braic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tisja Kljakovi\u0107 Brai\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tisja Kljakovi\u0107 Brai\u0107<\/strong><\/span>
Solo Exhibition<\/strong><\/span>
2\u201325 April 2026<\/strong><\/span>
Opening: 2 April at 20:00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Renowned Croatian artist Tisja Kljakovi\u0107 Brai\u0107<\/span><\/span> will present herself to the Sarajevo audience for the first time with a solo exhibition, opening on 2 April 2026 at the National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through a selection of paintings, drawings, and caricatures, as well as a screening of the animated film \u017darko, You Will Spoil the Child<\/em>, the exhibition offers a view of everyday life through Tisja\u2019s distinctive, witty, and perceptive lens. Her artistic expression, based on the reduction of form and precision of observation, reveals complex relationships, emotions, and the quiet dramas of daily life through just a few strokes and short sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Biography<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Academic painter Tisja Kljakovi\u0107 Brai\u0107 was born on 30 June 1979 in Split<\/span><\/span>. She graduated from the School of Fine Arts, department of painting design, and in April 2003 completed her degree in painting at the Arts Academy in Split under the mentorship of Professor Gorki \u017duvela<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

She has exhibited her work in around thirty group exhibitions and forty solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. Her works are part of the collections of the National Museum of Modern Art<\/span><\/span> in Zagreb and the Gallery of St. Kr\u0161evan<\/span><\/span>, as well as numerous private collections in Croatia and internationally. She is a member of the Croatian Freelance Artists\u2019 Association and the Croatian Association of Visual Artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to painting, she is also active in caricature and illustration. Her book of caricatures Oni<\/em> was published by Fraktura<\/span><\/span> in 2018 and has since gone through eight editions, followed by Oni 2<\/em>. Her literary debut Into the Little Girl Came the Devil<\/em> (expanded second edition), enriched with illustrations, has held the top position on Croatian bestseller lists for two years (according to the Croatian book and reading culture portal Moderna vremena<\/span><\/span>). A sixth edition was published in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

A stage adaptation of the novel, directed by Mario Kova\u010d<\/span><\/span>, premiered in 2022 at the Croatian National Theatre in Split. In 2021, she held a major monographic exhibition at Klovi\u0107evi dvori, and in 2023 she wrote and illustrated the children\u2019s book Pita moja mama imate li jedno jaje<\/em> (Fraktura). A children\u2019s theatre adaptation is currently being developed by Teatar Poco Loco.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is co-author, together with director Veljko Popovi\u0107<\/span><\/span>, of the animated film \u017darko, You Will Spoil the Child<\/em>, based on her novel. The film received the award for Best Croatian Animated Film and the Audience Award at Animafest, as well as the Grand Prix and Audience Award at the Split Mediterranean Film Festival. In 2024, it received the Croatian Film Critics\u2019 Award for Best Animated Film, along with numerous awards at festivals worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

She lives and works in Split.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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