my LIFE IS COLOR
I am Vedrana Pinjo, and thank you for finding me here! I am a contemporary artist with a passion for expressing the intricacies of life, society, and personal experience through art. My journey is one that mirrors the path of the quintessential American dreamer: having transitioned from a Bosnian war refugee (to so many other things along the way) until I landed to be an artist. Each subject of my paintings is imbued with the experiences that have shaped me throughout this journey.
My artwork, like a kaleidoscope of memories and musings, reflects the varied colors I imagined during the trying times of War. The heartbreaks and triumphs that punctuated my journey serve as a constant inspiration, reminding me of the resilience and transformative power of humans. Each piece I create is not merely a painting but a commemoration to survival, to the moment and to responsibility and respect to those around us.
My art delves beyond the personal to scrutinize the myth of the American dream, probing into questions of identity, evaluating the evolving roles of women in our society - establishing a thought-provoking dialogue between popular culture and fine art. I use my canvases to recontextualize subjects, both past and present, through my unique lens. My political views and values, woven into the texture of my artwork, invite viewers to interpret and question contemporary societal norms.
My creative process is an explorative journey in itself. As I get intrigued by current events and human experiences, I start a complex process of research for each piece (books, podcasts, documentaries), new areas of interest emerge, organically leading me to my body of work. This iterative process results in the grouping of my paintings into specific themes, each collection holding its unique meanings and artistic styles. The continuous evolution of my work mirrors the ever-changing landscape of the world around us and my own response to it.
As an artist, my aim is to evoke these 3 things: thought, emotion, and dialogue through my work, encouraging viewers to explore beneath the surface, questioning and re-evaluating their perceptions of societal constructs and personal narratives. Each painting is a piece of my journey, and I invite you to join me in this exploration of life, society, and self, through the language of art.
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Vedrana paints in her atelier in San Francisco Bay Area.
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Some selected accolades
Flower + Hewes, Sonoma, January 2023
Her Story in America, Bay Model, Sausalito, August 2022
Featured in “Art Folio”, Collection of World’s Most Exciting Artists, 2022
Her Story in America, St. Helena, California, August 2021
Marin County Fair Exhibition 2019, San Rafael, California, Jury’s Special Award, July 2019
The Outrage, Washington DC, April 2019
aMUSEme, ICB Artist Gallery, March 2019
Women’s History Month, White Rabbit, San Francisco, March 2019
Pop Up Gallery, Larkspur, California, December/January 2018
Winter Open Studios, Sausalito, California, December 2018
ICB 50th Anniversary Show, San Rafael, California, December 2018
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery exhibition, Theme "Patterns", Jury’s choice, June 2018