Bondora Dvornik Iris – Light of the Homeland

She was born in 1952 in Zagreb. She graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in the class of Prof. Nikola Raiser. She is a member of HDLU, LIKUM, and BBK (Association of Professional Artists of Bavaria). Since 1980, she has been actively exhibiting, presenting solo exhibitions in Poreč, Zagreb, many cities in Germany, London, Udine, as well as in numerous group exhibitions. She stepped into the art scene at the perfect moment, during the return to painting. From the beginning, inclined towards personal iconography, she chooses the human figure as a permanent motif and metaphor, using a wide range of artistic techniques. Today, she paints with strong brushstrokes and newly acquired gesturality, focusing on a coloristically powerful expressive palette and a disturbing composition, applying thick layers with visible graphic elements.