About me

Korana Celan was born in Split, Croatia; now based in the UK, she became a Londoner in 1998. After completion of her Fine Art & Applied Design studies in Croatia; Korana began working in Television and Film as a make-up artist and theatrical performer. From 2004 to 2005, Korana lived in Pittsburgh, USA, as a restaurateur; these years were fundamental to the expansion of her artistic practice and deepened her understanding of Andy Warhol, son of the city. Her access to The Andy Warhol Museum which holds the largest collection of his artworks and archival materials aided her maturation from make-up artist to a visual artist In the winter of 2016, Korana became a “damned artist” and moved to outskirts of London, taking the decision to build a studio – marrying her passion for illustration with fine art. Since embarking on this creative journey she has produced children’s book illustrations in the UK, Croatia and Italy, and exhibited artwork in galleries round London and in Rome. Working across a spectrum of media; including digital, inks, acrylics, oils, screen printing, and photography – Korana creates work and pursues her artistic aspirations, inspiring her audience to further understand and interact with the visual world around them.

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Projects

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  PRODUCT DESIGNGiant pencil has been created on a sculptured wood shaped in form of pencil. This product has been made as a studio sign. The initial idea was to capture creativity and what the studio works mostly provide in terms of art style.
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  ICONICUS ANIMARUMByzantium, music and art exhibition introduced contemporary ways of thinking about iconography artefacts contrasting past and future expressions of art. The central element of this exhibition was tracing the stylistic development of the sacral art.

Work history

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Visual ArtistAtelier 63 Ltd.
Mar 2016London, United KingdomFull Time
Exhibitions • Spitafields Studios under Whitechapel Gallery – 2019 “Iconicus Animarum” Group Exhibition - London, UK in collaboration with Nelson Ferrera (private viewings, forthcoming March) • The Minories Galleries – “The Secret Art Fair “– Group Exhibition Colchester, UK. organised and presented by We Create Projects Ltd. (private viewings) • The Transition Gallery – “Winter Season” - Group Exhibition 2018 Chelmsford, UK. Curated by Andy Pinkney • The Window Gallery - “Dialog”- Group Exhibition, Chelmsford, UK, Curated by Candy Joyce • The Hypebeats Bonanza- Solo Exhibition in collaboration with 2017 Ofer Shabi (film music & fine art exhibition private function) presented and organised by Soho Sonic Studios, London, UK • Whaam! – Solo Exhibition in collaboration with Sladana Krstic (the art of popular culture – fashion & fine art exhibition private function), presented and organised by Queenmood Couture, Rome, Italy Book Publications • The Little Sea – written by Jugana Sinovcic (In progress), UK 2018 • Kad Sam Dosao Pred Zid – written by Aljosa Vukovic, 2017 published by Naklada Panda, Gradska Tiskara Osijek, Croatia • Diritto Alla Felicita – written by Suzana Mustra, ebook 2016 published by Amazon, Italy Working across a spectrum of media; including digital, inks, acrylics, oils, screen printing, and photography – Atelier 63 offers bespoke hand-drawn design services privately or for public spaces, events, retail organisations, gallery spaces etc. Korana Celan works full time from her multidisciplinary studio Atelier 63, which officially runs from 2018.
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Visual ArtistAtelier 63 Ltd.
Mar 2016London, United KingdomFull Time
• Focus on acrylics, inks,oil and spray paints • Drawing, painting, cartooning, illustrating • Mixed Media techniques including PS manipulation of the artwork • Creation and sale of original works • Hand drawn illustration projects • Commissioned paintings, private and public (on request) • Designing murals for public spaces • Posters and Flyers designing • Designing and hand-painting of product designs for retail Household goods Custom products Mixed media (screen printing) • Collaboration with other artists • Children’s book hand drawn illustrating • Colour Theory teaching – 1 on 1 classes • Continuing to work with the clients, seeking approval at all stages of development and making any changes as required, right up to completion of the job • Liaising with clients (galleries) in order to understand and interpret their business needs – exhibitions • Yearly Artwork Donation for Charity Causes

Skills

• Painting Illustration
• Product Design
• Colour Theory
• Adobe Photoshop
• Drawing
• Time Management
• Mural Art
• Book Illustration
• Poster Design
• Art Consulting