Born: 1982
Hometown: Sentjur, Slovenia, Eu
Based in: Celje, Slovenia, Eu
Ana Straze is a contemporary still life photographer based in Slovenia. Her Masters Degree was Photography in Contemporary Art. In an especially contemporary way, she seeks to capture various genres and subjects utilising a unique approach with a somewhat sensual touch. In a photographic series she is trying to discover the limits of aesthetics whilst noticing and observing the importance of simple and everyday things.
Education
University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering
Slovenia, 2013
Exhibitions
From Double Space to Europa Conamara – A Selection from the CSU Permanent Collection. Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje, SI.
2020
Forbidden Food. Event RIFLESSI/RIFLETTI, Tribeca Factory Interiors, Prato, IT.
2020
These flowers will never die. Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje
2019
Iceberg, Erotic Gallery Racka, Celje
2019
Postcards, Racka Gallery, Celje
2018
These flowers will never die, Ex-restaurant Majolka, Celje; In cooperation with Zavod Celeia Celje - City marketing
2017
Dog Days, Gallery Plevnik - Kronkowska & Celje FOKUS
2017
Garden of Eden, Match Gallery, Ljubljana
2017
Malcolm, Celje FOKUS; Festival of authorial photography, Celje
2016
Garden of Eden, Gallery Plevnik - Kronkowska, Celje
2016
Notations & Postcards, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje
2016
Garden of Eden, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje
2016
Apathy, Oton Župancic Library, Ljubljana
2014
Apathy, AQ Gallery, Celje
2014
Garden of Eden, AQ Gallery, Celje
2013
Awards
PhotoVogue Portfolio, VOGUE Italia
2020
‘The DIGA’. Inter. Exhib. of Photography, several awards
2009
EMZIN, Photo of the Year; short-listed
2010
2nd Edition Julia Cameron Award Winners; HM
2011
7th photo Exhibition, Klak, 1st Place
2011
Artavita; HM
2012
7th Emirates Photography Competition – Certificate
2012
Photodays - Rovinj, 4th Place
2014
IPA, The International Photography Awards; HM
2016
Circle Foundation for the Arts; Finalist Certificate
2019
Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Award: HM
2019
Education
University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Engineering
Slovenia, 2013
Exhibitions
From Double Space to Europa Conamara – A Selection from the CSU Permanent Collection. Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje, SI.
2020
Forbidden Food. Event RIFLESSI/RIFLETTI, Tribeca Factory Interiors, Prato, IT.
2020
These flowers will never die. Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje
2019
Iceberg, Erotic Gallery Racka, Celje
2019
Postcards, Racka Gallery, Celje
2018
These flowers will never die, Ex-restaurant Majolka, Celje; In cooperation with Zavod Celeia Celje - City marketing
2017
Dog Days, Gallery Plevnik - Kronkowska & Celje FOKUS
2017
Garden of Eden, Match Gallery, Ljubljana
2017
Malcolm, Celje FOKUS; Festival of authorial photography, Celje
2016
Garden of Eden, Gallery Plevnik - Kronkowska, Celje
2016
Notations & Postcards, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje
2016
Garden of Eden, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Celje
2016
Apathy, Oton Župancic Library, Ljubljana
2014
Apathy, AQ Gallery, Celje
2014
Garden of Eden, AQ Gallery, Celje
2013
Awards
PhotoVogue Portfolio, VOGUE Italia
2020
‘The DIGA’. Inter. Exhib. of Photography, several awards
2009
EMZIN, Photo of the Year; short-listed
2010
2nd Edition Julia Cameron Award Winners; HM
2011
7th photo Exhibition, Klak, 1st Place
2011
Artavita; HM
2012
7th Emirates Photography Competition – Certificate
2012
Photodays - Rovinj, 4th Place
2014
IPA, The International Photography Awards; HM
2016
Circle Foundation for the Arts; Finalist Certificate
2019
Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Award: HM
2019
Press
F-Stop Magazine - A photography magazine, Issue #101 June - July, Featured, Chicago, USA
2020
DSF
2020
Newspaper DELO, No. 81, 4/2020, Featured, SI.
2020
PLAIN Magazine, Space dedicated to proliferate good design and compelling art, 01/2020, Featured, Barcelona, ES.
2020
Collaboration with Uncoated Editions, uncoated-editions.com, NL.
2019
PetaPixel, a leading blog covering the wonderful world of photography, 12/2019, Featured, California, USA.
2019
Colossal, International platform for contemporary art and visual expression, 12/2019, Featured, Chicago, USA.
2019
NT&RC, a newspaper and radio company, No. 49, 12/2019, Featured, SI.
2019
NT&RC, a newspaper and radio company, No. 20, 05/2019, Featured, SI.
2019
Accepted photos, PhotoVogue Portfolio, VOGUE Italia.
2019
Digital Camera – Magazine for contemporary photographer, No. 87, 03/2018, Featured, SI.
2018
Accepted photos, PhotoVogue Portfolio, VOGUE Italia.
2017
Publication in the book: In Pursuit of the Sublime,1x.com, Yearbook 2010 – Special Edition, Sweden.
2010