Zaneta Veljanoska

Zani graduated from the Faculty of Fine Art Skopje, Macedonia in 1989. She has participated in numerous exhibitions and various art related projects in her native Macedonia and her work has reached over 15 countries worldwide and is in many private and public collections.

In 1999 Zani was invited to exhibit at Blains Fine Art Gallery in Mayfair and soon after that she relocated to England, where she is now working as a full time freelance artist.

Zani’s paintings have a powerful strength and refreshing spontaneity. Zani is always experimenting and the unique texture of her paintings is achieved by combining acrylic and a range of unusual materials such as glue, sand, asphalt, twine, leather, grass and hemp. These materials have become a distinguishing feature of Zani’s work and in many cases the materials dictate the form, as well as giving the paintings their distinctive quality.

Most of her inspiration is drawn from ordinary people and everyday experiences and events. The work is often based on the relationship between public and private space, memories of the past and visions of the future.

Zani is fast becoming a sought after talent in the world of contemporary art and exhibits her work during the year in a number of galleries in London and throughout the UK. However, a permanent exhibition of her work is on display, and can be viewed, in the Macedonian Embassy in London.