Edna Dapo
Medium: Oil
Genre: Contemporary
Subjects: Dealing with the 'Aftermath' of War
Nationality: Croatian/ American
Website URL: http://www.ednadapo.com
Artist’s Biography:
Edna Dapo has a Master of Fine Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Edna creates paintings, drawings and prints that explore people's experiences and their immediate surroundings after tragic events, as well as chronicling ways in which people assimilate and deal with such events.
Dapo, Gulfstream Aerospace Scholarship recipient for 2005–06, grew up in war-ravaged Bosnia and Croatia. She sought political asylum in Sweden in 1997, and in 1998 she relocated to Phoenix, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Arizona State University.
"Edna Dapo is featured in New American Paintings, Volume 70, 34-36
"Reconciled, center," oil on canvas, 6x6 feet, 2006
Artist’s Statement:
"After being displaced to different countries and atmospheres, I have embraced my memories believing that the war experience, the travels and culture shocks of new countries have all had a purpose, and directly relate to my work … Bringing together tragic and compassionate images I try to achieve harmony."
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