Stanka Kordic, 1962 | Abstract / Realist painter

Stanka Kordic is an American painter born of Croatian parents.

The cultural tradition provided to her by her family armed Kordic with a strong work ethic, and a passion for life that can be seen reflected in her success as a freelance artist.

After graduating the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1985, Kordic traveled Europe, taking in as much art as humanly possible - searching for her own voice as a painter.

When she returned to the States, she took up work as an illustrator, and for the next several years, completed projects in editorial art, package design, and book illustration.

Seeking greater artistic freedom, she left the commercial art world in 1988 to establish a fine art studio, and began concentrating her efforts on painting the landscape and figure.

This led to local recognition, awards and inclusion in several corporate collections throughout the midwest, including the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and Key Bank. Inspired by humanity, she turned to the field of commissioned portraiture in 1998.

Her extensive client list spans the US, and crosses the ocean as well, including sitters from both England and Croatia.

Kordic continues to work from life, and her own source materials, as she studies the figure in many different environments, integrating elements of abstraction with realism.

She believes in the goal of transcending a likeness to make a portrait a truly great piece of art, and calls her philosophy Alternative Portraiture.

Stanka Kordic shares her love of painting with students at Beaumont School (a Nationally Recognized School of Excellence) in Cleveland Heights, Ohio where she serves as Artist in Residence.

This position provides an on-campus studio where she teaches oil painting and portraiture while exemplifying the principles of a Life of Art.

Stanka's awards include, the Gold Medal of Honor in Painting from Allied Artists of America, and 2 Certificates of Excellence from the Portrait Society of America International Competition.

In 2021, she was honored to receive an Ohio Arts Council Individual Award of Excellence.

Stanka’s paintings have been exhibited and collected widely, including the Museu Europeu d’Art Modern in Barcelona, Spain, the National Arts Club, the Salmagundi Club both in New York City, and the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio.

Stanka Kordic è un'artista Americana di prima generazione, nata da genitori croati.

Ha seguito i suoi talentuosi fratelli, Vladimir e Branko, nel mondo dell'arte.

Stanka si è laureata al Cleveland Institute of Art nel 1985, con una specializzazione in illustrazione e una specializzazione in pittura.

Da lì, ha viaggiato per l'Europa, assimilando quanta più arte possibile.

È tornata a lavorare come illustratrice per diversi anni.

I suoi progetti includevano arte editoriale, design di packaging e illustrazione di libri.

Alla ricerca della libertà artistica, ha lasciato il mondo commerciale nel 1988 per fondare uno studio d'arte professionale, concentrando i suoi sforzi sulla pittura di paesaggi e figure.

Questo le ha portato commissioni di ritratti, premi internazionali e l'inclusione in diverse collezioni aziendali in tutto il Midwest, tra cui la Cleveland Clinic, gli ospedali universitari e la Key Corp.

Dal 2009, il suo obiettivo è stato sviluppare il suo lavoro figurativo personale.

Tra i premi ricevuti da Stanka figurano la Medaglia d'Oro d'Onore in Pittura conferita dall'Allied Artists of America e due Certificati di Eccellenza conferiti dal Concorso Internazionale Portrait Society of America.

Nel 2021, ha ricevuto l'Ohio Arts Council Individual Award of Excellence.

I dipinti di Stanka sono stati esposti e collezionati in numerose collezioni, tra cui quelle del Museu Europeu d'Art Modern di Barcellona, in Spagna, del National Arts Club e del Salmagundi Club, entrambi a New York, e del Butler Institute of American Art di Youngstown, in Ohio.