Mladen Veža
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Mladen Veža (born February 7, 1916 in Brist) is a Croatian painter.
He graduated from the Zagreb's Academy of Fine Arts under Vladimir Becić in 1937.[1] He subsequently taught at the academy until 1981.[1] In 1938 he was part of the first exhibition at the Home of Fine Arts Half a Century of Croatian Art, which was blessed by Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac and opened by Vladko Maček.[2] He also took part in the IV Exhibition of Croatian Artists from the NDH in 1944.[2]
He has had exhibitions in Zagreb, Beograd, Sisak, Maribor, Split, Brist, Sarajevo, Osijek, and Beirut.[3] Veža has received many awards and honours, including the Vladimir Nazor Award in 1994.[2]
