Tinca Stegovec (8 April 1927 – 14 January 2019) was a
Slovenia
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n artist, known mostly for her
printmaking and painting, and associated with the group of artists internationally known as
Ljubljana Graphic School {{unreferenced, date=January 2012
Ljubljana Graphic School is an internationally known group of artists whose art developed with Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts and local Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana.
The informal beginnings of the Ljublj ...
.
Life and work
She is described as "highly figurative artist and a subtle observer of the world around her and interpersonal relations". Critics wrote her works are "deep personal stories, characterized by a deliberate choice of subjects and carefully selected visual means". For health reasons however she abandoned printmaking after 1988 and devoted herself to drawing and painting. A large part of her life was also teaching, traveling, journalism and translating.
She donated her entire printmaking oeuvre together with matrices and four drawings, as well as a large portion of her professional library, to the
International Centre of Graphic Arts Ljubljana.
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Exhibitions and awards
In 1954, she had her first solo exhibition of prints and wash drawings in Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...
’s Small Gallery (Mala galerija).
In 1963, she received a six-month scholarship to study in Paris
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and decided to take up intaglio (printmaking)
Intaglio ( ; ) is the family of printing and printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink. It is the direct opposite of a relief print where the parts of the matrix that m ...
with Professor Stanley William Hayter in his legendary Atelier 17
Atelier 17 was an art school and studio that was influential in the teaching and promotion of printmaking in the 20th century. Originally located in Paris, the studio relocated to New York during the years surrounding World War II. It moved back t ...
studio in Paris
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.
In 1966, she held her first solo exhibition abroad, followed by a busy exhibiting period during which she received the Prešeren Fund Award.
In 1985, her graphic art titled "The Call" ("Klic" in Slovenian), which she created in 1978, received a silver award in Paris
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.
Stegovec died on 14 January 2019, aged 91.
References
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1927 births
2019 deaths
Slovenian painters
Slovenian printmakers
People from Črnomelj
University of Ljubljana alumni
Slovenian women artists
Women printmakers
21st-century women artists