"Dream Garden" 

 Geneva Public Library
September 22nd, 2025 - January 25th, 2026
Artist reception: Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Often reminiscent of imaginary landscapes, my watercolor paintings evolve through layers of washes, with an emphasis on the mark making. There is a quiet tension between the watercolor's fluidity, softness and calm, versus the dynamic, rhythm and energy of drawing.

I find that, as a medium, watercolor holds inherent qualities of intimacy, lightness, and spontaneity. Unlike most other mediums, its mistakes can't be covered up with another layer. Its transparency shows the whole process. 
I love that aspect of its vulnerability - it resembles life itself.

The influence of nature can be seen in all my work.  In addition to my watercolors,  my series of small ceramic objects, "Reef Pods" is inspired by the undersea world and childhood memories from many summers spent on the Adriatic coast in Croatia, where I grew up.

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 Ana Žanić holds an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and is in notable private and public collections worldwide, including the prestigious Agnes Gund Collection in New York.
She is represented by Gallery 1871 in Chicago, Walker Fine Art in Denver, and Olson-Larsen Galleries in Des Moines.
She lives and works in Geneva.

Website: anazanic.com
Instagram: anazanic_art