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ART STUDIO
PEREZ ROAD ART DISTRICT
68-733 PEREZ, C BLDG., UNIT 8
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234
OPEN STUDIO COMING SOON
CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Freed Gallery, Lincoln City, OR
A Gallery Fine Art, El Paseo Art Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
SELECTED INVITATIONAL SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Freed Gallery, Lincoln City, OR
2013 Coos Art Museum, Solo Exhibition, One World Mind: Transcending Boundaries, Coos Bay, OR
SELECTED JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Coos Art Museum, Group Exhibition, Coos Bay, OR
2019 LA Artcore Gallery at the brewery annex, Los Angeles, CA, Without Limits, SLMM
2011 A. Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc., New York, NY, (114th Annual Open Exhibition)
2010 International Society of Acrylic Painters, Santa Cruz, CA, (13th Annual Juried Competition)
2010 Agora Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Chico Art Center, Chico, CA, (All Media 2010)
2010 Hilltop Gallery, Ashland, OR, (California Dreaming)
2010 A. Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR (Expressions West
2010 Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY (Smithtown Township Arts Council Juried Fine Arts Exhibition 2010)
2009 National Arts Club Galleries, New York, NY (Allied Artists of America 96th Annual National Exhibition)
2009 International Society of Acrylic Painters, Santa Cruz, CA (12th Annual Juried Competition)
2008 New York Hall of Science, NY National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) (Art Envisions Science)
2007 Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA (The 13th Annual Art Competition & Juried Exhibition)
2007 State Capital Museum Gallery, Sacramento, CA (California Cooperative Art Project, California Society of Layerists in Multi-Media)
2007-2005 Artist's Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA
2006 Chico Art Center, Chico, CA (Bridging Time & Space; California Layerists Create)
2006 DeVos Museum, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI (The International Society of Experimental Artists' 15th Annual Juried Exhibition)
2006 Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA (Making Connections, Society of Layerists in Multi-Media)
2006 Claudia Chaplin Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA (Healing Through Art Presentation)
2005 Artist's Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA (ISAP 8th Annual Exhibition)
2004 SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA (Figurative Works)
JUROR POSITIONS
2006 Coast Redwoods Art Association, Crescent City, CA
2005 Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness, Crescent City, CA
AWARDS
2010 Finalist in Abstract/Experimental Category, The Artist's Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition (Three pieces were awarded)
2008 Finalist in Abstract/Experimental Category, The Artist's Magazine 25th Annual Art Competition
2008 Richeson Merchandise Award, 11th Annual ISAP International Juried Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, CA
2007 Merit Award, North Valley Art League's 23rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Cater House Gallery, Redding, CA
2006 Best of Show Award, North Valley Art League's 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Cater House Gallery, Redding, CA
2005 Signature Membership Award, International Society of Acrylic Painters 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Artist's Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA
2000 Honorable Mention Award, Figurative Works Exhibit, Mendocino Art Center, CA
SELECTED PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
La Crema Estate at Saralee Vineyard, Windsor, CA
"The first installation at La Crema Estate by Dusanka Kralj is a commissioned triptych-a set of three panels which when placed together form one overall scene. We asked Dusanka to give us her artist interpretation of the taste of our Saralee's Chardonnay, Saralee's Pinot Noir and in the center panel, La Crema itself. As you view the left panel, you can almost taste the lemon and spices, the buttery caramel, sweet ripe peaches and yellow plums. On the far left is the Pinot Noir. The panel exhibits a symphony of saturated floral tones along with black licorice, wild berries, black tea and cloves. Lush textures portray the dramatic complexity of this extraordinary wine. And in the center, La Crema itself, bold and beautiful, an expression of our passion for the land and the bounty of the vineyards! Lastly, there are some hidden gems in the panels for those with a dscerning eye. Do you see the wine bottle and glasses of wine? And in the center, the group of floating La Crema triangles soaring through the sky."July 2016
2013 Residential Commission four paintings, Portland, OR.
2013 CD Cover, Eastman Band, Springfield, OR
2011 Residential Commission three paintings, Brookings, OR 
Various Private Collections in Washington, Oregon, Canada, California, Wisconsin, Texas, and East Coast
PRESS/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Unique Insights, The Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, Fresco Publishing, Italy, page 69, 2016.
American Art Collector, August 2014, Issue 106, The Art Lover's Guide To Collecting Fine Art in the Pacific Northwest, (p.90).
DiBello, Angela. ART is Spectrum, NY, Vol. 23, May 2010, (p.88)
Mihm, Nina & Nelson, Mary Carroll, Visual Journeys: Art of the 21st Century, SLMM, 2010, (p.22)
Woodfin, Marjorie. Artists Work Hangs in New York, by Marjorie Woodfin, The Pilot, OR, 2008
Woodfin, Marjorie. Kralj: A Finalist in Magazine Art Competition, The Pilot, OR, 2008
Eye for Art Exhibit, The Triplicate, CA, 2000
Chapline, Claudia. Loss, Memory and the Healing Power of Art, 2006.
Nelson, Mary Carroll & Nancy Dunaway. The Art of Layering: Making Connections, New Mexico: Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, 2004 (p.56).
Austin, Holly. Juried Art Show Displays Amazing Variety, Depth, The Triplicate, CA, 2002
Helgeson, John (Ed.) New Art in Brookings: Dusanka Kralj's exhibit is a must see, Crescent Harbor Gallery Newsletter, Vol.9.No.10
Helgeson, John (Ed.) That Certain Something about Collages, Coast Redwood Art Association, Vol.9, No.1
The Palette Magazine, Artist Profiles, 2008-present
Oregon Coast Magazine, numerous editions, 2006-2009 Gallery Section
Numerous exhibit catalogs, 2000-present
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Major, Minor Performing Arts, University of Wisconsin
1983 Masters Degree Psychology, Ph.D. Degree Psychology,1988, Los Angeles, California
1992 Studied under Paul Gardner, Laguna Beach, CA
1996-2003 Studied with Judith Hale, (student of Helen Frankenthaler), Mendocino Art Center, CA
3000 hours of art instruction
(Art training from 1992 to 2009 is available upon request.)