Stanka Kordic is a first generation American born of Croatian parents.  She followed her talented brothers, Vladimir and Branko into the world of Art. Stanka graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1985, with a major in illustration and a minor in painting.  From there, she traveled Europe, taking in as much art as humanly possible.  She returned to work as an illustrator for several years.  Her projects included editorial art, package design, and book illustration.

In pursuit of artistic freedom, she left the commercial world in 1988 to establish a professional art studio, concentrating her efforts on painting the landscape and figure.  This led to portrait commissions, international awards, and inclusion in several corporate collections throughout the midwest, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and Key Corp.

Since 2009, her focus has been to develop her personal figurative work. 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, and the Salmagundi Club in New York City, and the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio.

Her work and process have been featured in: International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Connoiseur, Southwest Art, and The Artists Magazine. Her paintings are included in the book, Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World, by John Seed. Additionally, she has been interviewed by John Dalton Gently Does It podcast and Savvy Painter with Antrese Wood.

Gallery Representation: Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

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