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Nadja Petrovic

Macedonian artist

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Source revisionSep 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ110471369 ↗
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Nadja Petrovic (Macedonian: Надја Петровиќ, Nadja Petrovikj; born 20 July 1991) is a Macedonian painter. She was born in Bitola and lives in Skopje and Florence.

Early life and education

Petrovic was born in Bitola. As a young girl she participated in the Small Monmartre of Bitola, winning the Macedonia Plaque. Subsequently, she began participation internationally and winning medals and awards in Bulgaria, Portugal and China from 2002 to 2003. She completed the Taki Daskalo Gymnasium in Bitola before attending several courses at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London in 2009.

From 2010 to 2013 she studied her undergraduate degree in painting and drawing at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. In 2017 she obtained a master's degree in visual arts and new expressive form at the same academy, and then studied arts and culture management at the European School of Economics, also in Florence.

Works

Petrovic's works are described as large-scale figurative paintings with elements of abstraction, symbolism and conceptuality. The main focus of her works are "psychology and anthropology, societal norms and spiritual values".

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The public source identifies “Nadja Petrovic” as macedonian artist. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nadja, Petrovic and Macedonian.

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