Živa Kraus photographed by Paolo Monti in Venice, 1981 | |
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Born |
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia, (now Croatia) |
4 October 1945
Nationality | Croat |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Occupation | Painter |
Relatives |
Ognjen Kraus (twin brother) |
Živa Kraus (born 4 October 1945 in Zagreb, former SFRY, now Croatia) is a prominent Croatian painter.
Kraus was born in Zagreb to a Jewish family, father Ivo Kraus and mother Herma (née Delpin). Her twin brother is Ognjen Kraus, president of the Jewish community in Zagreb.
She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, where she organized her first solo exhibition. In the 1970 Kraus was the assistant to Peggy Guggenheim. Kraus is the owner of the Ikona gallery in Venezia, where she came in 1971. She currently resides in Venezia.