Adna Bakija
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Adna Bakija (born 16 June 1991 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian-Croatian academic sculptor and muralist.[1]
Early life and education
Bakija attended the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Sarajevo, where she studied sculpture. She continued her education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, completing her undergraduate studies, and later graduated in sculpture from the Arts Academy in Split.[2]
She also completed pedagogical education at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek.[citation needed]
Career
Bakija works in sculpture, public monuments and mural art. She is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists in Split.[citation needed]
She lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia, where she is employed at an art foundry specializing in bronze sculpture and monuments.[3]
Her work includes sculptures, public monuments, murals and reliefs. She uses materials such as bronze, plaster, clay, wire and papier-mâché.[citation needed]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 - Raiffeisen Gallery, Sarajevo
- 2013 - Fast Forward - Ograničenost, Gallery of Fine Arts, Split
- 2014 - Premijere 41 - Lov "Novina", Split
- 2019 - Uprkos svemu, Gradac
Group exhibitions
- 2010 - 61st Anniversary Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo
- 2011 - University December Days, Sarajevo
- 2011 - TRANSFORM, Sofia
Awards
- 2009 - "Vladimir Vojnović" Charter
- 2012 - Best Student Award, Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo
- 2021 - Award for conceptual design of the sculpture "Champion of Tourism 2021", Tourist Board of Drvenik[4]
Selected works
- 2023 - Monument to Fra Aleksandar Ribičić, Zaostrog[5]
- 2024 - Mediterranean monk seal sculpture, Drvenik
- 2024 - Monument to sailors "Kormilo", Vrsi
- 2024 - Josip Mikulec monument, Oroslavje[6]
- 2025 - Ante Gašpar monument, Vrgorac
- 2026 - Mate Svjetski and dog Globus monument, Vrgorac
References
- ↑ "ADNA BAKIJA: "Ponosna sam što sam imala čast modelirati skulpturu fra Aleksandra Ribičića". Portal Rogotin - Hrvatska (in hrvatski). 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- ↑ "Zbog ljubavi je otišla iz BiH u Hrvatsku, sada muralima krasi zidove gradića na moru". www.vecernji.ba (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- ↑ "Kiparica iz Sarajeva krasi jadransku obalu: Spomenik sredozemne medvjedice u Drveniku i mozaik stepenice u Gradcu". N1 (in hrvatski). 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- ↑ "ADNA BAKIJA: "Ponosna sam što sam imala čast modelirati skulpturu fra Aleksandra Ribičića". Portal Rogotin - Hrvatska (in hrvatski). 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- ↑ https://dubrovacki.slobodnadalmacija.hr/dubrovnik/vijesti/hrvatska-i-svijet/sarajevska-kiparica-adna-bakija-izradila-spomenik-omiljenom-franjevcu-iz-zaostroga
- ↑ "Otkriven spomenik prvom influenceru u povijesti Josipu Franji Mikulcu". Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2026-05-02.
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