My name is Darija Stipanić. My maiden name was Brajan and I was born 1973. in Rijeka in Croatia. I graduated at interdiscilplinary study of Fine Art and Art History of the Teacher Training Faculty at the University of Rijeka in 1997.

Creating art is my life. It is the inner need that drives me. That is the need for expressing emotions and experiences. It is research, it is a game, it is a challenge and need for frequent change. Sometimes my motivation to make art is the interpretation of nature that I see. In other cases, it’s just my internal life; thoughts and beliefs.
I am a sculptor but I also paint, draw and occasionally print . I also like applied art and some of my work is from that area. Most of my work is abstract.