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Eva
Makk
Eva
Makk has been called "the world's foremost living impressionist painter."
For over half a century, her art has touched the hearts and minds of viewers
around the world.
Paintings
by Eva Makk are currently in the collections of museums and galleries in
the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Japan. Her
work has been the focus of a number of major public exhibitions including
the U.S. Senate Rotunda, the Carnegie International Center, Abilene Fine
Arts Museum, Las Vegas Art Museum and St. Stephen Museum. Among the
many dignitaries who have selected Eva Makk to create their portraits are
Princess Kyoko Osano of Japan and President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan.
Like
Michelangelo, Eva Makk has achieved a place in art history for her legacy
of monumental murals. Working jointly with her husband, renowned
artist Americo Makk, she has created murals in sixteen cathedrals and churches
on two continents since 1955, a feat unequaled by any other artist in our
time. Recently, Eva Makk added to this legacy, completing two grand
murals in Aurora, Colorado. These new murals at Queen of Peace, one
of the regionÕs largest churches, are seen by more than 5,000 visitors
each week.
Eva
Makk was born in Ethiopia, where her Hungarian father was an advisor to
Emperor Haile Selasie. She received her formal art education in Paris
and Rome. After moving to Brazil in 1949, Eva and Americo Makk worked
as Professors of Art in Sao Paulo and later were named Official Artists
of the Brazilian Government. Among their many commissions was an
unprecedented two year trek deep into the rain forest to paint the Amazon
Indians. Her son, A.B. Makk, who is also an award winning artist,
was born in Brazil. In 1962 Eva Makk and her family moved to New
York, then in 1967 they moved to Hawaii. The Makks established Vision
Fine Art in Hawaii in 1988, where they create international award winning
serigraphs.
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