“When one looks at Damir May’s work, it is clear that he is the modern day successor to the Florentine tradition. He has emerged as one of the consummate artists of the 21st Century” said Ross Tiffin in his article about Damir published in Art of England magazine.

Damir May is a living master of portraiture & figurative art who graduated from Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy with main emphasis on the techniques of “Old Masters”. Founder of May Art Studio and May Gallery in Vienna, Austria.

Over the years he has won a string of Awards in international art competitions. Articles about him and his work have been featured in Art of England, Sunday Morning Newspaper, Picture Business, Luxury Living, Playboy, Contour, Kurier and Life Style magazines.

His works are found, inter alia, in respectable collections of Carl XVI. Gustaf, King of Sweden, Fumihito of Akishino, Prince of Japan, Croatian Parliament and Fred Ross, the president of Art Renewal Centre. Along that, his works are permanently represented at the Angel Academy of Art.

ARTIST STATEMENT

We live in distracting times with high expectations for gratification, and low expectations of beauty. The pace is too fast for our instinctive inner selves. This makes me sad. I ask you to join me, to slow down, to observe the natural eternal beauty around us. On my journey I capture the many moments, the duration, the lines, colours, and textures of life.

EDUCATION

2006 – graduated from Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

PUBLISHED BOOKS

• Strokes of Genius 5: Composition, North Light Books, 2013
• Face Figure Identity, Sprocketbox Entertainment, 2012
• Forgotten Beauty, City Museum Sisak, 2010

ART COLLECTIONS

Damir’s work can be found in collections through out the world such as:

• HRH Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• HIH Prince Akishino of Japan
• Croatian Parliament
• Fred Ross, Chairman of Art Renewal Center
• Angel Academy of Art, Florence
• Buckingham Fine Art Publishers, UK
• W.H.Patterson gallery, London

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Finalist, Figurative Category, 14th Art Renewal Center Salon, 2019
• Feature Award, Strokes of Genius 5: Composition book, North Light Books, 2013
• Special Recognition Award, Artrom International Art Competition Beholding Beauty 2012
• Feature Award, Still Point Arts Quarterly Magazine, summer issue, 2012
• Feature, Bluecanvas Magazine, July 2012
• Finalist, Painting Category, Donkey Art Prize 2012, The Blindonkey Project
• Nude of the Day Award, Barebrush online gallery, May-16- 2012
• Curator Choice Award nominee, Nudes of the Month May 2012, Barebrush online gallery
• Feature Award, Pomona Valley Review Magazine, April 2012
• First Place, Solitude, A Singular Creation Competition, 2012
• Top 300, BP Portrait Award, 2012
• Feature, Highlight Art, MysteryBuild.com, March 2012
• Feature Award, Face Figure Identity book, Sprocketbox Entertainment, 2012
• Feature, Art of England Magazine, January 2012
• Feature, Figurative Art Group, Artreview Online Art Magazine, February 2012
• Finalist, People, A Singular Creation Competition, 2012
• Feature, Nitram Charcoal Newsletter, February 2012
• Homepage Feature, BlueCanvas.com. January 2012
• First Place, Black&White, A Singular Creation Competition, 2011
• Feature, Bluecanvas Newsletter, December 2011
• Feature, Alumni News, Angel Academy of Art Blog, December 2011
• Award for Promoting Sisak-Moslavina County through Art, Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia, 2012
• Finalist, Drawing Category, International 2010/2011 Art Renewal Center Salon, 2011
• Feature, Luxury Living Magazine, 2011
• Feature, Alumni News, Angel Academy of Art Blog, October 2011
• Damir, Forgotten Beauty book, City Museum Sisak 2010
• Feature, Playboy Magazine, 2010
• Finalist, Drawing Category, International 2009/2010 Art Renewal Center Salon, 2010
• Feature, Life Style Magazine, 2010
• Feature, Contour Art Magazine, 2010
• Feature, Sunday Morning Newspaper, 2010
• Feature, Picture Business Art Magazine, 2008
• Homepage Feature, Angel Academy of Art Web Site, since 2008
• Finalist, Still-Life Category, International 2005/2006 Art Renewal Center Salon, 2006
• Honorable Mention, International 2004/2005 Art Renewal Center Salon, 2005
• First Place, ARC Scolarships Competition, Art Renewal Center, 2004
• Purchase Award, ARC Scolarship Competition, Art Renewal Center, 2004

EXHIBITIONS

2025 – CITY GALLERY VIENNA, VIENNA GROUP EXHIBITION

2024 – CITY GALLERY VIENNA, VIENNA SOLO EXHIBITION

2019 – MAY GALLERY, OPENING EXHIBITION

2017 – ART 18, WIEN KUNST FEST WÄHRING

2016 – SPRING FAIR BIRMINGHAM WITH BUCKINGHAM FINE ART

2015 – MAY FINE ART STUDIO OPENING EXHIBITION

2012 – MODERN EDEN GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO NOTORIOUS JURIED EXHIBITION

2012 – BAREBRUSH ART GALLERY NUDES OF THE MONTH MAY ON LINE JURIED EXHIBITION

2012 – STRIEGL GALLERY, SISAK SACRED ART JURIED EXHIBITION

2012 – STILL POINT ART GALLERY STILL POINT IV ON LINE JURIED EXHIBITION

2012 – W.H.PATTERSON GALLERY, LONDON GROUP EXHIBITION

2012 – AAF BATTERSEA, LONDON WITH W.H.PATTERSON GALLERY

2012 – GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART KRESS PROJECT ON LINE EXHIBITION

2011 – W.H.PATTERSON GALLERY, LONDON SOLO EXHIBITION

2011 – ART CHICAGO, CHICAGO WITH W.H.PATTERSON GALLERY

2011 – CITY MUSEUM SISAK, SISAK SOLO EXHIBITION

2011 – AAF BATTERSEA, LONDON WITH W.H.PATTERSON GALLERY

2011 – AAF HAMPSTEAD, LONDON WITH W.H.PATTERSON GALLERY

2011 – W.H.PATTERSON GALLERY, LONDON GROUP EXHIBITION

2010 – CITY MUSEUM SISAK, SISAK SOLO EXHIBITION

2010 – BARDINI MUSEUM, FLORENCE ANNIGONI’S LEGACY JURIED EXHIBITION

2008 – SPRING FAIR BIRMINGHAM WITH BUCKINGHAM FINE ART

2007 – W.H. PATTERSON GALLERY, LONDON GROUP EXHIBITION

2007 – MAGIDSON FINE ART GALLERY, ASPEN GROUP EXHIBITION

2005 – KRISTOFOR STANKOVIC GALLERY, ZAGREB SOLO EXHIBITION

2005 – ANGEL ACADEMY OF ART, FLORENCE JURIED ALUMNI EXHIBITION

2004 – STRIEGL GALLERY, SISAK JURIED EXHIBITION

2004 – ANGEL ACADEMY OF ART, FLORENCE JURIED ALUMNI EXHIBITION

2003 – ANGEL ACADEMY OF ART, FLORENCE JURIED ALUMNI EXHIBITION