„ Kad se pogleda djelo Damira Maya, jasno je da je on moderni nasljednik firentinske tradicije. Pojavio se kao jedan od vrhunskih umjetnika 21. stoljeća “, rekao je Ross Tiffin u svom članku o Damiru objavljenom u časopisu Art of England. Damir (Šimić) May, je rođeni Siščanin koji se prije nekoliko godina s obitelji preselio u Beč gdje je osnovao May May Fine Art Studio (May Fine Art Studio i May Gallery).

MFAS su osnovali Mila i Damir May u listopadu 2015., koji je izrastao u vrlo uspješan centar za učenje i studio specijaliziran za oživljavanje realizma u vizualnim umjetnostima. Studio nudi programe tradicionalnog crtanja i slikanja za sve uzraste i razine od početnika do profesionalaca.

 

Damir May je živi majstor portretne i figurativne umjetnosti koji je diplomirao na Akademiji umjetnosti Angel u Firenci u Italiji s glavnim naglaskom na tehnikama “Starih majstora”.

Tijekom godina osvojio je niz nagrada na međunarodnim likovnim natjecanjima. Članci o njemu i njegovom djelu predstavljeni su u časopisima Art of England, Sunday Morning News, Picture Business, Luxury Living, Playboy, Contour, Kurier i Life Style.

Njegova su djela, između ostalog, pronađena u uglednim zbirkama Carla XVI. Gustafa, Švedskog kralja, Fumihito iz Akishina, japanski princ, Hrvatski sabor i Fred Ross, predsjednik Centra za obnovu umjetnosti. Uz to, njegova su djela trajno zastupljena na Angel Angel Academy of Art.

 

 

PUBLIKACIJE

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

ZBIRKE

Damir se može naći u zbirkama širom svijeta poput:

  • HRH Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
  • HIH Prince Akishino of Japan
  • Hrvatski sabor
  • Fred Ross, Chairman of Art Renewal Center
  • Angel Academy of Art, Firenca
  • Buckingham Fine Art Publishers, Velika Britanija
  • WHPatterson galerija, London

 

NAGRADE I POSTIGNUĆA

  • 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

 

IZLOŽBE

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 – GRADSKI MUZEJ SISAK, IZLOŽBA, SISAK

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 – GRADSKI MUZEJ SISAK, IZLOŽBA, SISAK

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 – GALERIJA KRISTOFOR STANKOVIĆ, IZLOŽBA, ZAGREB

2005 – ANGEL ACADEMY OF ART, FLORENCE JURIED ALUMNI EXHIBITION

2004 – GALERIJA STRIEGL, SISAK

2004 – ANGEL ACADEMY OF ART, FLORENCE JURIED ALUMNI EXHIBITION

2003 – ANGEL ACADEMY OF ART, FLORENCE JURIED ALUMNI EXHIBITION